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thatgreybicryptid's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
2.5
This book has a fantastic concept but failed to deliver.
pinkgltrbubbles's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
ktindol's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
grimdreadful's review
2.0
I would like to start by saying I love Hailey Piper, I've read two books previously and they were fantastic.. this one on the other hand.. not so much.
It was very difficult to follow along and know what was happening, I have aphantasia so that may be why but I was confused a lot of the time with the setting, I couldn't picture the layout of the ship and just wasn't able to make much connections between the setting, the plot, and the characters.
I also felt it was slightly hard to read. Almost felt like i was doing research/homework with all the locations throughout the spaceship. between Pod Q and P, Pod P and O, and so on and on and on. It was just so tiring.
Read this if you enjoy: Horror, scifi, cyberpunk, lgbtqia+, space, novellas, weird fiction, space stations.
Unfortunately, this one was just not for me.
It was very difficult to follow along and know what was happening, I have aphantasia so that may be why but I was confused a lot of the time with the setting, I couldn't picture the layout of the ship and just wasn't able to make much connections between the setting, the plot, and the characters.
I also felt it was slightly hard to read. Almost felt like i was doing research/homework with all the locations throughout the spaceship. between Pod Q and P, Pod P and O, and so on and on and on. It was just so tiring.
Read this if you enjoy: Horror, scifi, cyberpunk, lgbtqia+, space, novellas, weird fiction, space stations.
Unfortunately, this one was just not for me.
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
2.0
Have just about 40 min left of the audiobook but I'm not feeling invested in the story at all. Didn't find the narration or the story easy to get invested in. But wasn't a terrible read, just not for me.
annemaries_shelves's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I saw this recommended in the comments section of a booktube video and picked it up so I could get more queer space horror in my life.
Honestly, for me it wasn't great. It's cyberpunk space body horror with trans/enby and anxiety/mental illness rep and metaphors. The plot was predictable and the writing was serviceable. To me, the main character, Alto, made a lot of dumb decisions (see everything with Esme). Though occasionally they made some smart ones, usually with the help of their wraith, Zelany (whose showbiz schtick got annoying after a while).
Despite these gripes, it was an entertaining read for most of an evening. However, I'm not looking to pick up more Hailey Piper at this point.
If you do want to read it, I recommend sourcing it from your library if possible.
Honestly, for me it wasn't great. It's cyberpunk space body horror with trans/enby and anxiety/mental illness rep and metaphors. The plot was predictable and the writing was serviceable. To me, the main character, Alto, made a lot of dumb decisions (see everything with Esme). Though occasionally they made some smart ones, usually with the help of their wraith, Zelany (whose showbiz schtick got annoying after a while).
Despite these gripes, it was an entertaining read for most of an evening. However, I'm not looking to pick up more Hailey Piper at this point.
If you do want to read it, I recommend sourcing it from your library if possible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
bravesirtoaster's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
iam's review against another edition
2.0
Not gonna lie, I barely absorbed a thing while reading. This was extremely abstract, and reading it in audio was the wrong choice for me for this book. Though truthfully, I'm not sure how much better I would have fared reading it visually.
I liked the concept of this book - I have been desperate for some SciFi horror for a while now so I was super happy to stumble across this one.
On paper, everything about this book sounds AWESOME: mindhacks, fleshhacks, corpses repurposed as AI interfaces, nonbinary neurodivergent protagonist, gender affirming cyber-augments, humanity in space as a corporate capitalist hellhole background, ... all of these are things I usually LOVE in books and SciFi in particular.
And yet, this... it didn't quite click with me. I think some of it was the abstract nature went over my head (partially due to the medium I read it in). Another part was that I just didn't click with Alto, the protagonist. That doesn't keep me from enjoying a book, but in this case it made an already suboptimal reading experience a bit worse.
Still definitely not a bad book, and if I ever stumble across it in visual format I would be curious to give it another try.
I liked the concept of this book - I have been desperate for some SciFi horror for a while now so I was super happy to stumble across this one.
On paper, everything about this book sounds AWESOME: mindhacks, fleshhacks, corpses repurposed as AI interfaces, nonbinary neurodivergent protagonist, gender affirming cyber-augments, humanity in space as a corporate capitalist hellhole background, ... all of these are things I usually LOVE in books and SciFi in particular.
And yet, this... it didn't quite click with me. I think some of it was the abstract nature went over my head (partially due to the medium I read it in). Another part was that I just didn't click with Alto, the protagonist. That doesn't keep me from enjoying a book, but in this case it made an already suboptimal reading experience a bit worse.
Still definitely not a bad book, and if I ever stumble across it in visual format I would be curious to give it another try.
libraryofalibrarian's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0