Born Wicked | January 18, 2012
by Jessica Spotswood, (Penguin, Feb. 2012)
Witches, beware. Your sort are not welcome in the New England of Jessica Spotswood’s Born Wicked. In this alternate late 19th century America, girls live in fear of provoking the stern wrath of the all-powerful Brotherhood. Better not to be too smart, too pretty, or too opinionated. If you attract the wrong sort of attention you’ll be sent to Harwood insane asylum. And you really don’t want that to happen. That’s why Cate Cahill, our secretly sardonic, powerful but insecure heroine, will stop at nothing to hide the terrible truth: she and her sisters are witches. Real ones. This addictive read crackles with tension from the first page. The injustices in Cate’s world will infuriate you. But her courage and determination to protect her sisters will make you want to stand up and cheer. Or cast a really awesome spell. Read it!
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