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OutsmartYourShelf
From Below | Darcy Coates
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Mehso-so

Cove & her dive team arrive at the place where the 'Arcadia' is said to have been rediscovered after sinking 60+ years before. Off-course & giving out strange emergency messages, the 'Arcadia' went down leaving no survivors & the mystery of what happens could now be solved by Cove & the others. They are heading down to depths rarely visited to film the wreck & look for evidence as to what happened, but no-one could ever dream of what awaits them.

OutsmartYourShelf Told in alternating chapters from both the present-day diving expedition & the final days of those onboard the ship, this should have been an absolute belter! All the ingredients were there but the end result was disappointing. How can a book simultaneously be both tense & yet drag? It seems an impossibility but 'From Below' manages it. 3⭐

2w
OutsmartYourShelf TW: there's a lot of talk about small spaces & the whole feel of the book is confined, so if you have claustrophobia, proceed with caution.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4506443501
Read 20th-24th Nov 2024

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
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Andrew65 Well done on finishing it. 👏👏👏 2w
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Ethan.pham
From Below | Darcy Coates
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Pickpick

In the 2nd half, the team of divers face that the Arcadia ship was sunk on purpose and why it felt alive and moving. There were reasons that the ship was not explored and it was only realized when they faced what the ship had been showing. This book is closely tied to subtle and descriptive horror that does not have too much action. The theme is ignorance since they do not 100% know each other's true self as they also ignore signs of the abnormal.

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Eggs
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“Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.”

This was an important book to me at the peak of my Titanic reading obsession…

#Shadow #WickedWhispers

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 2mo
Eggs 🖤 🚢 ❤️ 2mo
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Conservio
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reading outside is my favorite place to read #nature #arctic #shipwreck

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Gissy
From Below | Darcy Coates
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#WickedWhispers Day 14 prompt-lantern (any kind? I hope so☺️)
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#HauntedShelf #FrightClub team @Jadams89
#BookRecommendation 30 pts So atmospheric if being under water is a trigger for you, I don‘t think this is for you. I felt I was drowning, breathless😳

500 pts (previous) + 30 pts (current = 530 pts

Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 2mo
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Ethan.pham
From Below | Darcy Coates
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Pickpick

Opening to a team of divers explorning the lost ship SS Arcadia as their dives shows the paranormal activities on the ship. I would recommend this to those who enjoys the sureal horror work of Junji Ito. Written in third person omniscient the author was able to smoothly intervene between dialogue to add the details on how and why the team was able to get together and work, and through the characters emotion is one of the main way it was shown.

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rabbitprincess
The Serpent's Coil | Farley Mowat
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An exciting story of salvage on the high seas.

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suvata
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3.5 Stars • “Winds of Time," is a novella and the third installment in the "After Cilmeri" series by Sarah Woodbury. Meg, a time-traveling character, finds herself once again in medieval Wales after a plane crash. This time, she's alone and must navigate the challenges of the past with the knowledge and maturity she gained from her sixteen years spent in the modern world. ⬇️

suvata The story explores Meg's struggle to adapt and survive in a world vastly different from her own, highlighting her resilience and determination. "Winds of Time" serves as a bridge between the events of "Footsteps in Time" and "Prince of Time," offering a deeper look into Meg's personal experiences and challenges during her journey back to the 13th century. 6mo
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lil1inblue
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover! 6mo
Eggs 💙🚢 ❤️ Perfect! 6mo
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DebinHawaii
Baby Island | Carol Ryrie Brink
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#StorySettings

A favorite book from childhood about sisters stranded with babies on a tropical #Island 🏝️ I bought it a few years ago on Kindle & reread it.

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes That book looks familiar! 🤔 7mo
DebinHawaii @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes It was published in 1937 so kind of a classic.😉 My original copy is the one pictured probably 1970s. 7mo
kspenmoll I too love the illustrations!!! 7mo
Eggs I love that, baby island 🏝️ 👶🏻👦🏼 6mo
LeahBergen I found a paperback of this at a thrift shop last summer. 😆 6mo
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