The Deep - Book Review

The Deep
by Alma Katsu

What is it about:
Someone, or something, is haunting the Titanic.

This is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the passengers of the ship from the moment they set sail: mysterious disappearances, sudden deaths. Now suspended in an eerie, unsettling twilight zone during the four days of the liner's illustrious maiden voyage, a number of the passengers - including millionaires Madeleine Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim, the maid Annie Hebbley and Mark Fletcher - are convinced that something sinister is going on... And then, as the world knows, disaster strikes.

Years later and the world is at war. And a survivor of that fateful night, Annie, is working as a nurse on the sixth voyage of the Titanic's sister ship, the Britannic, now refitted as a hospital ship. Plagued by the demons of her doomed first and near fatal journey across the Atlantic, Annie comes across an unconscious soldier she recognises while doing her rounds. It is the young man Mark. And she is convinced that he did not - could not - have survived the sinking of the Titanic...

What did I think of it:
I'm a sucker for stories involving the Titanic so I couldn't resist this book.

And this is a really cool read. The story switches between 1916 and 1912, set on both the Titanic and her sister ship the Britannic. It also switches between several viewpoints, especially on the Titanic.

I was very much intrigued by the story and thought Katsu did a great job at setting the mood. I did think that there were a bit too much viewpoints though. As interesting as some of them were, there were a couple of storylines that cluttered up the main storyline. That aside I was hooked from the start and kept reading to see where things would lead, even while knowing the fate of both the Titanic and the Britannic.

All in all this is a very atmospheric and suspenseful read with intriguing characters and unexpected turns. I can advice it to anyone who loves a spooky historical read.

Why should you read it:
It's a cool and suspenseful Historical read.


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