Week 1- It's Razzle Dazzle Time!

Hi! The first book I chose to read this year was Conversion by Katherine Howe. According to the blurb, this book is a sort of fantasy/supernatural story related to the Salem Witch Trials, but set in modern times. I had a list of books I was considering to grab from the library, and this book was not on it. But when I saw it, the cover caught my eye, because it has a sort of creepy quality without you being able to tell exactly why it looks creepy. It's got a sort of yellow canary-esque bird with its beak open like it's calling or singing, and it's perching on what looks like a branch at first but is actually more like a stem, and has thorns on it. It really made me stop and stare, especially with the font used for the title and author. I almost walked by it because I'd already chosen other books, but I just had to stop and read the inside jacket cover. Once I did, I almost squealed. I love reading about the Salem Witch trials and things related to them. It's just a really interesting topic! Supernatural and fanasy appeal to me in general, but I'm not really sure why. I just like stories that change the world we live in.
Anyways, I've only read a few chapters, but so far I like the style of writing. The story is told from the point of view of Colleen, a girl at a private school, where girls start having seizures and experiencing other strange symptoms. Colleen is very down-to-earth and realistic for her age. She takes the time to describe her relationships with other people as they are introduced, which can get a little tedious at the beginning when all the characters are being introduced, but it really does give her more depth that matters a lot. Colleen is dedicated to her schoolwork, but isn't a geek and has actual friends who care about her. She's smart, but she's not a stereotype, and so far she's pretty relatable. I'm not sure exactly how this book will end, but I have a feeling it could go one of a few ways: Colleen becomes a hero and everyone is saved from the "illness" described in the blurb, Colleen is an actual person and not a "chosen one" and can't save them (a new set of Witch trials), and the extreme of that second one, where the world possibly falls into some kind of dystopia or at least the illness continues to spread and there is a new set of Witch Trials, but worldwide.
I know this is super long, especially for a first post about a book I'm not very far into, but I just wanted to explain my thoughts and feelings so far. Thanks for reading!