Into the Deep (Rock Harbor Series #3) Book

I don't get the positive reviews of this book. It is a very easy, mindless read but the characters are not realistic. Is this a mystery? Not really. Not enough depth. Is it a romance? Not really. Not enough passion.

So the characters. Is the author trying to say that people from small towns are extremely slow? I have a friend who wants a baby and a friend who wants to give up a baby, but it took Bree most of the book to put it together. My dog was almost stolen, but Bree just leaves the dog outside alone so the thieves can make a second attempt. And when do these characters ever work. There's a murder. Don't worry they're on it; they're totally focused on it during the five hours they work a week. The scientists who are working hard to make that great discovery, spend most of their time scuba diving and with their families. However, the waitress and the people at the pharmacy are always working. Yet the most insane. Denise husband dies leaving her with three small children. People sees she's suffering (to the point that her child almost drowns in a tub), but no one in this small town helps her. But let's go back even further. Her husband Phil had time to help her at home and fish all while he was completely focused on his lab. Realistically, most people in this situation would be lucky if they saw their kids an hour a day.

And then there's the plot. So one guy was responsible for kidnapping the dad for his science research, kidnapping the dog for a dogfighting ring, hiring someone to hack computers and killing multiple characters all while spending all his time working in the lab. All because his wife left him. This guy should get an award for super villain of the year. Although most super villains have a singular focus (say taking over the world). This guy did it all.

Details in this book were so random and forced. Scuba diving? Oh, she needed it later here. Bree suddenly is a dog trainer. Oh, a page later she needed those extra dogs. Each chapter of the book seemed like a random thought instead of a really thought out plot line.

So two stars for the effort. The book was readable, but lacked in any depth and substance.