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A review by maddydactyl
The Deep by Alma Katsu
4.0
I really love pretty much anything to do with Titanic, but I've also read a lot of terrible historical fantasy novels that have fallen shy. Quite happy to say this one did NOT fall short.
The Deep is well both well-written and well researched. There is a deep mystery associated with the Titanic, and The Deep digs into that in a big way.
This book is split into scenes taking place on / around Annie's time on Titanic, and then her time years later on the sister ship, Britannic. The cast of characters includes famous historical figures such as Benjamin Guggenheim, Madeline Astor and the Unsinkable Violet Jessop (@ me about it if you must, she deserves the title more than Molly and I will die on this iceberg.)
Annie, our main character is a Maid aboard the Titanic, and a Nurse during her time on Britannic. She is good friends with Violet Jessop and privy to all sorts of good 1910's gossip due to her role as a Maid. During her time on Titanic, she experiences some spooky and paranormal situations and finds herself drawn towards passenger Mark.
As we all know by now - a few days into the journey, right as Annie starts unravelling some of the mystery - Titanic hits the iceberg and she sinks 2 hours 20 minutes later. Many of the faces we've come to know over the course of the story exit here - having passed during the sinking or otherwise not making appearances or being relevant to Annie's later time on Britannic.
Annie survives the sinking (barely), as does her good friend Violet. They both make it aboard Carpathia and to New York. Annie spends the next few years just trying to cope with what happened aboard Titanic. Eventually, good friend Violet helps her gain a role as a nurse serving on Britannic - where Annie finds herself drawn to a young soldier who appears to be her long-dead friend Mark, who had gone down with the Titanic.
Annie and Mark reconnect, and by the books culmination with the sinking of Britannic and the unravelling of the mystery, Annie's world has changed completely and irrevocably.
The Deep is well both well-written and well researched. There is a deep mystery associated with the Titanic, and The Deep digs into that in a big way.
This book is split into scenes taking place on / around Annie's time on Titanic, and then her time years later on the sister ship, Britannic. The cast of characters includes famous historical figures such as Benjamin Guggenheim, Madeline Astor and the Unsinkable Violet Jessop (@ me about it if you must, she deserves the title more than Molly and I will die on this iceberg.)
Annie, our main character is a Maid aboard the Titanic, and a Nurse during her time on Britannic. She is good friends with Violet Jessop and privy to all sorts of good 1910's gossip due to her role as a Maid. During her time on Titanic, she experiences some spooky and paranormal situations and finds herself drawn towards passenger Mark.
As we all know by now - a few days into the journey, right as Annie starts unravelling some of the mystery - Titanic hits the iceberg and she sinks 2 hours 20 minutes later. Many of the faces we've come to know over the course of the story exit here - having passed during the sinking or otherwise not making appearances or being relevant to Annie's later time on Britannic.
Annie survives the sinking (barely), as does her good friend Violet. They both make it aboard Carpathia and to New York. Annie spends the next few years just trying to cope with what happened aboard Titanic. Eventually, good friend Violet helps her gain a role as a nurse serving on Britannic - where Annie finds herself drawn to a young soldier who appears to be her long-dead friend Mark, who had gone down with the Titanic.
Annie and Mark reconnect, and by the books culmination with the sinking of Britannic and the unravelling of the mystery, Annie's world has changed completely and irrevocably.