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buriedinsatin's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.25
mousie's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
emhamill's review
5.0
I bought this immediately after reading the first one because I wasn't ready to leave Brady and Cam behind yet. Brady's head is a lot darker this time, so the title is incredibly perfect. His relationship with Cam is entirely believable, and his panic real as the painfully intimate bond they shared in the first book is a source of frustration in its absence, then terror in its return. Brady and Cam's relationship with Cam's little sister Lucy is sweet and adorable. I love the story. If anything made me a look a little sideways at it, it was the scene on board the Faceless ship at the end (no spoilers). Just a little bit over the top, but hey, it worked! It has a satisfactory conclusion, but I hope there can be more in this series. The end is only the beginning!
reading_rainy's review against another edition
5.0
*4.5* I would classify this series as sci-fi, psychological f*ckery, MM romance, military, and alien first contact.
I am so impressed with Lisa Henry's writing. She perfectly blurs the lines between the good guys and the bad guys, allowing all of these characters to move around her world, react, and FEEL. She perfectly encapsulates what it means to be in the military. That initial sense of duty, pride, and then the inevitable realization that war is horrendous.
Brady will get under your skin just as he did in the first book. But he's such a wonderful character, you can't help but to root for him! Brady will be the first to admit he's afraid. He's afraid of losing Cam because he's not good enough, he's afraid of not being able to protect his little sister Lucy, but most of all he fears the faceless leader, Kai-Ren.
As with the first book, Cam and Brady are the main characters, but Lucy and Chris have parts as well. Speaking of Chris..could you imagine being able to mentally experience the love and sexual passion of your boyfriends previous relationship? That would be crushing and would take an incredibly strong bond to get past it. I don't know how Brady does it.
A perfect character driven story, with steamy steam, genuine emotions, and how ultimately being exactly who you are might save everything, rather than pretending you have all the answers.
No cliffhanger, but will leave you seriously scrambling to grab the next one.
I am so impressed with Lisa Henry's writing. She perfectly blurs the lines between the good guys and the bad guys, allowing all of these characters to move around her world, react, and FEEL. She perfectly encapsulates what it means to be in the military. That initial sense of duty, pride, and then the inevitable realization that war is horrendous.
Brady will get under your skin just as he did in the first book. But he's such a wonderful character, you can't help but to root for him! Brady will be the first to admit he's afraid. He's afraid of losing Cam because he's not good enough, he's afraid of not being able to protect his little sister Lucy, but most of all he fears the faceless leader, Kai-Ren.
As with the first book, Cam and Brady are the main characters, but Lucy and Chris have parts as well. Speaking of Chris..could you imagine being able to mentally experience the love and sexual passion of your boyfriends previous relationship? That would be crushing and would take an incredibly strong bond to get past it. I don't know how Brady does it.
A perfect character driven story, with steamy steam, genuine emotions, and how ultimately being exactly who you are might save everything, rather than pretending you have all the answers.
No cliffhanger, but will leave you seriously scrambling to grab the next one.
hiroto's review
Super good! This author has a real knack for writing complex and interesting characters, Brad's psychology is very well thought out and his progression made totally sense, even with how fucked up the story was.
leelah's review against another edition
2.0
1,5 stars
First half of [b:Darker Space|20700258|Darker Space (Dark Space, #2)|Lisa Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1444376339l/20700258._SY75_.jpg|40019913] I spent thinking it's me- that I changed, my reading taste morphed or my bullshit tolerance level is lower.
Second half reassured me that it's really the book. Maybe Lisa never wanted to write sequel but was convinced to get back to these characters since readers liked first book so much or maybe she wanted to, but this was not the right time to do it...
Whatever the case, result is not up to her usual quality and it reads like she didn't put too much effort or imagination in it:
From [b:Dark Space|16174363|Dark Space (Dark Space, #1)|Lisa Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1354020610l/16174363._SY75_.jpg|22023544]:
From [b:Darker Space|20700258|Darker Space (Dark Space, #2)|Lisa Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1444376339l/20700258._SY75_.jpg|40019913]:
It's the same fucking description, word for word. (-_-)
Self-wallowing misery of Brady was not as annoying as it didn't really make sense for me. He was just as miserable on the ship in the first book as he was home with his sister and Cam. I think I was done with him when he spent rest of the evening complaining about his life to a guy who had it much worse. At least he acknowledged this at 40%.
Kai-Ren didn't work for me at all here. The whole point of Faceless in first book was the mystery and not knowing: how they look, what they want, why they took and returned Cam back... In claustrophobic atmosphere of ship, dread of slowly creeping monsters was effective.
Here it simply came of bland, even without whole C/P thing.
Then something happened between Cam and Brady and it threw me off because it was really glossed over, kind of offhand.
:/
I am not touchy or easily offended and I do I acknowledge that it may be trigger or deal breaker for someone, but it was not for me in this book. I am just of an opinion that if you decided to threw that situation into your couple's relationship, than be sure to work it in the way it would make reader trust you that hea (hfn) you've written for them at the end is believable after everything that transpired. I felt they just kind of stepped over that like it's nothing and neither was bothered about it later. :\
All in all, aimless and disappointing for me.
I'm hoping Lisa will show more enthusiasm in her next book; I know she can do better than this.
First half of [b:Darker Space|20700258|Darker Space (Dark Space, #2)|Lisa Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1444376339l/20700258._SY75_.jpg|40019913] I spent thinking it's me- that I changed, my reading taste morphed or my bullshit tolerance level is lower.
Second half reassured me that it's really the book. Maybe Lisa never wanted to write sequel but was convinced to get back to these characters since readers liked first book so much or maybe she wanted to, but this was not the right time to do it...
Whatever the case, result is not up to her usual quality and it reads like she didn't put too much effort or imagination in it:
From [b:Dark Space|16174363|Dark Space (Dark Space, #1)|Lisa Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1354020610l/16174363._SY75_.jpg|22023544]:
"Flesh as white and cold as porcelain pulled tightly across a sharp, angular skull with prominent cheekbones and brow. His eyes were lashless, the irises yellow. Kai-Ren’s nose was narrower than a human’s. Underneath it, his thin, bloodless lips curled into a smile as Cam reached up and stroked his hollow cheek."
From [b:Darker Space|20700258|Darker Space (Dark Space, #2)|Lisa Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1444376339l/20700258._SY75_.jpg|40019913]:
"He had flesh as white and cold as porcelain that was pulled tightly across a sharp, angular skull with prominent cheekbones and brow. His eyes were lashless, the irises yellow, his nose narrower than a human’s. His lips were thin and bloodless."
It's the same fucking description, word for word. (-_-)
Self-wallowing misery of Brady was not as annoying as it didn't really make sense for me. He was just as miserable on the ship in the first book as he was home with his sister and Cam. I think I was done with him when he spent rest of the evening complaining about his life to a guy who had it much worse. At least he acknowledged this at 40%.
Kai-Ren didn't work for me at all here. The whole point of Faceless in first book was the mystery and not knowing: how they look, what they want, why they took and returned Cam back... In claustrophobic atmosphere of ship, dread of slowly creeping monsters was effective.
Here it simply came of bland, even without whole C/P thing.
Then something happened between Cam and Brady and it threw me off because it was really glossed over, kind of offhand.
Spoiler
Brady got mad and upset (understandably) and hit Cam. To be specific, he "...had him on the floor, my busted left hand wrapped around his throat and my right hand clenched into a fist. I punched and punched and punched before the MPs burst in and pulled me off him.":/
I am not touchy or easily offended and I do I acknowledge that it may be trigger or deal breaker for someone, but it was not for me in this book. I am just of an opinion that if you decided to threw that situation into your couple's relationship, than be sure to work it in the way it would make reader trust you that hea (hfn) you've written for them at the end is believable after everything that transpired. I felt they just kind of stepped over that like it's nothing and neither was bothered about it later. :\
All in all, aimless and disappointing for me.
I'm hoping Lisa will show more enthusiasm in her next book; I know she can do better than this.
jooke's review against another edition
3.0
I could have done with a little less wallowing and self-pity. It feels like more than 50% was about Bradey's insecurities and self-image.
Luckily towards the end the focus was back on the story and the connection between Bradey and Cam, so I as drawn back in...
Luckily towards the end the focus was back on the story and the connection between Bradey and Cam, so I as drawn back in...
niakantorka's review
4.0
I really liked this book as well though I found the plot too unbelievable most of the time. Maybe it shouldn’t matter in a sci-fi book about an alien (race) that takes an interest in some humans because of their telepathic connection, because it all sounds far fetched anyway - yet I thought a lot of things went way too smooth or felt guided to make plot run conveniently into the right direction. In hindsight I think Brady’s uncontrollable anger seemed own plot directive as well.
The good thing about this book was actually getting to see more of Kai-Ren and that he wasn’t the big bad everyone seemed he would be. Guess that humanity is its own worst enemy is true in space (and in real life as well).
I’m going to take a break before I finish this series, but - of course - now I have to know how it’s going to end.
The good thing about this book was actually getting to see more of Kai-Ren and that he wasn’t the big bad everyone seemed he would be. Guess that humanity is its own worst enemy is true in space (and in real life as well).
I’m going to take a break before I finish this series, but - of course - now I have to know how it’s going to end.
aeryn's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0