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Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

19 reviews

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

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

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

bookforthought's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

elinorn's review

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

Some stories really added to the story, some were just fun additions and some were just fillers. Overall, it was good, but not great. I liked it.

I appreciated The Keeper, Glitches, and The Princess and the Guard the most because they actually added to the story. I didn't see the point in The Little Android and The Mechanic. Carswell's Guide to Being Lucky was fun. After Sunshine Passes By and The Queen's Army could have added to the story, but they both fell short – however, I liked the former but not so much the latter (which could be because I love Cress and don't care for Wolf). Something old, something new was a nice ending, however the whole "alpha"-thing is still so cringy and Kai proposing the same day as Scarlet and Wolf's wedding is so not cool, dude.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt