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A review by natreviews
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was so good I pretty much devoured it over the weekend. I really like the psychosocial horror elements, and very much reminded me of The Descent.
I will say I didn't really like the implications of the ending (the trauma bonding to love aspect ), although I can see clearly how we got there. I also wish we got a quick overview of terms for those of us who don't cave (for the first third of the book I thought cams meant cameras, since I didn't have the knowledge to know that cams are equipment), but other then that I think she nailed the balance between being informative and knowledgeable with the topic, but not over explaining things (Dan Simmons I'm looking at you).
Overall an amazing read with a bit of a weak ending.
I will say I didn't really like the implications of the ending (
Overall an amazing read with a bit of a weak ending.