Jodie✨'s Reviews > Hex

3.75 stars. Although short, this book really packs a punch and I think the fact it is so short is what intensifies the story the author is trying too tell. I really enjoyed this story and was so moved by it I felt a literal ache in my chest. I don’t think it’s a story I will ever forget. Not only do I feel deep sadness, but I also feel an unstated rage at the injustices women in the past and present suffer because of the actions of men .This is a book that follows two witches across time, Geillis and Iris set in a prison sell below the floors of Edinburgh in 1591. Inspired by the North Berwick witch trials, the author masterfully demonstrates how the injustices women faced at the hands of men are still occurring today but in a different form, by telling us Geillis’ story. The contrast between the past and present is so clear in this book; the parallels were simply incredible to read and had such an impact. This is a book that perfectly demonstrates how generations of women still have so much to change in the world and everything in common centuries apart.