Reviews

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

shewwimonster's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

whimsykat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ohsunnyaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kcrawfish's review against another edition

2.0

….I don’t know what to tell ya. Very mid.

galexywitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

harlow_ashes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

anita81's review against another edition

2.0

2.5

tayytumm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

3.75

book itself up until the ending was great!

daisyinbloom's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

badseedgirl's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like this book. I really did. If it had been 100 pages shorter, this would have been a 5 star book. But at a certain point I just wanted Gyre and Em to just stop. If that meant one or the other needed to die to do it, I was ok with that. It is never good when a reader is hoping for the death of the protagonist. I liked the claustrophobic and mystery elements, but even those factors could not stop this book from being a time suck for me.