A review by mrobison576
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I very much preferred this to the other Caitlin Starling book we read for horror book club. Still a lot more character-focused than I was expecting from a sci-fi/survival/horror book with a monster - I also think the monster was overhyped considering how little we actually see it - but I liked the horrible lesbians and their codependent field agent/man-in-the-chair thing a lot. My main other criticism was going to be about some of the odd choices the protagonist makes, but in the last chapter we find out she is TWENTY-TWO so you know what, I’ll allow it.