I was not able to finish the book. Overall it sounds like a great book and story line. Thank you for the opportunity to read it.

A very well-written book with wonderfully-interesting characters. Worthy of your TBR list.

*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this title. Magic and mystery intertwine in this YA story. Rebecca is a witch from the past at the center of a prophecy about saving the dream realm. Brian “meets” her and gets to know her and her plight through his dreams. The writing is slightly inconsistent and sometimes hard to read. The plot is very interesting though and as Brian learns more it gets easier to read and more entertaining. All the loose ends are tied up by the end (some rather abruptly) so that helps me get past some of the writing I didn’t love.

I'm going through my review list, trying to clean it up and leave reviews where I can, and was trying to read your book, but I just can't connect with it, so it's going to be a DNF for me. There was nothing wrong with the writing itself, I just couldn't connect with the story or the characters, so I'm choosing not to leave a review anywhere. Thank you for the opportunity to read it.

The Witch of the Hills was an interesting take on time travel and witches. I enjoyed the book, although it was slow at times and could get complicated. Overall, I was interested in what happened, liked the characters and wanted it all to work out.

What a fascinating book. I was impressed by the storyline and the characters were all well written and complex. Where there are complex storylines combined with intriguing characters the reader experience is magnified tremendously. To have a book that is well written as well as entertaining is a delight. Reading is about escaping your world and entering another one. The word building was phenomenal in this book. Here I forgot about my own life and was immersed in the world created by the author. I would recommend this book.

First of all, let me adore the cover. I find the cover really pretty and brings back the time where the covers were all like this before, the vibe.

So to the review, I didn't enjoy this. I didn't like the characters, the writing, I couldn't get into the plot and the romance was pretty off. I feel no connection towards them and I couldn't just connect to any of it.

I wish the characters were a little bit more likeable or just to the writing being that good and I would really enjoy some of atleast.

Description
Ancient prophecy compels a young Salem witch to travel forward through the time-bending dimension we all visit when we sleep. Rebecca Church must recruit a modern-day boy to save this interactive fantasy world from imminent disaster, but her task won’t be easy. She may use no more than poetry, illusions, and dreams to convince the chosen one of his destiny, and she can visit him only nine brief times. When Brian Danahey meets Rebecca at the side of a desolate road, he recognizes her from a recurring nightmare about a girl in great danger. Brian falls in love with her, she disappears, and he comes to believe she’s the Witch of the Hills, a colonial maiden exiled to haunt the western prairies for centuries. The quest to free Rebecca takes him through mirrors and time from the sand hills of contemporary Nebraska to the seventeenth-century witch haven she once called home. But Rebecca doesn’t need saving, and certainly not three-hundred years ago. The magical dimension that nourishes our souls is on the brink of apocalypse. Today.

My Review
The title - "The Witch of the Hills" was the first thing that grabbed me. The second was the premise that it was a book about witches in Salem.

The problem I found was that although I do believe this novel has potential it was missing something at least for me. I did however enjoy the premise about witches in Salem. The other thing that I had a hard time wrapping my mind around was the relationship between Brian and Rebecca.

Overall, I believe this can be a great novel. For now, I'm sorry I have to give this a 3 star.

I initially was very excited for the themes of this book - witches and time travel, but was let down in the completion of the ideas the book started out with. I was mostly disappointed that I was left wanting more from the story as a whole. I just wanted so much more from this one.

I can always tell after the first couple of chapters whether I’m gonna love a book or not. I wasn’t lucky with this one, I just couldn’t get into the story, couldn’t relate to the characters and the romance part was weird. Love at first sight? Okay, it could happen but in this case it fel somehow off.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy.

This book had a lot of potential, it really did. I mean, time travel, witches, magic, romance? It had it all the things that I love in a book, but for me it had something missing and the romance just wasn't there for me. I'm all about love at first sight but the love between Rebecca and Brian? It just felt off, it felt too pushy, he met Rebecca once and boom he couldn't forget her at all and the next time they met they were all about making plans for the future and talking about an ancient prophecy. And once he finds out she's a witch? He's totally okay with it.

I'm not going to lie, there were somethings that I liked about the book, for example, I really liked his sister, she was the best character of the book in my opinion, yeah and she wasn't in the book that much lol. Would I recommend this book? Yeah, if you like a really, really quick romance, then yes totally read it.

I still gave the book a 3 out of 5 stars.

I got a free copy of the book from NetGalley.

Dream world stories always interest me. This one involved a Salem witch and time travel. It's a good read with solid characters.

This is the first book from Mr. Fraser that I have read. I have to say that this was an interesting, difficult, and intriguing book. The characters were well established, and the plot kept me up reading past my normal bedtime.
The storyline is complicated and at times, confusing. There were times that I had to go back and reread certain sections in order to fully grasp what had happened. If you like witches or the history of Salem, then this is a must read. Thank you Mr. Fraser for introducing me to a new world. I look forward to reading more of your work.

I liked that this is unique and I loved all the magical elements. The writing is odd and most of the story is pretty strange. Normally, I'd really love that, but the story just moved a bit too slow most of the time. As I said, I loved the magical elements, but more reality to the story would have helped the story have some real emotion to it. Since the emotion felt missing for me, I didn't feel a connection to the characters. Rebecca is a witch that has been awaiting Brian; Rebecca and Brian have been prophesized to join forces to fight the dark. It all sounds cool, but it didn't quite reach cool for me. The romance was too magically inclined for me to feel the connection; especially since it seemed in the beginning that Brian would've gone with any girl that wanted him, but it does have its sweet moments. There's a bit of a mystery unfolding about what exactly happened to Rebecca, so I enjoyed that. Overall, this is an okay book and I enjoyed parts of it, but the story and characters didn't delve deep enough to make me love it. Still a good story though and very unique.

I started this book with high hopes that I would love it. I got maybe a quarter of the way into it but just could not get into it. I dont think this one was really for me.

The idea of a time travelling Salem Witch? YES PLEASE!
I am only slightly torn with this book ONLY Because, the characters seemed very stereotypical and cliché to me. They were solid characters don't get me wrong, but they were very predictable as far as a YA novel goes. I was so intrigued by the idea of the Salem witch and her prophecy and such, but the story just was too dull for my expectations. It was enjoyable, but not a jumping out my seat epic novel. The cover art didn't seem to do the book justice. I like it, but I feel that after reading the novel, it could use an update to something much more eye appealing. Overall I'd give this a 3 stars out of 5. It was very directed towards a younger crowd, and therefore maybe some younger girls may enjoy it better than I did.

Rebecca Church a young Salem witch is punished and is trapped in a dimension we visit during our sleep is destined to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Brian Danahey meets Rebecca and is drawn to her. This is not the first time he has meet her. She is literally the girl from his dreams. She has to follow the witches code and provide him with riddles which he needs to figure out if he wants to be with her. Her time is running out and soon won’t be able to travel back and forth. Will he be able to figure out the riddle and figure out how to save Rebecca? The question is does she really need rescuing?

A teen love story where the main characters are trying to deal with an impossible event and understand it. A magical realm where everything is not what it seems. A fun read.

Typically I love books involving magic but this one was just not for me. I felt lost while reading this book. I couldn’t remember half of what I read when I was reading it. It just felt overwhelming and mix up

It was a wild, confusing, wierd, adorable funny and sad ride. I think, i liked the book alot. But i felt like that it could have been stretched over maybe 1-2 books, sometimes it happend alot but sometimes i was hella confused and had to re-read the pages, but also sometimes it felt like things went extremely slow and next page extremely fast.. But that said, i really liked the book and it was something else than i've read before! I liked Brian and his familiy alot, and the end of the book kinda made me tear up a little. So, i gave the book 4.5/ 5 stars. Because i adored Brian and his determination and Rebecca and her cute-ness c:

Winning first place in the Paranormal Category of the 2017 Pages from the Heart Contest, “The Witch of the Hills” was presold to me even before I received the ARC. Plus, J.M. Fraser is a new author; it is always a pleasure to see a new name on the limelight.

With Kirkus Reviews describing it as “an often jaunty and thoroughly entertaining story of young love,” I asked myself, will the book live up to its hype. Fortunately, it did! A laugh out loud funny YA fantasy book, “The Witch of the Hills” has an engaging plot, which quite frankly, I am glad to say that I have never encountered anything similar before.

A time travel book wherein the past and the present crosses path, our young protagonists, Brian Danahey and Rebecca are both 16 years old. They are separated by time and space! Long distance relationship is hard even for adults. So, Brian and Rebecca have distance against them – he lives in Sidney, Nebraska, she lives in Salem, Massachusetts.

Then we have to consider that Brian is from 21st century while Rebecca is from the 17th century. Taking that into account, even the current laws of physics are taking their young love to task!

“The Witch of the Hills” has so many twists and turns that there are times when I get lost. But I still enjoyed it. There are things I could not explain but I just put them in the category of artistic license.

If you’re an adult and like fast-paced stories, you might find this book a challenge to finish. But if you want to laugh and be entertained with an original plot, then this book is for you.

“The Witch of the Hills” is Rated T for Teens.