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Of Monsters and Mainframes
by Barbara Truelove
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
You guys, it's gonna be a 5-star read for me. This book is so much fun. Demeter is the name of the name of the interstellar passenger ship. When we first meet Demeter, she has just been woken up after being put to sleep. But that's not right, why was she asleep? And why are her passengers all dead? From here Demeter tries to solve what really happened, because she knows it wasn't her fault.
Demeter's story spans decades and includes so many fun storylines that include monsters like Dracula and mummies. This was a faced paced book, that also has a cute found family element as supernatural beings team-up aboard Demeter to track down and face Dracula together. There is also a cute arc between Demeter and her onboard medical AI, Steward. Demeter and Steward have a fun back and forth banter that definitely had me chuckling in places. I also loved all the fun little cameos or callbacks to other characters in famous monster novels. Like the spider drones are all manufactured by Renfield Robotics, Renfield is of course a character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. And all of the Vanguard ships are named after different Greek God's and Goddesses.
Despite the sometimes heavy subject matter, I really thought this was a quick fun read. I loved the way the stories came together, and I liked that the ending was open ended enough that there could be a sequel. I would definitely read a monsters exploring in deep space book.
Thanks to NetGalley and Ezeekat Press for the advanced reader's copy, all opinions are my own.
Demeter's story spans decades and includes so many fun storylines that include monsters like Dracula and mummies. This was a faced paced book, that also has a cute found family element as supernatural beings team-up aboard Demeter to track down and face Dracula together. There is also a cute arc between Demeter and her onboard medical AI, Steward. Demeter and Steward have a fun back and forth banter that definitely had me chuckling in places. I also loved all the fun little cameos or callbacks to other characters in famous monster novels. Like the spider drones are all manufactured by Renfield Robotics, Renfield is of course a character in Bram Stoker's Dracula. And all of the Vanguard ships are named after different Greek God's and Goddesses.
Despite the sometimes heavy subject matter, I really thought this was a quick fun read. I loved the way the stories came together, and I liked that the ending was open ended enough that there could be a sequel. I would definitely read a monsters exploring in deep space book.
Thanks to NetGalley and Ezeekat Press for the advanced reader's copy, all opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood