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In 1628, Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith (Bess) is a young woman when she loses her family to the plague and then watches her mother swing from The Hanging Tree, accused of being a witch. Scared and alone, she reluctantly follows her mother's wishes and goes to Gideon Masters' cottage in the woods to seek his protection and become his student. What Bess soon learns is that Gideon is a warlock—one who practices dark magic. Soon, a mob comes after Bess, proclaiming her to be a witch like ...more
In 1628, Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith (Bess) is a young woman when she loses her family to the plague and then watches her mother swing from The Hanging Tree, accused of being a witch. Scared and alone, she reluctantly follows her mother's wishes and goes to Gideon Masters' cottage in the woods to seek his protection and become his student. What Bess soon learns is that Gideon is a warlock—one who practices dark magic. Soon, a mob comes after Bess, proclaiming her to be a witch like ...more

I love the way the author writes. Very descriptive. I enjoyed the jumping back and forth between memory and present. I didn't really like the young girl apprentice. I thought she was snotty but I understand she had to be rebellious. The ending was great as long as there will be a second book coming out shortly. It was left open ended and the character I fell in love with.. I wished for a happier ending for her. But all in all I really enjoyed reading the book and finished 3/4 staying up very lat
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