Name: Somewhere in the Deep
ISBN: 9781728247656

Tanvi Berwah

Seventeen-year-old Kress makes ends meet by fighting monsters, but her debts keep piling up until she is finally forced to make a deal and join a desperate rescue mission.

Somewhere in the Deep

Ellie M.

And we have another of Tanvi Berwah’s amazing stories! Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review. 

Krescent Dune is a fighter in a fighting pit against sea monsters for scrips. Ever since her parents died, she’s been taking the brunt of their mistakes and is shunned by everyone from the island of Kar Atish. So when an opportunity presents itself for her to finally leave the island, she takes on the task of finding the men lost in the previous expeditions underground. But as they delve into an endless abyss somewhere in the deep, Kress soon discovers a horrible truth that could kill them all.

A book like this is why it’s incredibly important that stories are told. Tanvi Berwah’s writing has a knack for leaving everything to a reader’s interpretation which I think is very interesting. This South-Asian inspired fantasy novel is immensely reflective of what it means to live in an oppressive society and how creating an undeterred, united front can bring upon change. It has parallels to Monsters Born & Made, but as the author mentioned, is the complete antithesis of this novel and you will see the contrasting themes of both books pan out. Lastly, I find the prose here so much more riveting. The prose here is so much better, and shows us a delightful slowburn romance between. I would totally recommend!