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Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

145 reviews

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit. HOLY SHIT! This was one of the most terrifying and also enjoyable reading experiences I’ve had in such a long time. I’m not usually a fan of the horror genre, but this? This was amazing and it was so cinematic that I got utterly lost in it. I loved every gory detail and I would happily dive back into this world for more.

I loved the way this story was told through alternating pov’s. We got everything from Tory (our semi main character), to the mermaids/sirens, to fish and dolphins, to literally everyone and everything in between. I also really liked that the more science-y side of this book was so accessible, it wasn’t hard to follow what was going on and things were explained in a way that makes sense. And I think that added so much to the overall experience!

I think this is honestly one of the best books that I’ve read all year, and that’s really saying something. I don’t think I can ever look at a cruise ship the same way again (not that I ever wanted to get on one of them anyway🤢). I already had a very healthy respect for the sea, but this book would put the fear of the gods in you if you didn’t. Into The Drowning Deep is getting a solid five stars. It’s one of those books that I think will stick with me for a very long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Violence, Ableism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Biphobia and Ableism

Minor: Cannibalism, Murder, and Confinement

ches2496's review

dark informative mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

A satisfying sy-fi thriller. I loved how the author did a deep-dive (pardon the pun) into mermaid biology. The author also did a good job of making even the unlikable characters sympathetic. Definitely going to look for more by this author.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Confinement, and Biphobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Drug use

roksyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Gore

ehamlett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

emmaeden93's review against another edition

dark slow-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

3.0

I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t necessarily love it. 

I enjoyed the creepy mermaids… but honestly it took WAY too long for the creepy mermaids to do creepy mermaid things. I felt like I was 80% into the book until something actually happened, except one scene right at the very beginning which was scarier than the rest of the book. The rest of the time was just a lot of talking/describing/reminiscing and that’s just not me. 

I prefer my horror books to be fast paced, atmospheric and claustrophobic with some terrifying imagery, this one just didn’t do it for me unfortunately.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Gore

abyissmal's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

WAAAY too many humans and not enough mermaids

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Medical content, and Ableism

Minor: Biphobia and Sexual content

judassilver's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

The end is wrapped up in an extremely unsatisfactory way, the writing became extremely repetitive with an overuse of rambling (parenthetical tangents that went no where), and I didn't feel that any of the characters actions had real impact. Suspension of disbelief only takes me so far when

suddenly the mermaids that ate everyone else without discrimination spare you, multiple times, because you're the main character.

Everything just wraps up a little too conviently for there to be real tension. How many times do you have to come to the revelation that the killer mermaids want to kill you?? I thought these people were adult scientists but they read incredibly juvenile. I also didn't need the point of view of every single character--

the dolphins? Are you serious? And the mermaid (sorry, Siren) POV completely took me out of it

. Would recommend for those looking for a YA novel with horror elements and a diverse cast, otherwise, skip it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, Chronic illness, Animal cruelty, and Violence

sallie_ees's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body horror, and Medical content

moodreadererin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

While the last few chapters picked up pace ,I still couldn't rate this more than 2.25 stars . The ending was rushed and the" big twist"  was anticlimactic . Too many point of views and it dragged for me . Also I feel like the detail of the science instead of the actual mermaids being seen bored me . I just didn't care for any of the characters that much due to that fact . I just wanted to like this more than I actually did. One thing I did like was the the "mermaids" and how they are described and how they act .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Death, Medical trauma, Grief, Cursing, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, Confinement, and Chronic illness

Minor: Biphobia

shadowspinner'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Ableism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Biphobia