A review by loxeletters
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

dark tense
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

First read: 5⭐ 
Great representation of autistic and homosexual characters. Listened to the audiobook; enjoyed it a lot.

Second read: 3⭐
Still enjoy the representation aspects, though they were sometimes a bit preachy/too on-the-nose. While I found the plot engaging and compelling, overall the book sometimes felt a bit rambly, going on self-indulgent tangents. Some imagery was really overused. I understand that the characters thoughts may be racing, but that was not accurately portrayed by the sentence flow and the audio narrator. Instead, it just felt like there were many unnecessary tangents. Also, many of the deaths felt somewhat formulaic. Plus, I think more tension could've been achieved by not showing the deaths and sticking to one or two POVs instead of the omniscient narrator.
I still enjoyed some of the characters, the setting, and the mermaids.
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