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These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

T̨͈͗̌ͥḣ̖̻͛̓ẹ̿͋̒̕s̠҉͍͊ͅẹ̿͋̒̕ B̩͎͍̾ͅư̡͕̭̇r̴̨̦͕̝ṇ̤͛̒̍ỉ͔͖̜͌ṇ̤͛̒̍ĝ̽̓̀͑ S̵̙͕̀̃t̲̂̓ͩ̑ā̤̓̍͘r̴̨̦͕̝s̠҉͍͊ͅ b̬͖̏́͢y҉̃̀̋̑ B̩͎͍̾ͅẹ̿͋̒̕t̲̂̓ͩ̑ḣ̖̻͛̓ā̤̓̍͘ṇ̤͛̒̍y҉̃̀̋̑ J̶̳̀́̃ā̤̓̍͘c͕͗ͤ̕̕o̯̱̊͊͢b̬͖̏́͢s̠҉͍͊ͅ
𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 •  𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 •  𝘋𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴
𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢 • 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 • 𝘚𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴
𝘏𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘵 • 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 • 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 • 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦
𝘗𝘶𝘣 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘦 17 Oct 2023

𝚃𝙻𝙳𝚁; 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚎.

Why are we not seeing more about These Burning Stars?! This is now a front runner for my top read of the month. The best sci-fi debut I have read. Maybe because I went into it with little expectation, and found myself completely enraptured to the point that I blew past the buddy read schedule despite starting late. It was a "start late, finish early" type of a book. 

Read if you love:
✨ morally dark grey characters
📿 space opera with queer rep 
🛡️ baɖǟֆֆ FMCs 
🔋 beautiful descriptions of casters, нα¢кєяѕ
🌌 intergalactic space battles
🌑 everything is not what it seems
🎭 politics, mystique, and intrigue
🕊️ genocide of a race translation to first families v. untouchables
🗡️ hunters versus hunted 

This book kept me on my toes, then swept me off my feet, and ultimately blew me away in the best way possible. I can't wait to see what Bethany Jacobs comes up with next.

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