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A review by orcamagicka
Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Listened to audiobook in around 3 hours.
Been dying to read the prequel to one of my favorite horror novels, Into the Drowning Deep! From both a horror lover and marine biology major perspective, I adore the story Grant has crafted, and I eagerly await the sequel if she is granted the opportunity and funds to finally write it.
Since this is a prequel and the audience immediately knows of the tragedy of the Atargatis and her crew, much of the mystery and suspense is sadly lost. We know most of the secrets of the mermaid-like creatures, and we know that any of the characters we grow attached to will inevitably meet a tragic end. I didn’t expect this to completely match with my love for the original novel, but it didn’t have to. This was still a grim, tragic, unsettling horror filled to the brim with marine science jargon which I’m always a fan of. If you couldn’t tell already, my favorite character was obviously Dr. Peter Harris. So sad yet oddly bittersweet and poetic for his death to have gone down in that way.
If you’ve read Into the Drowning Deep already, give this a read too!
Been dying to read the prequel to one of my favorite horror novels, Into the Drowning Deep! From both a horror lover and marine biology major perspective, I adore the story Grant has crafted, and I eagerly await the sequel if she is granted the opportunity and funds to finally write it.
Since this is a prequel and the audience immediately knows of the tragedy of the Atargatis and her crew, much of the mystery and suspense is sadly lost. We know most of the secrets of the mermaid-like creatures, and we know that any of the characters we grow attached to will inevitably meet a tragic end. I didn’t expect this to completely match with my love for the original novel, but it didn’t have to. This was still a grim, tragic, unsettling horror filled to the brim with marine science jargon which I’m always a fan of. If you couldn’t tell already, my favorite character was obviously Dr. Peter Harris. So sad yet oddly bittersweet and poetic for his death to have gone down in that way.
If you’ve read Into the Drowning Deep already, give this a read too!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gore