These Broken Stars
I stumbled upon These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Book 1
of the Starbound Trilogy), after a long drought of utterly predictable and not
very unique storylines. The book came from a random Bing search, looking for “unique
books” one cold and dreary night. There, it lead me to GoodReads. Thus far, I’ve had good
luck with their recommendations as it led me to Born of Illusions by Teri Brown,
so I head dived into another book off their list.
It starts off set in the future aboard a luxury liner
spacecraft, transporting thousands of wealthy and underclass citizens through
the galaxy. Onboard is a decorated, underprivileged war hero, Tarver, as well
as the most renowned and richest girl in the galaxy, Lilac. The two seem an
unlikely pair with her cool, intelligent aloofness and his humble and awkward
personality; they aren’t fond of each other for most of the book.
Now at this point, it seems pretty straight forward,
however, lovelies, I assure you it is a voyage worth taking. Catastrophe strikes the luxury liner and suddenly
the two are stranded together on what appears to be a deserted, terraforming planet.
This book did not disappoint! It starts off as a typical
tale of romance, but the writing style positively captivated me. It was
descriptive and fluid; nothing choppy as most young adult fiction tend to be
and without the cliché phrases of romance novels. The storyline was unique and
while some parts were easily predictable, it managed to raise my adrenaline
levels in moments of peril; for my eyes to get misty as it reached the end of
the book.
It was written in a perspective switching format each chapter, from Tarver
to Lilac, to experience it through their minds, and was ended in
an interrogation room. That starts off as a little confusing at first and a
little discouraging, but bear with it. It’s a worthy read. I am excited and
elated to read the next of the series. Normally I'm not such a fan of the switching, but it worked well in this book.
In a nutshell:-Star Crossed Lovers
-Intergalactic Space Travel
-Captivatingly Written
-Unique Storyline
Overall rating: 9/10
-Intergalactic Space Travel
-Captivatingly Written
-Unique Storyline
Overall rating: 9/10
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