A review by emilytalitha
Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
5.0
Hey Siri play The Great War by Taylor Swift
anyway. This book is everything. I’d read it once before but I was definitely too young and naive to really understand much of the nuance of this book. The political commentary was just absolutely phenomenal.
Ciena’s character arc of growing up a certain way and then starting to realize maybe she’s on the wrong side but being too scared to admit that to herself was so well done and so heart wrenching to read. As was Thane’s journey of learning to accept the idea that some people are good and that hope isn’t always a foolish thing, even if his arc did take a little detour at the end.
It’s so interesting to see the way their ideals play out and where they end up in the end. There’s so much set up for the future, and I really hope that Claudia Gray gets to visit these characters again someday in the future so we can see what became of them. They so deserve a happy ending.
Anyway Star Wars books continue to crush my soul once again but what else is new. This one has to be up there on the sadness scale though– this is a tragic love story for the ages, truly one of the saddest romances I have ever read.
And that’s what this book is, btw. Yes, there are space battles and political commentary and yes the entire story happens against the backdrop of the original Star Wars trilogy, but at its core, this book is a romance. And it’s a beautiful, if heartbreaking, one.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes Star Wars and wants to get into Star Wars books. It doesn’t get much better than this one
anyway. This book is everything. I’d read it once before but I was definitely too young and naive to really understand much of the nuance of this book. The political commentary was just absolutely phenomenal.
Ciena’s character arc of growing up a certain way and then starting to realize maybe she’s on the wrong side but being too scared to admit that to herself was so well done and so heart wrenching to read. As was Thane’s journey of learning to accept the idea that some people are good and that hope isn’t always a foolish thing, even if his arc did take a little detour at the end.
It’s so interesting to see the way their ideals play out and where they end up in the end. There’s so much set up for the future, and I really hope that Claudia Gray gets to visit these characters again someday in the future so we can see what became of them. They so deserve a happy ending.
Anyway Star Wars books continue to crush my soul once again but what else is new. This one has to be up there on the sadness scale though– this is a tragic love story for the ages, truly one of the saddest romances I have ever read.
And that’s what this book is, btw. Yes, there are space battles and political commentary and yes the entire story happens against the backdrop of the original Star Wars trilogy, but at its core, this book is a romance. And it’s a beautiful, if heartbreaking, one.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes Star Wars and wants to get into Star Wars books. It doesn’t get much better than this one