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Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban

4 reviews

themoodreader's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Violence, Drug use, and Gaslighting

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

Another fantastic thriller from Diana Urban!! I loved this book so much! The plot twists were great and I didn’t see a few of them coming! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

_thelitlibrarian's review

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

3. 75 stars
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TW:  Murder, Death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Suicide,  Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual content 
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In Diana Urban's Lying in the Deep readers are faced with a person's worst fear, being trapped on a ship with a murderer. In this YA retelling of Death on the Nile, we follow Jade as she embarks on her COB (Campus on Board) journey in hopes of getting away from her ex-boyfriend, Silas, and her ex-best friend, Lainey after a betrayal has led them together. I really enjoyed the isolation plot and felt it really added to the story, we are quickly introduced to our main "cast" of characters and at first it might be harder to follow along with, but thanks to them being picked off one by one it made it easier to follow along. 

Having not known that this was a Death on the Nile retelling I wasn't able to guess the ending, but I have read some mention that to them it was obvious following the original story! I felt like the book dragged on at a few points (often with repetitive plot points that could have been edited out), and really enjoyed how the book picked up in the last 75% and ended with a plot twist! 

This book is filled with DRAMA, something I needed at the time but could understand to some readers how it could come off. If you're looking for a fast-paced YA with loads of drama, this one is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Suicide, Drug use, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

trippyotter's review

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 I'm such a sucker for adaptations, and this one exceeds all expectations!

Though the story is inspired by Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie), all the modern twists and turns in the plot take it to another level.

I can't wait to see what Diana writes next! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content