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Stardust in Their Veins by Laura Sebastian

3 reviews

kassidyreads's review against another edition

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

4.0

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bookswithjk's review

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

4.5

It is a good sequel to its predecessor. The author does recap events from Castles in Their Bones in a way that doesn’t feel too much like info dumping. Unfortunately, this sequel felt too drawn out with little progress having been made. Our two main princesses are still running around, trying to outsmart their mother, who in turns always ends up being one step of them (or two or five…) 

I am curious how the third one will turn out, especially if it is the end and will wrap up the story. How do you beat someone who just seems so…unbeatable?  
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thelittlestmermaid's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

* Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for the ARC! * 

For starters, I'm very disappointed that the cover doesn't match the same style of the first book? Make it match please I want them to match on my shelf 🫠 

Anyway, this book picks up right where the first book left off. It has all the fun political intrigue and unique magic from the first book with a *touch* of sadness as the characters deal with the grief of losing Sophie. 

This book adds a new POV to the mix Sophronia's maid, Violie. I was nervous about this because Sophie was my favorite character in the first book and worried that a new character wouldn't be as fun to read about, but I was pleasantly surprised. Violie is a tough cookie and makes sure she keeps her promises, no matter how dangerous it gets for her. 

Daphne and Beatriz remain mostly the same as they were in the first book, which is good. They definitely develop as the book goes on and discover new goals they want to achieve. The two of them never felt stuck in one spot for too long or boring to read about. I enjoyed their perspectives quite a bit. 

In comparison to the first book this one did seem a little slower paced, but I didn't mind that. It delves more into Beatriz learning about her newly discovered magic and Daphne building relationships with the people around her, despite her best efforts not to. 

Now if only the third book were already out so I could read it. I hate having to wait. I loved this book very much and highly *highly* recommend this series to any fans of fantasy stories with badass female main characters. 

5 stars.
 
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