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Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant

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lenareadsstuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I love body horror and cosmic horror, so this was a blast to read! It's short, has a solid build up, and I like the open ending that leaves you a bit unsettled. Can't wait to dive Into The Drowning Deep next (all puns intended).

daiareads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.75

aroseshaw's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

aprilthelibrarian's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

munirahussain's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

cosymilko's review against another edition

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4.0

Rolling in the Deep is nice plunge* a new universe by Mira Grant.
The Atargatis has been commissioned by Imagine Network to take them out into the middle of the ocean so they can film a documentary about mermaids.
What they find there is something that ends up claiming them all.

I enjoyed the slow build and then the giant wave crashing* to the finish line. As always, Mira Grant creates characters with so much depth you can drown* in them. And then she kills them while you watch.

I want more in this universe. I'm not going to lie. I hope this was her testing the waters* and that she writes more in this world.

*All water related puns 100% intentional. You know you love them.

alayna017's review against another edition

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3.0

Good introduction to the horror of mermaids. It seems like a bad idea to send scientists and tv personalities to some unknown horror, but I guess that’s why it’s horror!

You don’t really get to know the characters that well, but they do get you primed for the novel and those characters.

Interesting start to this world building!