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leethegirlreads's review
4.5
Rounded up from 4.5
Great little detective series with added gators for fun. I powered through this on audio in one day.
Great little detective series with added gators for fun. I powered through this on audio in one day.
fosterwalrus's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
thismomisoverbooked's review
3.0
Treasure hunting, murder, scuba cops, drug cartels, and crooked government agents? Count me in! A thriller unlike most, The Girl Beneath the Sea by Andrew Mayne is a perfect beach read.
My Thoughts
I found this book on GoodReads one afternoon when I was perusing for new material to read. It had a decent rating and the synopsis sounded intriguing - a female auxiliary officer from a family of treasure hunters who scuba dives for evidence? Umm, heck yes! I had a lot of hope for this book going in. I really wanted this to be the page turning under-water thriller it was hyped to be. While I did enjoy it and will recommend it as an easy beach read, I was disappointed by its lack of "thrill". It lacked believability in that a lot of the scenarios really didn't seem likely. For instance, at one point in the book Sloane dives into the ocean in the middle of the night to escape capture with her hands tied and somehow manages to cut her binds, swim 100 feet down - with no scuba gear, she is free diving - fight off two crooked navy seals and then drive a narco submarine which was broken, but her dad fixed in 10 minutes underwater, to the surface to fight off another navy seal. Did I mention that the submarine had 1/2 billion dollars inside? That being said, the book was highly enjoyable because who doesn't enjoy an underwater fight? Hollywood has made a name for itself on cheesy action thrillers - which, btw, are highly enjoyable.
I give this book 3/5 stars. It was very enjoyable to read. I actually wanted to find out what happened, just keep in mind that the story line itself isn't very plausible. Read it for enjoyment.
My Thoughts
I found this book on GoodReads one afternoon when I was perusing for new material to read. It had a decent rating and the synopsis sounded intriguing - a female auxiliary officer from a family of treasure hunters who scuba dives for evidence? Umm, heck yes! I had a lot of hope for this book going in. I really wanted this to be the page turning under-water thriller it was hyped to be. While I did enjoy it and will recommend it as an easy beach read, I was disappointed by its lack of "thrill". It lacked believability in that a lot of the scenarios really didn't seem likely. For instance, at one point in the book Sloane dives into the ocean in the middle of the night to escape capture with her hands tied and somehow manages to cut her binds, swim 100 feet down - with no scuba gear, she is free diving - fight off two crooked navy seals and then drive a narco submarine which was broken, but her dad fixed in 10 minutes underwater, to the surface to fight off another navy seal. Did I mention that the submarine had 1/2 billion dollars inside? That being said, the book was highly enjoyable because who doesn't enjoy an underwater fight? Hollywood has made a name for itself on cheesy action thrillers - which, btw, are highly enjoyable.
I give this book 3/5 stars. It was very enjoyable to read. I actually wanted to find out what happened, just keep in mind that the story line itself isn't very plausible. Read it for enjoyment.
kjhairion's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
furaleii's review
I just. didn’t care😭
Only thing I liked about the story was the main characters profession, and even then it was littered with cops that entirely ruined the vibe.
Only thing I liked about the story was the main characters profession, and even then it was littered with cops that entirely ruined the vibe.
myrranda5002's review against another edition
4.0
This book was really solid! The book was very fast paced and a ton of action. I will def be reading more of the series.
zuomiriam's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed one of Mayne's other books, The Naturalist, which I think has a similar comparable writing style as this one (direct, engaging, and clear). Though somewhat lacking in subtlety/literary finesse, this book (more than) makes up for it with a gripping plot and superb pacing.
jodieclaes's review against another edition
4.0
The title of this book put me off for a long time but I was needing a new audiobook to listen to and thought I would give it a chance. I'm glad I did! It was enjoyable, had a different protagonist and plotline. I felt while elements were similar to other books by and large it felt fresh. I'm for sure going to find other books in the series.
saki92's review against another edition
3.5
An enjoyable enough read.
Definitely liked it enough to keep reading and read the next in the series.
Definitely liked it enough to keep reading and read the next in the series.
recovering_my_sparkle's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this - I wasn’t really expecting to because I have no interest in diving and would never usually have chosen a book with that as an overarching theme, but I had to eat my words on that one. The only reason it didn’t get 5 stars was because I have no understanding of any of the technical stuff so that went straight over my head