Into The Abyss by EJ AltBacker

Not As Good As The First Book

             Gray, a megaladon shark, is nervous, and he should be. After the defeat of the tyrant Finnivus at the Battle of Riptide, Gray knows that the dictator tiger shark will return for revenge. When assassins strike, Gray knows Finnivus is on the move. In the first battle, Gray's forces suffer a devastating loss. Now, Gray must take up the charge and finish this war!

            Into the Abyss, is Book 3 in the Shark Wars series, which centers on Gray, a megaladon shark, and his adventures. Gray, the reader later learns, is part of a mysterious prophecy. In Book 1, Shark Wars, the reader is introduced to the main characters, and Gray learns of his identity as a megalodon shark. Sharks live in groups called shivers, and Gray becomes the leader of the Rogue shiver, a bunch of outcasts. Subsequently, in Book 2, The Battle of Riptide, is when Gray first encounters Finnivus and the war begins! The brutal war continues in Book 3 with Finnivus striving to conquer all of the shivers, but ends in a surprising cliff hanger. I'm looking forward to seeing what the fourth book has to offer.

            I did not like this book as much as the first two, as many of the characters I liked died, which I thought unnecessary to the plot. This also lacked most of the light-hearted banter between characters that I enjoyed in the earlier books. I felt this installment was too preoccupied with the war and could have benefited from the small subplots the first book had using tensions that created internal turmoil within the shivers and kept you guessing. A mako shark, named Velenka, is suspiciously present during troublesome incidences with the shivers. Overall, I gave this book three stars because it had enough intense, fast-paced action to keep the reader engaged and the cliff-hanger conclusion made me eager for more of this series.