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A review by taylasfootnotes
Thrum by Meg Smitherman
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I never thought I’d be afraid of a pathos, but here we are.
Straight away Smitherman creates a hopeless, dreary and otherwise uncomfortable atmosphere the moment Amie is awake in a desolate ship in the middle of fucking nowhere in space.
Saved by an unknown entitya really hot one said to look like Ben Barnes (honestly, who could complain about that?) and given quarters and space to fix her ship, Amie begins to have the sense of being here before.
Smitherman is unrelenting in her pacing, making sure the reader can’t take a breath or become too comfortable. We are just as disorientated as Amie and when it hits fever point and secrets come to light, you can do nothing but sit there, gobsmacked.
5 ⭐️
Straight away Smitherman creates a hopeless, dreary and otherwise uncomfortable atmosphere the moment Amie is awake in a desolate ship in the middle of fucking nowhere in space.
Saved by an unknown entity
Smitherman is unrelenting in her pacing, making sure the reader can’t take a breath or become too comfortable. We are just as disorientated as Amie and when it hits fever point and secrets come to light, you can do nothing but sit there, gobsmacked.
5 ⭐️