A review by readingrainbill
The Deep by Nick Cutter

dark sad slow-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? Yes

1.5

This book is on every "scary books" list, but it probably should be put on the "books to fall asleep to" list.

The "horror" is ham handed and there's an attempt at subtly with how it builds but it just doesn't work. The back story of the main character is so over the top that I felt nothing for him. When his back story and the horror element starts to merge it comes across as try-hard. The brother served no real purpose no matter how hard Cutter tried to force the point. If he was taken out you could still tell the same story and it wouldn't have changed.

A major event in the book happens off screen and it feels like we, the readers, got screwed. Like not even the author gave a flying damn about the character.

The ending is stupid. Plain and simple and ruins what was trying to be an atmospheric horror with a silly antagonist. While everything technically ties together, it does so in an unsatisfying way that I was just angry.  This was a bad book.
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