Five friends.
One last summer diving adventure.
A spectacular hidden underwater sea cave.
And a curse.
My thoughts: This novel is immersive, unexpected, and compelling. I really liked Phoebe and her four friends--Gabe, Will, Lani and Isabel--who call themselves the Salt Squad, and who love to spend all their free time diving and exploring the ocean. And I quickly got up caught up in their unbreakable friendship and all their underwater adventures. Especially when they discover that cursed cave, and strange and scary things start to happen to Pheobe and Gabe. It made for an unputdownable read. And all the scuba diving parts felt so real! I could tell Reiss has a lot of experience diving herself. And I loved how Reiss builds tension throughout the story. She kept me guessing about what was going to happen to Phoebe and her friends right up until the end, and I loved that. I'm so glad I won a copy of this book from Goodreads! It's a fast-paced and fun book. If you're looking for an entertaining summer thriller, grab some popcorn and a beach chair, and check this one out! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Congrats on winning this from Goodreads! It sounds really good! I love books that feature a group of close friends like this. I'm also very intrigued by the cursed cave. Great review, Lark! :D
ReplyDeleteYou might like this one, Ashley. I enjoyed the friendship aspect and the eerie-ness of the cave and what happens to them.
DeleteHow fun that you won this one and it was indeed good. I like reading about activities that I'd never do in real life, but are fun on the page. Like scuba diving or mountain climbing or cruising. Will watch for this one as it sounds like something different and I'm needing some books that are a bit of a change from what I've been reading. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like reading about things like that, too! :D
DeleteI love love love the Goodreads giveaways! I've won several books that I've been able to put in my little free library. Great review. Love the book cover.
ReplyDeleteI love Goodreads giveaways, too! Though I enter so many of them my Goodreads want to read list is waaay too long. ;D
DeleteCongratulations on winning a free copy of this book and glad to hear that it's a book worth reading. I like the cover and ocean diving must be really scary but there are people like these characters who love it.
ReplyDeleteIt reads fast and is a fun adventure. Especially if you don't take it too seriously. It's what I'd call a summer popcorn read. :D
DeleteOh this sounds good! I like snorkeling but scuba diving kind of scares me and the idea of cave diving is even more terrifying so a perfect setup. How fun to win a copy of this one Goodreads!
ReplyDeleteCave diving is kind of terrifying. I'd never do it myself. But reading about it? Yes, please. :D
DeleteOooh, I love the sound of this, Lark! Out in May I think, I shall be watching for it.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun summer popcorn thriller. :D
DeleteWow! This sounds really exciting! I don't think I would ever be brave enough to try scuba diving, but I can live vicariously through the characters.
ReplyDeleteI'm not brave enough to go scuba diving either. But I enjoy reading about it! :D
DeleteThis book sounds so good, especially with scuba diving in a mystery cave!
ReplyDeleteThe cave in this book is pretty cool. But eerie, too.
DeleteAnything underwater gives me the creeps so I probably wouldn't read this but it sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteI've never wanted to scuba dive or go that deep in the ocean either, but I don't mind reading about people who do from the safety and comfort of dry land. ;D
DeleteHave a beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteRegine
Thank you, Regine! :D
DeleteUnderwater adventures does sound fascinating! And, fairly unique.
ReplyDeleteI like reading about these kinds of adventures...probably because I don't want to do them in real life. ;D
DeleteThis sounds like a page-turner! Perfect popcorn thriller for the summer. It sounds like it'd be a good movie plot, too! :)
ReplyDeleteIt would make for a good movie. One worthy of the Syfy channel. ;D
DeleteI was just watching a youtube video about cave exploration and was thinking to myself that it would make the perfect setup for a thriller. Add in the underwater element, and I'm sold!
ReplyDeleteCave exploration is so fascinating. Probably because it's also scary. I've read several nonfiction books about cave explorers that I totally loved. This one isn't quite as good as those, but it's still a fun read.
DeleteThis sounds amazing! I love that the author gave the diving parts an authentic feel.
ReplyDeleteShe really did.
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