A review by vessel
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I had a lot of fun with this book! Murder mystery on a completely isolated space ship, spliced with flashbacks to the protagonist's upbringing preparing for the expensive, one-shot mission to establish a colony on a new planet and terraform it. I had a hard time with the format in the beginning, and felt it didn't work time to time, but when memories of the past were contextualizing the character relationships and events of the present, I appreciated it a lot.

I devoured the back half very fast for my own pace, and really enjoyed the building tension. I had to put the book down for a couple weeks just after I started because the subject matter of the inciting incident was really rough for me, and if you have any triggers relating to pregnancy, I recommend checking out content warning lists, because pregnancy and it's potential complications are a major theme of the book.

I yapped to all my friends about The Deep Sky while I was reading, the details and threads of the mystery were very delicious, and had people asking to borrow it. It's fun!
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