4.59k reviews for:

Dead Silence

S.A. Barnes

3.82 AVERAGE

jbhertel's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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“A woman and her crew board a decades-lost luxury cruiser and find the wreckage of a nightmare that hasn't yet ended.”

While I enjoyed the overall plot, I don’t think it was executed well. It was a bit too long, and I was  disappointed that

it didn’t end up being a supernatural threat but just some malfunctioning machinery

.  I listened to the audiobook, and I didn’t  like the narrator at all. She overacted so much it got distracting.

lhohnstadt's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ghostkid36's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aspen12's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i love this book but

why does romance have to rise above friendship every time

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic

gravemonera's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bookedwithshunta's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rewtheday's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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: Complicated

foodforsauce's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thauge's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense

lordslaw's review against another edition

2.0

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There's not a lot of horror in Dead Silence. And the reason that the derelict luxury spaceliner is haunted is not that interesting. The sci-fi elements aren't particuarly interesting, either. The novel treads the path of many well-worn tropes, which is fine, if you're going to handle them well. But this one just handled them in a mediocre fashion. I'm not looking for novelty, necessarily. I'm looking for a solid story, well written and well told. Dead Silence was lackluster. It wasn't completely objectionable. But not terribly engaging, either. It's just kind of there. Moving on.