A review by montivagant
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

4.5

Loved how claustrophobic & contained so much of the plot & characters felt. Endlessly, horrifyingly, circling back to the same places over and over, especially when those places  change in unexpected ways. Gyre's unending and worsening irritation of being trapped in a suit and unable to really touch, feel or see anything around her adding to the isolation & fear & uncertainty. The recurring mentions of her muscles and joints aching being both one of the most grounding and real aspects and so so awful and unending. The way Gyre and Em have no choice but to change and be changed by eachother. Really good book.