2 stars seems a bit mean but "ok" is exactly how I felt about it, so 2 stars it is. I do think that an admirable amount of research has gone into this book and the author (who is a descendent of the family who this novel is based on) obviously has a passion for this subject. 
 The first half of the novel is rather slow moving. It follows the daily life of Sarah Carrier who is 8 or 9 in a village not far from Salem. I have to say, that early American history doesn't really do it for me (I lost my love of the Outlander series when she moved them to the US), and the strict puritanical societies of this time are not something I find particularly interesting or appealing. So this part of the novel was a bit of a struggle, but after reading other reviewer's comments that the pace picks up in the 2nd half, I persevered. In this section there was ALOT of detail about daily life and a lot of obvious foreshadowing of events to come. 
 When the action moves to the witch trials I found it easier to stay engaged. At times it is hard to believe these were actual historical events - it's so shocking, and that kind of mass hysteria is hard to fathom. The author does a good job of recreating the squalidness of the prisons the accused were manacled in, and the inner strength of Martha Carrier. 
 An Ok read but nothing outstanding for me.