958 reviews for:

In at the Deep End

Kate Davies

3.49 AVERAGE

geebux's review against another edition

4.0

funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

oliviakate510's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lilcaracol17's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 59%

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Please just

break up with her omg

 

cccccarla's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

bookishbrittany's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 32%

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The pacing was just too slow for me.

soundsgay_imin's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stachujones's review against another edition

2.0

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

carog's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

st_morwenna's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

angel_f13's review against another edition

3.0

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Well, I did not expect the book to take the direction it took. I really enjoyed the beginning - Julia echoed Fleabag’s mannerisms and I found her witty humour hilarious and relatable.

Then the introduction of Julia’s love interest, Sam, causes a bit of a shift and I felt quite uncomfortable from then on. Sam’s crude obsession with sex is jarring. Just gets a bit too vulgar for me and I felt like I was reading a different book at times.

You see Julia gradually lose herself which is an unfortunate contrast to earlier in the book where she’s discovers she’s a lesbian after her first time with a girl and talks about the joys of finding herself, the irony. I do feel her self-discovery of her sexuality was rushed a bit but that may have been to shed light on other parts of herself she learns about.

Overall a very interesting and emotive read