cliftonmr reviewed The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
Review
5 stars
I am very sorry that this one ended. I want to know more about the universe this book takes place in.
Hardcover, 397 pages
Published June 1, 2021 by Katherine Tegen Books.
The Darkness Outside Us
5 stars
(2 reviews)
Two boys, alone in space.
After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship.
Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor, with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: Evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister.
In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust one another… especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.
Elska Bee reviewed The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
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5 stars
SPACE THRILLER WITH GAYS AHHHHH
This book was such an emotional rollercoaster. It's twisty, it's emotional, it's creepy and mysterious, it's got action and love and hope and despair. I recommend knowing as little as possible going in so I won't be able to say much in this review but holy shit read this please!!!
It's a real testament to this book that it took so many sci-fi tropes (especially sci-fi horror/thriller tropes) I usually despise and made me love how they were done here. I also agree that this doesn't read like YA, but I think some people sound really anti-YA when they say that. I love YA! but I agree that aside from having 17 year old main characters (that you can easily read as being in their 20's and would make more sense) this would be more at home with an adult crowd likes fans of Becky …
SPACE THRILLER WITH GAYS AHHHHH
This book was such an emotional rollercoaster. It's twisty, it's emotional, it's creepy and mysterious, it's got action and love and hope and despair. I recommend knowing as little as possible going in so I won't be able to say much in this review but holy shit read this please!!!
It's a real testament to this book that it took so many sci-fi tropes (especially sci-fi horror/thriller tropes) I usually despise and made me love how they were done here. I also agree that this doesn't read like YA, but I think some people sound really anti-YA when they say that. I love YA! but I agree that aside from having 17 year old main characters (that you can easily read as being in their 20's and would make more sense) this would be more at home with an adult crowd likes fans of Becky Chambers or other more speculative leaning works. It's not really much of a 'genre' read and I think that's it's strength.