Rumours and lies have the townspeople turning on each other, and nobody is safe from the curse of the Swan sisters.įor the most part, it's told in the present from Penny's perspective, but we also get a few chapters here and there of the time of the Swan sisters, Maguerite, Aurora and Hazel. Penny is compelled to keep Bo safe, but each have secrets. But this year, Bo Carter comes to town on the eve of the Swan Season, unaware of the town's history or it's inescapable fate every Summer. Penny dreads every Swan Season, and the deaths that will follow. This is the norm for the town of Sparrow, to the point that Sparrow has become a tourist attraction, with people flocking to Sparrow every Swan season to witness the events that take place. They take over the bodies of local girls, and bewitch boys, luring them to their watery graves. Each Summer since, the Swan sisters have returned for their revenge. With each man that fell under their spell, the fear grew, until they did something about it they tied stones to the Swan sisters' feet and drowned them.

No single man was ever able to resist them, and the town began to fear they were witches. They seduced people's sons, brothers, husbands, and played with them until they had had enough. Two centuries ago, the Swan sisters caused havoc in the town of Sparrow. The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and it definitely lived up to my expectations! I received this eProof for free from Simon & Schuster Children's Books via NetGalley for the purposes of providing an honest review. And she will be forced to choose: save Bo, or save herself. And death comes swiftly to those who cannot resist the call of the sisters.īut only Penny sees what others cannot. Penny and Bo suspect each other of hiding secrets.

The townspeople turn against one another. Mistrust and lies spread quickly through the salty, rain-soaked streets. 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 or the fact that his arrival will change everything.

Like many locals, seventeen-year-old Penny Talbot has accepted the fate of the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return from the depths, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them down to their watery deaths. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Two centuries ago, in the small, isolated town, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery.

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