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A review by katrinaisabella_
Stardust in Their Veins by Laura Sebastian
4.0
Wow, just wow, Laura Sebastian. You have done it again. Stardust in their veins is the second book in the "castle in their bones" trilogy. I was blown away when I read Castles last year, and Stardust did not disappoint me at all. It ended up being not only my most anticipated read but also one of my favourite reads for 2023.
After that crazy, jaw-dropping ending for Castles, we are thrown directly into the action for Stardust, and I really do hope this is a continuous theme in this trilogy because there's something about diving into a book exactly where the last left off and not trying to fabricate something or have a time jump. There really is no time to take a breath, fully take in, or understand what is happening, which creates this really strong rhythm of action.
We see so much more magic than what we were given in Castles, and although as much i loved that we dived deeper into the magic system, I wanted more of it. It needed to weave into the plot, and I really hope that there's more in book three. Or maybe I'm just expecting too much from the magic system, and it's meant to be simple and in the background.
While this seems to be Beatriz's book, Beatriz as a character has very little develop within this story, yes she becomes braver and more mature than she was in Castles, it seems that this really was Daphne's book to shine in, we go from a girl that plays a role, follows the rules and keeps her emotions to herself to someone that is constantly conflicted and questioning everything around her and you can see this page to page, right up until the point she has to make a very important decision and she just cracks, Daphne's character development in this book is so different to her sisters or even the new character Violie - another character that developed really well in this book- to the point that Daphne is a completely different person to who she was at the start.
I am looking forward to book 3 so much, and I cannot wait to be able to binge read all three books together! I highly recommend this series.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publishers for this e-arc
After that crazy, jaw-dropping ending for Castles, we are thrown directly into the action for Stardust, and I really do hope this is a continuous theme in this trilogy because there's something about diving into a book exactly where the last left off and not trying to fabricate something or have a time jump. There really is no time to take a breath, fully take in, or understand what is happening, which creates this really strong rhythm of action.
We see so much more magic than what we were given in Castles, and although as much i loved that we dived deeper into the magic system, I wanted more of it. It needed to weave into the plot, and I really hope that there's more in book three. Or maybe I'm just expecting too much from the magic system, and it's meant to be simple and in the background.
While this seems to be Beatriz's book, Beatriz as a character has very little develop within this story, yes she becomes braver and more mature than she was in Castles, it seems that this really was Daphne's book to shine in, we go from a girl that plays a role, follows the rules and keeps her emotions to herself to someone that is constantly conflicted and questioning everything around her and you can see this page to page, right up until the point she has to make a very important decision and she just cracks, Daphne's character development in this book is so different to her sisters or even the new character Violie - another character that developed really well in this book- to the point that Daphne is a completely different person to who she was at the start.
I am looking forward to book 3 so much, and I cannot wait to be able to binge read all three books together! I highly recommend this series.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publishers for this e-arc