When a magic spell casts Freya Beauchamp back to 1692 Salem,
she is locked in a time when witches are being persecuted. In Winds of Salem by Melissa De La Cruz, we
follow the life of a young Freya as she finds the tides against her changing.
De La Cruz moves through the story from present to past and
back again in an effort for those who searching for Freya to find the reasoning
for the transference. When first going
through the witch trials of Salem, while she died as did many did, they were
able to come back at another time and place. This time though, if they cannot
change the fate of Freya, she will die with no return. The rips in the fabric
of time and the strange power surges make rescue impossible.
Can Freya resist the urge to use her power, or will she be
caught up again and lose her life in the historical challenge of the witch
trials. Her family is working all venues to try and find the answers, hoping
that she will make the right decisions, yet knowing that with no memory of
prior events she will not understand the possible consequences of her actions.
The characters are the same ones we have come to know
through her Witches of East End series, full of fun and devilment, yet now a
darker twist adds a foreboding suspense that will hold you in thrall. To save
Freya, her family must face some danger of their own, casting a wide net of
inevitability to the possible consequences of being caught up in the
machinations of those trying to destroy them.
The shift between times and places is done smoothly, and the
description of events keeps you on the edge of your seat as the Beauchamp
family tries to right the magic.
IF you enjoy the Witches of East End series, you will really
enjoy this work which takes you back in the history of the family. If you love
suspense and magic you will find both with a clever dash of humor that weaves
throughout and relieves a bit of the tenseness, yet the danger is always close
to the surface.
This would be a great book for a book club or reading group.
Rating 4/5
This book was received free from the authors publicist. All opinions are my own based off my reading and understanding the material.
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