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The Betrayal of Maggie Blair

di Elizabeth Laird

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In seventeenth-century Scotland, sixteen-year-old Maggie Blair is sentenced to be hanged as a witch but escapes to the home of her uncle, placing him and his family in great danger as she risks her life to save them all from the King's men.
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This is probably going to be the best book I'll read this year. The ending was tied up better than most books I've read so far, it was such a satisfying ending. Even though we don't know how Maggie will specifically go ok with her life, the ending left no questions at all. ( )
  occhilism | Mar 18, 2022 |
Maggie lives on a small island off the coast of Scotland with her grandmother. Her grandmother is the local midwife and a very harsh, angry and difficult woman, making her a prime target to be seen as a witch. Maggie is tried and found guilty along with her however she manages to escape to her Uncle Blair's home, only to find herself in more danger then ever because of her Uncle's religious beliefs.

This book was definitely not what I expected and that was all because of Maggie. At the books opening Maggie is such a meek character and her goals just seem so small. She really just wants to have a family, belong, and get married or simply survive depending on her circumstance. She see's herself as a very weak person.

Maggie is obviously stronger then she seems and she's also very good at reading people, except for herself. She always has help getting around and escaping however she never realizes that the inpetus comes from herself. She is the one that decides to go to the prison and she is the one who gets herself home. I liked the change where she finally realized that she was capable of taking care of herself. I know being financially able to care for herself helped a lot but she also realized that she had the ability too as well.

There is a lot of really great historical information in this book particularly regarding how and why people were found to be witches, and religion although I did get a little bit confused about the Covenanter's. I just wish that it had been exlpained more thoroughly a little earlier in the book because the initial explanations made it hard to understand what the Covenanters and the English Church were fighting about exactly. The author's historical note at the end of the text was extremely helpful.
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  Rosa.Mill | Nov 21, 2015 |
Maggie lives on a small island off the coast of Scotland with her grandmother. Her grandmother is the local midwife and a very harsh, angry and difficult woman, making her a prime target to be seen as a witch. Maggie is tried and found guilty along with her however she manages to escape to her Uncle Blair's home, only to find herself in more danger then ever because of her Uncle's religious beliefs.

This book was definitely not what I expected and that was all because of Maggie. At the books opening Maggie is such a meek character and her goals just seem so small. She really just wants to have a family, belong, and get married or simply survive depending on her circumstance. She see's herself as a very weak person.

Maggie is obviously stronger then she seems and she's also very good at reading people, except for herself. She always has help getting around and escaping however she never realizes that the inpetus comes from herself. She is the one that decides to go to the prison and she is the one who gets herself home. I liked the change where she finally realized that she was capable of taking care of herself. I know being financially able to care for herself helped a lot but she also realized that she had the ability too as well.

There is a lot of really great historical information in this book particularly regarding how and why people were found to be witches, and religion although I did get a little bit confused about the Covenanter's. I just wish that it had been exlpained more thoroughly a little earlier in the book because the initial explanations made it hard to understand what the Covenanters and the English Church were fighting about exactly. The author's historical note at the end of the text was extremely helpful.
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  Rosa.Mill | Nov 21, 2015 |
Maggie lives on a small island off the coast of Scotland with her grandmother. Her grandmother is the local midwife and a very harsh, angry and difficult woman, making her a prime target to be seen as a witch. Maggie is tried and found guilty along with her however she manages to escape to her Uncle Blair's home, only to find herself in more danger then ever because of her Uncle's religious beliefs.

This book was definitely not what I expected and that was all because of Maggie. At the books opening Maggie is such a meek character and her goals just seem so small. She really just wants to have a family, belong, and get married or simply survive depending on her circumstance. She see's herself as a very weak person.

Maggie is obviously stronger then she seems and she's also very good at reading people, except for herself. She always has help getting around and escaping however she never realizes that the inpetus comes from herself. She is the one that decides to go to the prison and she is the one who gets herself home. I liked the change where she finally realized that she was capable of taking care of herself. I know being financially able to care for herself helped a lot but she also realized that she had the ability too as well.

There is a lot of really great historical information in this book particularly regarding how and why people were found to be witches, and religion although I did get a little bit confused about the Covenanter's. I just wish that it had been exlpained more thoroughly a little earlier in the book because the initial explanations made it hard to understand what the Covenanters and the English Church were fighting about exactly. The author's historical note at the end of the text was extremely helpful.
( )
  Rosa.Mill | Nov 21, 2015 |
Maggie lives on a small island off the coast of Scotland with her grandmother. Her grandmother is the local midwife and a very harsh, angry and difficult woman, making her a prime target to be seen as a witch. Maggie is tried and found guilty along with her however she manages to escape to her Uncle Blair's home, only to find herself in more danger then ever because of her Uncle's religious beliefs.

This book was definitely not what I expected and that was all because of Maggie. At the books opening Maggie is such a meek character and her goals just seem so small. She really just wants to have a family, belong, and get married or simply survive depending on her circumstance. She see's herself as a very weak person.

Maggie is obviously stronger then she seems and she's also very good at reading people, except for herself. She always has help getting around and escaping however she never realizes that the inpetus comes from herself. She is the one that decides to go to the prison and she is the one who gets herself home. I liked the change where she finally realized that she was capable of taking care of herself. I know being financially able to care for herself helped a lot but she also realized that she had the ability too as well.

There is a lot of really great historical information in this book particularly regarding how and why people were found to be witches, and religion although I did get a little bit confused about the Covenanter's. I just wish that it had been exlpained more thoroughly a little earlier in the book because the initial explanations made it hard to understand what the Covenanters and the English Church were fighting about exactly. The author's historical note at the end of the text was extremely helpful.
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  Rosa.Mill | Nov 21, 2015 |
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