Been hunting for 'Venus Diaries' for ages after a vague mention on a booktube deep dive. It's this hyper-saturated, pulpy sci-fi thing from the 90s, I think—maybe more cyberpunk adjacent? From what I pieced together, it follows a data courier or maybe a journalist on a terraformed Venus, navigating a corporatized city-slum where the air is sold in subscription tiers. The main thrust seems to be a conspiracy involving the planetary climate regulators; she uncovers data proving the 'storms' are artificially engineered to control population segments, not natural phenomena.
It’s got that classic noir vibe of someone small stumbling onto something huge, mixed with weird retro-futurism about life on a hostile planet. Honestly, the plot itself is kind of a standard corporate-coverup thriller, but the setting is what sells it—the idea of a society built inside pressurized domes, where sunlight is a luxury and your oxygen bill dictates your social class. I vaguely recall a subplot about uploaded consciousnesses, or 'ghosts' in the mainframe, that tie into the villain's plan. The ending gets messy, some Deus ex Machina with the planetary network, but the journey is a fun, grimy ride.