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beccaand's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Violence, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism
kshertz's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-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? No
4.0
I read the other book into the drowning deep first! Both are amazing. I love a book that says, what if this were real, what would it actually be like? How would people actually react? I find this book to be so accurate with how a mermaid would be a smart predator with all these adaptations and humans really would have that array of reactions. It’s so captivating. Id read more books by this author with this same topic for sure
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
frantic_vampire's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was honestly terrifying. I loved the that this was just as scary as Into The Drowning Deep, but this made it all the more terrifying. Mostly because these characters didn’t know what to expect, they went in planning to make a faux documentary about mermaids not to actually find them and have their faces eaten off. This is one of those things that will stick with you and make you not want to ever set foot on a cruise ship. Rolling In The Deep is getting a solid five stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Gun violence
laurareads87's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Rolling in the Deep follows a crew of scientists, camerapeople, sailors, and professional mermaids on an expedition to the Mariana Trench to film a 'documentary' about mermaids for a television network. Needless to say, the expedition does not go as planned.
What worked for me here: the concept is fun, the writing of the scariest scenes was well done, the slow build worked for me (some reviews criticize this but I prefer slower and suspenseful and thought it worked here), and the interspersing of statements from the network afterward were effective in giving the book itself the feel of a documentary. What didn't work for me: with this many characters and a page count this short, no characters stood out or felt multi-dimensional; I felt like the captain and first mate were most interesting but there just wasn't room in the story to let their relationship really unfold on the page. Even though I found this novella just okay, I do think I'll end up reading the novel that follows it in hopes that with a longer work, Grant can give the characters more depth.
Content warnings: blood, gore, violence, murder, injury detail, body horror, death
What worked for me here: the concept is fun, the writing of the scariest scenes was well done, the slow build worked for me (some reviews criticize this but I prefer slower and suspenseful and thought it worked here), and the interspersing of statements from the network afterward were effective in giving the book itself the feel of a documentary. What didn't work for me: with this many characters and a page count this short, no characters stood out or felt multi-dimensional; I felt like the captain and first mate were most interesting but there just wasn't room in the story to let their relationship really unfold on the page. Even though I found this novella just okay, I do think I'll end up reading the novel that follows it in hopes that with a longer work, Grant can give the characters more depth.
Content warnings: blood, gore, violence, murder, injury detail, body horror, death
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Death, Murder, Gore, and Violence
katkinslee's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Great prequel, really freaked me out!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Murder
haylzno's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Disclaimer: I read this book after I finished Into the Drowning Deep, and because of that I think I ended up liking it a lot more than if I had read it before ITDD
Unlike it's sequel, Into the Drowning Deep, this one was about 100 too short!! I could have easily kept reading about the Artargatis' fate.
This book did feel very rushed (it is only 79 pages sooo, that's to be expected I guess). With the monster of a cliffhanger that ended ITDD, I was hoping maybe in this prequel we got a tad more info on Mommy Mermaid, and we did (kind of), but I wanted sooooo much more! Especially since Grant was giving us mermaid POVs in this story and in ITDD, I thought that might mean we'd get more mermaid time.
I again, enjoyed all the science talk! It was a little more manageable in this prequel (again, only 79 pages long so that's expected) and I didn't find it to be as repetitive.
Overall I enjoyed what the book added to my reading experience. I do think this, as a stand alone novel, falls a tad short
Unlike it's sequel, Into the Drowning Deep, this one was about 100 too short!! I could have easily kept reading about the Artargatis' fate.
This book did feel very rushed (it is only 79 pages sooo, that's to be expected I guess). With the monster of a cliffhanger that ended ITDD, I was hoping maybe in this prequel we got a tad more info on Mommy Mermaid, and we did (kind of), but I wanted sooooo much more! Especially since Grant was giving us mermaid POVs in this story and in ITDD, I thought that might mean we'd get more mermaid time.
I again, enjoyed all the science talk! It was a little more manageable in this prequel (again, only 79 pages long so that's expected) and I didn't find it to be as repetitive.
Overall I enjoyed what the book added to my reading experience. I do think this, as a stand alone novel, falls a tad short
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
meadhbhdhommnail'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? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder
northernplunder's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Ableism and Grief
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