The Vanishing Deep is a post-apocalyptic world covered by water. This adds new dimensions to typical dystopian fiction that I was intrigued with.
Tempest lives in the world after the Great Waves where actual land is scarce and people struggle to survive .Tempest makes her Notes by diving, finding any last treasure of the old world. She saves each Note because she wants to revive her sister. That's the magic of this world; the dead can be brought to life for 24 hours. But Tempest didn't imagine bring back her sister would be so dramatic and turn her world upside down.
Over all, I very much enjoyed this book. It breaks from the stereotypical YA love triangle. Instead, The Vanishing Deep focuses on family. Each character has true motive and a detailed past. I never once wondered why a character said or did a thing; they were well fleshed out.
I also loved the world created. I wanted to see so much of it! The book takes us to a few places and my imagination loved the places and just wanted to peek in every nook and cranny. I never got bored reading the world’s history.
My four-star rating is because Astrid Scholte doesn't go quite deep enough. While the basics of revival technical are explained, it's never told truly how it works. The author also doesn't follow through with some of the connections she has made. Without spoiling the book, I will say as a reader, I was confused why certain characters weren't affected earlier in the book when biological aspects changed as they did later. I needed a bit more about the world, about the revival connection, about eth science of it.
The Vanishing Deep is an atypical dystopian story with a hint so science fiction. I truly enjoyed being submerged into this world.
Tempest lives in the world after the Great Waves where actual land is scarce and people struggle to survive .Tempest makes her Notes by diving, finding any last treasure of the old world. She saves each Note because she wants to revive her sister. That's the magic of this world; the dead can be brought to life for 24 hours. But Tempest didn't imagine bring back her sister would be so dramatic and turn her world upside down.
Over all, I very much enjoyed this book. It breaks from the stereotypical YA love triangle. Instead, The Vanishing Deep focuses on family. Each character has true motive and a detailed past. I never once wondered why a character said or did a thing; they were well fleshed out.
I also loved the world created. I wanted to see so much of it! The book takes us to a few places and my imagination loved the places and just wanted to peek in every nook and cranny. I never got bored reading the world’s history.
My four-star rating is because Astrid Scholte doesn't go quite deep enough. While the basics of revival technical are explained, it's never told truly how it works. The author also doesn't follow through with some of the connections she has made. Without spoiling the book, I will say as a reader, I was confused why certain characters weren't affected earlier in the book when biological aspects changed as they did later. I needed a bit more about the world, about the revival connection, about eth science of it.
The Vanishing Deep is an atypical dystopian story with a hint so science fiction. I truly enjoyed being submerged into this world.