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Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

23 reviews

msradiosilence's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad

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

3.0

TLDR; 3 rating, it’s an anthology, and a couple of these were in the backs of the books already.
Content warnings at the bottom. :)

Every anthology I’ve ever read has had hits and misses. Most of these, unfortunately, were misses. I love The Little Android, which is the one exception, but most of these stories were in the backs of the original books. The one with Cinder’s dad, for example. And when I said I wanted Winter and Jacin’s relationship to be fleshed out, I didn’t mean that I wanted Winter to be unwittingly a player in someone’s continued sexual assault. It’s icky.

I wanted more of the Rampion crew. I know there’s the graphic novels, but I wanted more like the wedding story, which was very short and very rushed, if you ask me. And the fact that Kai upstages it by proposing to Cinder? The story says there’s a time skip, but they both seem like the immature teens they were in the series. UGH.

Rating: 3
Would I recommend? No, you could probably find The Little Android and the Rampion wedding story online somewhere.

Content warnings: Body horror, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Ableism, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child death, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical content, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Classism, and Body shaming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

ameydireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

“Cinders. Embers. Ashes. Michelle hoped that whatever strength had allowed this child to survive the fire all those years ago was a strength that still burned inside her. That it would go on burning, hotter and hotter, until she was as bright as the rising sun.”

This book is a great way to end the Lunar Chronicles! There were many moments that were shortly mentioned in the main story and this book elaborates on it further. Each story felt special as it focused on the main characters’ past and their experiences. In my review of ‘Winter’ I mentioned that I was less invested in Winter and Jacin and didn’t understand Winter’s decisions. The story ‘The Princess and the Guard’ made me change my opinion. Sigh, I do like them now and I finally understand Winter. 

I really enjoyed Thorne’s story. He’s such a funny character and is very smart. A typical Thorne moment right here >>>

"Last summer, he'd even managed to get the Santos family to pay him sixty-five univs for a box of "succulent, prize-winning" oranges, having no idea that he'd picked the fruits off their own tree earlier that day."

And there is one short story (Something Old, Something New) that takes place after the book ‘Winter’ and oh my gosh, so cute! 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Vomit

marenm's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

CINDER-KAI FANS ARE WINNINGGG

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? No

3.75

loved these backstories! my favorite has to be kai’s pov of meeting cinder!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

janaya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Just a collection of short stories about the characters from the series. Some of them were in the past, some weren’t.  I liked some more than others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

Nice prequels that answer a few unresolved questions. The epilogue was also much appreciated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Wonderful collection of novellas for the lunar chronicles series. This book really gave insight to side characters like Michelle Benoit but also all the protagonists from previous books. I would totally recommend this to someone who enjoyed the main books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

chuckielittle's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault and Murder

mndy's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt