Why read The Depths?

Book cover of The Depths

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A tropical island full of secrets. Two Victorian ghosts, trapped for eternity. And a seventeen-year-old girl determined not to be next.

Eulalie Island should be a paradise, but to Addie Spencer, it’s more like a prison.

Forced to tag along to the remote island on her mother’s honeymoon, Addie isn’t…

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Magical realism

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Why read it?

2 authors picked The Depths as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Joy Jarrett

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Two words: cursed island. As soon as I saw this YA’s description of a beautiful island that isn’t what it seems, I was hooked.

Addie intrigued me as a protagonist. She’s a free diver who almost died and, as a result, still coughs up blood from the damage to her lungs. That doesn’t stop her wanting to return to the water, a desire I can relate to since I love the ocean. Addie gets dragged along on her mother and new stepdad’s honeymoon, but I like that she isn’t portrayed as a whiny teenager. She’s trying to make the most…

From Joy's list on islands as a setting.

Casie Bazay

Author

I absolutely loved the lush island atmosphere in The Depths. This book is eerie and beautiful, with a dash of romance (love a good romantic subplot!), but all is not as it seems with our main character, Addie, and the boy with whom she becomes enamored.

Over halfway through, the story took a turn I did not expect at all, but it kept me engaged the entire time. This book has such a unique setting and is so different from other YA books I’ve read. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

From Casie's list on YA books featuring teens in the great outdoors.