Deep Water

The book I am reading is called Deep Water and the author is Pauline O'Carolan. It is a fiction book and has 76 pages. I chose this book because the blurb was very dark and creepy and sounded interesting. I also like to read horror stories.

The story is about a family who is forced to move when the father loses his job. The mother’s name is Anna, the father is Rob and they have two children named Alan and Jenny. They move to a house on a farm, near the water. The house belonged to the father’s friend but there were many people who lived around the property.  The family were not aware that a monster lived in the nearby river but when they are made aware, they go to investigate. 

The book is entertaining because a couple of the tradies have straight come from jail and have no jobs. This makes the story  more interesting because the ex-criminal/tradie also is the one who told the family about the monster that lives in the river. 

While Anna investigates, she comes across a hole and reaches in. She feels something pointy like the edge of a narrow box. She tries to lift it up but can’t because of the weight of it. She persists at this and eventually is able to lift the box up, out of the hole. She chooses not to look in the box and decides to bury it so that nobody can find it. I find that interesting because I think I would be tempted to look inside it, even if it was creepy. 

After she finishes burying the box, Anna goes to sleep, but while she was sleeping someone stumbles across the box, from the small gap in the ground, and takes everything inside including some guns. 

I predict that Anna will try and look for the person who took the guns from inside the box. They might keep hiding from her and may even threaten to kill her and the children if she continues to try and find them. 

Overall, I have found this book to be interesting and simple to read. It is slow-paced but can be very dramatic. I recommend this book to people who like action and drama. It is appropriate for ages 12 and up. I give this book 3½ out of 5. JH