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Seems I have been on a religious ficitonal bend, by chance. This is a scary novel because events that take place in this 'fictional' book aren't far from actual history. Thinking about the time when many inocents were burned as heretics often doesn't reach us to the core, because we have not witnessed such horror (sure we have our modern day forms of witchfinding I suppose) but to envision through text the horrid fact that someone could have their own family member, etc burned at the stake and with pure intentions, believing their GOD willed it so is very disturbing? Again, religion sure is scary in the wrong hands as is any form of power. We begin the novel with a young Jenette Stearne studying natural history with her beloved Aunt Isobel, while her father witchfinder Walter Stearne, along with his son Dunstan travel the country on their quest to test out suspected satanists (and we can recall from history how ridiculously impossible such tests were to 'pass' so to speak). What befalls her aunt at her father's hand causes her outrage and having promised her aunt to see that the witchcraft act is destroyed Jenette's life opens up to adventure. We see her living life after being abducted by the Nimacooks and deciding to live the relative peace there to return again to the mission of bringing down the witchfinders. In her quest she is aided by great men such as Ben Franklin and Sir Isaac Newton. I would have given this book four stars if not for the sections where I felt it dragged. Wonderfully written and a 'GOOD' read.

2022-10-26 05:34