A review by fortheloveoffictionalworlds
The Deep by Alma Katsu

3.0

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Disclaimer: An eARC was provided via The Fantastic Flying Book Club as part of the Blog Tour. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own.

When I read the blurb that talked about Titanic’s sinking on her maiden voyage and that of her sister ship Britannic – an event in history that has long since intrigued me; but this is the first time I have actually picked up a book with this weaving storyline!

Now; in The Deep, the author uses dual timeline to give the readers an intriguing plot using the protagonist’s life – Annie Hebbley – a woman who served as a Stewardess to the wealthy passengers. The second timeline following Annie’s path four years later; when she serves as a nurse in Britannic, the sister ship of Titanic which has been refitted to work as a hospital ship during WWI!

Now, it doesn’t take long for the reader to realise that Annie is tormented by demons; both real and imagined; especially with the disclosure that she was institutionalized in the four years after surviving the sinking of Titanic.

As a historical mystery; the writing and the plotline goes a little slow; but it is for me; a whole lot slower than I would have expected of this genre – and why it took me a little time engage with the storyline. It took me a little research to understand that the author has actually weaved in real people within the plot – even if the focus remains on the fictitious Anne Hebbley.

The paranormal aspect of the plot; left a little to be desired – it was an adventure to understand that the way people of this time period were obsessed with not just the occult but everything that inexplicable; but it, in the end, wasn’t creepy per say!

I, as a reader did not become fully invested in Anne and other characters; but the desperate need to know EXACTLY how the story pans out had me interested right till the end! Fans of the historical genre and those who love conspiracy theories would definitely find this an enjoyable read! <3



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