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The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs

by Katherine Howe
Holt. Jun. 2019. 352p. ISBN 9781250304865. $28; ebk. ISBN 9781250304872. FANTASY
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Best-selling Howe returns to the world of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, in which Connie Goodwin, now a tenure-track professor, uncovers even more of her family history and its deep ties to the Salem witch trials. While conducting research about her ancestors, Connie unearths a curse that may jeopardize her boyfriend's life. As she gradually comes to understand her maternal bloodline, she learns how to break the spell, using magical abilities passed down to her. Howe also flashes back to Connie's female ancestors and how they overcame the odds to survive in colonial America.
VERDICT Fans of Physick will find this sequel equally engaging, with answers to outstanding questions and some familiar characters. However, it's not necessary to have read the previous book or even be interested in witchcraft to appreciate the history of early America that scholar Howe brings to life. [See Prepub Alert, 12/6/18.]
Reviewed by Lucy Roehrig, Ann Arbor Dist. Lib., MI , May 01, 2019
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