Nick Cutter is like if Stephen King could actually write pretty good books again instead of the bricks you have to slog through this past decade. That being said, Cutter also has a problem with dragging through scenes or sections of this book.

But to start I'll say that this book did definitely trigger my fear of the dark pretty easily in a few places. The idea of being at the very bottom of the ocean in deepest darkness on the planet is 10000% not it for me. Hard pass. And Cutter really knows how to build tension, so many excellent scenes of dread building and building and a couple of times not even paying off, which was worse since you were left sitting with that constant dread.

The downside is that there are so many scenes or sections that either feel unnecessary or they take too long to get through that I unfortunately felt like I was starting to drag through reading. It's that hard balance between creeping dread and just waiting for anything to actually happen. And I feel like I was waiting for too long, too many times.

Overall, it was a decent read and I'm still willing to try his other books out.

The book that got me absolutely hooked on medieval horror. This story was shocking, cruel, and unforgiving. Chock full of monsters, religious abuse, plague histeria, and crippling guilt.

Definitely check any TW before reading because it doesn't hold back on the violent content. But I will recommend this book to anyone and everyone, it's just so good.

This book was so good and I really wish it was longer. I loved the taste of the supernatural underworld that is introduced, enough to hook you and acclimate you to the stakes in the story. I'm also a sucker for a character being pushed to the limit by their own guilt to right a wrong and fundamentally change themselves into a different and better person. Absolutely loved it and need to start that sequel soon

That was a horrifying read. No one should be put through that much. Those doctors were incredible and worked so hard but they definitely pushed it too far for that man. Incredibly well written and unfortunately easy to understand all the medical terms and processes they used, it helped put everything into perspective for the ordinary person to have a grasp on everything these people did for him to try to save him. But man, that was an upsetting time. Highly recommend to anyone interested in the science and medical work involved with nuclear accidents though.