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esther_palko's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
Minor: Child death
maralaene's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Even though this was her first book to be published, this was not the first book of Rebecca Ross’ that I read. And I have loved every single one so far.
Even though I felt like I had guessed a lot of the story long before it was revealed, especially given the way certain things were setup, I found this story very captivating. It has those very heartwarming elements of found family and bonded friendships. There is a sort of instant familial bond built in here, which I found a little unrealistic, but it didn’t deter me much from the story.I also enjoyed the fact that our FMC isn’t the classic lost princess or gains magical powers when she shouldn’t, yet still played a critical role. . I also appreciated that the magic in this world isn’t intended to make the royals almighty and is cursed when used for violence - definitely an interesting twist! And who doesn’t love an animal sidekick 🐺
My only comment is that I sort of wished the constellations and connection to stars played a bigger role - I’m imagining something like the names selected after “graduation” from Shusterman’s Scythe books.
I am excited to see what happens in book 2, given the story was left very open and with no obvious cliff-hanger ending setup for the sequel! Hopefully there is more magic in the next!
✓ Found family
✓ Strong female character
✓ Storytelling vibes
Even though I felt like I had guessed a lot of the story long before it was revealed, especially given the way certain things were setup, I found this story very captivating. It has those very heartwarming elements of found family and bonded friendships. There is a sort of instant familial bond built in here, which I found a little unrealistic, but it didn’t deter me much from the story.
My only comment is that I sort of wished the constellations and connection to stars played a bigger role - I’m imagining something like the names selected after “graduation” from Shusterman’s Scythe books.
I am excited to see what happens in book 2, given the story was left very open and with no obvious cliff-hanger ending setup for the sequel! Hopefully there is more magic in the next!
✓ Found family
✓ Strong female character
✓ Storytelling vibes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Torture, and Violence
singalana's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail