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A review by haylzno
Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Disclaimer: I read this book after I finished Into the Drowning Deep, and because of that I think I ended up liking it a lot more than if I had read it before ITDD
Unlike it's sequel, Into the Drowning Deep, this one was about 100 too short!! I could have easily kept reading about the Artargatis' fate.
This book did feel very rushed (it is only 79 pages sooo, that's to be expected I guess). With the monster of a cliffhanger that ended ITDD, I was hoping maybe in this prequel we got a tad more info on Mommy Mermaid, and we did (kind of), but I wanted sooooo much more! Especially since Grant was giving us mermaid POVs in this story and in ITDD, I thought that might mean we'd get more mermaid time.
I again, enjoyed all the science talk! It was a little more manageable in this prequel (again, only 79 pages long so that's expected) and I didn't find it to be as repetitive.
Overall I enjoyed what the book added to my reading experience. I do think this, as a stand alone novel, falls a tad short
Unlike it's sequel, Into the Drowning Deep, this one was about 100 too short!! I could have easily kept reading about the Artargatis' fate.
This book did feel very rushed (it is only 79 pages sooo, that's to be expected I guess). With the monster of a cliffhanger that ended ITDD, I was hoping maybe in this prequel we got a tad more info on Mommy Mermaid, and we did (kind of), but I wanted sooooo much more! Especially since Grant was giving us mermaid POVs in this story and in ITDD, I thought that might mean we'd get more mermaid time.
I again, enjoyed all the science talk! It was a little more manageable in this prequel (again, only 79 pages long so that's expected) and I didn't find it to be as repetitive.
Overall I enjoyed what the book added to my reading experience. I do think this, as a stand alone novel, falls a tad short
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder