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ashduuuh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
holyflpncows's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
haileymccormick's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I kept waiting for this book to get scary, but it never really did. Loved the mystery of it all though!
twitchywitchy314's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
An interesting premise, I wish the story itself was more intriguing.
fabacious's review against another edition
2.0
I couldn’t finish this book. I managed to push through 80% of it but couldn’t take it anymore. I wanted to read this book expecting to be creeped out or scared. Instead I was bored to tears. Nothing remotely scary or creepy happened. Not sure why other readers gave this book high marks.
I still would like to read Hunger by the same author. Hoping I won’t be let down again.
I still would like to read Hunger by the same author. Hoping I won’t be let down again.
maddydactyl's review against another edition
4.0
I really love pretty much anything to do with Titanic, but I've also read a lot of terrible historical fantasy novels that have fallen shy. Quite happy to say this one did NOT fall short.
The Deep is well both well-written and well researched. There is a deep mystery associated with the Titanic, and The Deep digs into that in a big way.
This book is split into scenes taking place on / around Annie's time on Titanic, and then her time years later on the sister ship, Britannic. The cast of characters includes famous historical figures such as Benjamin Guggenheim, Madeline Astor and the Unsinkable Violet Jessop (@ me about it if you must, she deserves the title more than Molly and I will die on this iceberg.)
Annie, our main character is a Maid aboard the Titanic, and a Nurse during her time on Britannic. She is good friends with Violet Jessop and privy to all sorts of good 1910's gossip due to her role as a Maid. During her time on Titanic, she experiences some spooky and paranormal situations and finds herself drawn towards passenger Mark.
As we all know by now - a few days into the journey, right as Annie starts unravelling some of the mystery - Titanic hits the iceberg and she sinks 2 hours 20 minutes later. Many of the faces we've come to know over the course of the story exit here - having passed during the sinking or otherwise not making appearances or being relevant to Annie's later time on Britannic.
Annie survives the sinking (barely), as does her good friend Violet. They both make it aboard Carpathia and to New York. Annie spends the next few years just trying to cope with what happened aboard Titanic. Eventually, good friend Violet helps her gain a role as a nurse serving on Britannic - where Annie finds herself drawn to a young soldier who appears to be her long-dead friend Mark, who had gone down with the Titanic.
Annie and Mark reconnect, and by the books culmination with the sinking of Britannic and the unravelling of the mystery, Annie's world has changed completely and irrevocably.
The Deep is well both well-written and well researched. There is a deep mystery associated with the Titanic, and The Deep digs into that in a big way.
This book is split into scenes taking place on / around Annie's time on Titanic, and then her time years later on the sister ship, Britannic. The cast of characters includes famous historical figures such as Benjamin Guggenheim, Madeline Astor and the Unsinkable Violet Jessop (@ me about it if you must, she deserves the title more than Molly and I will die on this iceberg.)
Annie, our main character is a Maid aboard the Titanic, and a Nurse during her time on Britannic. She is good friends with Violet Jessop and privy to all sorts of good 1910's gossip due to her role as a Maid. During her time on Titanic, she experiences some spooky and paranormal situations and finds herself drawn towards passenger Mark.
As we all know by now - a few days into the journey, right as Annie starts unravelling some of the mystery - Titanic hits the iceberg and she sinks 2 hours 20 minutes later. Many of the faces we've come to know over the course of the story exit here - having passed during the sinking or otherwise not making appearances or being relevant to Annie's later time on Britannic.
Annie survives the sinking (barely), as does her good friend Violet. They both make it aboard Carpathia and to New York. Annie spends the next few years just trying to cope with what happened aboard Titanic. Eventually, good friend Violet helps her gain a role as a nurse serving on Britannic - where Annie finds herself drawn to a young soldier who appears to be her long-dead friend Mark, who had gone down with the Titanic.
Annie and Mark reconnect, and by the books culmination with the sinking of Britannic and the unravelling of the mystery, Annie's world has changed completely and irrevocably.
sarahmich's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
hnnhk's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
tylynnstitles's review
4.25
I love anything to do with the Titanic, so thats why I picked this book up. Adding a supernatural twist to it was interesting and it worked!! I was invested in all of the characters and their individual stories.
rereader33's review against another edition
2.0
October Spooky Reads Challenge
Prompt: Read a horror stand alone novel
This was a massive disappointment that made me hate read it in one day because I refused to let this waste anymore of my time.
Egregious sins this novel committed, in order from worst to least offensive:
1. Every single character is either unlikable or boring, pick your poison. I had no sympathy for any of them and could not have cared less if all of them died.
2. Going off of that, they are some of the dumbest, horniest, most irresponsible people I've seen in recent horror. The amount of times people got drunk and were left in compromising situations and/or made the dumbest fucking decisions made my head spin. And yes, everyone was horny and trying to get with other people or fawning over others and it felt like this ship was transporting a shipload of horny teenagers rather than adults.
3. Everyone being paranoid and distrusting others is lifted straight from The Hunger and it took me until over halfway through for me to realize that I was essentially reading another version of The Hunger, only taking place in the 1910's and on the Titanic/Britannic.
4. The repetitive writing was grating and any message/theme Katsu was trying to convey lost all meaning a third of the way through. Seriously, take a shot every time someone mentions drowning, being swallowed by the sea/waves, falling into dark water, etc. You will wasted before you hit the halfway mark.
I'm there's more that I could mention, but I straight up don't care enough to continue. Read if you want a historical retelling with a supernatural twist, but frankly you'd be better off with The Hunger than this.
Prompt: Read a horror stand alone novel
This was a massive disappointment that made me hate read it in one day because I refused to let this waste anymore of my time.
Egregious sins this novel committed, in order from worst to least offensive:
1. Every single character is either unlikable or boring, pick your poison. I had no sympathy for any of them and could not have cared less if all of them died.
2. Going off of that, they are some of the dumbest, horniest, most irresponsible people I've seen in recent horror. The amount of times people got drunk and were left in compromising situations and/or made the dumbest fucking decisions made my head spin. And yes, everyone was horny and trying to get with other people or fawning over others and it felt like this ship was transporting a shipload of horny teenagers rather than adults.
3. Everyone being paranoid and distrusting others is lifted straight from The Hunger and it took me until over halfway through for me to realize that I was essentially reading another version of The Hunger, only taking place in the 1910's and on the Titanic/Britannic.
4. The repetitive writing was grating and any message/theme Katsu was trying to convey lost all meaning a third of the way through. Seriously, take a shot every time someone mentions drowning, being swallowed by the sea/waves, falling into dark water, etc. You will wasted before you hit the halfway mark.
I'm there's more that I could mention, but I straight up don't care enough to continue. Read if you want a historical retelling with a supernatural twist, but frankly you'd be better off with The Hunger than this.