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wildfaeriecaps's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not usually a huge scifi fan, but the blurb for this sounded too interesting to pass up. Definitely kept me turning pages though I could have done with less of an emotional roller coaster because now my head hurts from crying so much.. which.. is kind of the mark of good writing. So I guess I'm not really actually complaining.
layla87's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
I enjoyed this! The world building was good, the plot was very interesting and I liked both characters.
I didn't expect the ending tbh. I thought it would go to a totally different route.
The narrator did a good job as well and I enjoyed his performance.
I enjoyed this! The world building was good, the plot was very interesting and I liked both characters.
I didn't expect the ending tbh. I thought it would go to a totally different route.
The narrator did a good job as well and I enjoyed his performance.
ryanpfw's review against another edition
4.0
My second book by this author. I felt Cameron’s character was bland and one note, but I had a really good sense of who Brady was, and look forward to where his character goes from here. The hand of the plot was very heavy in the early chapters to force the characters together, and I really wanted to see what happened to Wade and his gang at the conclusion. Hopefully that comes in the next book. Well intentioned with some misses. Let’s call it 3.75 stars rounded up.
tashas_books's review against another edition
3.0
I just didn’t connect with this one: the relationship between the MCs didn’t feel like real love, just a forced bond; and I skimmed over the sex scenes because they felt more coercive than consensual.
Don’t think I’ll be reading anymore of this series, but I would read more from Lisa Henry, because, as much as the relationship didn’t feel real to me, her writing really drew me in.
Don’t think I’ll be reading anymore of this series, but I would read more from Lisa Henry, because, as much as the relationship didn’t feel real to me, her writing really drew me in.
kaitlin_durante's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I liked the characters but the story felt sort of half finished.
I liked the characters but the story felt sort of half finished.
bookishvice's review against another edition
2.0
This is a re-read for me and I had to go back to check on the publishing date (2012), because this MM book contains outdated and harmful language/views towards que queer community. Imagine my surprise at the liberal use of the word faggot, and harmful gendered comparisons where girl/feminine means less or weaker. One of the MC also deals with internalized homophobia, although he swears he has no problem with gays. I don't even know how to process or explain the way rape was presented in this book. Please check out this other reviewer, who dives deeper into the many problematic aspects of this novel: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/665924988
teresab78's review against another edition
4.0
Almost lost faith at 90% but got my HFN. Though I agree with many of the other reviews that the ending was a little abrupt to accomplish this. I loved the story otherwise!
downtown_kb's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
4.5
“With a field of stars behind it, it was a black shape. It was the absence of light. It was a thing carved out of the never-ending night. It was dark space.”
Cameron Rushton is a hero, captured 4 years ago by the alien race known as The Faceless. When he suddenly turns up on Brady Garrett’s space station in an alien stasis pod and the doctors botch his extraction, Brady finds himself as some sort of human battery to keep Cameron alive. They have to touch frequently. In fact, the closer they get physically the stronger Cam becomes.
I found the set up of this book: a post-apoc/dystopia/space war setting where the Earth is ravaged and doing its best to defend itself against an evil alien race, fascinating and it sucked me right in. Partially because Brady’s very conversational, stream of consciousness rambling narration was pretty funny and endearing. But I’m also a sucker for good sci-fi.
I’ll admit I was a bit thrown by this being a gay awakening, and by the forced proximity/intimacy of these two being very dubcon in nature. It threw me off because I didn't expect this to be such a bleak setting. That combined with Cam’s history and position being complicated. He’s keeping secrets and Brady’s glimpses of his time with the aliens are disturbing. So their connection feels a bit unstable and contaminated? There is also a lot of homophobia in this book, internalized as well, and yes the book was written in 2012, and has a very bro military setting but I would hope if we were that far advanced in the future to space travel that gender and sexuality would be less archaic. But I guess that might be very optimistic of me.
Anyway, I loved Garrett, the tone of this book is very stark and melancholy. The suspense gave you a strong sense of impending doom and I could not stop reading. The last 70% was wild, and intense, with some serious space horror elements. I could not put it down and things started to make more sense. Just whoa. What a ride. I’m excited to read where they go in book 2.
Cameron Rushton is a hero, captured 4 years ago by the alien race known as The Faceless. When he suddenly turns up on Brady Garrett’s space station in an alien stasis pod and the doctors botch his extraction, Brady finds himself as some sort of human battery to keep Cameron alive. They have to touch frequently. In fact, the closer they get physically the stronger Cam becomes.
I found the set up of this book: a post-apoc/dystopia/space war setting where the Earth is ravaged and doing its best to defend itself against an evil alien race, fascinating and it sucked me right in. Partially because Brady’s very conversational, stream of consciousness rambling narration was pretty funny and endearing. But I’m also a sucker for good sci-fi.
I’ll admit I was a bit thrown by this being a gay awakening, and by the forced proximity/intimacy of these two being very dubcon in nature. It threw me off because I didn't expect this to be such a bleak setting. That combined with Cam’s history and position being complicated. He’s keeping secrets and Brady’s glimpses of his time with the aliens are disturbing. So their connection feels a bit unstable and contaminated? There is also a lot of homophobia in this book, internalized as well, and yes the book was written in 2012, and has a very bro military setting but I would hope if we were that far advanced in the future to space travel that gender and sexuality would be less archaic. But I guess that might be very optimistic of me.
Anyway, I loved Garrett, the tone of this book is very stark and melancholy. The suspense gave you a strong sense of impending doom and I could not stop reading. The last 70% was wild, and intense, with some serious space horror elements. I could not put it down and things started to make more sense. Just whoa. What a ride. I’m excited to read where they go in book 2.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
oliviak_31's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
shemi's review against another edition
4.0
I felt a pit of despair from the beginning till the end of this book. The ending didn't match the pace of the rest of the book and was lacking because of that. I loved the premise, and the writing was superb.