A review by scribesprite
StarCrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
4.0
This is not a book that I just could ride out. I had to do some work and some thinking in order to keep things straight. This is almost straight up YA fantasy.
It took me a while to finish and after I did I had a headache. I thought, That's not a good sign…but I really did like it. There could've been a number of other reasons for having a headache like sleep deprivation or the heat. I think the biggest struggle I had with the story was that it took so long. It felt like it dragged. I'd hoped that it would be faster pace. But looking back on it I realized that if I had read this when I was younger I might've liked it better but I'm so used to fast ADHD paced YA now that this felt that much slower. Or maybe I'm just remembering it wrong.
This fantasy has a sort of mystery to it. No one is who they seem (including Digger herself) and Digger has no idea what she is in for. During the middle of the book secret after secret is revealed which just made me more confused and I could never figure out what was what until right before or when Digger figured it out herself. That part was both fascinating as well as frustrating. The last quarter is when things start to pick up and begin to clear up.
Digger as a character I could enjoy because she was not a completely stereotyped super tough girl. She doesn't feel uncomfortable in dresses because she is a girl. She is very practical though curious. One thing is that Digger isn't necessarily likeable but she does have a good side and I was rooting for her the whole time.
The other characters are well developed too like Lady Lyll, Meri, and someone who shall not be named for spoiler reasons were my favorites.
I will be looking out for [b:Liar's Moon|10345489|Liar's Moon (Thief Errant, #2)|Elizabeth C. Bunce|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1298001260s/10345489.jpg|15248261] when it comes out.
It took me a while to finish and after I did I had a headache. I thought, That's not a good sign…but I really did like it. There could've been a number of other reasons for having a headache like sleep deprivation or the heat. I think the biggest struggle I had with the story was that it took so long. It felt like it dragged. I'd hoped that it would be faster pace. But looking back on it I realized that if I had read this when I was younger I might've liked it better but I'm so used to fast ADHD paced YA now that this felt that much slower. Or maybe I'm just remembering it wrong.
This fantasy has a sort of mystery to it. No one is who they seem (including Digger herself) and Digger has no idea what she is in for. During the middle of the book secret after secret is revealed which just made me more confused and I could never figure out what was what until right before or when Digger figured it out herself. That part was both fascinating as well as frustrating. The last quarter is when things start to pick up and begin to clear up.
Digger as a character I could enjoy because she was not a completely stereotyped super tough girl. She doesn't feel uncomfortable in dresses because she is a girl. She is very practical though curious. One thing is that Digger isn't necessarily likeable but she does have a good side and I was rooting for her the whole time.
The other characters are well developed too like Lady Lyll, Meri, and someone who shall not be named for spoiler reasons were my favorites.
I will be looking out for [b:Liar's Moon|10345489|Liar's Moon (Thief Errant, #2)|Elizabeth C. Bunce|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1298001260s/10345489.jpg|15248261] when it comes out.