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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
Changed my mind about the rating, I will rate it three stars instead of four.
Oh wow! I wasn't expecting this book to grip me the way it did. Total page-turner for me. Got me pretty emotional at the end.
Lisa Henry’s Dark Space begins when Brady Garrett, a medic on a space station, is called to the isolation unit to help with a special case. Cameron Rushton, a pilot who was captured by the Faceless four years back, has been found in a special biological suit. Brady is told he is there for moral purposes, but when things go wrong, Brady and Cameron end up forming a special bond—one in which Cameron’s life is dependent on Brady’s proximity. Brady isn’t fond of this bond, and his sexual dreams about men start to make him uncomfortable. He’s straight and has never thought of another guy in the way he’s thinking about Cameron. To complicate things, Cameron has been with the enemy for four years, and Brady learns things that make him believe their lives will be coming to an imminent end.
This book is amazing, heartfelt and erotic. The world building is fantastic, and the characters are very real. The way Brady struggles with his sexuality as he falls for Cameron is extremely hot too. I loved the special connection between Brady and Cameron, which allowed them to feel each other’s emotions and be inside one another’s heads to communicate.
Brady’s dilemma with his family was especially heartbreaking. I can’t imagine being stuck out in space with no way to return and take care of loved ones. There was so much impending doom in this story that I was sure the book was going to rip my heart out, so when I discovered that wasn’t going to be the case, I was overjoyed.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves M/M Erotic Romance, Fantasy, and Scifi.
Reviewed by JJ for The Novel Approach
http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/review-dark-space-by-lisa-henry/
This book is amazing, heartfelt and erotic. The world building is fantastic, and the characters are very real. The way Brady struggles with his sexuality as he falls for Cameron is extremely hot too. I loved the special connection between Brady and Cameron, which allowed them to feel each other’s emotions and be inside one another’s heads to communicate.
Brady’s dilemma with his family was especially heartbreaking. I can’t imagine being stuck out in space with no way to return and take care of loved ones. There was so much impending doom in this story that I was sure the book was going to rip my heart out, so when I discovered that wasn’t going to be the case, I was overjoyed.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves M/M Erotic Romance, Fantasy, and Scifi.
Reviewed by JJ for The Novel Approach
http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/review-dark-space-by-lisa-henry/
3.5
I quite enjoyed a lot of this book. Lisa Henry can seriously write. I've not read a lot by her, but everything I have has been excellently penned. This is no exception. It's also touching and a little thought provoking.
Brady and Cameron were a wonderful pair. I enjoyed Cameron's quietly apologetic nature and Brady's outwardly calm terror. In a lot of ways, their personalities and behaviours, given their circumstances, were believable. Though I might have expected a little more dissonance in Cameron's attempt to return to humanity and I was vaguely uncomfortable with Brady's almost obsessive need to accept a title before he could accept his feelings (especially since, in terms of M/M tropes, it felt a lot more like GFY than anything else).
I was also a little confused about how sex with an alien could enable communication. I accepted it as part of the fiction that kept the plot rolling, but it also felt a little like an obvious artifice to enable Henry to take the story where she wanted it to go. In other words: a convenient (if not uncommon) plot device, rather than any natural growth of the story. And I disliked having to read the first person rape.
I was also a bit disgusted with the shiny happy ending. It too felt forced and unnatural, given how dark everything had been to that point. For the most part, however, despite my few quibbles, I ended the book more happy than not.
I quite enjoyed a lot of this book. Lisa Henry can seriously write. I've not read a lot by her, but everything I have has been excellently penned. This is no exception. It's also touching and a little thought provoking.
Brady and Cameron were a wonderful pair. I enjoyed Cameron's quietly apologetic nature and Brady's outwardly calm terror. In a lot of ways, their personalities and behaviours, given their circumstances, were believable. Though I might have expected a little more dissonance in Cameron's attempt to return to humanity and I was vaguely uncomfortable with Brady's almost obsessive need to accept a title before he could accept his feelings (especially since, in terms of M/M tropes, it felt a lot more like GFY than anything else).
I was also a little confused about how sex with an alien could enable communication. I accepted it as part of the fiction that kept the plot rolling, but it also felt a little like an obvious artifice to enable Henry to take the story where she wanted it to go. In other words: a convenient (if not uncommon) plot device, rather than any natural growth of the story. And I disliked having to read the first person rape.
I was also a bit disgusted with the shiny happy ending. It too felt forced and unnatural, given how dark everything had been to that point. For the most part, however, despite my few quibbles, I ended the book more happy than not.
Lisa Henry's writing style is great. I really really liked this book, though I'd have liked it even more without ...
Spoiler
the super creepy alien sex/rape
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced