A review by marioncromb
Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I didnt know what to make of this book at first, initially it seemed a bit derivative of other things, but then it brought in lots of different ideas and it got a lot more interesting. From the start and the blurb i was a little worried it was going to be a 'boy meets girl as they reluctantly work on solving a murder together', but it really wasn't that book - other main characters were brought into the story and the main focus was unfurling the locked-spaceship mass-murder mystery.

Most of this book was a gripping high-stakes page turner murder mystery/space survival story, and i'd highly recommend it. It sadly falls down a little at the end, there are unexplained loose ends, it introduces new people/ideas way too late (which makes the solving of the mystery a little unsatisfying as its not fed through right from the beginning) and you lose track of what all the different parties are doing during the climax. But all in all a good book
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