Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix felt a little different from his other books. There is still the horror element and the great pop culture references. There is even a little bit of humor. However, you feel that there is a more important story to tell. It is one that still happens today even if we don't hear about it. Young, unwed, pregnant women and girls parceled off to a location to have their babies to avoid shaming their families. Not surprisingly, there is often a religious element to it. To the shame, that is. The babies are most often put up for adoption. Whether that is really what the young mother wants is up for debate and usually doesn't matter. It is a reminder of how much ground we lost when Roe vs. Wade was overturned. Ultimately, the book left me wanting to give all these girls a hug because compassion goes a lot further than shame.
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