Those We Drown
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3.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
An ocean-drenched, atmospheric horror debut! Liv's best friend disappears on their first night aboard their dream semester-at-sea program—but is he really sick, like everyone says, or is something darker lurking beneath the water?
It should have been the trip of a lifetime.
When Liv lands an all-expenses-paid opportunity to study aboard the luxury cruise ship The Eos for a semester, she can’t believe her luck. Especially since it will offer her the chance to spend time with Will, her ex–best friend, who’s barely spoken to her since the night their relationship changed forever.
But as soon as she steps on board, Liv realizes just how out of her depth she is. With Will, with the rest of the Seamester students—including the brittle and beautiful Constantine, who may be hiding his own ties to the Eos—and most of all, with the Sirens, three glamorous and mysterious influencers who seem to have the run of the ship.
Liv quickly discovers that the only reason she was invited to join the trip is because another girl disappeared shortly after enrolling—and no one seems to know what happened to her. When further disappearances rock the ship and strange creatures begin haunting Liv’s dreams, she wonders: Is the Eos hiding a dark secret within its shadowy decks?
The truth will come at a price . . . only, how much is Liv willing to pay?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Goldsmith plots a slow-burn psychological thriller via paranormal elements and Greek mythology in this intense debut. Seventeen-year-old British Liv Larkin is ecstatic when she lands a full-ride scholarship to SeaMester, a study abroad program aboard luxury cruise liner the Eos. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her to travel to places like New York and Barcelona that she couldn't dream to afford otherwise. What's more, she gets the chance to rekindle her relationship with shipmate and former best friend Will, also 17. But Liv soon learns that her affluent schoolmates—particularly arrogant and handsome Constantine—aren't eager to associate with a "charity case" like her. Worse still, Will disappears after catching the attention of the Sirens, a trio of supernaturally attractive lifestyle influencers who seem to have undue sway over the Eos's operations. Further haunted by disturbing nightmares of many-tentacled creatures, Liv is plunged into a sinister conspiracy that seems to involve everyone aboard the ship. Summarily explored issues surrounding class privilege, overconsumption, and patriarchy pervade atmospheric and moody prose. Through Liv's snarky first-person narration, Goldsmith crafts a seafaring tale of grim horror. Liv and Will cue as white; Constantine has Greek heritage. Ages 12–up.
Customer Reviews
Those we Drown
Decent read was a little slow for me and kinda all over the place. But, it has a decent story and okay characters. I liked trying to guess who was friend or foe. The romance didn’t really need to be there in my opinion. Unless it was actually going to amount to something more in the end.