Rolling
in the Deep Series
Orbit
Publishing
November
14th, 2017
978-0-316-37940-3
Science
Fiction, Dystopian, Mythological Creatures, Fantasy
Hardcover
Reviewed
by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)
Obtained
by Library
5
hearts
The
ocean has many mysteries and when the ship Atargatis left to search for
mermaids for a mockumentary, it did so with lots of fan fair. Until it came
back with no crew and no bodies. What happened to that ship is a mystery that
has haunted the families and in particular, Victoria Stewart, who lost her
sister that fateful day. Now Imagine Entertainment has assembled a crew, a
top-notch ship and is going back to the one place that has haunted many- the Mariana
Trench. A place where legends already haunt the place, of missing boats and
people, of secrets in the depths that are out of reach to the humans. Are
mermaids real? The new voyage to this cursed place will answer yes or no but
woe to those who disturb what’s in the darkness….
Sweet
lord, this new book by author Mira Grant left me reeling as well as having
nightmares over mermaids, death and more. It’s a book that will draw you in
right off the bat, keep you glued to the pages into the wee hours and cause you
to dream about creatures that are not like Ariel in the Little Mermaid
story/movie. INTO THE DROWNING DEEP is a fast-paced thriller that left me
reeling-in a good way- and one that I had to stop reading at 1 am just so I
could get some sleep. It’s a story that has intriguing characters, a unique
storyline that will enthrall you and a new take on mermaids. If you think these
are busty female sirens than you got another thing coming. These are deadly
creatures and Mira Grant delivers a fresh unique take on the mermaid myth that
literally had me in its grasp. The story flows swiftly and I couldn’t flip the
pages fast enough to see what would happen next.
INTO THE DROWNING DEEP is the first full length book in the new series by the author & it was also one of the first books I read of hers. The story centers on the missing crew of the Atargatis and what, exactly, happened those years before. What should have been a routine voyage to film a mockumentary about mermaids turned into something else. Victoria Stewart lost her sister on that voyage and she is determined to find out the truth of the matter, even if it kills her. But things in the Mariana Trench stay hidden…until they don’t. What a great character Victoria was and it added a personal portion of the story that called to me. She was feisty, interesting and determined. You couldn’t help but feel for the girl as she searched for answers about that horror of a voyage. Add in some other great characters that you get to fall for and you got the earmark of a great story going on. What I love about INTO THE DROWNING DEEP was how different many of the characters were and it helped keep the story moving along nicely. Once they get to the Mariana Trench, things move even faster and as danger mounts, the reader is on the edge of their seat with bated breath, waiting to see what is down there and what it will do once it sees us. The characters are very well written, almost life like and there were some I really hope the author expands on in more books in this series.
INTO THE DROWNING DEEP is the first full length book in the new series by the author & it was also one of the first books I read of hers. The story centers on the missing crew of the Atargatis and what, exactly, happened those years before. What should have been a routine voyage to film a mockumentary about mermaids turned into something else. Victoria Stewart lost her sister on that voyage and she is determined to find out the truth of the matter, even if it kills her. But things in the Mariana Trench stay hidden…until they don’t. What a great character Victoria was and it added a personal portion of the story that called to me. She was feisty, interesting and determined. You couldn’t help but feel for the girl as she searched for answers about that horror of a voyage. Add in some other great characters that you get to fall for and you got the earmark of a great story going on. What I love about INTO THE DROWNING DEEP was how different many of the characters were and it helped keep the story moving along nicely. Once they get to the Mariana Trench, things move even faster and as danger mounts, the reader is on the edge of their seat with bated breath, waiting to see what is down there and what it will do once it sees us. The characters are very well written, almost life like and there were some I really hope the author expands on in more books in this series.
Mira
Grant delivers some of the best work here in her latest novel, filled with
characters that fairly brim with life and step out of the pages, a creature
only found in myths and legends (and an occasional Disney movie) and one so
different that the reader will shudder with horror as they take center stage in
the book. This is an author who knows how to keep her readers glued to the
pages of the book, with a fast-paced storyline that will leave you breathless
even as you take a breath from the horror of the last few chapters. If you
enjoy new takes on mythological creatures, an edge of the seat ride from start
to finish, then try INTO THE DROWNING
DEEP and I recommend not reading in the wee hours of the night, you just
might dream of mermaids that are not like what you though t they should be. I
can’t wait to check out this author’s other books to see what else they tease
my imagination with and I am really hoping after that ambiguous ending that
book two is coming soon.
This
is an objective review and not an endorsement
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