I was able to dive right in. This book got me out of another reading slump. Truly leave it to Diana Urban to put a HUGE twist on the next to last page!!!! Quite enjoyable.

Thank you so much to Penguin Teen and Diana Urban for letting me read this early and be on the street team for promoting this book!


This was a wild ride! I wanted to stay up all night trying to finish it because from the first line i was immediately hooked and couldn't put it down. Following along with the most interesting cast of characters as they race to solve a murder and believe me when i say this. The ending will leave you chilled to the bone.

Hope to see you all aboard Summer 2023

Lying In The Deep splayed my brain completely open and then stomped on it, and then went on to shock me some more. When I say it is smart, I mean it’s SMART in the way that had me stopping and staring at how the smallest details connected and were used to further such an intricate plot. The perfect amount of lies, misdirection, earnestness paired with moments that made my jaw literally drop.

I always get siked when I get to read a new DIana Urban book, and this one was no different as it was one of best thrillers I have read.

Move over, Karen McManus. There's a new queen of YA thrillers. I've been delighted to read all of Diana Urban's thrillers, and she's really perfected the art. This twisty, fast-paced thriller provides a unique twist on the locked-room trope.

Lainey always gets what she wants. And what she wants includes her best friend's boyfriend.

Jade's going on a semester abroad on a cruise ship to try to forget about her first love leaving her for her best friend, then blocking her number. But when she's boarding the ship, she sees beautiful, wealthy, free-spirited Lainey boarding with Silas, the boy who'd been the love of Jade's life. No matter where she goes, Jade keeps seeing them. Not even a hot, brooding boy named Felix can distract her forever. Then, after a boozy night of Monopoly that ends with Jade accidentally stabbing Silas with a letter opener, Lainey goes missing, and Jade's the number one suspect.

Jade's convinced she's not the only person Lainey's backstabbed, and the deeper she digs into her fellow shipmates' lives, the more connections she finds. Jade convinces Felix to help her investigate, but their budding romance is complicated by signs that Silas might be having second thoughts about ending things with Jade. This teen thriller simmers with jealousy and passion as more teens meet unfortunate ends, ending in a startling but satisfying conclusion.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy of this book.

I’d love to interview Diana for my podcast Raise Your Words. I read Lying in the Deep in a day! I love that the characters are all terrible people but the storyline is so intriguing!! I loved reading all the twists and turns.