Dead Silence

Sadly, pretty uninteresting, and the book dragged. Even when the action started to pick up, it felt incredibly slow because of the main character's excessive additions and the writing style. I found myself wanting to skip the latter 1/3 of the story and just skim the end.

The main character was dry and annoying, and none of the other characters were fleshed out either. I didn't care what happened to any of them. The descriptions were bland. Add in a pretty obvious plot, and you're left with a very underwhelming read.

Not to mention, this felt like a romance masquerading as a horror. The MC was very focused on the male love interest and kept having to prove to the reader that the rest of the crew existed and she knew things about them, but they could just as easily not have been in the book and nothing would have changed.

3.5 stars - I do love a good disappeared ship story, and this was a new take for me! Sprinkled through with a solid amount of spooky, I really enjoyed this one.

I probably should have seen how this story was going to end up, but I didn't. It's obvious after reading it.

I loved the main character - Claire Kovalik. I relate a lot to her. Not the growing up in a group home or being from a colony on Mars (obviously), but the not wanting anyone around, relying on myself, etc. How hard it was for her to let Cane in. If the author has little or no experience of this in her life, then she does exceptionally well getting into the minds who have this view on life.

Max gave me Event Horizon vibes. I thought for sure he would 'win' & I was so pissed off for Claire about what she found out. I am glad that Claire & Cane didn't jump right into a relationship after all that was done. It shows how folks like her (like me & others) feel a bit.

3.5/5 (Reviewing Audible Audiobook Version) This one dragged on a bit more than I would have liked. I would say I liked this more than loved it. But it's incredibly rare for me to like anything within the science fiction genre. So I'm rounding my 3.5 up to a 4. *Spoilers Ahead* As for the horror aspect of the story, the descriptions of the dead were absolutely horrific which I love. Most stories involving ghosts that I've read lack the creep factor, but the ghosts in this one truly had a spooky feel to them. I can see why most were disappointed with the reveal of what was actually happening on the ship. But the real monsters of the world are people. And our greatest fears are in our heads. I got the vibe here that the author was making a point to show how terrifying it is that a person you know and trust can turn out to be a cruel nightmare of a human. But I mean yeah... would have been cooler if there were aliens!