Week 9 Review: Ghost Station

From Goodreads:

A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.A. Barnes, acclaimed author of Dead Silence.

Space exploration can be lonely and isolating.

Psychologist Dr. Ophelia Bray has dedicated her life to the study and prevention of ERS—a space-based condition most famous for a case that resulted in the brutal murders of twenty-nine people. When she's assigned to a small exploration crew, she's eager to make a difference. But as they begin to establish residency on an abandoned planet, it becomes clear that crew is hiding something.

While Ophelia focuses on her new role, her crewmates are far more interested in investigating the eerie, ancient planet and unraveling the mystery behind the previous colonizer's hasty departure than opening up to her.

That is, until their pilot is discovered gruesomely murdered. Is this Ophelia's worst nightmare starting—a wave of violence and mental deterioration from ERS? Or is it something more sinister?

Terrified that history will repeat itself, Ophelia and the crew must work together to figure out what's happening. But trust is hard to come by… and the crew isn't the only one keeping secrets.

My Review:
Oh, this was another fantastic read! I really enjoyed her first sci fi horror under the name S.A. Barnes, and this story sounded just as good, and I had to keep reading it, to find out what creepy horror was going to happen next!

The idea of mental health in a sci fi horror is such an interesting one, since space is pretty lonely and dangerous, and that's no great on a person's psyche. So playing with that idea, that was definitely one of the biggest creepy factors in this horror book!

Ophelia is running from her past, from her rich family that disapproves of her, and the secrets that she holds, that make her passion for this space-based condition, all the more understandable. And as things got worse and worse, and the tension mounted, I needed to know what was going on!

Once all the pieces were put together, it was interesting to see how they were going to navigate their way to safety. This story was thrilling and engaging until the end, and I just had to keep reading! I just wonder, was there a romance brewing? I'm not sure, because I saw some moments that seemed to indicate something maybe was, but there wasn't anything concrete... 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by this author, under S.A. Barnes or Stacey Kade! 

Author: S.A. Barnes
Read: February 26th, 2024
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Expected Publication: April 9th 2024 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars