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adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Not the most scary SciFi horror, but the genre is so sparsely populated I'm just happy to have it.
I especially liked the AI aspect, though as someone who knows a bit about the topic I personally would have liked more details about the AI part.
Hester's mental, emotional and physical trauma gave the story and intriguing point of view, though I also feel like there were some missed opportunities with her various cybernetic limbs (though they were also never forgotten which I appreciated!)
The casual queerness was also an aspect I liked, together with the various characters.
The plot was intriguing, though took a bit to get really started in my opinion. Due to the investigator aspect it felts almost more than a crime mystery than pure horror though.
While I enjoyed the plot, I didn't think the pieces fit together as smoothly as they could have been, and in my opinion there is one bit plothole.Why did Vanguard not just leave at any point before? It clearly was capable and didn't want to do what it was set up to do. That said, I really enjoyed the foreshadowing and plottwists.
I especially liked the AI aspect, though as someone who knows a bit about the topic I personally would have liked more details about the AI part.
Hester's mental, emotional and physical trauma gave the story and intriguing point of view, though I also feel like there were some missed opportunities with her various cybernetic limbs (though they were also never forgotten which I appreciated!)
The casual queerness was also an aspect I liked, together with the various characters.
The plot was intriguing, though took a bit to get really started in my opinion. Due to the investigator aspect it felts almost more than a crime mystery than pure horror though.
While I enjoyed the plot, I didn't think the pieces fit together as smoothly as they could have been, and in my opinion there is one bit plothole.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, and Cursing
terrorism, amputation, prosthetics,urs's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, and Cursing
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, and Suicide
raechel's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I'm not big on sci-fi usually but this book was with my Night Worms subscription and I've loved almost everything else I've gotten from them.
This book is a sci-fi "locked room" murder mystery with a disabled queer main character and a side cast that includes poc, queer, and non-binary people. It covers war, terrorism, class, evil corporations, and disability.
This book got me out of a month-long reading slump and it was fantastic.
This book is a sci-fi "locked room" murder mystery with a disabled queer main character and a side cast that includes poc, queer, and non-binary people. It covers war, terrorism, class, evil corporations, and disability.
This book got me out of a month-long reading slump and it was fantastic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, and Gore
spiritedfaraway's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
An absolutely engrossing ride! This book is part murder mystery, part thriller and it was difficult to put down, I had to know what happened next.
An absolutely engrossing ride! This book is part murder mystery, part thriller and it was difficult to put down, I had to know what happened next.
“My contractual commitment to ensuring the safety and security of Parthenope Enterprises and its facilities, operations, and employees did not extend to searching through fluid-stained sheets beneath the bare ass of a twenty-something kid reckless enough to think that paying somebody to drill into his head was a good idea.”
Dead Space follows Hester Marley, a disillusioned AI expert who has survived a horrific tragedy and unimaginable loss and is now injured, indebted, and stranded in the far end of space. Stuck in place until she can pay off her debt, everything changes when a former friend and fellow survivor contacts her.
“This isolated rock in the outer system, this thankless job helping a rich company make itself richer, the pain in my joints where metal met flesh, the medical debt that grew every day, this was it, this was all I had, until I could work my way out.”
I’m not going to say anymore for fear of spoilers, but this book had my heart pounding and me flipping the pages long into the night. Definitely for fans of science fiction thrillers, intrigue and suspense.
Also, the main character is queer and a side character is non-binary, so you know I loved that representation.
However, as I am a white non-disabled individual, I can’t speak towards how the representation of characters of color or a person who is disabled was handled, I’m definitely hoping to read own voices reviews to see what they think.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Torture
fetishization of a person with a disability (the main character has prostheses), stereotyping, bigotry, talk of war, war crimes, famine, attempted genocide, and sterilization. I definitely might have missed something, if I did please tell me!
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