Reviews

The Trench by Steve Alten

a_leo_reading's review against another edition

3.0

Can't wait for the movie to be terrible.
BOOK REVIEW!! The Trench by Steve Alten (Meg 2) 3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reading Dates
May 17, 2023- July 30, 2023

Set four years after the events of The Meg, an underwater submersible is destroyed by a possible monster attack.
Jonas Taylor, who has been studying Angel, the last surviving known Megalodon, is called back to the trench to investigate.
But the company is hiding something, and the new owners will kill anyone who finds out.

The Trench by Steve Alten was a fun, shocking journey back into the Mariana Trench. The downside is that Steve Alten relied heavily on badly written female characters, two forgettable villains, all wrapped up in a fascinating journey into the deep abyss.

This series has been a blast to read on the beach.

Do not watch the movies, they are horrible.

3 out of 5 stars
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thluke91's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

pages_and_cacti's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Trench by Steve Alten

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Meg part two!  Jonas and Terry are back, married this time. Angel, the Meg, has been locked up at the Tanaka Institute but really wants out and is making it known. I enjoyed the second novel as well as I did the first, but really felt that the megalodon was only an afterthought to keep the story going. Angel was only there to begin and tie the mission to the trench together. Still a great read and looking forward to part three.

fastandfurriest's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

arielle0's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

hannahsnoww's review against another edition

4.0

I think I enjoyed this book? Definitely a different vibe than from the first one. This book there’s a lot of stuff that’s going on but it all came together. Benedict and Celeste were annoying, with their sayings and their quotes in different languages! Also I just wanted to punch Celeste! If someone says ‘no!’ Respect their choice. Terry’s amazing but I felt like her character was a little more subdue in this book compared to the first. Also curious to know how many megs are in the trench because honestly it made it sound like there were like 2. Read this book to prepare for the movie which I now know it’s probably going to be like nothing compared to this book.

briche1337's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

gnarlygnarwhal's review against another edition

4.0

not my favorite but still good

madelynfrank's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

This was shocklingly misogynistic and dumb but damn did I eat it up. Weirdly accurate biological facts about sharks? We love. Honestly the action was engrossing. But lord is it dumb. 

sarcastic_cat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0