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lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Minor: Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment
chris_reads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, and Mental illness
Moderate: Body horror, Dysphoria, and Medical content
Minor: Dementia and Eating disorder
leanne_miron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Body horror, Death of parent, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
lily_peach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Abandonment, Confinement, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Gore, Vomit, Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder
Minor: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Dementia, and Homophobia
abbiemreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Dysphoria, and Medical content
Minor: Torture, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I do wish that Leah had gotten a POV chapter in the present, and a few of Miri's chapters had some weird biphobia for no real reason, but other than that I loved it.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Grief
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Terminal illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Biphobia, Vomit, Animal death, and Eating disorder
aquariusisms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Blood, Sexual content, Grief, Mental illness, Confinement, and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Vomit, and Medical content
madarauchiha's review against another edition
As filling as sea foam. I'm left wanting horror having fed none. It's very pretty writing. This book is really, like, white woman oriented. And bland. Where is the fucking? There's lesbians for christ sake. Of course we fuck. And where is the horror? Forgotten in the sea? The most we get is a little body horror and some oh noes DX moments in the ocean. Meh.
No rating because I'm aware that I'm the wrong audience.
If you came here looking for lesbian horror, ehhhhh skip this one. Listen, read this.
▪ “Ghosts don’t speak,” she said to me. “People misunderstand this. They think that when you’re haunted you hear someone speaking but you don’t. Or not usually. Most of the time, if you hear something speaking, it’s not a ghost – it’s something worse.”
This is the most horror you get out of this book. No really.
major blood, body horror, confinement, injuries, medical content, mouth injuries, parasites, parental death, religion catholic, sexism, sexual content, vomit
medium alcohol, animal death, drug abuse, self harm, sexual harassment
minor animal death, religion catholic,
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death
jamieleepilk's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
UK Release - 3/3/2022
"The deep sea is a haunted house: a place in which things that ought not to exist move about in darkness."
Is it possible for a book to be released next year to be one of my favourite reads of this year?
Um hi, I will not shut up about this book for the foreseeable future. Thank you for understanding.
I loved Julia's collection of short stories Salt Slow and was very excited when this novel was announced and I tell you what, it's insanely brilliant. This novel is also joining the list of books that made me cry on public transport, at this point the list is getting slightly out of control.
A blend of what feels like a brand new mythology, a fairytale, a love and a horror story wrapped up in one very beautiful package. The love story of Leah and Miri is so moving and you can't help but love them and want everything to be okay. I love how the story was set out, chapters and POVs from each of them which at times felt very intimate and personal as a lot was told through memories of their past life together compared to/leading up to the present situation.
Julia's writing style is so stunning, unlike any others that I've read, so mesmerising and haunting that at times I had to force myself to stop reading because at just over 200 pages I wanted to make it last as long as humanly possible.
The small heartfelt moments and memories were like direct punches to the heart. Nothing short of breathtaking.
The parts when Leah is in the submarine were so creepy and sinister, that I NEVER want to go deep sea diving EVER. I loved that the flashbacks and present day POVs joined up and meshed together so you were gaining information slowly but in a satisfying way that also kept you guessing and on edge.
Julia is an outstanding talent and I don't think I will stop thinking about this story for a very long time. It isn't out until March and I have a feeling my love will only grow and I will probably have to have a re-read before then. Pre-order now! Just do it. Please.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content