by Mira Grant
This started out good, which is why it got the two stars. This was a great idea and concept, which was poorly executed in the end. There were characters that were likeable enough that their deaths were dramatic and upsetting. The dolphins... It was just gratuitous animal death for the sake of i...
So this was a quick read, in preparation for reading 'Into the Drowning Deep' for my Horror Postal Book Club. It's a quick novella, and gives you a little 'bloody' taste of what's to come in 'Drowning Deep', and gives background to the novel. Killer mermaids finally have their own book, and I'm look...
4.5 stars
This is a rather short, nicely written novel that explores the story of the ship Atargatis, lost at sea with all hands. "Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a maritime tragedy. Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the bathypelagic zone in the Mariana Trench…and the d...
I am utterly baffled to see that I haven't reviewed this novella. How did I fail at that? I talked about Rolling In The Deep constantly for about a week and a half, but apparently not online. First, a note: this is in no way related to the McGuire story in WDSF. Such a fun concept! The framework...
Way to ruin my childhood mermaid fantasies...
I don't know what to make of this short read. It is captivating, for sure. All I need to do is to read the first line and I am thrust back into the Atargatis. I am one of its passengers. But somehow, I was indifferent with whole thing. I think its because of the premise that some of the 'documentary...
quick read and the story follows a lot of horror tropes. that said, extremely enjoyable. the characters are very realistic and you mourn their quick deaths, even though you only get a few short pages with them.
The Imagine cable network has launched a new expedition to create a documentary in search of the reality of mermaids. Unfortunately, they find just a bit too much reality for their hyperreality programming. I had intended to use this book for my stand-alone fantasy entry for the /r/Fantasy book bing...
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