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A review by koistyfishy
The Stars are Dying by Chloe C. Peñaranda
Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
DNF 33%
Now, I hate DNFing a book. My FOMO and anxiety battle it out, and I internally freak out for an entire day about what if I am doing the book an entire disservice by not completing it.
BUT I JUST CAN'T CONTINUE WITH THIS...
From the first line of the prologue, I was confused. I wasn't sure if it was because it was late or I was tired, so I read it again the next day, and I still didn't understand what was going on. I think it came down to overall this book made me feel stupid as I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND....
Firstly, the worldbuilding felt messy and confusing and didn't really make sense - there are fae, vampires, and celestials but are celestials types of either? The names and places seem like they are thrown together and not pieced together well, and the lore is a weird amalgamation of all three's general "backstory" when you think of fae, vampires, and celestials.
The writing was also just as messy; sentences felt overly metaphorical or there were just random additional words added. I found that a lot of aspects had to be inferred as it wasn't clearly explained, so I wasn't sure if it happened or not. The sentences just felt so convoluted and complex but just ended up confusing the living daylights out of me.
I also have no clue what the plot is - I read almost 200 pages, and I don't know what the purpose of the story is - what the prophecy has to do with anything as it just feels like random things thrown together.
Overall, I don't like it if books are overly confusing and make me feel stupid so this was not for me.
Now, I hate DNFing a book. My FOMO and anxiety battle it out, and I internally freak out for an entire day about what if I am doing the book an entire disservice by not completing it.
BUT I JUST CAN'T CONTINUE WITH THIS...
From the first line of the prologue, I was confused. I wasn't sure if it was because it was late or I was tired, so I read it again the next day, and I still didn't understand what was going on. I think it came down to overall this book made me feel stupid as I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND....
Firstly, the worldbuilding felt messy and confusing and didn't really make sense - there are fae, vampires, and celestials but are celestials types of either? The names and places seem like they are thrown together and not pieced together well, and the lore is a weird amalgamation of all three's general "backstory" when you think of fae, vampires, and celestials.
The writing was also just as messy; sentences felt overly metaphorical or there were just random additional words added. I found that a lot of aspects had to be inferred as it wasn't clearly explained, so I wasn't sure if it happened or not. The sentences just felt so convoluted and complex but just ended up confusing the living daylights out of me.
I also have no clue what the plot is - I read almost 200 pages, and I don't know what the purpose of the story is - what the prophecy has to do with anything as it just feels like random things thrown together.
Overall, I don't like it if books are overly confusing and make me feel stupid so this was not for me.