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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
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
DNF at 81%
That had to be the most disappointing twist I've ever read.
That had to be the most disappointing twist I've ever read.
This was a delectable horror story! It was as if the movie ghost ship met the video game dead space - a perfect combination!
One of my thoughts that I noted while reading the book: “I have read 52% of the book so far, and I thoroughly have enjoyed my time on the Aurora - even though the crew has not.” This is because the atmosphere is so eerie and creepy.
To give a brief synopsis of the book, a luxurious cruise ship disappeared into space on its maiden voyage. The ship, the Aurora, was made for the elite, so when Claire Kovalik and her crew stumble upon this massive find, they decide to board the ship to claim it. With this claim, the money could set each of them up for life - which Claire is desperate for because she is out of employment after this last job with her current company.
As you can imagine, the team sees and hears strange things on the ship. Then, the bodies of the passengers start showing up with ghastly wounds with evidence of suicide and murder. The horror presented to you draws you deeper into the ship - what would cause the people -both the crew and the passengers - to act this way? What happened all those years ago? And will the team be able to survive long enough to find out?
This was a 5/5 star book for me!
One of my thoughts that I noted while reading the book: “I have read 52% of the book so far, and I thoroughly have enjoyed my time on the Aurora - even though the crew has not.” This is because the atmosphere is so eerie and creepy.
To give a brief synopsis of the book, a luxurious cruise ship disappeared into space on its maiden voyage. The ship, the Aurora, was made for the elite, so when Claire Kovalik and her crew stumble upon this massive find, they decide to board the ship to claim it. With this claim, the money could set each of them up for life - which Claire is desperate for because she is out of employment after this last job with her current company.
As you can imagine, the team sees and hears strange things on the ship. Then, the bodies of the passengers start showing up with ghastly wounds with evidence of suicide and murder. The horror presented to you draws you deeper into the ship - what would cause the people -both the crew and the passengers - to act this way? What happened all those years ago? And will the team be able to survive long enough to find out?
This was a 5/5 star book for me!
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What an intense story! With lots of suspense, gore, anxiety, grief, and horror bundled together- this one is not for the faint of heart. I had a hard time continuing to read it for a day or so because I was dreading the likely fate of the team that I was enjoying so much in the retellings of events early in the story. Otherwise, I could hardly put it down. I'm still not entirely okay given the trauma I just willingly subjected myself to, but I appreciated the writing and the ending, the way it all pieced together, was rather well done. Alright, I am off to find a book that is lighthearted and cheerful and wont give me indigestion and nightmares, lol.
This book really had me for the first half. It was so compelling! Great mystery, spooky setting, creepy happenings…. And then the second half was complete blah. It’s unfortunate because the story had so much going for it! Why weren’t there aliens?! Ugh I wanted aliens so badly. But no, the ending was well thought out and such, but just really lacked the punch that the first part of the book had.
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is my first S.A. Barnes read and I gotta say I truly enjoyed this book. It gave me Solaris meets Pandorum vibes but still was very unique in storytelling.
adventurous
medium-paced