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A review by endversediana
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
4.0
a solid 3.75 out of 5!!
it was tense, kinda spooky, and had me questioning what the heck was going on.
there were some moments where i got a bit taken out of the story, mostly because of the characters and their actions.
i think another aspect that brought me out of the story was that i started this with an audiobook but i didn’t like how whoever was narrating the story was doing it so i switched to just reading it myself, which helped a bit.
the story did fall a little flat for me. i guess i just wanted more?? i don’t know but i just feel a bit unsatisfied even though the ending was wrapped up in a nice little bow.
the action scenes were well described, i could vividly picture what was happening. the explanation behind the technology (especially the suit our MC wears) was super fascinating to read about!
overall, i did enjoy the novel! it had everything i was looking for in a creepy sci-fi novel with a dash of psychological thrills. i couldn’t help thinking throughout the novel is how well it would do as a movie, especially with the strange things that occur. or even possibly as a video game!
it was tense, kinda spooky, and had me questioning what the heck was going on.
there were some moments where i got a bit taken out of the story, mostly because of the characters and their actions.
i think another aspect that brought me out of the story was that i started this with an audiobook but i didn’t like how whoever was narrating the story was doing it so i switched to just reading it myself, which helped a bit.
the story did fall a little flat for me. i guess i just wanted more?? i don’t know but i just feel a bit unsatisfied even though the ending was wrapped up in a nice little bow.
the action scenes were well described, i could vividly picture what was happening. the explanation behind the technology (especially the suit our MC wears) was super fascinating to read about!
overall, i did enjoy the novel! it had everything i was looking for in a creepy sci-fi novel with a dash of psychological thrills. i couldn’t help thinking throughout the novel is how well it would do as a movie, especially with the strange things that occur. or even possibly as a video game!