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Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston

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camiandkitread's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“Soul of Stars” is Ashley Poston’s action-packed sequel to “Heart of Iron” that somehow has even higher stakes for the main characters.

If you like “Star Wars,” “Treasure Planet,” and “Anastasia” then you’re going to love this story.

This book—this series—is everything. I’m devastated there are only two books.

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marineb09's review against another edition

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4.0

I should have read this book right after the first one... I didn't remembered everything but still loved it.

The Heart of Iron series is a really great Sci-fi retelling <3

spookynerd13's review against another edition

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4.0

Oh man it’s over!! I really really liked it!! It didn’t give me the feels from the first one, but I did like it a lot!!

twylapeabody's review

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4.0

I quite liked Soul of Stars. I’m thrilled that Poston showed Di struggling with Mellifare and his previous memories. I wish that she had further explored the Great Darkness and the Goddess and what happened to the metals after the climax. Additionally, I feel that Poston also could have expanded upon Jax’s rule and the politics of Zenteli. Overall though, I’m satisfied by how this book ended the duology. And I’m pleased with how the central relationships were wrapped up.

jadedyer1's review against another edition

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5.0

“Love was stubborn, and love was impatient, and thoughtless and self-centered and vainglorious. It hid in the crevices of your soul when you thought it had run away, and it never left—like a scar: deep and ugly and enduring.”

capesandcovers's review against another edition

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5.0

When I finished Heart of Iron the first time, back in 2017, it was before the book had even officially been released, and I was DYING for the sequel. It took me a while to finally get to it, and now that I have I am DELIGHTED. And very emotional, if you thought HOI gave you feels, that was nothing. To quote one of my (spoiler free) updates as I read "I'm fucking yelling, I DIDN'T WANT THESE FEELINGS."

I usually try to keep sequel reviews short for the sake of not spoiling anything (and because I feel like most people know if they want to continue the series by the end of book 1 tbh), and this review is no exception. Soul of Stars wasn't as plot twisty as the first book, but I was honestly alright with that. It left more room to let things build up, and to fill in more of the characters' personalities and relationships. I still wish we had gotten to know some of the new characters a bit better, but I understand why we didn't, since this is a full ensemble cast written into two books with a pretty complex plot and world.

If you're questioning picking this book up, please, just do yourself a favor and read it! I loved how Ana, Di, Jax and Robb's stories continued, and I LOVED finding out more about Captain Siege's past. I tore through this in only two days and I could pretty much just sit here raving about how much I adored this, but instead I'll let you go read it for yourself.