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A review by shereadytoread
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked the bones of this book. A mysterious space horror that follows a sole survivor with a fractured memory (and mind) trying to deal with the death of her team and figure out what happened.
The story itself was interesting. The horror of not knowing what is real or not was well-done along with the horrors of the ship itself. I almost wish we had one connected storyline instead of her explaining the past horrific events and then getting to the mystery.
My biggest issue was the pacing and structure. The first 2/3 of the book is us seeing what happened to the team on the ship in the past as she is telling the story to investigators. The last third is figuring out the mystery of what happened. Too much build up and too little of the payoff. The resolution felt rushed because we spent so much more time explaining what happened.
The story itself was interesting. The horror of not knowing what is real or not was well-done along with the horrors of the ship itself. I almost wish we had one connected storyline instead of her explaining the past horrific events and then getting to the mystery.
My biggest issue was the pacing and structure. The first 2/3 of the book is us seeing what happened to the team on the ship in the past as she is telling the story to investigators. The last third is figuring out the mystery of what happened. Too much build up and too little of the payoff. The resolution felt rushed because we spent so much more time explaining what happened.