A review by alaskastardust
Dark Life by Kat Falls

5.0

I read this book many years ago and have thought about it periodically because the setting stayed with me so well. I decided to reread it to see if it held up (in my adult eyes) and it really has. The deep-sea setting is just as immersive as I remember it being, but I can now fully appreciate how tactfully this book tackles issues including othering/prejudice, medical trauma, and the long-term impacts of carceral solutions. Dark Life accomplishes all of this without ever feeling like a slog or like it’s too heavy. I couldn’t put it down, all these years later.