30:T414,Writing style is good. The big twist can be seen fairly early. When the reveal occurred,. I was both unsurprised and validated. While the story feels original, there are wonky aspects that I had a hard time ignoring. The partying at the start and end of the Season just didn't make sense. Inbreeding? Maybe that explains why the townsfolk go to the water and get drunk when they know murders happen there. And THEY SWIM IN THE WATER knowing about the drownings! Huh? I also wonder about the great attachment these people have to a town where 3 or more murders happen every year. I mean, move out before your daughters are possessed and your sons are killed! Right? There's a kind of horror and nonchalance happening in that there town of Sparrow. "Oh No! Another body!! Well that's just what happens here, so let's have another party!" Weird stuff!

I don't know. I kept turning pages and definitely liked some of the elements here, but there were other elements I felt needed a little more work.

2.75 - 3 stars31:T445,Read this book as part of my 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge. Recalled hearing about this book from a blog or Buzzfeed and the description peaked my interest for an interesting sounding storyline for a YA book on witches.

Once a sample was available for the Kindle, I downloaded and read to see if it would grab me…it did and I bought the book.

I enjoyed the main character and the love interest (Penny and Bo) as much as the setting and the legend of the 3 Sisters that the town thrives on for income from the tourists every summer.

The book keeps your attention for trying to figure out which girls that the witches have possessed for that year and what thier final plans are for the town and it’s inhabitants and the twist at the end.

I found it well written and felt like I could get the feel for what this little seaside town was like and Penny’s island. Penny’s inner thoughts and point of view was also well done and informative keep th

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