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A review by dollawog
Dead Space by Kali Wallace
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This is a first person narrative. Hester is a flawed character and the flaws are important, but character growth is not the focus of this book. I would not say that there is character development. Hester does not have a character arc and she's pretty much the same person at the end as when she started. This is not a bad thing.
The cast is extremely diverse. If you are looking for queer representation you will find it here in spades. I loved the characters!
World-building is fantastic. This is the space-future, after a nasty war-crime riddled war between Mars and Earth/moon. Dystopian; Hester lives in the asteroid belt that is owned by The Company (who pretty much own her). The dystopia is not the main feature of this book but it creates a sense of realism that grounds the book in an easily-believable reality.
Mystery is A+. I had figured some things out myself; there were still surprises. Pacing was great, I was never bored or skipping pages. Wallace does a great job of giving just enough detail that you understand the world and have context without info-dumping you to death. The science stuff is great. Explained simply enough to understand without needing a degree, but complex, interesting, and believable. There's robotics, AI, and data-analysis.
Conclusion was satisfying. No loose ends, no plot holes.
The cast is extremely diverse. If you are looking for queer representation you will find it here in spades. I loved the characters!
World-building is fantastic. This is the space-future, after a nasty war-crime riddled war between Mars and Earth/moon. Dystopian; Hester lives in the asteroid belt that is owned by The Company (who pretty much own her). The dystopia is not the main feature of this book but it creates a sense of realism that grounds the book in an easily-believable reality.
Mystery is A+. I had figured some things out myself; there were still surprises. Pacing was great, I was never bored or skipping pages. Wallace does a great job of giving just enough detail that you understand the world and have context without info-dumping you to death. The science stuff is great. Explained simply enough to understand without needing a degree, but complex, interesting, and believable. There's robotics, AI, and data-analysis.
Conclusion was satisfying. No loose ends, no plot holes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Gore and Death
There are parallels to the Holocaust. One character is marked in the same manner as Holocaust victims, and there are mentions of how he was treated without going into too graphic of detail.