A review by sidpeanut
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The book was promising, but it fell short for me; I attribute that to how fast paced the book was (I mean, this book has demons sacrificing souls and aliens running from a galactic collapse, yet the most unrealistic part of the book was how quickly the plot developed). The vast amount of characters made it hard for me to truly get engulfed in the book as it didn’t spend a lot of time on the exposition and backstory of each character and plot line. While that might be someone else’s cup of tea, it isn’t mine. 

I will say, I appreciate how the book doesn’t shy away from the grotesque reality of some of the topics it touches upon.