chantalsbookstuff's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press Publishing for the opportunity to read this arc.
What a wild ride! Action packed with some horror in the mix and a great shipwrecked setting.
I really appreciated the insights shared on diving and how it all worked. This was a good spooky story that kept me turning the pages.
What a wild ride! Action packed with some horror in the mix and a great shipwrecked setting.
I really appreciated the insights shared on diving and how it all worked. This was a good spooky story that kept me turning the pages.
brianna_4pawsandabook's review against another edition
5.0
On the edge of my seat the ENTIRE time. Underwater horror will forever be my favorite brand of horror, just because of the psychological tension and Darcy is so fantastic at building that tension throughout the book. The dual timeline was so smartly done and it was so stressful for the entire book. Not quite my favorite Darcy book, but it's up there.
kae23's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.75
ristretto_and_romance's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
aleigh21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
asganger's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
nclcaitlin's review against another edition
2.75
Told from two timeline perspectives - the present of a dive seeking footage for a film; and the past leading up to the sinking of the Arcadia ship. This teases the truth as the dive crew finds more and more unsettling signs.
I picked this up after comparison to Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant which was one of my favourite reads of 2022. Sadly, this did not live up to my expectations and put me more in the mind of the Titanic for some reason.
Perhaps because it just didn’t achieve the same realistic scientific explanations and I didn’t find myself connecting to any of the characters. Even now, I couldn’t tell you any of their names - its format partially to blame as I struggle with such details in audiobooks without seeing the spelling to ground me.
This just felt boring which is not what you want out of a thriller.
I know Darcy Coates is a beloved horror/thriller writer, so perhaps this wasn’t the best place to start.
I picked this up after comparison to Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant which was one of my favourite reads of 2022. Sadly, this did not live up to my expectations and put me more in the mind of the Titanic for some reason.
Perhaps because it just didn’t achieve the same realistic scientific explanations and I didn’t find myself connecting to any of the characters. Even now, I couldn’t tell you any of their names - its format partially to blame as I struggle with such details in audiobooks without seeing the spelling to ground me.
This just felt boring which is not what you want out of a thriller.
I know Darcy Coates is a beloved horror/thriller writer, so perhaps this wasn’t the best place to start.
tynathereader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0