Somewhere in the Deep

by Tanvi Berwah

Overview

From the author of Monsters Born and Made comes an action-packed South Asian inspired fantasy that will have your heart racing at every turn.

Seventeen-year-old Krescent Dune is buried under the weight of her dead parents' debt and the ruinous legacy they left behind. The only way she can earn enough money to escape her unforgiving island is by battling monstrous creatures in an underground fighting pit.

After a fight goes terribly wrong, she's banned from the pits. Now hopeless, she is offered a deal: in exchange for the erasure of her debts, she must join and protect a hunting party for a rescue mission deep within the mining caves beneath the island.

Krescent is determined to keep her head down and fulfill her role as the dutiful bodyguard, even though she is trapped underground with her childhood enemy and a company of people who would gladly kill her if they knew who her parents were. As they come across creatures she believed only existed in legends, it becomes clear they are in far more danger than she could have imagined.

But someone doesn't want her to make it out alive. And she'll have to figure out who before she's left alone…in the dark.

Perfect for fans of:

• Dystopian Fantasy
• Monster Battles
• Friends to Lovers
• Deadly Competition
• Rebellion
• Angsty Teenagers
• Fans of Chloe Gong

Praise for Monsters Born and Made:

"Thrilling, bloody and action-packed, Somewhere in the Deep is a page-turning adventure in a world full of monsters, both beast and human. Tanvi Berwah's follow-up to Monsters Born and Made is a breathtaking, fast-paced thrill ride, and I loved following the battle-scarred and fiercely brave Kress Dune as she faced the dangerous world of the deep." — Vanessa Len, bestselling author of Only a Monster and Never a Hero

"Somewhere in the Deep is packed with heart-pounding fights against vicious monsters. Kress is a reluctant heroine who is easy to cheer for as she claws her way out of the death pits and encounters unfathomable horrors in the depths below. A thrilling and imaginative read!" — Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Book of Tea duology

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728247656
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	01/09/2024
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.50(d)
Lexile:	HL750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Tanvi Berwah grew up wanting to touch the stars and reach back in time. She graduated from the University of Delhi with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Literature of English and lives in India. She is the author of Monsters Born and Made and Somewhere in the Deep.

Editorial Reviews

"Thrilling, bloody and action-packed, Somewhere in the Deep is a page-turning adventure in a world full of monsters, both beast and human. Tanvi Berwah’s follow-up to Monsters Born and Made is a breathtaking, fast-paced thrill ride, and I loved following the battle-scarred and fiercely brave Kress Dune as she faced the dangerous world of the deep." — Vanessa Len, bestselling author of Only a Monster and Never a Hero

"Somewhere in the Deep is packed with heart-pounding fights against vicious monsters. Kress is a reluctant heroine who is easy to cheer for as she claws her way out of the death pits and encounters unfathomable horrors in the depths below. A thrilling and imaginative read!" — Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Book of Tea duology 

From the Publisher

2023-10-21
An elite monster fighter accepts a dangerous quest in this stand-alone companion to Monsters Born and Made (2022).

Krescent “Kress” Dune dreams of leaving the colonized island of Kar Atish, where she leads a brutal life of fighting in the monster pits. The oppressive Collector, leader of the Landers who control the island, mine zargunine, a valuable “alloy of an unknown substance mixed with gold,” and they’ve made the local people Renters, forced to pay to live on their own land. Orphaned Kress knows she’ll only find freedom elsewhere, though that will mean leaving childhood friend Rivan. Desperate, she accepts the offer to guard an expedition to rescue lost miners deep underground in exchange for her freedom. In the dark, labyrinthine passages filled with deadly monsters, Kress uncovers long-buried secrets that affect all the islanders. The book’s creatures and mythology are intriguing and original, but their incorporation into the story is haphazard, resulting in jarring, intrusive exposition. The Landers’ subjugation of Kar Atish and their stripping of its resources are brutally depicted but lack nuance. Although Kress’ narration is overly dramatic, some amusing moments help offset frustration over the slowness of her romantic and emotional breakthroughs, which are frequently interrupted. Still, the plot twists are mind-blowingly enticing and will tempt readers to pick up future stories set in this world. Kress and most cast members have brown skin; the Landers are fantasy white.

A dark and compelling story hampered by uneven worldbuilding. (Fantasy. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews