Third and final (as far as I know) book in the Beauchamp Family series. This book picks up right after Freya has been pulled back to Salem in the 1600s during the heat of the Salem Witch trials. Her family is trying to figure out how to get her back, since the portals of time seemed to close up right after she left. Also, we see the conclusion of the story of how Freddie's trident got stolen, who destroyed the Bofrir bridge, and who was behind the entire plot all along.
I enjoyed how most of the loose ends throughout the series were tied up in this book. The only part that I wasn't completely satisfied with was the resolution of the Freya/Balder/Loki love triangle. I feel like this story line was focused on quite a bit in each of the novels, so I was expecting a better resolution in the final book. I appreciated the twist in Freddie's story and the decisions made with Ingrid's story. I was even happy about Joanna & Norman's fate. I'm still irked about Freya's story. It's almost as though the author couldn't decide what to do, so she left it very vague. If you can't tell from my other posts, one of my pet peeves in books is when the ending goes unresolved. I understand some people enjoy the vague endings, letting their imaginations run wild imagining the possibilities of what could happen to the characters in the future. I am not one of those people. A little room for interpretation is fine, it's inevitable in every work of fiction. But if you're going to have a major story line throughout a series, please do me (and I'm sure quite a few others) the favor of resolving that story line.
Another thing I particularly enjoyed about Winds of Salem was that it was partially set in Salem during the witch trials. I liked that historical fact was mixed in with the fiction writing. I liked that there was a bit of a different perspective given to the whole affair (or at least a different perspective from what I've heard/read). It was interesting to have the book go back and forth from 1692 to the present day, so you could see how all of the story lines were unfolding in relation to one another.
If you've read the other 2 books in the series, then this book is a must-read. If you haven't read the other books in the series, I suggest you read them! It's a well-written series, with a very interesting plot line. It has the elements of fantasy, magic, love, friendship, and family. I give this particular book 3.5 stars out of 5, but I would give the series as a whole 4.5 stars out of 5. Definitely worth reading!
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