Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Dead silence 3/5

Here is my review for dead silence- three out of five stars. This is one of the books recommended to me by one of the viewers from the live YouTube reading sprints.

Although Science Fiction is not generally something I enjoy reading I generally enjoy watching it and movies. I did enjoy this book. However, I did struggle to grasp the initial concept of what was happening. I got as far as they are in space. It was her last voyage and they found an abandoned cruise ship , and then after that, it was very scattered and I had to restart. I would say 3 to 4 times maybe that is just me and how my brain works, but it was a struggle.

I was eventually able to push through the difficult transition from exploration to a space version of ghost ship I did, however, enjoy the different personalities in the crew and their different reactions as the story played out. The character representation was done very well in my opinion, and overall concept and the outcome of the story was creepy, sinister, and dark, and did honestly infuriate me a little bit at times. I have to say I did love the ending more than I expected to.

In short, I would summarize this book as a titanic/ghost ship retelling that happens in space, well worth the read, especially if you were someone who enjoys a Science Fiction or thriller novel.