Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse...
Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artefacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven’s arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work?
As Haven searches for her father’s sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman’s quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano’s latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever...
Against the dazzling backdrop of the Amalfi Coast, this bewitching novel shimmers with mystery, romance and the untamed magic of the sea.
What did I think?
I adored Sarah Penner's debut novel, The Lost Apothecary, so I was very excited to read another of her books and I was not disappointed. The Amalfi Curse is her third novel, and the first to be set outside of London, that takes the reader to the Amalfi Coast in Italy.
This is a story about sea witches and in there is a register of incantations on an illustration of a scroll in the front of the book. I loved this touch and it really made me excited to read the story that follows.
With a dual timeline we meet sea witch Mari in 1821 and nautical archaeologist Haven in the present day. The way their stories intertwine is breathtaking as they are linked by a sailor from a sunken ship called Holmes. Holmes was in love with Mari, even though she was promised to another man, and I absolutely devoured their story. Haven's father discovered the sunken ship on a dive but he passed away before he could investigate further so Haven has returned to finish where he left off.
This is such an intriguing story with an ancient curse and the promise of treasure beneath the waves. I was completely riveted by Haven's research and I couldn't tear my eyes away from the page when she visited the archives to assist in her research.
Incredibly atmospheric and completely captivating, The Amalfi Curse is a poignant and haunting novel that is filled with mystery, magic and romance. I loved it and highly recommend it.
I received a gifted paperback to read and review for the Insta Book Tours Instagram Tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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