The Deep

I was expecting this to be a horror historical, but in the end I felt the paranormal element was very underplayed. The horror elements are there, but firmly in the background. There's no real sense of rising fear or dread, and the eventual revelation is delivered in a very matter of fact way, with no sense of supernatural awe. So we are left with a historical novel about the Titanic. In those terms it is decent enough, but probably not one I would have chosen to read. There's nothing particularly new about the depiction of upper class luxury, but some of the below decks stuff is good. I was particularly taken with the subplot involving the two boxers, which could have made a decent novel on its own.

3/5 - I didn't especially like this, but I can see that other people will. It just didn't chime with my tastes in the way I'd hoped.