Reviews

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

nanimao's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

gred05's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

nushkstardust's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? No

4.0

ivy123'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

skyelar_raleyks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

spookymom1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

toomanybears's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

samantha4309's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

eloraborealis's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

alannashelfhelp's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

This book was unnecessarily long-winded. I wanted to love the premise but the execution and overdone exposition was a siren lullaby. Too many (flat) characters and the third person narration left little room for mystery or tension. 

I truly think this could’ve been magnificent if it was about 40% shorter with an ending that wasn’t rushed. The book composition was 70% setup, 25% action, with the last 5% split equally between the ending and the acknowledgements section (not an exaggeration). We got a season 8 Game of Thrones situation over here.

Olivia was such an intriguing character and there was some interesting commentary on ableism without feeling too token-y, I just wished she would have focused on a core cast instead of anyone and everyone the story encountered. I’ll read the sparknotes if any other books come out in a series.