Reviews with content warning for Blood - Stardust: Le mystère de l'étoile - Une histoire d'amour au royame de Faerie

I read this for my book club & only 1 out of 10 women enjoyed this book. Everyone has different tastes, so I presume that’s why there are so many rave reviews. I, on the other hand, found it dry & boring. I did not laugh nor feel entertained or connected with the story at all.

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ericispublius's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Adventure, Love, and sex are packed into just a couple hundred pages! Who said a little cheese was bad for the meal? A fun and a little cheesy fairy tale that scratches an itch I didn't really know that I had.

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haffina's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this. It was easy to read, whilst being fun and super descriptive. Gaiman creates worlds that are familiar but also wonderous. His characters are flawed and relatable. Overall a winner.

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chrisljm's review against another edition

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adventurous relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

I love star motifs, and so I loved the concept of this book - a journey to retrieve a fallen star, which turns out to be a young girl. I enjoyed how whimsical and relaxing this book was, which is fitting for its tone of traditional fairytales/fantasy. I loved how each character was so intricately tied together and seeing it come to fruition throughout the story arc. However, I do wish we were able to see more of a development between Yvaine and Tristran, because the love between a human and a star is one of my favorite story ideas to date. Another story concept I loved was Yvaine, the fallen star. I loved her as a character as she was by far the most interesting to me, and I wish I had gotten to know her more. I would love to read more tales about her.

I also listened to the audiobook narrated by the author as a companion to reading it physically and Neil Gaiman is such a talented reader. He truly brings the story to life by giving it another layer of depth.

I can't wait to watch the movie after this, and then maybe after that the illustrated story.

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