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" (Publishers Weekly) Lost and disoriented, Gyre finds her sense of control giving way to paranoia and anger. As a startling truth is revealed and an old enemy re-emerges, a murder beyond imagining is about to be come the media event of the century. As Gyre descends, little inconsistencies--missing supplies, unexpected changes in the route, and, worst of all, shifts in Em's motivations--drive her out of her depths. And is Jericho's lover Harry really involved in the murders? com But what is the significance of the macabre wax effigies found at every crime scene? Done with puzzles.
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George A. Ranson Jr.
The Luminous Dead is a remarkable debut by Caitlin Starling. I am an instant fan of Caitlin Starling and eager to see what else she has written. Enthusiastically recommend ‘The Luminous Dead’ to everyone.
Casey Carlisle
Our protagonist, Gyre is a battler, she’s working hard to provide better opportunities for her life. There is a creepy suffocating ambience that penetrates the story to have you feeling the little hairs on the back of your neck raise. Gyre’s grit is amazing, yet soft and compassionate. Anyone who can keep me this engaged and creeped out at the same time is a 5 star author in my books.
In the last half especially I was squirming, pulling my feet from the floor and taking twenty second breaks to run around the room and shake the hee-bee-jee-bees from my limbs. This was an outstanding novel that I want to recommend to all my friends.
The subtlety of the horror is actually the true strength of the story and Starling’s wonderful writing was more than enough to keep me fully engaged. We see her constantly measuring risk and reward with each new challenge. ’ She has no qualms in chemically controlling Gyre to achieve her goals, is not chatty over the coms, treating Gyre much like a tool.
75 stars. The only thing that kept this from being a five-star read for me is that the middle section of the book felt at times to be a little unnecessarily drawn out and I found myself anticipating something terrifying at every turn only to have the story continue at its normal pace. The cast of characters is limited but they - and the developing relationship between them - are so well fleshed out there is absolutely no need for more. It was in interesting journey to see Gyre’s influence (through need) in deconstructing Em’s clinical nature and become more than just a stoic, sparse voice over the com.
Lack of control, human connection, suffocation, creepy alien creature stalking you in the dark, and dealing with loss. Juxtaposing this was an incredible talent to keep the pacing from start to finish. It’s been a long time since I have been both compelled and repelled at the same time when reading. The only minute thing that held me back from giving this a perfect score was how the plot felt too long, and kept back-tracking on itself.
It was carnage to me, each chapter left me wanting more. All in all, The Luminous Dead was the most unputdownable book I’ve read in quite a while and I HIGHLY recommend it. A phenomenal read, I was glued to the page from start to finish.
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