Reviews - The Stars and Their Light

This book has a super interesting premise and I love how the author decided to tell the story through dated entries. This book also features a variety of POVs which really helped give the story dimension.

However, I struggled with the pacing of this book. It felt like a lot of build up to no where. There was very little resolution and the ending felt quite rushed compared to how slowly the rest of the story unfolded.

dwkiley's review

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

thebookwormadventures's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

cassiecat's review

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informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No

3.5

Historical fiction set in Roswell 1947.

I must admit I was intrigued by the subject, it’s something that everyone has heard of, including conspiracy theories and Government denials. But it’s not something I have ever read about.

This looks at the event from several points of view. I wasn’t sure while reading it how much of it is based on fact. The emphasis is how this mysterious event impacted on individual’s lives. There’s very little actual detail and what there is repeated quite a lot.

I found some of the elements very interesting, It started off strongly and then faded out for me. It was too slow and drawn out for me, there just wasn’t enough going on to keep my interest. The author’s note provided the most interest for me. I think I would have preferred this to be at the beginning rather than the end so that it was evident how much was factual and to give a grounding for the story.

Having totally loved the author’s previous book October in the Earth which was in my books of the year, this one didn’t manage to live up to my high expectations. I admire the author for writing about something different.

talip's review

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mysterious 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? Complicated

3.75

I liked this so much more than I expected. I'd have loved a bit more of a connection between Mary Agnes and Betty but I found all of the characters really loveable and I was sooo invested in their lives and the mystery.

(Thanks netgalley for the arc!)

themelleh's review

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The writing style was gorgeous but the story itself was not for me. It wasn’t what I thought it was going to be and it wasn’t taking too long to get to what it was causing the stigmata and that had been in the sky.

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