Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

6 reviews

emilyatoz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, and Violence

ejjuchau's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Colonisation

eviethebookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement, Colonisation, and Classism

maregred's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Death of parent, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

smilagros's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I listened to this on audio. I had high hopes for this one because I was OBSESSED with her previous book, Dead Silence. It took about 66% of the book for something to really happen. I still have no clue what was the big reveal. I have to acknowledge that S.A. Barnes knows how to write creepy ass scenes. Even though I was not obsessed with the book, her descriptions had me checking dark places and checking my arms to see if anything was on them. Even though I was not obsessed with this one, I will continue to pick up whatever she writes. Oh! Also, there was absolutely NO REASON to have any romance in this book. It did not go with the book. It changed the scene. I normally am a romance girlie but this time, I wanted no romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation

mals_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.25

i really really loved this! i’m a huge fan of deep space horror and i really enjoy the atmosphere of isolated planets and similar tropes.

characters were fun — the “twist” i think was heavily hinted at (maybe it wasn’t quite meant to be a twist tbh but basically there was a lot to pick up on scattered throughout the beginning) but i enjoyed it all the same and think that every bit of build up in the beginning of the story really added to the feelings of peril and paranoia the crew eventually succumbs to. very much a self-fulfilling prophecy vibe going on there.

this hit just about every box for me for a sci-fi horror! would def recommend if you like that sort of thing or even if you’re not as into deep space as you think you need to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Suicidal thoughts