I really liked this novel. While most people know about Salem's witch trials, the history of witch hunts in Europe is seldomly addressed in history class. This book focuses on the witch hunts in England led by Matthew Hopkins. "The Witchfinder's Sisters" somewhat humanizes him but it doesn't try to downplay the atrocities he committed. The novel focuses on his fictional sisters and her experiences living through the witch hunts he initiated. 

I really liked Alice even though she never really takes any action and when she does, she is always thwarted and put back in a passive Position. Alice's slow realization that her brother is dead serious about killing these "witches" and her inability to do anything about it is conveyed really well. 

The only thing I didn't really like was the ending (by which I really only mean the last couple of sentences) because it was a little to ironic for my tastes. What I really liked were the historical accounts sprinkled throughout because they added even more realism to a really well researched novel.

The number of women my brother Matthew killed, so far as I can reckon it, is one hundred and six...

1645. When Alice Hopkins' husband dies in a tragic accident, she returns to the small Essex town of Manningtree, where her brother Matthew still lives.

But home is no longer a place of safety. Matthew has changed, and there are rumours spreading through the town: whispers of witchcraft, and of a great book, in which he is gathering women's names.

To what lengths will Matthew's obsession drive him?
And what choice will Alice make, when she finds herself at the very heart of his plan?

Not a subject I would normally read about but it held me and I really enjoyed it.