A review by chuckstafer
The Space Person by Catherine Kuo

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

This was a pretty trippy, gritty, gruesome little horror novella about space exploration gone wrong and I really enjoyed it!

The one note I would have is to add some indicator maybe when the narrator is switching to a new member of the crew. The story switched between folks very often and without warning and sometimes it felt a bit hard to track.

The sorry was really engaging though and I felt like at each turn, the new events were exciting and added to the growing sense of dread that fell over the ship. A follow-up (maybe a full-length novel?) that delves more into the origin of the Space Person and the moon and how it came to be would be a really neat continuation of the story and one that I would read for sure!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.