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A review by libraryjen
Blastaway by Melissa Landers
4.0
Fig is a tough young Wanderer who's been on her own since her parents died a few years ago. When Fig accepts a contract to blow up a star for some rogue pirates she never dreams that she'll run into a young runaway human boy. Kyler is a nerdy misfit, even in his family he feels out of place, so when he discovers that he's stolen a spaceship in his sleep he doesn't turn around but keeps on going. Klyer's biggest dream is to see the Fasti Sun Festival and this might be his only chance. When the two meet they discover there's more to Fig's job and the Sun Festival than they know about. Despite their differences they will have to team up to save the world.
Melissa Landers gives us realistic and fun main characters whose friendship grows as they learn to respect each other and work together. Told in alternating POV's, the readers should be able to get a sense of both Ky and Fig and can relate to both. I found that I did relate to both, but sometimes the only reason I knew who was speaking was because of context and not a real difference in narrative voice. In other words, both POVs sounded the same, they seemed to view the action from the same place, despite their disparate backgrounds and culture. I would love to see a sequel to this book and that is one area that could definitely be improved. Another thing I'd love to see in a sequel is more about Kyler's family. They really are more stereotype and caricature in this book than fleshed out characters. But, they don't need to be for the plot line to work well.
This book was at times funny and touching with a lot of adventure thrown in the mix. It was a lot of fun and I highly recommend it!
Disclaimer: I received a free ARC of this ebook from Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Melissa Landers gives us realistic and fun main characters whose friendship grows as they learn to respect each other and work together. Told in alternating POV's, the readers should be able to get a sense of both Ky and Fig and can relate to both. I found that I did relate to both, but sometimes the only reason I knew who was speaking was because of context and not a real difference in narrative voice. In other words, both POVs sounded the same, they seemed to view the action from the same place, despite their disparate backgrounds and culture. I would love to see a sequel to this book and that is one area that could definitely be improved. Another thing I'd love to see in a sequel is more about Kyler's family. They really are more stereotype and caricature in this book than fleshed out characters. But, they don't need to be for the plot line to work well.
This book was at times funny and touching with a lot of adventure thrown in the mix. It was a lot of fun and I highly recommend it!
Disclaimer: I received a free ARC of this ebook from Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.