Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

47 reviews

princessdana36's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was such a good book however it is gory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Violence, Confinement, and Animal cruelty

nefariousbee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? No

5.0

the constructed atmosphere in this book is absolutely phenomenal. I did not think I'd love all the science talk half as much as I ended up to, and the ease with which the author gets in the heads of all kinds of different people is so effortless and real... I just loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Gaslighting

aimzthereader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy moly this book is sooo good! Who knew I needed a book about killer mermaids? Also I am never going in the ocean again. I will say I was not expecting as much science as this book offered but I found it very interesting. It took a bit to get used to the pacing of this book because it moves at a slower pace especially initially then you would think a scifi horror would. There were also scenes where it would be moving very quicklly and then slow down so the pacing took a bit to get used to but it mae a lot of sense. This book is literal perfection , it even made me care about the characters which I tend not to when I know there is a possibility that they can die. Overall this book was very well done, very enterttaining and is one that will stick with me for a long time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Cursing, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Medical trauma, Grief, Death, and Blood

Moderate: War, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Vomit, Sexism, Mental illness, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Biphobia, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Biphobia and Sexual content

mouse42's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

I was sucked in and absolutely terrified. It did kind of drag at some points in the story, but it made up for that in other ways. I definitely still have some questions and wish I had more information about the mermaids— I mean sirens, sorry Dr. Toth! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Body horror, and Confinement

weird_but_fucking_beautiful's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I first thought this story would be as mindless to read as watching a B horror movie; something along the lines of the Creature from the Black Lagoon per se. I was pleasantly surprised at the heft this story carried. The setting, steeped in both myth and science, takes place upon a cruise ship like fortress full of scientists sitting in the middle of the Mariana Trench. The majority are in the narrative as context and have no bearing on the story. The search for physical proof of the existence of the mermaids who took out the crew of another ship a few years prior is what drives the plot. I found a few parts of the narrative to be dull, but maybe I’m just impatient.  The mermaids or sirens were as fascinating as they were horrifying. I wish the author would’ve delved deeper into the mermaid’s perspective. I found it fascinating to perceive the situation through their thought processes. It definitely less demonized them. The ending felt a little rushed. There was the final reveal which I would’ve liked to have explored a little more and then the quick wrap up. Solid 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Confinement

jessicastaylor's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really, really good book. It focuses on the horror aspect of mermaids/sirens and that was a fun spin to see on things. My only real complaint was that it ended really fast. It all got wrapped up in almost a chapter at the end, and then that was it. I know it was quite a long book already, but the ending just felt rushed to me. That said, I still loved it. The rep was fantastic, the storyline was engaging, the writing style was immaculate. Highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

shadestate's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

Loved the premise and most of the book. The ending felt a bit rushed, but I think that's because she meant to write a third book to finalise those open ended threads. Loved the world building. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Ableism, Death, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Confinement

Minor: Emotional abuse

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, and Ableism

Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Confinement

Minor: Biphobia

deedeeroo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Did I know I needed killer mermaids? Nope. But I did. 
I normally don’t love horror but I really enjoyed the mix of fantastical and science and thriller.

Recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Confinement