Reviews

Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

kjdubic's review

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

constantsj97's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

smilesgiggle's review against another edition

4.0

Original, creepy and creative.
I loved the concept - a therapist from a wealthy family has a dark past. Providing therapy for those returning from deep space missions, Ophelia's reputation takes a hit with the suicide of a patient. Determined to prove her worth, Ophelia agrees to travel with a crew - a crew experiencing the loss of a member, potentially a victim of ERS, a contagious mental health breakdown.
The crew obviously are unwelcoming - yet Ophelia does her best to push through. The crew begins to show signs of instability - and a suspicious rash. Is it ERS?
I like this book - though it could have been cut back by at least 50 pages.

priscillarobock's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

misterushi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jordanrosez90's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

eviethebookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement, Colonisation, and Classism

adamhall1588's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Well... it's

not ghosts.

lol. I do think it's a pretty good story and I loved Dead Silence. I'm disappointed that there really wasn't much horror, or supernatural, or space. 

It's on a mostly unexplored planet with some mystery, but I think the story goes on a little too long and missed out on some classic creepy potential. An abandoned facility on a new planet? Evidence that the last crew left in a hurry? Protagonists with tragic and traumatic backstories? SPACE MADNESS?! Maybe it's an overdone horror/thriller scenario, but these are still tried and true ingredients for a fun and exciting sci-fi scare. Ghost Station just falls a little short of that and left me a bit unfulfilled.

Still a decent read and an interesting setting.

dijigoo53's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

nataliekilgo's review against another edition

Just not interested.