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A review by megyeager
Salvation Day by Kali Wallace
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
3.5
I really did enjoy this book. I loved the space + cult elements and the idea of an infected ship was great. However, I do feel like I could really tell that this was the author's first attempt at an adult novel. Time and time again the characters would do or say things that felt like they were teenagers rather than grown adults. I know she was going for the new adult genre, but I don't even think this book meets the mark there.
I think if this book had been 100 pages longer and the author had better developed her characters, I would have felt more emotion at the end of the book. As it stands now, I felt like I didn't even know the characters enough to be sad or joyful at their endings. I really wish the author would have delved more deeply into Zahra's joining the cult and the relationship she had with Adam. I think knowing that rather than only alluding to its effects in the present would have really improved this book. The same goes for her relationship with her twin siblings. I only know that she cares about them because she says she does. I have no examples of her protecting them from Adam's anger or her comforting them when her mother died. With any of these additions, the book would have been leagues better.
I think if this book had been 100 pages longer and the author had better developed her characters, I would have felt more emotion at the end of the book. As it stands now, I felt like I didn't even know the characters enough to be sad or joyful at their endings. I really wish the author would have delved more deeply into Zahra's joining the cult and the relationship she had with Adam. I think knowing that rather than only alluding to its effects in the present would have really improved this book. The same goes for her relationship with her twin siblings. I only know that she cares about them because she says she does. I have no examples of her protecting them from Adam's anger or her comforting them when her mother died. With any of these additions, the book would have been leagues better.