Reviews

From Below by Darcy Coates

kaora4's review against another edition

5.0

I couldn't put this down. It was so good and right up my alley!

There's something I love about exploring old wrecks or houses. The exploration of the unknown. Throw in horror and it is just perfection.

I read a few by Darcy Coates and while they were good I wasn't rushing out to buy more, but after reading Parasite and then this one, I'm a fan!

hastithechemist's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

hobhouchin's review against another edition

4.0

More 3.75 stars.
Proper review to come (if I don't forget ahem)

caseyhaunter's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I flew through this. It was my first Darcy Coates novel and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Do not read if you are claustrophobic!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Do not read if you’re claustrophobic!!

glass_corpse05's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

antari's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

lindsey_reads_alot's review against another edition

4.0

A group of divers exploring a shipwreck, do we need any more explanation? It’s been done before and they’re all pretty much the same. That being said, I like haunted shipwrecks so I’ll continue to read about them.

lizzybethcass's review against another edition

5.0

SO GOOD. Once I got into it I ignored or condensed all other responsibilities so I could listen. Creepy and claustrophobic.

notyourdaddy's review against another edition

5.0

This book was absolutely horrifying. My stress levels were through the roof reading this. Ocean horror is, in my humble opinion, one of the scariest subgenres of horror. It is made so much worse with

Spoiler

ocean zombies

thrown into the mix. I was genuinely scared at times throughout this book.

The flashbacks to before the ship sank juxtaposed with present day was really well done. I felt like it added another terrifying layer to this story. It made me think of the Titanic but if it was a horror movie instead of a romance.

5 stars. I have nothing bad to say about this book. I'm so glad I found it at my local library and I will definitely be looking for other novels written by Darcy Coates in the future.

bookingwithjanelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75