The Darkness Outside Us
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- Author：Eliot Schrefer
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Summary
They Both Die at the End meets The Loneliest Girl in the Universe in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission， from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer。
Two boys， alone in space。 Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission。
Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch。 There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board， the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother， and his handsome， brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away。 But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister。
In order to survive the ship’s secrets， Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other 。 。 。 especially once they discover what they are truly up against。 Love might be the only way to survive。
Two boys， alone in space。 Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission。
Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch。 There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board， the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother， and his handsome， brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away。 But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister。
In order to survive the ship’s secrets， Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other 。 。 。 especially once they discover what they are truly up against。 Love might be the only way to survive。
Reviews
Royce
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Intimate， transcendent， and existential。 Good shit！
Nik
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I really enjoyed how it was romantic but had many other aspects and was well balanced。
Lulu
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I cannot say how happy I am that I went into this not knowing a single thing about it--not even having read the blurb。 I thought it was going to be an easy breezy gay YA sci fi romance， and it ended up being so much more。 The plot unravelled beautifully and the romance did too。 The tension between Ambrose & Kodiak was great， but as was the tension caused by the plot。 I want to say more， but I also think it's just so much better if you go in unspoilt。I have a lot of gushy and soppy feelings， ones I cannot say how happy I am that I went into this not knowing a single thing about it--not even having read the blurb。 I thought it was going to be an easy breezy gay YA sci fi romance， and it ended up being so much more。 The plot unravelled beautifully and the romance did too。 The tension between Ambrose & Kodiak was great， but as was the tension caused by the plot。 I want to say more， but I also think it's just so much better if you go in unspoilt。I have a lot of gushy and soppy feelings， ones that I would rather pretend I didn't。 But Sc>Jordan ，
This was a 5。。。until the ending
Rafael Serrano
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Carlton Walker
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 2022 Reading Challenge: A book starting with the last letter of your previous read 4 or 4。5*This book really surprised me。 The first few days of listening to the audiobook I wasn’t really invested and thought about stopping because of that。 But， by that time I was already hours in and I didn’t want to just give up so I listened for the sole purpose of just finishing the book and moving on to my next one。 I don’t remember at which point but eventually I became invested and was enjoying my time li 2022 Reading Challenge: A book starting with the last letter of your previous read 4 or 4。5*This book really surprised me。 The first few days of listening to the audiobook I wasn’t really invested and thought about stopping because of that。 But， by that time I was already hours in and I didn’t want to just give up so I listened for the sole purpose of just finishing the book and moving on to my next one。 I don’t remember at which point but eventually I became invested and was enjoying my time listening to the story。 I was enjoying the mystery， the romance and even the sci-fi and I’m not a big sci-fi fan。 I loved the elements of the clones， listening to each pair figure out their life。 I loved the relationship between them and OS， basically going from enemies to family。 It made me happy when Ambrose was happy to see OS operating on the new planet。 I didn’t feel much of a connection to the romance， not as much as I wanted to。 When Kodak died the first time I wanted to be more hurt。 I can’t think of anything else to say besides that I want there to be another book。 。。。more
Cassidy S
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This book was marketed as a sweet romance and ， while it is romantic， it is action packed and gut-wrenching and absolutely heartbreaking。 Part of it was a bit confusing and the relationship between Ambrose and Kodiak felt a little quick， but not enough for me not to absolutely adore this book。 It is absolutely bonkers in the best way possible。
Andy
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Oh my god this was so good！！！Rep: Macedonian pansexual cis male MC， Russian achillean cis male side character， nonbinary side character （mentioned）。 CWs: Death， violence， blood， murder， confinement， suicide， gaslighting， injury/injury detail， grief， cancer， body horror， suicidal thoughts， terminal illness， vomit， medical content。 Moderate: gore， panic attacks， psychosis， sexual content， abandonment， self harm， suicide attempt， cursing， mental illness （suicidal ideation and depression）， colonisat Oh my god this was so good！！！Rep: Macedonian pansexual cis male MC， Russian achillean cis male side character， nonbinary side character （mentioned）。 CWs: Death， violence， blood， murder， confinement， suicide， gaslighting， injury/injury detail， grief， cancer， body horror， suicidal thoughts， terminal illness， vomit， medical content。 Moderate: gore， panic attacks， psychosis， sexual content， abandonment， self harm， suicide attempt， cursing， mental illness （suicidal ideation and depression）， colonisation， war， excrement。 Minor: Homophobia/homomisia， fatphobia， xenophobia。 。。。more
Regalghoulette
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I absolutely devoured this book。 Not spoiling anything， but I didn’t expect the plot to go in the direction it did at all。 Definitely try reading up until at least the beginning of Part 2。
amber
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This was not at all what I was expecting but I loved it！Kodiak and Ambrose my loves💜
Sage
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I could not put this book down！！！I am so in love with Kodiak and Ambrose， the build up of their relationship， the way each part it added more to their love for each other Part 3 Kodiak broke me😭 The end？？？ Oh my god Was not expecting them to become parents but it was so perfect 😭
gabbie
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im still reeling。 its like youre reading in a vacuum， just as helpless as they are。
HeyNikkiG
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I have no words for the emotional roller coaster I went through。 I do have to say this was a great book it’s one of those books that I wish I could read again for the first time。 A story about two teenage boys on a space mission to save someone but there’s a hidden truth that only the AI knows and it drove me nuts because I was second-guessing myself the whole entire time。
Sarah E
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Excellent sci fi book。 Didn't feel YA， the characters were 17 but never really acted 17。 Beautifully explored some deep themes。 Excellent sci fi book。 Didn't feel YA， the characters were 17 but never really acted 17。 Beautifully explored some deep themes。 。。。more
RATA
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I usually enjoy reading enemies to lovers but this was way too stupid to even spend my time reading it。 The whole plot was about two horny teen astronauts are supposed to hate eachother but one constantly thinks about having sex with the super muscular sexy long hair guy， ah and they are supposed to save someone （idk that was supposed to be the main plot but I didn’t care at all）。 Just stop dear god。 Fuck， complete the mission and fuck again and you solved all your problems。 The writing style wa I usually enjoy reading enemies to lovers but this was way too stupid to even spend my time reading it。 The whole plot was about two horny teen astronauts are supposed to hate eachother but one constantly thinks about having sex with the super muscular sexy long hair guy， ah and they are supposed to save someone （idk that was supposed to be the main plot but I didn’t care at all）。 Just stop dear god。 Fuck， complete the mission and fuck again and you solved all your problems。 The writing style was horrendous， boring， the only thing that kept me going was that at least this was easy to read （not like those hard scifi stuff because it’s supposed to be YA）。 I usually give a second chance in a few years to all those books I didnt liked but I think this one doesn’t even deserve it。 。。。more
Sarah
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This story was so different than I expected and I loved it！ I won't go into details at risk of spoiling the unexpected twists and turns， but this book was awesome。I read it super quickly because it was so easy to get into and not want to put down。 The two characters are well written， likable， and it felt like we were right there with them through every new development and discovery。The relationship between the two is sweet and mature and lovely。Surprisingly， though I love the characters and thei This story was so different than I expected and I loved it！ I won't go into details at risk of spoiling the unexpected twists and turns， but this book was awesome。I read it super quickly because it was so easy to get into and not want to put down。 The two characters are well written， likable， and it felt like we were right there with them through every new development and discovery。The relationship between the two is sweet and mature and lovely。Surprisingly， though I love the characters and their relationship， it really is the bigger plot that was most engaging and impressive。 （I say surprising because you'd think it'd be the characters/relationship that were the biggest appeal of the book）I really can't say much more without spoilers， but I'm so glad I've read this and will definitely be looking to read more by this author in future。Also， that cover art is just so gorgeous！ Big kudos to the artist as well。 。。。more
Tiuri
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Not what I expected， not at all what is seems to be marketed as。 Quite weird yet also sweet at times。
Marshall
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I borrowed this book from my local library and it’s so good I might buy my own copy so I can read it again whenever I want。 What can I say - I’m a sucker for star crossed queer astronauts！
Darkredrum/Frank
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Bam！ didn't expect the twist AT ALL。 This book made my life feel like nothing and something at the same time。 It really conjures up the darkest part of your thoughts。 In this masterpiece， time becomes nothing but numbers。 Everything about this is just。。。sad and lonely。 I just felt very empty after reading it that it took me weeks to even think about it & share my thoughts on it。On the bright side， this is a great gay-themed sci-fi without focusing too much on the romance part。 I love me some rom Bam！ didn't expect the twist AT ALL。 This book made my life feel like nothing and something at the same time。 It really conjures up the darkest part of your thoughts。 In this masterpiece， time becomes nothing but numbers。 Everything about this is just。。。sad and lonely。 I just felt very empty after reading it that it took me weeks to even think about it & share my thoughts on it。On the bright side， this is a great gay-themed sci-fi without focusing too much on the romance part。 I love me some romance but too much of it gets boring。 Definitely， a 5-star worthy book。 。。。more
Bibliophile713
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mind-blowing story！！ I almost cried in the middle of the book， I really didn't expected the story to go that way！！ The endless cycle of life and death between those two was almost excruciating that I couldn't handle。 Every time the clones died， a part of me died too！！ I liked the ended， there was a proper ending but still some rooms for imagination。 No words to describe this book！！ Mind-blowing story！！ I almost cried in the middle of the book， I really didn't expected the story to go that way！！ The endless cycle of life and death between those two was almost excruciating that I couldn't handle。 Every time the clones died， a part of me died too！！ I liked the ended， there was a proper ending but still some rooms for imagination。 No words to describe this book！！ 。。。more
angeline
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（view spoiler）[Went into this booking knowing nothing at all。 Definitely a little more depressing than I was expecting。 （hide spoiler）] （view spoiler）[Went into this booking knowing nothing at all。 Definitely a little more depressing than I was expecting。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Suzanne Kowalski
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4 1/2 stars。 The Darkness Outside Us takes you on a wild ride。 At the beginning it seems like it will be a space opera romance between Ambrose and Kodiak， astronauts from the two remaining countries on Earth， sent into space to rescue Ambrose's sister。 When they start exploring the ship， however， they encounter some unusual evidence that makes them question everything about their mission。 The novel explores what it means to be human， what gives life meaning， and the nature of love， among other t 4 1/2 stars。 The Darkness Outside Us takes you on a wild ride。 At the beginning it seems like it will be a space opera romance between Ambrose and Kodiak， astronauts from the two remaining countries on Earth， sent into space to rescue Ambrose's sister。 When they start exploring the ship， however， they encounter some unusual evidence that makes them question everything about their mission。 The novel explores what it means to be human， what gives life meaning， and the nature of love， among other things。 I thought Ambrose was a bit annoying at first， but keep reading and you will have a hard time putting it down until you get to the final revelation。 。。。more
elise t
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This has got to be one of the most engaging books that I’ve read in awhile。 I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the relationship development。 Everything seemed very natural and thought out。 Even though I had the major twist spoiled for me when recommended this book， I still found myself trying to rationalize the oddities like the main characters did。 The only thing that I would scrutinize it for is the development of the two countries left on Earth。 The world building was excellent， but I wanted t This has got to be one of the most engaging books that I’ve read in awhile。 I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the relationship development。 Everything seemed very natural and thought out。 Even though I had the major twist spoiled for me when recommended this book， I still found myself trying to rationalize the oddities like the main characters did。 The only thing that I would scrutinize it for is the development of the two countries left on Earth。 The world building was excellent， but I wanted to know more （which I suppose is a sign of good writing。） 。。。more
Jenny
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was just pure perfection。I could have not read anything more amazing than this。
Aadi
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Holy Shit。
Emma
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4。5 starsThis was not at all what I was expecting。 I won’t say anything as it’s best to go in blind， but very much worth a read I really really liked it！
Brigid Olson
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This book was a beautiful and wild ride。 Part one reads like a thriller and then once you know what is happening and your mind is blown you are frustrated and rooting so hard for these two。 I love this book so much
Jim
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Aaaaaah！ Space！ Slowly coming out of my confusion in the beginning then love and then pain and then ultimate love。Be warned this book gets dark and has potentially triggering themes。
Manoek • manoeksbooknook
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4，5/5 ⭐Am I alive？ Are you？This one sentence that the book starts with sets the whole tone for this novel。 This was exactly the type of sci-fi that I love ！！ It explores themes of humanity and what makes you alive and a human？ It's FULL of twists and turns you won't see coming which I always love。 And of course it's so so queer。 There's a beautiful love story between the two characters at the core of this story。 Their love trescends through time and space （literally） and it explores loneliness， 4，5/5 ⭐Am I alive？ Are you？This one sentence that the book starts with sets the whole tone for this novel。 This was exactly the type of sci-fi that I love ！！ It explores themes of humanity and what makes you alive and a human？ It's FULL of twists and turns you won't see coming which I always love。 And of course it's so so queer。 There's a beautiful love story between the two characters at the core of this story。 Their love trescends through time and space （literally） and it explores loneliness， grief， love， sacrifice and trust all wrapped up in one。 I read this book in two days， basically in two sittings， because I just needed to know what would happen next。 Ambrose and Kodiak live in my heart now。 My only small complaint is that I think this book would've worked even better as an adult novel instead of YA。 The characters are 18 years old very fast in this book and I think the author could've gone even darker， more gritty， more intense and have even higher stakes if it would've been adult。 。。。more
Yarden
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man this book was weird
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