Belonging versus loyalty
Maddie must choose between the allure and power of the Sisters of Misery and loyalty to her cousin.
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Megan Kelley Hall - Author
Expect a suspense-led story about belonging, loyalty and secrets, moving between a boarding school and a town marked by witch-trial history. Its central tension involves Maddie’s choices around family and a powerful social clique.
"Maddie Crane is grappling with the disappearance of Cordelia LeClaire, and trying to escape the grasp of The Sisters of Misery--an insidious clique of the school's most powerful girls, whose pranks have set off a chain of horrific events, and who have Maddie in their sights. Now in a prestigious boarding school far away from her mysterious hometown of Hawthorne, Massachusetts, Maddie feels free from danger. But when an unmarked envelope arrives at her dorm containing a single ominous tarot card, Maddie realizes with terror that some secrets won't stay buried. Knowing she must return to Hawthorne--a town still scarred by the evil of the Salem witch trials--Maddie prepares to face the fears of her past. . .and the wrath of the sister she wronged"--P. [4] of cover.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceExpect a suspense-led story about belonging, loyalty and secrets, moving between a boarding school and a town marked by witch-trial history. Its central tension involves Maddie’s choices around family and a powerful social clique.
Maddie must choose between the allure and power of the Sisters of Misery and loyalty to her cousin.
The Sisters of Misery are described as a powerful school clique whose pranks lead to horrific events and whose attention turns towards Maddie.
Consider whether suspenseful threats, ominous imagery, clique cruelty, disappearance and references to Salem witch trials may feel intense.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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