My Rating for Into the Drowning Deep: 5 Stars and a Recommended Read
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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