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 and death comes swiftly to those who cannot resist the call of the sisters. The townspeople turn against one another. Penny and Bo suspect each other of hiding secrets but only Penny sees what others cannot. And she will be forced to choose: save Bo or save herself.
"Effective flashback chapters reveal the sisters' backstory, and while perceptive readers may anticipate the story's outcomes, Ernshaw creates an intriguing reality in which the supernatural coexists with the mundane elements of small-town life. Balancing delicate emotion and authentic suspense, the hypnotic prose pulls readers into the question of how, or if, the curse of the sisters can be broken." — Publishers Weekly
Recommended Age | 14 and up |
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Author | Shea Ernshaw |
ISBN | 1481497359 |
Publication Date | Mar 6, 2018 |
Publisher | Simon Pulse |
Language | English |