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These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs
3.75
adventurous dark tense
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For me, this was a book where all the pieces were there, but it just didn’t really click for some reason. I think I’m just not a big fan of this kind of cat and mouse plot, where all the characters are constantly trying to one up each other. I wasn’t really all that attached to the characters either, except Chono maybe. I did like how this had a kind of science fantasy feel to it, the kind of sci-fi you see in things like Star Wars. It’s a very soft sci-fi to the point that some details almost feel magical.