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A review by michellewords
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
So many reviews of Ghost Station said this I've was better, but I highly disagree.
Dead Silence, like Ghost Station, is science fiction horror. It's a story about Claire Kovalik, on her way back with her crew from some mission on the edges of space. They run into this super old traveling space cruise ship sending a distress signal. Claire has struggled as a child with severe PTSD hallucinations, but when they board the "Aurora" cruise ship, there are some things that show up that she can't explain.
There's a slight theme here of: is this mental illness or is this ship haunted? But it's pretty predictable for me from the start.
Also the main character is absolutely terrible. For a mission commander, she's super whiny and super unprofessional throughout the book, but maybe that's the point? Anyway, I really hoped she was going to die at the end. You'll have to read to find out if my wish was fulfilled.
The action scenes in the last third were with the read. Her interactions with the living and the dead were so interesting and well flushed out here, it almost made up for an annoying main character.... Almost.
I don't know if I would recommend it. It's an interesting premise, but I have a feeling I'll forget about it pretty soon.
Dead Silence, like Ghost Station, is science fiction horror. It's a story about Claire Kovalik, on her way back with her crew from some mission on the edges of space. They run into this super old traveling space cruise ship sending a distress signal. Claire has struggled as a child with severe PTSD hallucinations, but when they board the "Aurora" cruise ship, there are some things that show up that she can't explain.
There's a slight theme here of: is this mental illness or is this ship haunted? But it's pretty predictable for me from the start.
Also the main character is absolutely terrible. For a mission commander, she's super whiny and super unprofessional throughout the book, but maybe that's the point? Anyway, I really hoped she was going to die at the end. You'll have to read to find out if my wish was fulfilled.
The action scenes in the last third were with the read. Her interactions with the living and the dead were so interesting and well flushed out here, it almost made up for an annoying main character.... Almost.
I don't know if I would recommend it. It's an interesting premise, but I have a feeling I'll forget about it pretty soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Suicide
Moderate: Death of parent