A review by marjoleinvanderspoel
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

WTF was this book? I expected a sweet queer love story in space and got an existential crisis instead. Incredibly creepy and well thought out. I love books about the reality of space because it really highlights the fragility of human life. Another favourite theme of mine is the age old question of the human condition, and this was an incredibly ambitious take on that. Perhaps a little too ambitious, as I did feel there was a lack of depth in the characters and it was really the plot that made this story.
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