Set in seventeenth century New England, The Devil's glove, by Lucretia Grindle, will take the reader back to a time just prior to the Salem witch trials. The colonists believed in witches and the supernatural and anyone who was friendly with the Indians was also suspect.

When Deliverance Hammond's husband left to trade across the ocean, she and their daughter, Resolve, were left with a friendly tribe. Deliverance learned much about the healing and harmful plants in that area. When she returned to the town, she was suspect because of her ability to heal. There are lots of strange things that go on in the story, and not everyone is as they seem. The devil's glove hides his evil. It was an interesting read. The writing flowed beautifully, but the ending was rather abrupt. Maybe there will be a sequel. I was able to read an ARC on #NetGalley.

So many books lately about witches and the history of women's persecution as such. This was a good book, but I like books with a more magical feel than historical. So this book was a good historical take on the witchcraft illusion going on in the area during that time, but I will stick to my fantasy and magical realism tales.

Very enjoyable. I felt the emotions and reacted. When I get angry, sad and happy all in one book then the author has really done one check of a good job. I would recommend this book to anyone.

I received this book from The Book Whisperer, Casa Croce Press, and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This statement is always true. I’m not given compensation to discuss a book and I’m not told how to rate a book. I am given a book in exchange for my opinions on it, and I am truthful in all my reviews whether I loved them or not.

Ms. Grindle is very in depth in her writing, she is very talented. She works well with character development and it was easy to remember the characters, as they were introduced at different times with their own stories. As many supporting characters as there were, she did a great job developing each one. Although, I felt as if some parts were overly descriptive, she does take advantage of describing the scenes in great detail, the smells, the colors, and the layouts. There were some very intriguing parts to the story that had me engaged and wanting to know what happened next. I did read the book in one day wanting to know what happens to Resolve and Deliverance. There are a few unexpected plot twists that were interesting and unexpected, which I liked.

At times, there seemed to be quite a bit of unnecessary, long descriptions and backstories that ended up not mattering. I skimmed over some paragraphs which seemed to not affect the point of the story at all. I think I was expecting more witchcraft then what was represented, as the point of this book was based on the history of the Salem Witch Trials. The ending was not what I expected, not in a good way or a bad way, I was expecting an ending that was more in depth and had more of an explanation.

I really wanted to absolutely love this book, as I am intrigued by the Salem Witch Trials. I was hoping for more in depth views of witchcraft, curses, hexes, and spells. If that is what you are looking for, it is not in this book. There is little mention of witchcraft and witches, although accusations and insinuations of who the witch or witches are. I didn't hate the book, I didn't love the book. Overall, it was a good book,