Having absolutely loved Monsters Born and Made I had the highest hopes for Somewhere in the Deep. Bottom line, if you love creatures from the depths, fighting pits, and stories of rebellion this is for you. Keep reading this book review of Somewhere in the Deep below.
Summary
Seventeen-year-old Krescent Dune is buried under the weight of her dead parents’ debt and the ruinous legacy they left behind. The only way she can earn enough money to escape her unforgiving island is by battling monstrous creatures in an underground fighting pit. After a fight goes terribly wrong, she’s banned from the pits. Now hopeless, she is offered a deal: in exchange for the erasure of her debts, she must join and protect a hunting party for a rescue mission deep within the mining caves beneath the island.
Krescent is determined to keep her head down and fulfill her role as the dutiful bodyguard, even though she is trapped underground with her childhood enemy and a company of people who would gladly kill her if they knew who her parents were. As they come across creatures she believed only existed in legends, it becomes clear they are in far more danger than she could have imagined. But someone doesn’t want her to make it out alive. And she’ll have to figure out who before she’s left alone… in the dark.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
A good monster, creature from the depths, will always get to me. In Somewhere in the Deep there are also terrifying fights, being maybe trapped in a cave, and dangerous secrets. Every time I thought I knew where Somewhere in the Deep was going, there would be a shift and I’d sit shocked. In this connected world with Monsters Born and Made – just a little bit connected – this is a world of dangers in every shadow and the edge of desperation.
Somewhere in the Deep is perfect for readers who want a story that progresses and only continues to unravel secrets the deeper you go. While I feel like the ending could have used a bit more space to fully bloom – especially considering THAT *redacted* – I enjoyed this standalone. It forces readers to reckon with wondering how far we can run before we find ourselves scaring ourselves in the night. We can be so sure we are running from the circumstances, the people, our home, but what happens when we find that it’s just delaying the inevitable?
Book links:
Barnes & Noble Bookshop US | Books_A_Million
About the Author
Tanvi Berwah is a fantasy fiction author who writes mostly about monsters and angry girls. Her debut book Monsters Born and Made, translated into multiple languages, is out now. Her next novel, Somewhere in the Deep, is available for preorder.
Author Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20269414.Tanvi_Berwah
Website: https://tanviberwah.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanviberwah/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanviberwah
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tanviberwah
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