Darcy Coates' writing is fantastic, and I understand that others may not be as bothered by the pacing and character issues as I was.

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An awesome story by this author as it will be going on my favorites shelf and a book I won't forget anytime soon! Unfortunately, we read about the diving team, set in the present tense, who are exploring the Arcadia that lies 300 feet into the ocean deep.The premise she chose here was perfect; like space, the sea is another environment rife with fodder for horror elements. As events started to unravel, that was the vibe I got in this being more mystery than actual horror.

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Though a strange, garbled emergency message was broadcast, neither the ship nor any of its crew could be found. All for something that could and should have been a short story or novella or direct-to-streaming film.

Europe's busiest forums, with independent news and expert reviews, for TVs, Home Cinema, Hi-Fi, Movies, Gaming, Tech and more. In the early stages of the novel, I was much more attracted to the current plotline, but as the happenings in 1928 got stranger, weirder and decidedly freaky, I found they balanced each other perfectly and are equally compelling. Pronunciation Intonation Politeness Interjections ( ouch, hooray) Tags Chunks Ellipsis Headers and tails Hyperbole Vague expressions Downtoners Hedges ( just) Substitution All right and alright Please and thank you Here and there Just Kind of and sort of Oh So and not with expect, hope, think, etc.

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Once the mystery of the ship starts to unfold, however, Coates goes beyond trying to build up the spook factor and introduces some over the top aspects that made me in the end rate this 3 stars. The point is, her acting style in this movie is generally of the quality that you would expect from former starlet Alicia Silverstone, except for when the big emotional beats are pulled out, at which point things get awkward. For the record, this is the recommended oxygen usage in the book: 25% to get to the wreck, 25% to explore, 25% to get home and 25% for emergencies. When they are CG they flop about, moving through the water (and occasionally the air) with no physical presence. It seeks to deepen understandings of the past, cast light on the present and agitate for change in the world we live in now.Used to Past perfect simple ( I had worked) Past perfect continuous ( I had been working) Past perfect simple or past perfect continuous? It is important to note that the majority of the themes explored in this book deal with sensitive subject matters. On their first dive, things seemed strange, eerie, and pricked up the hairs on the back of their necks!