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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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.
mysterious
slow-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
Oh man this book had so much promise being that it’s a horror book based in space. It didn’t give horror and that extremely disappointed me. The characters were flat and if anything annoying. Don’t ask me anyone’s name I can’t recall. Also there’s a lot of romance going on in here that made me audibly go “oh brother”. Towards the end I was just trying to get to the finish line. I wish it could have been better but alas.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
this was a bit of a struggle to get through, unfortunately. just not really my cup of tea, but serviceable space horror with a really great setting!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely along the vein of creepy space sci-fi, but with more human elements of horror. The suspense held, even with the sci-fi background.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was anxiety inducing! The sci fi is mostly about the fact they are in space and the story could have been done anywhere in isolation. I mention this in case someone’s thinking of picking this up that’s not a huge sci-fi fan. I read past my bedtime multiple times!
Visual and visceral. Act 1 & 2 are flawless, while the end of the book does leave a bit to be desired. I was hoping for a Voller comeback and a Kane double cross. Regardless a very fun read for any sci-fi horror fans.