koalathebear's review against another edition
3.0
Zombies on the Moon!
First book for 2021 and I enjoyed most of it. It fell off the rails a little towards the end, but other than that - it was suspenseful, well-written and sufficiently creepy. There was some grossness as well.
First book for 2021 and I enjoyed most of it. It fell off the rails a little towards the end, but other than that - it was suspenseful, well-written and sufficiently creepy. There was some grossness as well.
marpesea's review against another edition
4.0
One flaw I’ve noticed in the previous two books in this series is how similar (and nearly perfect) the main dude characters are. I let it go because I still found them and the story fascinating.
Dead Moon stars Callie who has recently given up on her dream of being a ballerina. She is talented and clever, but doesn’t immediately do everything right. I loved her (and this book) from a moment early on when a dude comes on to her in an awkward and all-too-real way and I let out a loud sigh of exasperation at the same time as the character. Some male authors have a hard time writing female characters. Not Peter Clines.
Overall this book is a lot more typical horror as compared to previous books in this series. It’s not a traditional series in that all three books can standalone and could be read out of order. Recommended for fans of cosmic horror and fast-paced action.
Dead Moon stars Callie who has recently given up on her dream of being a ballerina. She is talented and clever, but doesn’t immediately do everything right. I loved her (and this book) from a moment early on when a dude comes on to her in an awkward and all-too-real way and I let out a loud sigh of exasperation at the same time as the character. Some male authors have a hard time writing female characters. Not Peter Clines.
Overall this book is a lot more typical horror as compared to previous books in this series. It’s not a traditional series in that all three books can standalone and could be read out of order. Recommended for fans of cosmic horror and fast-paced action.
hasseltkoffie's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
tylerm's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
hucklebuck411's review against another edition
4.0
Peter Clines' Threshold universe reminds me of the filmic Cloverfield universe. It's strangely Lovecraftian and sits lurking just on the other side of perceived reality waiting to grab with its tentacles the unsuspecting and pull them to their doom. This third journey into that universe is set at a future time when permanent manned bases have been built on the moon and spacecraft are routinely launched from and return to hookups on Earth's space elevators. In a time of future Earth's overpopulation one of the main uses for the moon is to preserve and bury Earth's dead. It is the main job of Caretakers at various graveyard outposts to bury and mark the graves of the deceased who are constantly being shuttled to the moon for internment. Of course there are also tourist and mining industries on the moon with the main city/base being Luna City. When an ancient Lovecraftian "something" crashes into a graveyard near one of the Caretaker bases a horror is unleashed and the continuing story merges elements from tales of zombies, hostile aliens and space action-hero adventures (think Alien II combined with World War Z and The Thing). And, it mainly comes down to one of the novice Caretakers and her veteran and former Marine Caretaker partner to try and save as many lunar lives as possible and keep the menace from reaching Earth. Somehow Peter Clines manages to pull together all these elements to create an edge-of-your-seat, page-turning, Sci-Fi/Horror tale.
awjackson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jeremy_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Basically B movie zombie schlock film in book form. Doesn't get any deeper than that and full of details that don't really make sense except to further the plot. (We bury people on the moon in the future because there is no more room on earth for cemeteries and the pollution caused by cremation is outlawed).
But overall a quick fun read to take a break between heavier content.
But overall a quick fun read to take a break between heavier content.
sleepyboi2988's review against another edition
4.0
Very unique horror in space, well done, great pacing.
210's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-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? No
3.0
silvvy234's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5