Mid-Day Check In 01/10/19

I'm tired of selfies right now so have a picture of the quilling kit that I'm playing around with. Contents: Paper Strips, Quilling Tool with slot and embossing head, Awl, Quilling board, Curling coach, scissors, pins, precision tip glue bottle, scissors, and tweezers. I have officially recertified in CPR and as a bonus got to take the class with a fellow member of my nursing school class and a former classmate from my Anatomy and Physiology class who is now a nursing student in another program. CPR class is way more fun if you know some of the people. The bad thing is that my knees are really hurting today. I took the morning easy and did some reading for fun.
 
When the Imagine Network commissioned a documentary on mermaids, to be filmed from the cruise ship Atargatis, they expected what they had always received before: an assortment of eyewitness reports that proved nothing, some footage that proved even less, and the kind of ratings that only came from peddling imaginary creatures to the masses.

They didn't expect actual mermaids. They certainly didn't expect those mermaids to have teeth.

This is the story of the Atargatis, lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a maritime tragedy. Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the bathypelagic zone in the Mariana Trench…and the depths are very good at keeping secrets.

This is lovely near-future horror written by one of my favorite authors. I love the portrayal of deaf and wheelchair-bound characters. There are great moments of humor interspersed within the horror. Even knowing that no one survives, I still enjoyed the entire journey.

The ocean is home to many myths,

But some are deadly...

Seven years ago the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a mockumentary bringing to life ancient sea creatures of legend. It was lost at sea with all hands. Some have called it a hoax; others have called it a tragedy.

Now a new crew has been assembled. But this time they're not out to entertain. Some seek to validate their life's work. Some seek the greatest hunt of all. Some seek the truth. But for the ambitious young scientist Victoria Stewart this is a voyage to uncover the fate of the sister she lost.

Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the waves.

But the secrets of the deep come with a price.

This is the sequel to Rolling in the Deep and it comes with even more killer mermaid goodness. Most of the main characters are scientists so their exploration of mermaids is wonderfully science based. I enjoyed the revelations about the anatomy and nature of the mermaids. I am always so impressed by how much thought Mira Grant puts into the science behind her fiction.