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Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

6 reviews

kenna13's review

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I definitely sobbed at that last one

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msradiosilence's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

TLDR; 3 rating, it’s an anthology, and a couple of these were in the backs of the books already.
Content warnings at the bottom. :)

Every anthology I’ve ever read has had hits and misses. Most of these, unfortunately, were misses. I love The Little Android, which is the one exception, but most of these stories were in the backs of the original books. The one with Cinder’s dad, for example. And when I said I wanted Winter and Jacin’s relationship to be fleshed out, I didn’t mean that I wanted Winter to be unwittingly a player in someone’s continued sexual assault. It’s icky.

I wanted more of the Rampion crew. I know there’s the graphic novels, but I wanted more like the wedding story, which was very short and very rushed, if you ask me. And the fact that Kai upstages it by proposing to Cinder? The story says there’s a time skip, but they both seem like the immature teens they were in the series. UGH.

Rating: 3
Would I recommend? No, you could probably find The Little Android and the Rampion wedding story online somewhere.

Content warnings: Body horror, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Ableism, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child death, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical content, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Classism, and Body shaming

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prashiie's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

“Cinders. Embers. Ashes. Michelle hoped that whatever strength had allowed this child to survive the fire all those years ago was a strength that still burned inside her. That it would go on burning, hotter and hotter, until she was as bright as the rising sun.”

This book is a great way to end the Lunar Chronicles! There were many moments that were shortly mentioned in the main story and this book elaborates on it further. Each story felt special as it focused on the main characters’ past and their experiences. In my review of ‘Winter’ I mentioned that I was less invested in Winter and Jacin and didn’t understand Winter’s decisions. The story ‘The Princess and the Guard’ made me change my opinion. Sigh, I do like them now and I finally understand Winter.

I really enjoyed Thorne’s story. He’s such a funny character and is very smart. A typical Thorne moment right here >>>

"Last summer, he'd even managed to get the Santos family to pay him sixty-five univs for a box of "succulent, prize-winning" oranges, having no idea that he'd picked the fruits off their own tree earlier that day."

And there is one short story (Something Old, Something New) that takes place after the book ‘Winter’ and oh my gosh, so cute!

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