ARC BOOK REVIEW: THE WOMAN UNDERWATER BY PENNY GOETJEN

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

First of all, I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC to write a review on.

Synopsis:

The Woman Underwater is the story of a woman named Victoria Sanders, whose husband, a history professor at Litchfield Academy, a boarding school for boys, mysteriously disappears while on a school trip to New York City.

Seven years pass, but Victoria is still plagued with nightmares and is unable to accept the fact that her husband is really gone. However, shocking truths start getting uncovered that make Victoria question everything and everybody around her.

Review:

The story slowly builds up as one progresses further, and small but relatively insignificant details are revealed along the way. It takes time to piece together how the scraps of information fit together in the large narrative, but the way in which they are conveyed keeps one intrigued.

By the end of the book, one is able to connect and sympathise with Victoria Sanders. However, the ending falls short of the suspense that was built throughout the book. It turns predictable, and some of the story arcs are tied up quickly to avoid loose ends. The writing undoubtedly is successful in immersing the reader in the world of Victoria Sanders. However, the reader is left wanting more information to make sense of everything.

Overall, the book has excellent world-building with exciting characters who could have been explored more so that the reader could make sense of the way the events unfolded and the reason behind the manner in which they did.