by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Young Adult Fiction // Categories: Science Fiction, Romance
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Publisher: Hyperion (Disney Book Group)
Format: Hardcover • 374 pages
Rating: 4 stars
WHY DID I DECIDE TO READ THIS?
This cover is basically the reason I bought this book, and I am not embarrassed by that fact. It is plain beautiful and shows that it takes place in space, one of my favorite story settings. (Also, shout out to the designer because the girl actually matches the description of Lilac LaRoux. Red hair, green dress!)
QUICK SUMMARY
After Tarver Merendsen, a war hero, and Lilac LaRoux, the daughter of the richest man in the universe, are thrown out of space, they miraculously land on an unknown planet and must work together to survive and make it back home.
THOUGHTS
These Broken Stars was pretty slow in pace, but not at all boring. The mystery of it all—Where did Tarver and Lilac land? Who will they encounter? Will both survive?—kept things interesting and stopped me from putting the book down. Right from the start I had so many questions I wanted answers to, but each chapter revealed information so slowly that I NEEDED to continue reading to find out just what the heck was going on.
I also loved how the bits and pieces of the interrogation before each chapter added a different dimension to the story. It was a bit deceiving at times (and I will admit that I got impatient and skipped ahead twice!)
Tarver is a great guy—he loves his family, and is willing to take care of Lilac no matter how much she opposes him. And Lilac, oh how much she changed throughout the story. We’re talking about the girl who refused to take off her heels to walk around and would rather get BLISTERS than admit her life has been turned upside down. Being away from the glitz and the glam transformed her into a totally different person.
I like Tarver and Lilac individually, but don’t really care for them together. My brain is telling me I should be rooting for them, especially because society says they shouldn’t end up together, but my heart is telling me NO. I just couldn’t see the chemistry :(
A lot of strange things happened. Like OUT OF THIS WORLD strange. There is legit science fiction stuff happening in this one. The ending was really creepy (I was not expecting that!) and it also left me unsatisfied. The "mystery" was no longer a mystery, but the big reveal left me with a bunch of new questions. I AM TOO CURIOUS.
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If you read These Broken Stars, what are your feelings toward Tarver and Lilac? What did you think about the ending? Will you read (or have you read) This Shattered World, the companion novel?
For me, October always signifies the beginning of the end of the year. And I mean this in a completely positive way. I love the way autumn leads into winter, with the changing of leaves, longer nights, and chilly weather. These last three months (Oct/Nov/Dec) are my favorite, mainly because society has jam-packed them with celebrations. There's always something to look forward to, which makes me happy!
Because October is the month of all things spooky, I stuck with the theme and chose four "scary" books I'd like to tackle soon:
A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis // I'll be honest, my excitement for reading this is 70% because of the cover. Specifically, the hand on the girl's foot. SO CREEPY. The designer's eye for detail makes my heart sing.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs // Yes, I am a bit embarrassed that I haven't read this one yet. Knowing that Tim Burton is directing (or has directed?) the movie has made me all the more eager to read this now.
In the After by Demetria Lunetta // I lost interest after I bought this off of the Book Outlet website a while ago, but I had to look through it for research during my summer internship and now I need to know what happens. It gives me The Walking Dead zombie vibes (though I don't watch the show) so it may be the perfect pick for you if you need a fix between each episode.
Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix // Quirk Books sent this to me last year, which I am so grateful for, and I have not read it yet. Not sure what is going on with my brain, but this is the perfect opportunity to get on with it, no? I love that it's formatted to look like an Ikea catalog, and there's even a Home Delivery Order Form. Dedicated to the game, y'all.
If you are looking for something haunting to read, I would highly recommend Through the Woods by Emily Carroll. The stories are a bit terrifying and the illustrations are really nice — well worth a look through.
Have you decided to read anything spooky this month?
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