The Wicked Deep

By Shea Ernshaw

Book Overview

A New York Times bestseller.

Practical Magic meets the Salem Witch trials in this "wickedly chilling" (School Library Journal) 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481497340
• ISBN13: 9781481497343
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Five star read

A perfect dark summer read taking place in a coastal town in Oregon. The Pacific ocean as a character brought scenes of black, deep wave so intense that I could smell the saltwater in the air. The consistent gloomy weather despite being June reflected the tragedies that happen through this book (however it seems our tourists and townspeople don’t mind either of these things). The descriptions of the setting were phenomenal at reflecting the main characters moods and what was happening in each scene. The twists happen much later in the book, which I actually enjoyed and didn’t see it coming until closer to the twists. There was one thing that I didn’t predict and did shock me. I think the ending was beautiful and tied up the book real nice. 5/5.

This book will have you hooked from the beginning.

Great story, great read.