Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

22 reviews

queenpebbles's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Violence, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Ableism, Medical content, Alcohol, and Confinement

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

chrisljm's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars; What I liked about this book was that it felt like a movie. I enjoyed the storytelling as well as the format Mira Grant utilized. I also appreciated the themes she touched on within the book. However, there was just such a lack of urgency surrounding the character’s behaviors, and the groups of characters were also way too isolated from each other in my opinion. You planned to be on a ship surrounded by violent creatures and you didn’t implement better communication features? Like not even some walkie-talkies?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Death, Body horror, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement, Alcohol, Grief, Medical content, Biphobia, Drug use, Cursing, Child death, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content

shannasbooksnhooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

"'It's matching the sounds made by a human throat while completely submerged,' said Jillian. 'It shouldn't be able to do that. Human speech underwater doesn't sound like human speech. It sounds like something dead and drowned and distorted. Whether it's thinking about the adjustments or doing them automatically, it's matching something that shouldn't be able to match. That's incredible.'"
Can we say "perfect summer-to-autumn transition read"? I think we can. This book had just the right amount of summer (oceans, marine life, yachts, etc.) and autumn (mystery, suspense, death, etc.) vibes. This book did take a bit of time to pick up with the modern-day story, but once it did, it was so good. (Although, I will say the end of the epilogue confused me a bit. I had to read the last two chapters before the epilogue a couple of times, but even then I was confused. I think it was just the wording of it.) I did have a few issues with the book, which will be hidden due to spoilers. This book was, overall, a fun read despite my issues with it. And it was so interesting seeing all of the perspectives - not just humans, but mermaids and dolphins as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Ableism, Medical content, and Cursing

Issue One: The. Dolphins. Blackwell's reasoning was sound, but even if we were able to communicate with dolphins, I don't think his logic applies to non-humans, no matter what the dolphins "agreed to." Blackwell may not have "intended" to send them to their deaths by having them go to the mermaids, but that possibility (and eventuality) should have been considered and been at the forefront 24/7 considering what the mermaids are capable of, as seen on the Artagatis. Issue Two: The Abneys. I know there are people like this. But I will never not like people like this. I just loathed them with my entire being in each of their scenes. Issue Three: Killing off one of two deaf characters. I don't know what's been said about this by deaf readers, and either way, I'll let their comments (whatever and wherever those are) be loudest. While it was nice seeing that for a presentation, I don't think the deaf character should have been killed off.

A small part of me wanted Jillian and Theo to get back together after this, but I knew that was more of a pipe dream for them rather than an actual possibility. You can't always get past the hurdles in a relationship.

silene's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

Chilling and spectacular with vibrant characters, a clear plot, and distressingly plausible science. While nothing is supernatural, take the horror warning seriously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content

bookbunnie's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Read this book if you love sea monsters, a plausible theory as to the biology of mermaids if they existed, and a diverse cast with clearly defined goals. 

Do not read this book if you need a lot of character development, are looking for a more traditional mermaid, or aren’t interested in a battleground of science. 

I loved this book and didn’t want it to end. The cast of characters held my interest and I enjoyed how their turn on the page gave a concise slice of their worldview, goals, and personality. It was really fun to watch all these scientists put things together to try and figure out how the mermaids worked. I am definitely not a marine biologist or scientist in any capacity, but I like when things make sense, and the science in the book felt plausible enough to me as a layperson that I was like “damn yeah maybe that IS how they would work.” 

The climax was a little underwhelming, I would have liked to see more of the *finale,* but it wasn’t as long and drawn out to me as a lot of actiony books are, so it didn’t ruin the book for me. 

I wouldn’t shut up about mermaids the entire time I was reading this. It was so fun, one of my favorite books that I’ve read this year! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Ableism and Toxic relationship

aliciaurbain's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

ohhthehorrors's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

samvanz12's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death, Body horror, and Animal death

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Confinement, and Animal death

Minor: Cursing

keenanmaree's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, and Ableism

Minor: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Toxic relationship