Review of The Midnight Sky (2020) by Sayeh — 27 Dec 2020

So many problems. All the storylines that are supposed to be heart-wrenching are ruined by horrible pacing and the predictability of it all. Lots of liberties are taken with the science that are neither realistic nor explained enough to maintain the suspension of disbelief.

For instance, Maya suffers a mortal wound, that breaks skin and bleeds profusely, but not catastrophic decompression from her suit being punctured. K-23 is an Earth-sized, Earth-like moon of Jupiter that took centuries longer than all other Jovian moons to be discovered, and it still is unnamed.

The disaster than befalls earth is also never revealed nor are its properties sensical enough for the user to suspend disbelief.