Dead Space by Leigh KelseyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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I’d probably give this book 3.5 ⭐️ if I could.
This stand alone novel was quite entertaining, but didn’t have a lot of depth. It refers to itself in the blurb as a dark sci-fi with horror elements, which I suppose is accurate, but it isn’t very good at conveying true horror. If you take away the horror elements it leaves a story that isn't particularly dark. It is however, a sci-fi alien romance.
Julia is human and has an alien mate, Kiv. They are stranded on board a ship that has been dispatched to aid a planet that is in distress, only to find themselves in a similar situation. Members of the crew have gone missing and the ship is dead in space.
Julia and Kiv, her friend Sinna and their annoying colleague Ruhar seem to be doomed to never get back home, but teaming up together has it’s benefits.
Personally I didn’t think it was very scary, the characters didn’t have much depth, though the connection between the characters both emotionally and sexually was believable. The connections seemed to be the only important thing about each character. They all seemed to exist only for the book’s timeline. There were only a couple of references to the time before the book was set but they were never followed up on. This made the characters feel one dimensional.
The actual prose was articulate and smooth, but it felt a little like a novella that had been padded a little bit to make it a book. However, like I said, it was enjoyable and the twist at the end was quite interesting. I might try another book by this author to see if I enjoyed it more, but it won’t be straight away because I have plenty of books in my TBR pile.
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