Into the Deep

Into the Deep Series, Book 1

By: Samantha Young

Narrated by: Renée Chambliss

Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Charley Redford was just an ordinary girl until Jake Caplin moved to her small town in Indiana and convinced her she was extraordinary. Almost from day one Jake pulled Charley into the deep and promised he was right there with her. But when a tragic incident darkened Jake's life, he waded out into the shallows and left Charley behind. Almost four years later Charley thinks she's moved on. That is until she takes a study year abroad in Edinburgh and bumps into none other than Jake Caplin at a party with his new girlfriend.

The bad-boy-turned-good attempts to convince Charley to forgive him, and as her best friend starts spending time with Jake, Charley calls a truce, only to find herself tumbling back into a friendship with him. As they grow closer, the spark between them flares and begins playing havoc with their lives and relationships. When jealousy and longing rear their destructive heads, Charley and Jake struggle to come to grips with what they mean to one another. And even if they work it out, there is no guarantee Charley will ever trust Jake to lead her back into the deep...

©2013 Samantha Young (P)2013 Tantor

Love Lost and Found

Heartfelt story of young love. I felt the ending did not have enough closure. The narrator did a good job.

Not worth it

I'm not sure which was more annoying; the characters or the narration. Ms. Chambliss's voice is better suited to children's books that don't require any foreign accents. Granted, Scottish is difficult to mimic, but she well and truly slaughtered both the Scottish AND the British accents - it was painful to listen to. I really enjoyed the 'On Dublin Street' series, so I can't figure out why this book was so bad... Did Samantha Young not have an editor? Was she under some kind of time constraint? The characters were under-developed and one-dimensional, even for a YA book. I read the reviews and, because I wasn't looking for an intellectual listen, discounted them. Don't make the same mistake I did -- this one isn't worth your time.

I can't even...

I have loved many of her other books but I could not listen to this as the narrator is just horrible. I felt like I was listening to a child and I just could not listen to it beyond about 20 mins. Ugh. Waste of a credit. Lesson learned, listen to a sample first!

Bana- not a story for me

To youthful for me. I found myself wanting to slap the younger versions. and shake the older version of them.

Teen romance

What disappointed you about Into the Deep?

Appropriate for a teen romance novel but not even close to the caliber found in On Dublin Street.

What was most disappointing about Samantha Young’s story?

No depth. dull characters.

Disappointing and full of angst

I really struggled to finish this book. The back and forth from the present and the past was fine. The main character was supposed to be "strong." However , I thought her inability to confront people with the truth was weak. I wanted to like and forgive Jake. But I didn't. I found him selfish and self-serving. Maybe if his POV was offered I would have felt differently. I am not even interesting in reading or listening to the second book for free.

The narration was good.

Disappointing and anticlimatic

After listening to On Dublin Street and Before Jamaica Lane (i loved them both especially Jamaica Lane) I had high hopes for this book. I spent a lot of the time listening to this book thinking "is this the same author?" Into the Deep has its moments but overall it is not great. Its a story of 2 teenagers who fall in love, through a crappy event he treats her like crap and dumps her, she pines for him for 4 years and then they meet up again and then all the angst of should we be friends, how do I get over him etc. There are parts of this that is fine but it just goes on and on. But the real problem with the book is I never felt the connection between these two. I was never routing for them. I never got involved in their story. In fact I kept hoping she would dump Jake's ass and get together with Lowe. Jake is not a very attractive character so at the end its just a big so what. Overall the book has a very immature flavor to it. If you are looking for a love story that pulls at your heart strings, this is not it. I don't think its worth the credit and definitely not worth the money. oh and don't get me started on the narrator. Charley sounds like she is about 12. Narration was really bad!

couldn't finish it

The narration sounded like a 12 y/o...an annoying 12 y/o...couldn't make it past the 1st chapter

Did not realize this was the first book in the series

With the second being Out the Shallows. Disliked the 2nd book and since this is the first I definitely won’t waist my time on this one. Delete for me.

WORST NARRATOR EVER!!!!!!!

I can't even listen to the rest of the book! I love Samantha Young but Renee Chambliss is terrible.