The Wicked Deep

I personally really enjoyed the atmosphere of this book. I loved the small rainy seaside town setting and Shea Ernshaw's writing style.

I also initially liked the romance when Penny and Bo got together. It didn't feel to insta-love to me, though I know a lot of people didn't like it for that reason. As someone who was already saying “I love you” and talking marriage with a guy (who I'm now happily married to years later) within a week of dating, insta-love doesn't really bother me that much.

The love did bother me very much at the end of the book which I won't say why because of spoilers but that's the only reason I knocked a star off this book. The ending felt a bit rushed and I would have preferred a bit more time with Penny after all the book craziness to enjoy her and Bo's relationship at that time.

Besides that I loved the creepiness of the curse and loved the background information given about the Swan sisters so much so that if there was a book written about when they were still alive I'd be all over it.

All in all I really did enjoy the book and would recommend it.

I loved the characters and the set up is dark, but the darkness isn't dwelt on. I could see the twist coming and it was revealed quickly after that. I liked that the twist wasn't drawn out. The ending was forced into happily ever after. It didn't really make sense to be that happily ever after. So if I think of the ending that I would have preferred, then I like it better.