Meg

My first Alten book, and what a treat! Alten creates a very plausible and convincing action-packed story that keeps propelling you into the ocean and alongside its master of the sea with every chapter. That's what makes this story awesome, you get a lot of time with a fascinating creature and its enormous impact on both sea-life and humans. And there is a huge cast of dynamic situations and people all invested in researching the Megalodon, so you find yourself just as intrigued by the mysterious creature.

What put me off was the multiple references to evolution and millions of years ago nonsense. Also, in the first couple of chapters, I had a hard time breaking into the story as it felt like reading an encyclopedia. Thankfully, Alten moved away from the technical dictionary and dove fast into a spirited exciting adventure from that point on.

Jonas, the main MC, was a lot of fun too. He dealt with some animosity, but his attitude remained pretty positive, especially in spite of the horrible conditions and dangerous risks he was dealing with.