The Wicked Deep: A Haunting YA Fantasy Novel - Perfect for Book Clubs & Dark Romance Fans
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A New York Times bestseller. “A wickedly chilling debut.” —School Library Journal “Complex and sweetly satisfying.” —Booklist “Prepare to be bewitched.” —Paula Stokes, author of Girl Against the Universe “A story about the redemptive power of love.” —Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be “Eerie and enchanting.” —Jessica Spotswood, author of The Cahill Witch Chronicles Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic meets the Salem Witch trials in this haunting story about three sisters on a quest for revenge—and how love may be the only thing powerful enough to stop them.Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow… Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under. Like many locals, seventeen-year-old Penny Talbot has accepted the fate of the town. But this year, on the eve of the sisters’ return, a boy named Bo Carter arrives; unaware of the danger he has just stumbled into. Mistrust and lies spread quickly through the salty, rain-soaked streets. The townspeople turn against one another. Penny and Bo suspect each other of hiding secrets. And death comes swiftly to those who cannot resist the call of the sisters. But only Penny sees what others cannot. And she will be forced to choose: save Bo, or save herself.
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5/5 starsHoly smokes. I was not prepared for The Wicked Deep, I thought I was but I was so wrong. I read this book in one night. I shouldn't have, I tried not to, but I could NOT put it down.Sparrow is a small town in Oregon plagued by the return of three sisters seeking revenge for being drowned in the bay for witchcraft two centuries before. Now they return each year on June 1st where they steal the bodies of three girls and drown boys in the ocean until the Summer solstice. The MC, Penny, fears the return of the Swan sisters, especially when a strange boy turns up right as Swan season begins, with no knowledge of the danger he is in. Penny doesn't want to get involved, but if she doesn't Bo might drown for ignorance of the danger.This book is dark and twisty, and so unique. It has similarities to Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic, of course, but Ernshaw knows witches aren't a new subject, she knows it will take more than a typical plot to keep readers interested. When it comes to plot, Ernshaw delivered. I kept reading because I PHYSICALLY NEEDED to know which girls were inhabited by the Swan sisters, why Bo was in Sparrow, and what happened to Penny's father, and HOLY PLOT TWIST. Maybe I should have seen that coming but I didn't and it threw me for a loop.Just like her intricate plot, Ernshaw's world building was beautiful. I felt the stickiness in the air and could hear the singing of the sisters in the harbor. It was easy to feel as if I lived in Sparrow as well, as if I went to school with Penny, and tended the lighthouse. It is this spectacular world building that really draws you in to the story and makes it feel so incredibly real.The romance in this story is tricky, both Bo and Penny are so full of secrets, yet they manage to develop feelings so quickly. Those who aren't a fan of the "love at first sight" trope may struggle with this romance because, while it isn't technically love at first sight, it's close. I generally dislike this trope, but Ernshaw handled it delicately, it wasn't obnoxious, and it complemented the rest of the plot as opposed to detracting from it.This book was not what I expected, frankly I wasn't sure what to expect. I certainly did not expect something so original and engrossing. I may have stayed up until 5 am reading it, but I have no regrets.
