Thanks to Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for gifted ARC.

Shea Ernshaw is an author that continually blows me away with consistent five-star reads. A Wilderness of Stars diverges from Shea's typical witchy YA magic toward astronomy and settlements, while incorporating her skill as a mystery/thriller author. She keeps the prose atmospheric and focused on natural elements, strong female characters, and sweet romance. Our MC Vega goes on quite the journey in this book in more of a slowburn mystery style, and the ending will make your jaw drop. I stayed up until midnight to finish this because I could *NOT* put it down. Safe to say at this point, Shea has moved right up to the tippy top of my favorite authors list and I'll be ruminating over this book for awhile.