Reviews

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

issianne's review against another edition

3.0

I thought this book was a good quick read with some paranormal elements. I think the premise was great: three sisters murdered two hundred years ago for being witches inhabit the bodies of young girls and drown boys every summer since. But ultimately, it fell flat with the insta-love romance and surface level character development. Spoiler for the ending: but I like byeeeeee!!! don’t let me the door hit ya on the way out!!!

jenhurst's review against another edition

3.0

The town of Sparrow is cursed. 200 years ago, 3 sisters (Marguerite, Olivia and Hazel Swan) were drowned for practicing witchcraft and enchanting all the men in the town. Every year, the three sisters take over the bodies of 3 young girls.

In modern day, a stranger named Bo has appeared in the town. Penny takes pity on him and invites him to the Island she lives on. Together, the two of them are trying to unravel who the sisters are and how to break the curse.

The atmosphere of this book is fantastic. The dark, grey, rainy weather was perfectly done, I could almost feel the rain around me. I could also perfectly picture the island that Penny lived on and how the town was set up. The siren and witch craft aspect was really good. Unfortunately, I felt like most of the novel was really tropey. They had insta love, which I always just find to be annoying.

3.5/5 stars.
I'd recommend this to fans of witches, sirens or atmospheric reads.

xiscaneus's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

fallonheartss's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

fireflai's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

jaxness's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 / 5 ..

nicolejones911's review against another edition

5.0

4.5

mistydawnwaters's review against another edition

5.0

Incredible

This tale was impressive and gripping, start to finish. I'm dying to spend more time in Sparrow with its atmospheric mystery and charm. This is one of those books I'll be reading over and over again.

mokleberry's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book! The story was fun and paced really well. I loved the characters. There were good twists and turns. I cried and literally yelled NO WAY at one point. There is one super mild sex scene. But there were probably about half a dozen f-bombs. That's really my only complaint which is why it still gets 5 stars.

aseaofbirds's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

would say it’s “too YA”, but not in a bad way - soft, careful and naive story; neatly written and performed. nothing too deep, can be read very quickly - although I think it’s too repetitive in most instances (going through sisters’ story again and again, constant reminders throughout chapters) and also the romance part is so so rushed it doesn’t feel real…