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Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman

6 reviews

thefemale_nickmiller's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

You think for a documentarian she’d be better prepared for true crime

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

jamiejanae_6's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, and Vomit

kat_rowlen's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

It was about 100 pages too long, and had some unnecessary plot lines IMO. It took it a long time to get good, but it did get good

Mark was a walking red flag and I knew he was involved pretty early on.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident

saricostanzo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Murder, Stalking, Vomit, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Death

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

To be honest, at first I could NOT get into this book, and almost DNF’d it, but my mom read it last year and encouraged me to keep going. And I’m so glad I did! This book ended up checking all the boxes for what I like in a thriller:

• a moody and atmospheric setting
• A sense of dread that keeps on building
• Plot twists that keep you guessing
• Audiobook narrated by the author

My only complaints were with the beginning and ending of the book, which both dragged on a bit and didn’t seem to fit with the rest of the mood of this book. But otherwise I would definitely recommend this one to add to your summer thriller list and I can’t wait to read more by Catherine Steadman!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Suicide, Gun violence, and Violence

bookish_ness's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall, I liked the idea behind the book, and typically I love this genre. I liked the writing style of Catherine Steadman, and will definitely read another book written by her. 

This book starts out amazing. I’d say probably around 50-65% in, it really held my interest. There were things that started to happen that just seemed a bit contrived. A little out there. And then there was the ending. Not completely disappointing, but still I was left wondering why. It felt like the ending could have been great, but instead, it just felt a little rushed. Not my favorite book, but certainly not my least favorite one either. Would make a solid summer reading choice.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, and Pregnancy