Reviews

A House Between Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm

crazyisbrilliant's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

The story was enjoyable but the ending was lacking.  

yoloxokotl_xolos's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A House Between Earth and Moon is one of those books written under the shadow of a the pandemic that manages to feel like a pandemic novel without actually being a pandemic novel. The sense of claustrophobia, panic, and uncertainty is palpable on the page. Scherm captures the human trauma of the unknown that permeated life during those years. The choice of perspectives gives us just enough insight of what's going on to allow readers to feel like they know what's happening while still concealing enough to also shift the story with new developments and conflicting motivations. I was fascinated by Tess' obsession with views and the motivation of others. I was captivated by this story and found it to be just far enough removed from reality to be a great sci fi while still feeling like a reflection of our current lives.

twocents's review against another edition

Why does a premise about terraforming space stations need a random chapter about the scientist's teenage daughter's rape? 

actuallyahorsereads's review

3.0

This started off fantastic and then kind of fizzled out into an incoherent mess.

katmers's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

c1emntine's review

4.0

Excellent premise but doesn't quite carry through in the end

lilcoop71's review

2.0

2.5 stars

the_spines's review

4.0

This book had a stronger start than finish, but I did enjoy the sci fi tech and the space. Not a good choice if you're looking for something uplifting though, be warned!

rebelqueen's review

2.0

I am confused about this book. The premise is great. The beginning was strong, but it very quickly went downhill. There is no plot. There are characters that are developed a little bit? The ending was so anticlimactic. And there are so many big world building things in this that ended up having no purpose. Like there is a space station for billionaires, but I could not tell you how it was set up and this book is not short. Usually sci-fi novels explain any space structures with lots of cool details. That didn’t happen here.

luckyniko's review

3.0

i thought this was an interesting look at how the future of humanity could and very well might progress.
the technology just being a phone thats an in-ear implant was neat. it wasn't full ai where it would talk and what not but it recorded everything you ever experience and let you browse through memories even if you couldn't remember - the human brain but better.

i think i understand why some people wouldn't like this. its just seeing how people live in a circumstance without any real conclusion its just a slice of their lives. which i think is the point of literary fiction but who knows.

it was interesting. the earth is in ruins, heat and fire rings terrorizing the us.. 130 degrees being the norm. so much pollution that scientists are trying to combat the carbon problem. the wealthy 1o are funding a space station they can live on. the working scientists there live in hovels while there is an entirely untouched district of space mansions to be filled once they know for a fact that it is safe. any advancement they come up with can only help the space station, earth is left for dead.