The Witches of Wormwood by Silver Nord

Rating: WARTY!

I would not buy a book written by someone with such a 'made-up' sounding name, and especially not one which claims to be an "absolutely enchanting collection of clever mysteries" and yet proves itself to be totally unoriginal and uninventive in the very name of the main character: Hazel Salem. Seriously? Can we ever get a book about witchcraft that doesn't fall back on the abusive and pathetic Salem witch trope in some way? Those were innocent women who were brutally murdered in Salem by Christians who were purportedly told to forgive and to turn the other cheek! Hypocrites. And female authors? Show a little fucking respect for those of your gender who were abused by vindictive and psychotic white men. The whole cloying atmosphere around this book makes it suck.