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My husband just picked this up from the library. I do t have a book picked for sure in the “on or under water” category, so if he likes it I might give it a try!
I picked it up for the "on or under water category" this year, and really enjoyed it!
Seven years ago, the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a "mockumentary" bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a maritime tragedy.
Now, a new crew has been assembled. But this time they're not out to entertain. Some seek to validate their life's work. Some seek the greatest hunt of all. Some seek the truth. But for the ambitious young scientist Victoria Stewart this is a voyage to uncover the fate of the sister she lost.
Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the waves.
But the secrets of the deep come with a price.
I don't give a lot of 5-star ratings, but god I enjoyed this book... It's not an 'important' book (which is often the thing that pushes a book to 5-stars for me), but it was everything I wanted it to be: suspenseful, surprising, well-written, and entertaining. I enjoyed that the author told the story from a wide variety of perspectives, some unexpected.
I also read the prequel to this (Rolling in the Deep) and while it was fine, I did not enjoy it as much as this one. I think it was too short to really develop much of an attachment to the characters. If you were going to read both, I would definitely recommend starting with this one.