Reviews

When Stars Come Out by Scarlett St. Clair

alexis_readiing's review against another edition

2.0

Truly I did not finish this book, I have 100 pages left but it is psychically painful to keep reading. Also, goodreads has the wrong page count but it is what it is.

Really didn’t stand out for me. The writing was decent and I’m sure other people would enjoy it but I truly don’t care for high school settings. And teenagers experiencing adult level relationships is weird to me.

I love other work from this author and will continue to support her but next time I’ll do more research before I pick up a book.

blkunicorn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It’s a nice story

but I knew Thane & Lennon were behind everything from pretty early on. I will say I didn’t know she was an “abomination” but the rest was pretty easy to catch.

readbytay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

aprilreads_andwanders's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 Stars- This is a little bit hard to rate and review for me. I found some aspects to be a bit underwhelming, BUT at the end of the day I enjoyed it and want to see where this goes! I found the concept really intriguing. An Orpheus and Eurydice retelling (although I’d say very loosely-maybe it will tie in closer in the sequel), a girl who can see ghosts and struggles with this ability as it clashes with the normalcy she craves, and a race of Valryn-an order of human/raven shifters who’s job it is to protect humans from otherworldly creatures and to find the Eurydice because only the Eurydice can open the gates to the underworld and herd the souls through (holy run on sentence sorry!)

The story was action packed and the pacing was quick (which is great). I think my issues primarily stem from a lack of depth. I feel the events of the plot outpaced character development and world building. The characters fell flat for me and I would have liked more insight into the world of the Valryn.

Despite that, I’m excited to see where this goes!

Thanks Sourcebooks Bloom and NetGalley for the eArc!

jellyfists's review against another edition

1.0

Started out real intriguing but by the end it felt very standard for ya paranormal to a degree that it was boring and left me feeling kinda cheated by how interesting the beginning was. The romance between the two main characters was also one of those fated reincarnation deals and felt very forced, couldn't say what they like about each other really.

k_huskic's review against another edition

4.0

Anora has these abilities and has no clue why, or what she's supposed to do with them. She knows she sees dead people, and captures spirits into coins. From there, she has no idea, until she attends a new school and discovers more people can see the dead. The truth about who she is and her abilities eventually come to light.
I enjoyed this! The story was captivating, and I didn't want to put it down, needing to know what happened next. I can't wait to read the next book.

cahlacarla's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

ashliebysmashliereads's review against another edition

3.0

I picked this up expecting a stand alone and was let down to find that it's just a series she abandoned. That being said - it ended cleanly. The analogy I keep coming to is a Batman movie. There is always resolution but there is always more adventures to be had. I wanted to know more about Anora and Shy. But it was cute. It was fun.

iceboundreader's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this. It pulled vibes from a couple other series I have read and liked so no surprise I liked this.
The characters were relatable and it was a great plot with shifters and magic.
I loved how it ended with room to continue the story.

karleighreads's review against another edition

4.0

I quite enjoyed this book, it gave me mortal instruments vibes. Our MC can see dead people but not only that she can trap their souls in coins and those coins can be used to do something powerful and therefore people want her. But she doesn’t even know what she is. The world building was fantastic and the “good guys” were interesting, ||the fact that they can shape shift into ravens||. What I’ll never understand in these types of books, like twilight and so on why they make them attend a regular high school.. for like no reason.