Summary: Salem's Vengeance, Salem's Fury, and Salem's Legacy. These books are set nineteen years after the Salem Witch Trials. (I don't want to write each of these summaries so feel free to look them up.)
My Opinion: These books are very interesting. They taught me a lot about the Salem Witch Trials and gave an interesting take on why they occurred. The first book follows Sarah Kelly, who has a surprising connection to the Salem Witch Trials. The second and third books, however, follow Sarah's younger sister, Rebecca. Rebecca is very different from Sarah. Where Sarah is proper and delicate, Rebecca is wild and ready to fight. Frankly, this is the reason why I wasn't all for this book. I didn't like how Sarah narrated one book while Rebecca narrated the next two. I would have preferred one person for all of the books, or a different person for each book. While I understand why the author did it, I didn't like it. Don't get me wrong: I liked the books. I just would have liked consistency better. Another thing about this book is that there were a lot of typos. A lot. There was half of a paragraph that wasn't even italicized when it was supposed to be. There were misspelled names every once in a while, and some missed punctuation marks. The author should have just gotten a better editor. Characters: Sarah Kelly--I liked her. She cared very much about her family, and at the end of the book, she made a big sacrifice that affected her for the rest of her life. Rebecca Kelly--I didn't like her as much. She was raised by Native Americans and completely embraced it. I liked Rebecca in the fact that she was independent and did what needed to be done. She was strong and loved her family and fought for herself. We need characters like that. However, she was a little too driven by revenge, and, quite frankly, judgmental. I understand that most teenagers like that, but I didn't like her attitude. Bishop--he was Irish and old and funny and there for a family in their time of need. I love the song that he made up: it added for some much needed levity. He was one of those fun characters, but he was more than just there for a laugh. He was probably my favorite character in the series in all honesty. Rating: Three-point-six stars Leave a Reply. |
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