A review by thatweirdbookgirlie
Exit Black by Joe Pitkin

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

An extremist group has taken over a space station turned hotel in hopes to take some riches from a group of people that can afford to spend a week in space (in this world, 85 million dollars.) They are being held for a large ransom in exchange for their freedom. Caught in the mix is a botanist, who has already been aboard as a researcher. This is a game of cat and mouse aboard a space station. Chloe is trying to stay away from the extremist group as she attempts to reach out for help. There are some scenes that are hard to grasp as someone who knows very little about space stations

the biggest being the fight scene when Chloe is attempting to fix the ammonia leak.

However overall this was an enjoyable story.


Thanks to Blackstone Publishing for distributing ARCs at NYCC 2023.