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Thrum by Meg Smitherman
4.0
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

𝑵𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌'

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Thrum, is a short and not so sweet sci-fi that packs a real punch.

Ami wakes up from stasis in deep space, her crew all dead. Alone, no fuel and comms, what are the chances of rescue? 

This was a really unexpected hit, moving out into a genre (sci-fi/kind of horror) that I don't usually pick up. 

I loved the creepiness of this, but it really doesn't strike me as just a creep fest, this novel has LAYERS that are begging to be unpicked. Someone else described this as what happens when a ship gaslights you, which is just perfect.

The Borg always really creeped me out in Star Trek and now I remember why.