A review by belacqua
The Deep by Nick Cutter

dark tense medium-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

3.25

Promising start. Disappointing finish. I agree with many who said this should've been 50-75 pages shorter. I was expecting the deep ocean setting to rear its ugly maw and make its presence felt more but you could've switched out the setting with a cave most of the time and got the same results. More claustrophobic than thalassophobic you know? The initial premise of a weird disease culling the human (and bee) population is just discarded entirely by the end and Alice as a character feels totally perfunctory aside from her sub piloting skills. And don't expect any levity because this book is BLEAK but that's Nick Cutter for you.
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