Review:
*I received an ecopy of this book from the author. This has not influenced my review.*
This book has a dark premise, and there are some dark, sad, and violent moments throughout, but it was a gentle sort of darkness. You wouldn’t expect those two vibes to work together, but they did. The characters, friendships, and bit of romance brought a gentleness with them that even the scourge in the story could not overtake.
The characters really were very sweet. I would’ve liked to get to know them a little more, but still, their sweetness always shone through! Most of them, anyway. Even Sol, who wanted to eradicate the humans. He was a literal star, I wouldn’t expect him to have the same value for human life as a being that lives among them, and his anger and upset had a reason behind it. And the one character who wasn’t sweet was interesting in his own way.
This also has some unique world-building and its own take on a star becoming humanoid, which is always a cool idea.
If you want a story that explores dark themes without making you feel too down, with gentle characters, soft m/m romance, and humanoid stars, you may like this one!
Recommended For:
Anyone who likes stars turned humanoid and stories that are dark but with gentle characters and relationships.
This one does sound like it had an unique premise with a literal star being a character. I like the sound of being dark without making you feel too down.
Yeah, I don’t find a lot of literal stars as characters, but it’s neat!