#ARCstravaganza is a weekly meme hosted by the wonderful Flavia over @Flavia the Bibliophile where book bloggers/bookstagrammers have a chance to show off their ARCs/eARCs/Galleys!
Hello Readers! This is my 9th week participating in #ARCstravaganza Monday & this week I’ve chosen Haunting the Deep (How to Hang a Witch #2) by Adriana Mather to hopefully encourage Mother Nature to give us sweater weather soon *wishful thinking* I’m ready to read all of the fab Fall cozy reads while hugging a nice hot cup of tea or coffee. Last year around this time I read How to Hang a Witch (my review) with very high expectations & although it wasn’t a OMG I LOVED IT! book, It was an entertaining read. Also, the author Adriana Mather is a descendent of Cotton Mather which I found fascinating to no surprise since I’ve always been a fan of the history behind Witches. I was very young when I first became obsessed with reading everything & anything on the Salem Witch trials. Although How to Hang a Witch was a 3 star read for me, I do remember it starting off strong. Some time after I caught wind of the author getting a book deal for additional books in this series. This time she would be writing about the Titanic & as it turns out, Adriana Mathers is also a descendant of survivors from the Titanic!
I can’t help it…I have my hopes up once again & I really am hoping this time, I will get a 5 star read *fingers crossed*

The Titanic meets the delicious horror of Ransom Riggs and the sass of Mean Girls in this follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Hang a Witch, in which a contemporary teen finds herself a passenger on the famous “ship of dreams”—a story made all the more fascinating because the author’s own relatives survived the doomed voyage.
Samantha Mather knew her family’s connection to the infamous Salem Witch Trials might pose obstacles to an active social life. But having survived one curse, she never thought she’d find herself at the center of a new one.
This time, Sam is having recurring dreams about the Titanic . . . where she’s been walking the deck with first-class passengers, like her aunt and uncle. Meanwhile, in Sam’s waking life, strange missives from the Titanic have been finding their way to her, along with haunting visions of people who went down with the ship.
Ultimately, Sam and the Descendants, along with some help from heartthrob Elijah, must unravel who is behind the spell that is drawing her ever further into the dream ship . . . and closer to sharing the same grim fate as its ghostly passengers.
What are some ARCS/eGalleys you’re excited to have Bookworms? Has anyone read How to Hang a Witch? was it a hit or miss? are you looking forward to Haunting the Deep? 🙂
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Wow, the author really does sound like she has such a rich family history! It’s really interesting to see she’s using all of that to write her own stories – just brilliant!
I’m sorry to hear her first book was disappointing, but hopefully this one will be much better 🙂 I’m very curious about Mather and her writing now… Need to check her out!
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Awesome Sophie! I hope you enjoy her books, there’s something about Mather that I know will have me continue picking up her books lol. High hopes for this one, I’m hoping to read it in October since it seems like a atmospheric read 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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You’re very welcome 💙
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I just finished this book today, and I thought it was a great companion to How to Hang a Witch. Still had all the witchy stuff, suspense, and cool historical bits, but we also had the growth of some relationships, which I really enjoyed.
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Omg! Yes! Exactly what I wanted to hear 🤗🤗🤗 you’ve raised my hope levels here lol. I think I may just picked this one up very soon, thank you for sharing your thoughts 💙
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Wow, I didn’t know all this stuff about the author! I actually only know the name Mather because I just read The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman just now. You should read it too, considering. It was great!
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Adding to my TBR 🤗🤗🤗 thank you for the recommendation 💙
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Yay! I hope you like it 🙂
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Thank you ☺️
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I haven’t read how to hang a witch but I’ve heard great things about it. I might give it a shot someday and I hope you enjoy the sequel. 🙂
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I just got the email for How to Hang a Witch, the ebook is $1.99 today 🤗🤗🤗 lol
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I am 100% NOPE on all remotely spooky things. So I’ll pass on this one. 😉 But I’m glad you enjoyed the first book so much! I hope that you can grab that ARC. 🙂
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Baha! so am I Jackie but the pull for Historical Fiction in YA is greater than my fear lol! thank you 🙂
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Thanks for participating, Lilly! This books sounds interesting!
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I have to get back to being consistent though, promise I’ll start next week lol! I have no excuse now with this haul 😉
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Yeeees can’t see you featuring all of those! ❤
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