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adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, War, and Grief
quetzel90's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
3.0
This was a fun and pretty fast read. It wasn't really anything special and while it was engaging while I was reading it hasn't really stuck with me. I was more interested in the the martian who who was a part of the martian rebellion as a child and the corporate lawyer who is from one of the powerful families who run the government on the moon and have a history of genetically modifying their children , and how these two became friends and what happens to them after the stories end than I was in the main character. Those two were the reason I finished the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
emzhay's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Body horror, Blood, Murder, and Ableism
Moderate: Medical trauma, Genocide, and Child death
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
dollawog's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This is a first person narrative. Hester is a flawed character and the flaws are important, but character growth is not the focus of this book. I would not say that there is character development. Hester does not have a character arc and she's pretty much the same person at the end as when she started. This is not a bad thing.
The cast is extremely diverse. If you are looking for queer representation you will find it here in spades. I loved the characters!
World-building is fantastic. This is the space-future, after a nasty war-crime riddled war between Mars and Earth/moon. Dystopian; Hester lives in the asteroid belt that is owned by The Company (who pretty much own her). The dystopia is not the main feature of this book but it creates a sense of realism that grounds the book in an easily-believable reality.
Mystery is A+. I had figured some things out myself; there were still surprises. Pacing was great, I was never bored or skipping pages. Wallace does a great job of giving just enough detail that you understand the world and have context without info-dumping you to death. The science stuff is great. Explained simply enough to understand without needing a degree, but complex, interesting, and believable. There's robotics, AI, and data-analysis.
Conclusion was satisfying. No loose ends, no plot holes.
The cast is extremely diverse. If you are looking for queer representation you will find it here in spades. I loved the characters!
World-building is fantastic. This is the space-future, after a nasty war-crime riddled war between Mars and Earth/moon. Dystopian; Hester lives in the asteroid belt that is owned by The Company (who pretty much own her). The dystopia is not the main feature of this book but it creates a sense of realism that grounds the book in an easily-believable reality.
Mystery is A+. I had figured some things out myself; there were still surprises. Pacing was great, I was never bored or skipping pages. Wallace does a great job of giving just enough detail that you understand the world and have context without info-dumping you to death. The science stuff is great. Explained simply enough to understand without needing a degree, but complex, interesting, and believable. There's robotics, AI, and data-analysis.
Conclusion was satisfying. No loose ends, no plot holes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Gore and Death
There are parallels to the Holocaust. One character is marked in the same manner as Holocaust victims, and there are mentions of how he was treated without going into too graphic of detail.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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