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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
CLAIRE AND KANE SUPREMACY!!!
This was such a delightfully impressive read! I really appreciate the level of detail and research the author put into this. And her characters felt damn real! Especially impressive in horror books where I find that's the most neglected aspect.
Will be thinking about this one a lot hehe.
This was such a delightfully impressive read! I really appreciate the level of detail and research the author put into this. And her characters felt damn real! Especially impressive in horror books where I find that's the most neglected aspect.
Will be thinking about this one a lot hehe.
I enjoyed Dead Silence, but I think some of the reason I enjoyed it so much is because I went in with low expectations.
Dead Silence is by no means a bad book, but it is predictable and this feels like a story that has been told many, many times already.
Still, the writing is good, the characters are three dimensional, and you care about what happens to them.
Four stars.
Dead Silence is by no means a bad book, but it is predictable and this feels like a story that has been told many, many times already.
Still, the writing is good, the characters are three dimensional, and you care about what happens to them.
Four stars.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4-4.5 stars. A gripping "locked-door" mystery/thriller set on a space-ship version of Titanic (aka first of its kind luxury ship). The ending felt rushed. Would have liked to see more of what happened between the last chapter and the epilogue.
4.5 Stars
What happens when you can't trust what you see or hear?
How long will it be before you completely lose your sanity?
This is what happened to a crew who stumbled upon a luxury space cruiser that went missing decades ago. The longer they were on the cruiser, the worse things got.
It's been a while since I've read any horror novels and man, do I miss it. It had me on the edge of my seat. I didn't want to put it down. If you're a fan of horror/psychological thrillers, I highly recommend this novel.
What happens when you can't trust what you see or hear?
How long will it be before you completely lose your sanity?
This is what happened to a crew who stumbled upon a luxury space cruiser that went missing decades ago. The longer they were on the cruiser, the worse things got.
It's been a while since I've read any horror novels and man, do I miss it. It had me on the edge of my seat. I didn't want to put it down. If you're a fan of horror/psychological thrillers, I highly recommend this novel.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great premise and the atmosphere building was fantastic, especially during the first foray onto the Aurora. It was really hard to guess what sort of horror this would turn into. A little less exciting as the book went on but I would read more by Barnes in future.
Ahoy there me mateys! I received an eArc of this sci-fi novel through NetGalley in exchange for me honest musings . . .
I love books about shipwrecks, ghost ships, and ghost stories. So this was a must read for me. And it was a lot of fun. The story follows Claire Kovalik whose crew is on their final mission setting up communication equipment on the far edges of space. They are about to head out when their ship receives a distress signal. Nothing should be out here but they investigate and discover a luxury cruise liner, the Aurora, that went missing over 20 years ago with everyone on board long presumed dead. Why is it so far off course? The crew wants to claim the ship for salvage and fame. They don't get what they expect.
I really loved Claire. She is an unreliable narrator due to past trauma. Are Claire's ghosts in her head or literal? I thought the structure of the novel set this up so nicely in that ye start in the present with Claire in hospital, go back into the past, and then get caught back up to the present before moving forward. I was kept guessing the entire time about both Claire's mental state and if she even understood what the truth was. It could be frustrating to many readers because not everything is answered. I, however, thought it keep the tension strung out nicely.
I also thought the horror of the state of the bodies was creepy and fun. How folks ended up dead was excellent even if the why of it ended up being a minor weak part for me. That said, I loved the company's attempted cover up and how the plot resolved. Aye, ye have to suspend disbelief a bit (especially for the final chapters of the book) but it was a fast paced read that I didn't want to put down. I am so glad to have read this one.
So lastly . . .
Thank ye kindly Tor Nightfire!
I love books about shipwrecks, ghost ships, and ghost stories. So this was a must read for me. And it was a lot of fun. The story follows Claire Kovalik whose crew is on their final mission setting up communication equipment on the far edges of space. They are about to head out when their ship receives a distress signal. Nothing should be out here but they investigate and discover a luxury cruise liner, the Aurora, that went missing over 20 years ago with everyone on board long presumed dead. Why is it so far off course? The crew wants to claim the ship for salvage and fame. They don't get what they expect.
I really loved Claire. She is an unreliable narrator due to past trauma. Are Claire's ghosts in her head or literal? I thought the structure of the novel set this up so nicely in that ye start in the present with Claire in hospital, go back into the past, and then get caught back up to the present before moving forward. I was kept guessing the entire time about both Claire's mental state and if she even understood what the truth was. It could be frustrating to many readers because not everything is answered. I, however, thought it keep the tension strung out nicely.
I also thought the horror of the state of the bodies was creepy and fun. How folks ended up dead was excellent even if the why of it ended up being a minor weak part for me. That said, I loved the company's attempted cover up and how the plot resolved. Aye, ye have to suspend disbelief a bit (especially for the final chapters of the book) but it was a fast paced read that I didn't want to put down. I am so glad to have read this one.
So lastly . . .
Thank ye kindly Tor Nightfire!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
There's this terrible Julianna Margulies movie called Ghost Ship, and I kept thinking of that while I read this book, because it was Ghost Ship meets Firefly with a little bit of The Collection at the end. But better than those two terrible things and that one good thing by a terrible creator. It wasn't as scary I was expecting from a report I got from a friend (though that could have been partly because I had to take so many breaks from reading it to do school stuff), but it was very good and I liked it!