The world that has been built here is very interesting. He often used quotes from these shows to express his emotions. I also loved that he was very into 1980’s films and tv show as well as other cultural references.

When he meets Laura, he is not sure what to think of her. He is also very tough, but has pretty much closed himself off from his feelings. He spends the months prior to Laura showing up, trying to survive and get the ship moving again. When he wakes up on the ship he finds that some of his family and crew mates were changed into something not human. His world is totally different than Laura’s. He also happens to be from the past, 400 years in stasis. Tuck is also very smart and a talented fighter when he needs to be. She will also do anything to protect the John Muir ship that they think is empty of life. But that doesn’t stop her from trying to get out of their clutches. His family is funding her family and they will do anything to get their hands on some earth relics, including controlling and blackmailing Laure. She picked poorly when it came to boyfriends, Sebastian is rather nasty and unfortunately part of the crew of her ship. Very devoted to all of them and their well being. She has a great relationship with her parents and her family as well as a close group of friends.

She is also a computer hacker and a pretty kick ass fighter. Laura Cruz was a Latina archeologist in training. There is also a light romance, which was mostly on the back burner as they were fighting for their lives most of the time.

The main characters were great, and both of them were quite capable of taking care of themselves and others. It was fast paced and a great sci-fi adventure that was pretty light as far as the horror goes. but on the John Muir, the screams are the last thing you’ll hear.ĪRC provided by the publisher via Netgalley for and honest review. But their plan is the only hope for their crews, their families, and themselves. Tuck and Laura didn’t bargain on working together, or battling mutant aliens who use sound to kill. Laura belongs to a shipraiding family, who are funded by a group used to getting what they want.

Parks and mountains are preserved in space. Tuck has been in stasis on the USS John Muir, a ship that houses Earth’s most valued artifacts-its natural resources. Set against a future of marauding space scavengers and deadly aliens who kill with sound, here is a frightening, fast-paced YA adventure from the author of the acclaimed horror novel, Shutter. Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda Publication Date: FebruSummary from Goodreads:

Pitch dark by courtney alameda