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A review by daphelba
Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant
3.0
I read "Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)" first without realizing this book existed. I loved #1 so much (added to my favorites shelf), that I wanted more of the world. In "Into the Drowning Deep", I felt the characters more served as "roles", whether as representatives of professions or plot-drivers, than actual people you could relate to, cheer for, etc. That didn't bother me at all, as I was in it for the story. But the characters in #.5 are even less developed, less important. I couldn't tell you any of their names. (Oh, "Teal" - that was a name).
This genuinely felt like a little offshoot story, or the short story you write as an outline before you write the real one. It was fine - very very short so I can't be mad about the time I spent with it - but if you're wondering whether you need to read this before 'Into the Drowning Deep'...No. I don't think you ever need to read it. Go enjoy the full story, and let the Atargatis incident from #.5 exist in the past, as it does in book #1.
This genuinely felt like a little offshoot story, or the short story you write as an outline before you write the real one. It was fine - very very short so I can't be mad about the time I spent with it - but if you're wondering whether you need to read this before 'Into the Drowning Deep'...No. I don't think you ever need to read it. Go enjoy the full story, and let the Atargatis incident from #.5 exist in the past, as it does in book #1.