A review by virago
Alien: Into Charybdis by Alex White

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Whew!  This was a doozie.  The only time I wanted characters to die more was while reading Jaws!  This time it wasn't (entirely) the company that caused the whole-ass-mess.  The Colonial Maries have some very unlikeable people in their employ.  Honestly some characters' deaths should have been much worse.  Seriously,  they couldn't have been gruesome enough.

This story was full of intrigue and adventure.  Everyone was lying to everyone.  People made really bad choices and lots of other people suffered for those choices.  The usual.

I enjoyed the story and some of the characters.  There were quite a few twists and surprises in this one.  It was a very good listen.