kellioneill's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
book_obsessed's review
3.0
Scavenge The Stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Such an interesting world, almost reminded me of Ketterdam and Ravka. I also quite liked the writing style.
Sadly though, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to. The characters were so boring, I felt like nothing ever happened. And when it actually did, it was just mediocre.
I kept waiting for something to happen, and then it just didn’t.
I was a bit confused about Bas and Cayo. To be honest I kind of shipped them first, they were cute. Then he just left.
I for sure thought I was going to give this one up, but some part of me wanted to keep on going and needed to know what was to happen.
So now that I’m done with this I’m finally going to read something else for a while.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Such an interesting world, almost reminded me of Ketterdam and Ravka. I also quite liked the writing style.
Sadly though, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to. The characters were so boring, I felt like nothing ever happened. And when it actually did, it was just mediocre.
I kept waiting for something to happen, and then it just didn’t.
I was a bit confused about Bas and Cayo. To be honest I kind of shipped them first, they were cute. Then he just left.
I for sure thought I was going to give this one up, but some part of me wanted to keep on going and needed to know what was to happen.
So now that I’m done with this I’m finally going to read something else for a while.
ryts's review
4.0
this was a wild ride from start to finish, so much happend and i am confusion, but like good confusion
gvbooksandmore's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
amarylissw's review
3.0
The timeline/structure for this book was odd. I feel like it could’ve been been better by being split into chronological parts. Several scenes were told in flashbacks that could’ve easily been written in the present. The world-building was pretty weak, and I didn’t care too much for the characters. However, the writing was good and the plot is decent, with some interesting reveals.
mmiiax's review against another edition
4.0
More like, 4,5 stars! I was not expecting to love this as much as I did.
Revenge can swallow one up whole and make them blind to the truth, even if it's right in front of them, this spin on the Count of Monte Cristo truly reminds the reader of that. I guess I love a great revenge story, though Scavenge the Stars is also much more than just that.
Revenge can swallow one up whole and make them blind to the truth, even if it's right in front of them, this spin on the Count of Monte Cristo truly reminds the reader of that. I guess I love a great revenge story, though Scavenge the Stars is also much more than just that.
beenasbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
3.75
emtheauthor's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting, unique, unimpressive, and disappointing...I really don’t know what to think of this one. Some parts were super cool and others kinda lame 3.6/5
linaria's review
3.0
Scavenge the Stars was a surprising win for me. There has been an influx in retellings in the YA genre lately, mostly with limited success, so I admit that my expectations were reasonably low going into this. I'll also freely admit that the last time I read The Count of Monte Christo was close to two decades ago. So I'm mostly judging this book on its' own merits, rather than as an adaptation of a classic novel.
I genuinely enjoyed this book. Silverfish and her team of bugs were well fleshed out and interesting. There was a lot of politics and scheming happening with Cayo and Kamon Mercado. The main problem I have (that may be corrected with the final copy) is the world-building can be a bit daunting. Scavenge the Stars is a book that NEEDS a map, and I pray that there is one included in the final copy. There's also a pretty large amount of info-dumping in the first bit of the book, with no real explanation of the kingdoms that are in opposition to each other. Despite the number of references to the world of the novel, I still found myself with questions about the world that I feel could have been answered in this book. I would have liked a bit more explanation about the kingdoms themselves, but that seems to have been set up for the sequel.
Despite that, I did enjoy the book. Amaya is on a one-woman mission of revenge, and she's happy to do what it takes. Cayo was surprisingly nuanced. The book was also LGBTQ+ friendly, with several characters that did not identify as straight.
I genuinely enjoyed this book. Silverfish and her team of bugs were well fleshed out and interesting. There was a lot of politics and scheming happening with Cayo and Kamon Mercado. The main problem I have (that may be corrected with the final copy) is the world-building can be a bit daunting. Scavenge the Stars is a book that NEEDS a map, and I pray that there is one included in the final copy. There's also a pretty large amount of info-dumping in the first bit of the book, with no real explanation of the kingdoms that are in opposition to each other. Despite the number of references to the world of the novel, I still found myself with questions about the world that I feel could have been answered in this book. I would have liked a bit more explanation about the kingdoms themselves, but that seems to have been set up for the sequel.
Despite that, I did enjoy the book. Amaya is on a one-woman mission of revenge, and she's happy to do what it takes. Cayo was surprisingly nuanced. The book was also LGBTQ+ friendly, with several characters that did not identify as straight.