Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman / 1 Star

[Kimber]

Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
1 Star

Erin and Mark are the main characters in this psychological thriller. Erin is a documentary filmmaker working on a film about a few individuals who are about to be released from prison. Mark is a top-level banking finance guy. Shortly after they decide to get married and pull out all of the stops for their wedding and honeymoon they hit a bump that knocks their finances sideways. They decide to go ahead with a scaled-back wedding and a shorter stay in Bora Bora, where they plan to honeymoon.

While on their honeymoon, they go scuba diving and find something in the water. They have to make a decision, and the decision they make has the capacity to change their future in a very big way.

I read this book for my F2F book club. I did not like this book. I didn't like the writing (choppy, repetitive, fragmented sentences) or the characters or the decisions made by any of the characters or even the plot. I could barely bring myself to finish it and probably wouldn't have if I had realized I wasn't going to be at book club this month anyway, because I was going to watch my husband's band play in Alpena at the 100th Michigan State Park, for a celebration of 100 Years of Michigan State Parks. I guarantee I had more fun swimming in Lake Huron in Alpena (ultimately with happier results) than Erin and Mark had swimming with sharks in Bora Bora.

[Nicole R]

I. Hated. This. Book. I thought it was absolutely atrocious. I could not agree with you more!