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connorjdaley's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I saw this on audible marked under horror and saw that it was free so I added it to my library. When I read the blurb it seemed like a post apocalyptic, scifi horror, which was checking quite a few boxes for me. Then I saw it was only free till 11/30 and made a break for it.
This novel features multiple perspectives, but for the most part the main is Xavier ‘X’ Rodriguez, a Hell Diver team commander. In the novel’s post apocalyptic world, humanity is surviving by living in the sky in giant airships. Hell Divers are an elite group of people who dive to the surface for supplies that help keep the airship in the air. After a near world ending WWIII, the earth’s surface is plagued with radiation and electrical storms. Hell Divers aren’t expected to live past 15 dives.
“They dive so humanity survives.”
Really enjoyed this one. Realistic science without diving too far into the specifics on the more out there stuff. A great mix of horror and scifi as well with some creepy, horrific creatures and a vivid PA earth. Absolutely action packed to the gills with back to back blood pounding close calls.
Personally a 5/5* for me. I had a lot of fun. I would like to continue on with the series, but I didn’t realize how many there were when I started (10).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
djdembeck's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The characters were never quite fleshed out, but the world being built is certainly intriguing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
jenny_d's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Corny as heck. I enjoyed reading it well enough. Felt a lot like a video game. Feels weird to call such a bleak, dark book fun, but... I had fun!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism