A review by mattrose
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

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

2.5

The book was good, building tension very well through the first 75%. It had me almost jumping at coworkers walking around corners in broad daylight. Towards the end though, it seemed like we were retrodding the same ground over and over with slightly more intense language. Also,
the codependent relationship between Em and Gyre
felt overplayed to me. Overall a fantastic build-up that led to an unsatisfying and drawn out ending.
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