archaicrobin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
3.0
Claire is captain of a communications crew far out in space on their last voyage when they receive an old signal asking for help. They travel off course looking for the signal and discover a decades old missing ship called the Aurora. The Aurora is like the titanic of space, so seeking fame and fortune the crew decides to board the Aurora and take it back to civilization despite knowing there’s tons of dead people on board. The crew soon discovers what happened to the poor souls of the Aurora, and desperately try not to join them.
Space terrifies me so a supernatural space horror novel was right up my alley. There was a lot I enjoyed about Dead Silence, the characters were endearing, the plot and mystery of the Aurora kept me interested, the supernatural elements were perfectly eerie, and even the unnecessary romance grew on me after awhile.
What I didn’t like was the writing. It’s written in first person which isn’t my favorite style because it always feels very YA to me, which was my main problem. The writing comes off as YA even though it’s marketed as adult. The descriptions of the Aurora are fantastic but the inner dialogue of Claire is very basic and at times repetitive. It was hard to take the action seriously when it was written in first person.
I also felt the second half of the book wasn’t as engaging. The reveal ends up being not supernatural at all, making the novel more of a space thriller than a space horror. This lost a little of my interest and I didn’t enjoy the second half of the book as much as the first.
If you’re a fan of space horror/thrillers, or want a unique read I would still suggest picking this one up! Despite what I disliked I still enjoyed the story and the creepy space vibes of the Aurora.
Space terrifies me so a supernatural space horror novel was right up my alley. There was a lot I enjoyed about Dead Silence, the characters were endearing, the plot and mystery of the Aurora kept me interested, the supernatural elements were perfectly eerie, and even the unnecessary romance grew on me after awhile.
What I didn’t like was the writing. It’s written in first person which isn’t my favorite style because it always feels very YA to me, which was my main problem. The writing comes off as YA even though it’s marketed as adult. The descriptions of the Aurora are fantastic but the inner dialogue of Claire is very basic and at times repetitive. It was hard to take the action seriously when it was written in first person.
I also felt the second half of the book wasn’t as engaging. The reveal ends up being not supernatural at all, making the novel more of a space thriller than a space horror. This lost a little of my interest and I didn’t enjoy the second half of the book as much as the first.
If you’re a fan of space horror/thrillers, or want a unique read I would still suggest picking this one up! Despite what I disliked I still enjoyed the story and the creepy space vibes of the Aurora.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Body horror
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