A review by amberacks12
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I have yet to find a sci fi mystery/thriller that I actually enjoy. This one was fine for the most part. It was trying too hard to be too many things I think. And I didn’t really feel much connection for any of the characters so all of the sympathetic emotional stuff didn’t really land. I think the concept was interesting, enough to keep me reading, but the pacing and semi-lazy world building didn’t really help keep my attention as much as I think the author intended. Bottom line, it was fine. And if it had been shorter it would have been more enjoyable, but as it is a 13 hr audiobook it took more commitment and effort from me than I initially wanted to expend. Luckily I had a lot of unpacking to do and so it kept me company because it’s the only audiobook I had checked out on libby. Thank goodness for 2x speed. 

World building: 3
Enjoyment: 3
Emotional impact: 2
=2.75