I thought it was well designed and somewhat sad, but it really did take me by surprise. I’ll be honest, I didn’t see the biggest plot twist coming. She is truly a magnificent writer and not only does she paint a vivid picture with her words, you feel like you have a front row seat to the action. Once again, I was blown away by Shea Ernshaw’s ability to describe everything. But, I wasn’t really familiar with any stories of witches on the west coast. I know about Salem the various witches of Massachusetts, Virginia, and even my home state of New Jersey. As an east-coaster myself, I really only know the history of the witches from this side of the country. I couldn’t put my finger on it – but this was a book that I only gave a chance to because of the group. It’s not a book that I would have picked up on my own (despite really enjoying Winterwood), because I thought it seemed kind of sad. My reading group (hosted by decided to make this one of our January books. 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. 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, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery.

The wicked deep shea ernshaw