On the island of Moon Tithe, where sea gods called Deep Dwellers once ruled, there was a girl who became a ghost story and a boy who became a monster.
Spirited, lonely 10-year-old Pearl searches for Magic and answers after her mother’s presumed drowning. When she presents an offering to the old gods, expecting to meet the Deep Dwellers, she finds a strange boy named Hake instead. Half-human, half-Deep Dweller, and raised cruelly by a monster called the Old One, eleven-year-old Hake befriends Pearl and they make a deal: he will show her Magic in exchange for a home. But Hake knows nothing of Magic—only that Pearl’s romantic stories of the Deep Dwellers are a lie.
As Hake and Pearl grow into young adults together, both the mysteries they seek to unravel and their romantic feelings for each other become hopelessly entangled. However, Pearl’s father threatens to separate them if they dig too deeply into Tempest’s secrets—a hidden passage, a Deep Dweller cult, and rumors of human sacrifices. But when the wealthy and kind Lotham family arrives on Moon Tithe, offering Pearl an escape from the secrets that haunt her, her loyalty to Hake is challenged, especially when his monstrous nature is revealed.
Tempest Cursed is a loose retelling of Wuthering Heights in two parts. This novel is the first in a series of Gothic retellings.
REVIEW: "A girl who became a ghost story, a boy who became a monster."
100% transparencies, I have never read Wuthering Heights. It has been on my list literally my whole life and then of course I am loosely versed on the tragic story of Heathcliff and Catherine. I enjoyed this story very much and especially loved the dark, magical twist to the classic tragic tale. This follows the lives of Hake and Pearl from the time they meet at ages 10 and 11 up until their teenage years. It's listed as a YA read but I would say that's it's more of a middle grade novel. There is a lot of dark content but it doesn't really go into detail so I'd say the age range for this book is 10 and up. Overall I did enjoy the story and I even went and watched Wuthering Heights to get an idea of the story and I could definitely see how the bones are the same but still has it's own identity. It is the first in a new series of Gothic retellings from this author so I will be interested to see what is up next in this series. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC to review.
Publication Date: August 9, 2020 (available for pre-order)
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