I remember reading this story first by mistake but enjoying it, then picking up the other stories in the series. There was (pun intended) so much depth to it that this story only lasted a few days at the most. Fascinating, fun, ideal read at the time, what's not to like? ( )

Quickly moved on to the third book - again I enjoyed the book but action packed they are not. And I thought this was the last but it is not and I don't have the next book and my library do not stock it - a bit annoying. ( )

DC

This book was very hard to put down while i was reading it. I have read the firs two books in the four book series and im now up to the beep, and i cant wait to read the last book. ( )

This book is the third book in the Ingo series by Helen Dunmore. It focuses on a young girl along with her brother (Sapphire & Connor) who are part Mer and part Human. Their father, a Mer, has returned to the underwater world of Ingo and is remarried with a new son. The more I read this, the more I wanted to read the first two books (which I haven't) to find out exactly how they learned they were part mer and how the father "chose" to return to Ingo and leave his family behind. The book is titled "The Deep" and the jacket information says that she'll travel to the deep and confront a great evil which threatens borth worlds. But, the actual trip to the deep and confronting the Kraken only comprised 50 pages of the 330 page book. I expected more action. I would say that the book is mostly about Sapphire coming to grips with the fact that her father has left and created a new home for himself and accepting that she's a part of both worlds. If you're expecting a lot of action, then you'll be disappointed, but, if you like getting into someone's thoughts and learning "who" they are, then you'll really like this book. I liked it, but, I just thought there'd be more action. ( )