Publication: January 14, 2025
Pages: 496 pages
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆
Sweet Spark: This great book made me feel all the feels.
While the narrator got pregnant at 15 as Neva in Alabama, once she arrived at Miss Wellwood's home in Florida, she was Fern from Boston. She was supposed to forget about her life from before until she had her baby, gave it away, and went back home like none of this ever happened.
The relationships Fern makes with the other girls in the home are everything. She doesn't know much about who the girls were before they arrived, just like they don't know her. But their personalities are very distinct, and it's easy for them to imagine lives outside for each other.
Soon, the girls end up with a book about witchcraft, and an adult they should be able to trust leads them to believe that maybe, there are solutions to their problems besides what Miss Wellwood, the social worker who practically insists they give away their babies, and the creepy doctor. But sometimes when something seems too good to be true, well, we know how that goes.
I loved this book, and especially the epilogue about the girls in adulthood. This was my first Grady Hendrix book, and it simmered my rage just right. I could imagine a little of myself in each of the characters, and appreciated the treatment of the girls/women in childbirth. The book earned 5 out of 5 stars, and I would recommend it to those who enjoy witch stories, stories from the 1970s or so, and strong female characters.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance electronic copy of this book. Receiving the book for free did not influence my review.
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