Reviews

The Map of Stars by Laura Ruby

celinepien's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

elinacre's review against another edition

3.0

huh. i don't know... this one just didn't have the magic for me that the earlier books did. it was so sprawling, in so many ways, and i'm not sure i even completely ::get:: what happened. i'd love to reread the whole trilogy now that they're all out!

burstnwithbooks's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars
I really loved this series, and I would highly recommend it to all lovers of the middle grade genre.
I'm a sucker for a competition or a puzzle, and I thought this was really well done. I think there's certainly a lot to discuss about this story, and I honestly don't know that I've wrapped my head around the entire thing, but I very much enjoyed the ride, and I will continue to think about this series. I love Laura Ruby's writing, and I'm excited to read more from her.

aleenabeth's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

andreajay's review against another edition

3.0

I’m not sure how to rate this book. I loved so many things about this series. The world-building, of course, and the characters, and all the little mysterious details...but it wasn’t wrapped up in a satisfying way for me. I’m okay with a few unanswered questions—it’s always fun to leave something up to the reader—but this series promised too many answers that were never addressed. So. Many. So, five stars for almost everything; two stars for the disappointing end.

mourningstarr's review

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

kater07's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

electricvaps's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

yapha's review against another edition

4.0

Book 2 of this series ends with a HUGE reveal, and this one picks up exactly at that point. This is a must read for fans of the series. The first 3/4 of the book were amazing. I couldn't stop reading. The final 1/4 of the book was a bit more confusing and left some questions not quite answered. I would definitely recommend this to fans of science fiction and alternative history, grades 4 & up. Must read the series in order.

kmc3050's review against another edition

3.0

3. Kind of a disappointing ending. Jaime wouldn't be able to just join a new timeline and have everything be the same. It doesn't match with how a multiverse would work. Still, the series is pretty good.


Adam Verner still does a good job narrating.