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A review by tovetott
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
(I'm so torn about this score but like... 4.8??? Might change this once I've had some sleep jdjdbdn)
Okay so. This book fcked me up lol. From the synopsis I really thought it was gonna be a cool, interesting, fluffy kinda space-tale and like... it was, but not even CLOSE to what I expected! My jaw was on the floor for long periods of time, multiple, multiple times.
As a Doctor Who girlie and a sucker for sci-fi and space, I really loved it even tho it damn near caused nightmares for me. Very spooky! Very unsettling! The movie 'Gravity' comes to mind even tho this book has a lot more fluff and calm moments to give you a break between the absolute horror.
The thing that did knock down the score for me a bit was the romance, because it felt a lot like it came out of nowhere? I assume that being forced to live together with a single person and only having them to rely on in a life-or-death scenario would make a relationship a lot deeper than here on Earth, but it went a little too fast for me considering how intensely enemies/rivals-esque they were set up to be in the beginning. But, like other reviews also say, it's really not that important for the plot.
Other things I liked include how the author showed that time has passed! Very cool idea! Very confusing at first but was woven into the story soooo nicely as it went on. Also the separation between the "chapters". So incredibly cool.
I'm not gonna write anymore because, like many other reviews say, it's SO worth going in blind!
Okay so. This book fcked me up lol. From the synopsis I really thought it was gonna be a cool, interesting, fluffy kinda space-tale and like... it was, but not even CLOSE to what I expected! My jaw was on the floor for long periods of time, multiple, multiple times.
As a Doctor Who girlie and a sucker for sci-fi and space, I really loved it even tho it damn near caused nightmares for me. Very spooky! Very unsettling! The movie 'Gravity' comes to mind even tho this book has a lot more fluff and calm moments to give you a break between the absolute horror.
The thing that did knock down the score for me a bit was the romance, because it felt a lot like it came out of nowhere? I assume that being forced to live together with a single person and only having them to rely on in a life-or-death scenario would make a relationship a lot deeper than here on Earth, but it went a little too fast for me considering how intensely enemies/rivals-esque they were set up to be in the beginning. But, like other reviews also say, it's really not that important for the plot.
Other things I liked include how the author showed that time has passed! Very cool idea! Very confusing at first but was woven into the story soooo nicely as it went on. Also the separation between the "chapters". So incredibly cool.
I'm not gonna write anymore because, like many other reviews say, it's SO worth going in blind!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gore
Moderate: Gaslighting