Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Hendrix always does a good job bending the horror genre just enough to make it fun and weird, and this one is no exception. It’s not my favorite of his, but I liked it.

And I’m always impressed with how well he writes female characters. Not all male authors can pull off female empowerment. Hendrix can. He even writes pregnancy well. He listens to women. You can tell.

This one is about a group of girls who have been sent to a home for unwed mothers in the 70’s. The occult parts go a little off the rails, but that’s what he does. I dig it. And he always nails the ending. Without fail.

I wasn’t crazy about the audiobook narrator, but I can’t really pinpoint why.

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

by Grady Hendrix