Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

5 reviews

sav_22's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.5

I think that the writing in this is one of my favorite writing styles. The plot, however, could have been a little stronger. I would have liked to also see the characters develop just a little more; for such a long book, I feel like

you only get attached to Olivia because you get the most out of her character dev. I think the other characters were flat in growth and could have been pushed more within the narrative but weren’t. These characters are trapped together on a floating impending cemetery—use that to build tension!!! Explore rivalries, clashes in the romance, depth in the choices they make. I like the characters but I could have lost just about any of them and not been emotionally impacted except for the twins and Hallie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Grief, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Medical content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

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

sophiareadswaytoomuch's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. While I'm pretty far from being a scientist, most of the more 'hard science' based parts were relatively easy to follow, and I didn't notice any glaring inaccuracies that would have distracted me from the story. The

mermaid

mythology mentioned throughout is interwoven quite neatly with the sci fi elements, and it all feels quite plausible while still maintaining elements of horror and fantasy. 

I got quite attached to the cast of characters, and the changes in narrator were handled very well. McGuire also doesn't shy away from having bad things happen to the current POV character, which I think was a good choice. The characters were all quite fleshed out, even the ones who were only seen briefly. They responded realistically in the situations they were in, and the switching perspectives did very well in maintaining the feeling of the novel's scope.

I also quite liked the framing device of the documentary and occasional 'found footage' esque bits and pieces. The plot takes a while to pick up, but the time taken to establish characters, motivations, and the setting really makes the payoff that much better. 

Overall, this book is lots of fun, decently spooky, and well written. I highly recommend it. Especially for fans of mermaids, horror, and the occasional slasher movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, and Gun violence

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

michaelamiller's review

mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

It's a little slow, at first, but there's a moment ("HEATHER. HEATHER PLEASE.") where it takes off and doesn't look back. The plot is the focus, but the characters were diverse and interesting in their own right. Not a ton of re-readability, but it is absolutely worth the one read you'll get.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts