A review by iam
Dead Space by Kali Wallace

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Not the most scary SciFi horror, but the genre is so sparsely populated I'm just happy to have it.
I especially liked the AI aspect, though as someone who knows a bit about the topic I personally would have liked more details about the AI part.

Hester's mental, emotional and physical trauma gave the story and intriguing point of view, though I also feel like there were some missed opportunities with her various cybernetic limbs (though they were also never forgotten which I appreciated!)

The casual queerness was also an aspect I liked, together with the various characters.

The plot was intriguing, though took a bit to get really started in my opinion. Due to the investigator aspect it felts almost more than a crime mystery than pure horror though.

While I enjoyed the plot, I didn't think the pieces fit together as smoothly as they could have been, and in my opinion there is one bit plothole.
Why did Vanguard not just leave at any point before? It clearly was capable and didn't want to do what it was set up to do.
That said, I really enjoyed the foreshadowing and plottwists.
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