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Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant
4.0

★ 3.5 stars ★

content warnings:
Spoilerableism & ableist language, sexism, blood, non-graphic horror, major character deaths (everyone dies)

rep:
Spoilerbiracial Nicaraguan-American MC [Capt. Jovanie Seghers], Deaf Latinx MC [David], MLM Asian-American major character [Jonny], MLM major character [Anton], established M/M relationship, wheelchair users [Jessica, Teal]


If you're looking for more of Into the Drowning Deep, this one's for you — though you know how it ends, here's a new set of characters to get attached to. Lots of scientists nerding out about their very niche areas of expertise, a casually diverse cast, and of course the escalating horror aspect. What really makes this different from ItDD and thus sold it for me was
Spoilerthe mermaid performers and the slightly-increased emphasis on entertainment & storytelling
; the biggest detractor for me was
Spoilerhow the basic plot arcs are almost identical, down to the Female Of The Species final reveal
.