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Ghost Station
Ghost Station | S.A. Barnes
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LibrarianRyan
Ghost Station | S.A. Barnes
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Mehso-so

3 ⭐ The second book by S. A. Barnes introduces us to Dr. Ophelia Bray. Her specialty is asleep. When people don‘t get enough sleep on spaceships and visiting other planets it could cause them to become self-harm inflicting murderous tyrants. Ophelia wants to make sure this never happens to anyone else again. As the only psychologist who was just embedded on a ship that had recently lost a member, her travel is not going to be easy.

LibrarianRyan This book theorizes complications that can arise from sleep status. From being put into a cryogenic sleep for long space trips. Our crew ends up landing on a planet that others have been to, however things are odd. Why are they seeing people that should never be there. Why won‘t people just listen to her. And why can‘t Ophelia stop re-living the bad things her father did. Is she likely to be the murdering maniacal man that her father was? I liked 3w
LibrarianRyan this book, but it was an incredibly slow start as the world was being built. As we learned about Ophelia and her family and everything that happened. This section of the book felt like it dragged on for ever. When one finally gets to the meat and bones of the action and the horror it goes by in the blink of an eye. And I did like the book I thought the ending was a little lackluster. It almost felt like it ended too soon or like it might be giving 3w
LibrarianRyan itself space for a sequel. I hope not because to be honest I wouldn‘t read a sequel. 3w
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Pickpick

This is a pick for me.
Barnes has become a must buy for me. I will wait impatiently for Cold Eternity next year.
#31x31 #hauntedshelf #bkackcatcrew

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ImperfectCJ
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I alternated between the audiobook and the hardcover on this one. It's a bit slow to unfold, and I wasn't thrilled with some of the character interactions, but overall I liked this novel quite a bit. It's atmospheric and tense, and more like a space story than a ghost story. The blurb on the cover of the Aardvark edition is amusing once one reads the story.

Photo: Foggy after-dinner walk last night.

Suet624 Beautiful photo! ❤️ 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau Great pic!! 1mo
ImperfectCJ @Suet624 @TheBookgeekFrau Thank you! The combination of path/fog/streetlight/trees was fortuitous. 1mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
Gissy 😍🧡🍁🤎🍂💛 1mo
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ImperfectCJ
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Live rock and roll last night, a run this morning, live classical (or more accurately Romantic and Modern) orchestral music this afternoon, and now a glass of wine and the tagged spooky book before playing euchre with my little family. A nice, balanced weekend!

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kwmg40
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Mehso-so

This sci-fi/horror story is creepy and atmospheric but the plot dragged along and there wasn't much character development. It's too bad, as the sci-fi elements were interesting and had lots of potential for a great story.

#LitsySciFiBookClub @TheSpineView
#HauntedShelf #Flerken @PuddleJumper

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TheSpineView
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Did you enjoy September's selection Ghost Station? Here are a few questions to get us started but feel free to discuss anything.

I thought the book was lackluster. It was way too slow for my tastes. The first half felt more of a data bumb. The ending was alright but very rushed. I think it could have been flashed out more. After reading the entire book, I thought, given Bray's past she was the wrong person for the job. As for the crew's feelings

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The_Literary_Jedi It felt like everyone was unreliable in the story, I didn‘t know who to root for - if that makes sense. Slow world building and I thought description was good almost like a video game setting. 📚📚📚/5 2mo
julesG Agree to lackluster and the pacing being off. 2mo
julesG The crew judged her before they actually knew her. Not something you should do in that kind of environment. 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Just to reiterate, I didn‘t care for the narrator or the crew or the story. I don‘t think the personality of even one crew member came through. Ophelia unfortunately came through too much. #LitsySciFiBookClub 2mo
AmandaBlaze The book had a lot of things I enjoyed, such as unreliable narrators and liminal space horror. Understand completely that this isn\'t everyone\'s cup of tea. I did find some areas kind of boring as well. 2mo
Ruthiella I found it slow too, but ultimately enjoyed it. I did think (and this happens in thrillers or mysteries often) that Ophelia, for someone with her experience and education, had to do some dumb things to keep the plot moving. 2mo
TheSpineView @The_Literary_Jedi Video game is a great analogy. 2mo
TheSpineView @Lesliereadsalot I think that most of the characters suffered from a lack of development among other things. 2mo
TheSpineView @julesG So true! 2mo
TheSpineView @Ruthiella The slowness was what bothered me the most. 2mo
TheSpineView @AmandaBlaze This one was not my cup of tea. I read some reviews were readers loved it 2mo
BookwormAHN I liked the ending and I really wish Ophelia's sister had been in it more. And yes the crew were ridiculous. I hate it when one person is blamed for all of their family's issues. 2mo
TheSpineView @BookwormAHN Bray was the scapegoat. 2mo
kwmg40 I agree with a lot of the comments here. I thought the pacing was slow and there was a lot of repetition. It was very atmospheric and creepy, making this a good horror novel, but I was disappointed that the plot was so weak. The sci-fi elements and backstory had so much potential. 2mo
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BookmarkTavern
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Mehso-so

Ophelia‘s newest assignment is counseling a team that recently lost a member. Only, w/ everybody keeping secrets, & mysterious structures in the distance, things start to go wrong. Horrifically.

After a really slow start, the tensions really built up. The horror element was really well done, but we stayed in Ophelia‘s head too much. & all characters but Ophelia are underdeveloped. With a hugely rushed ending, this left me disappointed.🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

BookmarkTavern General warning for body horror, violence, gore, referenced domestic and child abuse; specific warning for Chapter 5 suicide 2mo
LibrarianRyan I am about half way through this right now. Nice to know I‘m not the only one that thinks it‘s slow. 2mo
TheSpineView I thought it was slow too. 2mo
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BookwormAHN
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This was a spooky haunted house in space book. Dr. Ophelia Bray has just been added to the crew when they land on a deserted space station, and things get weird almost immediately 👽
#LitsySciFiBookClub @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Great job! 2mo
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MaleficentBookDragon
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The protesters outside are getting louder.

#firstlinefridays

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Lesliereadsalot
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Mehso-so

Finally finished this slog of a book at breakfast this morning. Not much happens in the first half, nearly 200 pages. Ophelia Bray, our narrator and psychologist, is a major whiner who tells us every thought she ever had going back to when she was 11. And she never stops…throughout the entire book! Her spaceship lands on a planet where all sorts of havoc with the crew members begins. Happy to get to the end.

#LitsySciFiBookClub

LiteraryinPA Oof, that does sound like a slog! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot It did pick up in the second half but I was pretty sick of the main character by then! @LiteraryinPA 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot
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#whereareyouMonday

I‘m on planet Lyria 393-C with a crew including a psychologist who wants to keep everyone from thinking suicidal thoughts.

@Cupcake12

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TheSpineView
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

"The protesters outside are getting louder."

Lesliereadsalot Reading the same book! 2mo
TheSpineView @Lesliereadsalot 👍❤️📖 2mo
ShyBookOwl Oh, I forgot this one has been on my tbr for a while! 2mo
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vlwelser
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This is horror and sci-fi/fantasy all rolled in together. A psycho therapist joins a crew on a space mission and then everything goes awry. The Shining vibes for sure.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

julesG I just read your "a psycho therapist" with emphasis on "psycho" and was wondering how apt it actually is. ?? 2mo
vlwelser 😂 yes. Both. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
ReadingisMyPassion I read \“Dead Silence\“ by this author and really enjoyed it. 2mo
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Lauranahe
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Interesting book. It‘s a fun space thriller (I think calling it a horror is pushing it). It definitely went in a direction I was not expecting. The last 100 pgs are super tense.

Ruthiella Agree that “horror” isn‘t quite accurate. 2mo
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Twainy
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Once upon a time ERS caused the brutal sickening deaths of 29 people.

Dr Ophelia Bray has devoted her life to the treatment of ERS which causes mental instability & unreasonably violent attacks against others.

Bray‘s supporting a small crew on an ancient abandoned planet. A crew that‘s close knit & not interested in her help. Well not until their pilot is found murdered in ERS fashion or is it …

Who will live? How many will die?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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Ruthiella
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#WhereAreYouMonday

This Monday finds me again outside our solar system, this time on space station orbiting a planet abandoned thousands of years ago by unknown aliens. 👽 🚀

Is the recent suicide of a crew member due to mental stress or was it murder? A beleaguered psychologist and this reader are trying to find out.

RedxoHearts Ohh that sounds good. I liked their book Dead Silence so I'll have to check it out. 2mo
BarbaraBB I had no idea you spend so much time in or out of space 😂 2mo
julesG 🤣🤣🤣 Fancy meeting you here. 😂😂 2mo
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Lesliereadsalot Got this one coming up! 2mo
Ruthiella @RedxoHearts I‘ve read the first four chapters and so far so good! 👍 2mo
Ruthiella @BarbaraBB I know! I had no idea either until this exercise! 😂 (edited) 2mo
Ruthiella @julesG I saw you. I recognized your handmade sweater! 👋 2mo
Ruthiella @Lesliereadsalot I think it‘s going to be a good one! 🤞 2mo
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AmandaBlaze
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This was a strong outing in atmospheric horror. Good character development, but sometimes the FMC could get a little annoying. There was a strong mood of creepy dread throughout the novel. 4 Stars.
ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
LitsyLoveReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude
#LitsySciFiBookClub @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Great job! 👍🤩📖 3mo
Ruthiella Wow! I only picked it up from the library today and you‘ve already read it! 😅 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Fantastic 3mo
julesG Overachiever! 😉 Like @Ruthiella I've only had time to get the book yet. 3mo
AmandaBlaze @Ruthiella and @julesG I already had the book checked out from the library. I was happy when it was chosen, so I didn't have to wait to get a copy. lol 3mo
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AmandaBlaze
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TheSpineView Enjoy! 3mo
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TheSpineView
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The September selection for the #LitsySciFiBookClub is Ghost Station. Hope everyone enjoys. Fortunately, my local library has a physical copy. I saw that it is available as an audio book on Amazon but not Kindle Unlimited.
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Nessavamusic
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Bailedbailed

So bummed to be DNFing this one, but I gave it a long drawn out attempt because I kept putting it down after a chapter. My problem is the main character. She is just a mess, which makes no sense for someone who is supposed to be a mental health specialist. Also I just can‘t believe any of the behaviors of the characters. Oh well.

dabbe #allhailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
AmandaBlaze Unfortunately I've known a few mental health professionals who are a mess. 3mo
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nitalibrarian
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I just finished. The creepiness and horror slowly builds. This book doesn't make space exploration sound appealing at all. But I really enjoyed the mystery of what was happening and had happened on that planet. And how or if this team survives. It's a pick for me.🤘

#aardvarkbookclub

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nitalibrarian
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I'm in the mood for a space horror, so I'm starting Ghost Station.

#aardvarkbookclub

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BeeMagical
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Book 53📚 3.3⭐️

While I‘m typically not a huge sci-go fan, this one was pretty good! It was giving Leech vibes to me. I wish the ending didn‘t feel so rushed and had a bit more “bang”, but overall I enjoyed the ride!

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Grrlbrarian
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If you like space settings for your horror, S.A. Barnes has got you. Ghost Station brings you all the bad-flashback, amicrazy, and body-horror vibes as a research team lands on a lifeless planet to take samples. Except maybe it‘s not so lifeless after all. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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nitalibrarian
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My July #BookSpinBingo card is all set!

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candc320
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I loved this! I didn‘t love it quite a much as Dead Silence but it was a wild, scary ride for sure. If you love movies like Aliens or just space horror in general definitely pick this up! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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ladym30
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Book mail!😍

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candc320
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My June #bookspin bingo list is ready to go!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 6mo
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RosePressedPages
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Mehso-so

I think Ghost Station was a solid 3 🌟‘s. It took a long time to get to the horror, and it wasn‘t what I was hoping for. I prefer the psychological horror and having a bit more unknown that just scares the hell out of you. Once I got the explanation, my interest just dropped off. It also felt like she copied and pasted the same character archetypes from the last book.

I will say I am loving space horror and would love any recs people have!

RosePressedPages @Hooked_on_books I am adding this to my tbr!! Thanks! 6mo
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alecia3dixie
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I read Dead Silence by this author last year and absolutely loved it. I still did love this one, but it took a very long time to actually get to the horror. Like a good 200 pages in. But once it did, it was amazing. The errieness and creepiness were immaculate. The question is, is everything really happening, or are we just losing our minds? I absolutely loved how everything went down but would have loved for that to be the whole book. 4/5

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AardvarkBookClub
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“Perfectly unsettling. Ghost Station scratches the itch for space horror just right—and doesn‘t shrink from the grisly consequences of exploring the unknown.”
– Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights

#aardvarkbookclub

MaleficentBookDragon SciFi and Space Horror are new favorites of mine thanks to this author and Caitlin Starling. (edited) 6mo
AardvarkBookClub @MaleficentBookDragon we love this!! 🥰 6mo
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AardvarkBookClub
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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.

#aardvarkbookclub #jointoday

MaleficentBookDragon ❤️❤️❤️Dead Silence. It introduced me to space horror. 6mo
AardvarkBookClub @MaleficentBookDragon 🧑‍🚀👻😱 6mo
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nitalibrarian
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It's #aardvarkbookclub day! I picked two - the space horror and the romance!😆

AardvarkBookClub 🥰🫶💜 7mo
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TorieStorieS
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Mehso-so

This sci-fi thriller starts out slowly as the technology terms and character histories emerge. Narrator and main character, Dr. Ophelia Bray, is doubly burdened by her past— the wealth & power from her mother‘s side and the dark secrets of her father— which make her determined to put her work into helping. A grieving Research and Extraction team gives her the chance for field work on an abandoned claim planet. But it‘s soon clear all is not right…

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty photo 🖤 7mo
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MillennialP1nk
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I‘ve missed Litsy!!! It‘s been a few years since I last participated in Dewey‘s 24 Hour Readathon but I‘m excited to have my TBR pulled together for this Saturday. Part 1 of my reading list. #DeweysApril2024 #Readathon #Deweys24HourReadathon #GraphicNovels #Horror #Fantasy #Romance #ScienceFiction

Librarybelle Welcome back! 7mo
BookmarkTavern Welcome back! And I loved What Feasts at Night! ❤️ 7mo
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thevictoriousone
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Just finished reading Ghost Station by SA Barnes and it was AWESOME. Twisty story, scary space station, mind-bending situations…I had a great time. The atmosphere was impeccable - I never knew when something might be coming around a corner. Highly recommend for sci-fi horror fans!

#books #bookrec #scifihorror #ghoststation #reads

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Hooked_on_books
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Psychologist Ophelia signs on to a trip to a remote planet in an effort to retreat from publicity around a recent tragedy. She finds the team doesn‘t want her there and it quickly becomes clear that something else is afoot as well. I loved this. Barnes creates great creeping dread that made me not want to put this book down.

Addison_Reads Great review. I just finished this audio and really loved it. 8mo
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ericarobynreads
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Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes is a space horror tale of isolation, cold, and inner turmoil set on a planet with many secrets. But it‘s not just the planet itself that has a story to tell, it‘s each of the crewmates as well. But will they share or will the secrets ruin them all?

This is such an amazing blend of isolation and the need for connection and approval.

https://www.ericarobynreads.com/ghost-station-by-s-a-barnes/

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