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debbiesnacks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
3.25
too longgggg! and repetitive
plaidpladd's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
This was a great premise and spooky atmosphere. I liked the switching POV and timeline between the divers exploring the wreck and the people on the ship before it sank. My only complaint is it wrapped up too neatly at the end with not enough explanation.
burningupasun's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this. Right up my (scary) alley, especially since I am absolutely terrified of the ocean. I think my brain was just forcing me to forget they were under water half the time so I could actually read it, haha. Anyways this is basically a found-footage-esque book about a crew of people filming for a documentary about them swimming 300+ feet under the ocean to a wrecked cruise-liner that went missing in the 1920s. Most of the book is just build and tension until about 2/3rd of the way through when it gets SUPER creepy. Idk if I want to spoil what the horror aspect is but
Highly recommend if you like terrifying books.
Spoiler
there are underwater zombies.Highly recommend if you like terrifying books.
smokeandwires's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Grief, and Alcohol
therobinwrites's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
theirianthrope's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
An absolutely nail-biting read. It took me a little while to get into this one, but once I found my groove, whoo boy! Intense, claustrophobic, suffocating. The very real-world danger of a risky deep-sea dive with the slowly building tension of whether or not there is some kind of truly supernatural threat lurking in the dark waters make for a very tense read. Some characters absolutely make a couple of decisions that had me rolling my eyes or groaning in frustration, but ultimately nothing that truly detracted from the story. Probably Coates' scariest book I've read so far.
meks17's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dietfloss's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0