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wad3mil3sgarru2's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Cultural appropriation, Death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture
eloise_bradbooks's review against another edition
3.0
As a whole, it was a nice book.
There was nothing bad about it but I just didn't seem as into it as I wanted to be.
The two main characters are good, I even grow to love Raleigh, however we get to know Raleigh a lot more than the other MC which makes their relationship unbalanced and difficult to completely get behind.
There was nothing bad about it but I just didn't seem as into it as I wanted to be.
The two main characters are good, I even grow to love Raleigh, however we get to know Raleigh a lot more than the other MC which makes their relationship unbalanced and difficult to completely get behind.
reading_addict_lemon's review against another edition
5.0
OHMYGOSH! <3 *giggle happilly and dances around with the kindle* This was a-ma-zing! Plot, characters, relationship, emotions, twists and the ending. I think I'm in love! : )) Please read it! If you like awesome and unique and original books, hell of a ride and MM romance.
Original post on Reading Addict
Holly Freaking Mother of Awesome Books! *smiles like crazy, while jumps and dances with the chair, crazy hugging the kindle and droolling over it*
So, I will try to make this review as coherent as possible and not present myself yelling and blabblering, while throwing the book at your and mumbling and blabblering and threathening your life if you don't do it. : ))
THIS WAS THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ THIS YEAR SO FAR! I was expecting to enjoy it, to love it, to be a never-ending ride, because the cover made my eyeballs explode and fell in love *with the cover not with one another* and the synopsis and the synopsis sounded very very intriguing, original and hot as hell, because me loves some cute guys, which can be cute with one another. BUT HELL, BECAUSE THIS BLEW MY MIND! And with each chapter and each twist I found myself breathing harder and gasping and being so shocked, because this was getting fucking good and awesome!
I won't speak about the plot, the ending or the middle of the novel, because you have to read it and enjoy it on your own. And trust me, you won't regret it. You'll devour this is no time and you'll be like a blabbering, uncoherent, drooling and post mind orgasm mess when you finish it. And you'll want more! This plot was amazing and everything was done so well! I loved the action, the suspense, the twists and turns, the epilogue, everything.
Also the writing style is very beautiful and engaging and emotional, and gripping. It's been a long time since I was so attached to the characters and I really wanted them to be good and be happy and all the bad guys to die and leave them alone. It's been a long time since I felt so much and I missed this feeling. And I loved it!
And Raleigh and Crow... *deep siiigh* oh man! These people are amazing individually but when you put them together the earth and the entire solar system starts spinning in a different direction. They felt SO real and I cared so much for them, and I was so eager for them to know each other more and be friends and... more. And Hell, I even had butterflies, because of the chemistry and all the dialogues and touches and whispers and glimpses and.... and everything. They are so real to me now and I'm so happy that they are happy. Even though at some point when... you know if you've read the book. I almost had a heart attack and I wanted to cry. But them BAM! My heart jumped back in my throat and I was crying and laughing and smiling like a crazy in love reader and idiot.
THIS BOOK IS SO REAL. SO SPECIAL. It's full of suspense and action, love and emotions of different kinds. It's about people with people and oh, what people can and would do for their loved ones. It's a book that shatters you, kills you and breaks you apart. And you let it. Because then, when you're put back together, the feeling is so amazing and surreal! I can't have enough words.
JUST READ THIS BOOK AND FEEL! FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM, WATCH THEM FALLING AND DON'T FAINT! This book is able to give you heart attacks. But good ones. And be careful! DON'T DROOL OVER YOUR KINDLE.
EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS!
Original post on Reading Addict
Holly Freaking Mother of Awesome Books! *smiles like crazy, while jumps and dances with the chair, crazy hugging the kindle and droolling over it*
So, I will try to make this review as coherent as possible and not present myself yelling and blabblering, while throwing the book at your and mumbling and blabblering and threathening your life if you don't do it. : ))
THIS WAS THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ THIS YEAR SO FAR! I was expecting to enjoy it, to love it, to be a never-ending ride, because the cover made my eyeballs explode and fell in love *with the cover not with one another* and the synopsis and the synopsis sounded very very intriguing, original and hot as hell, because me loves some cute guys, which can be cute with one another. BUT HELL, BECAUSE THIS BLEW MY MIND! And with each chapter and each twist I found myself breathing harder and gasping and being so shocked, because this was getting fucking good and awesome!
I won't speak about the plot, the ending or the middle of the novel, because you have to read it and enjoy it on your own. And trust me, you won't regret it. You'll devour this is no time and you'll be like a blabbering, uncoherent, drooling and post mind orgasm mess when you finish it. And you'll want more! This plot was amazing and everything was done so well! I loved the action, the suspense, the twists and turns, the epilogue, everything.
Also the writing style is very beautiful and engaging and emotional, and gripping. It's been a long time since I was so attached to the characters and I really wanted them to be good and be happy and all the bad guys to die and leave them alone. It's been a long time since I felt so much and I missed this feeling. And I loved it!
And Raleigh and Crow... *deep siiigh* oh man! These people are amazing individually but when you put them together the earth and the entire solar system starts spinning in a different direction. They felt SO real and I cared so much for them, and I was so eager for them to know each other more and be friends and... more. And Hell, I even had butterflies, because of the chemistry and all the dialogues and touches and whispers and glimpses and.... and everything. They are so real to me now and I'm so happy that they are happy. Even though at some point when... you know if you've read the book. I almost had a heart attack and I wanted to cry. But them BAM! My heart jumped back in my throat and I was crying and laughing and smiling like a crazy in love reader and idiot.
THIS BOOK IS SO REAL. SO SPECIAL. It's full of suspense and action, love and emotions of different kinds. It's about people with people and oh, what people can and would do for their loved ones. It's a book that shatters you, kills you and breaks you apart. And you let it. Because then, when you're put back together, the feeling is so amazing and surreal! I can't have enough words.
JUST READ THIS BOOK AND FEEL! FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM, WATCH THEM FALLING AND DON'T FAINT! This book is able to give you heart attacks. But good ones. And be careful! DON'T DROOL OVER YOUR KINDLE.
EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS!
xan_van_rooyen's review against another edition
Dear Readers,
Greetings from the author! *waves*
A huge thank you to all those who have already added Scardust to their shelves! I cannot wait for you to meet Raleigh and Crow.
If you want to know more about what inspired this story, you can check out its Pinterest board here.
Greetings from the author! *waves*
A huge thank you to all those who have already added Scardust to their shelves! I cannot wait for you to meet Raleigh and Crow.
If you want to know more about what inspired this story, you can check out its Pinterest board here.
hoffnungswolke's review against another edition
4.0
Scardust!!! First things first: I received this ARC through NetGalley.
The book comes out next monday, february 8th. Go check it out!!!
I really really enjoyed this book. I loved the whole idea behind the book, Raleigh went through some really bad stuff in his past, his brother died and his last wish was for Raleigh to spread his ashes on Mars. So now he's doing everything he can to get to Mars. One night everything changes for him when a dude, they later call Crow, literally falls out of the sky. He doesn't remember anything. But when they touch they share memories.
SO I LOVE THAT IDEA. The futuristic setting was so cool. And I think the mystery was really well done. Like, who the heck is Crow? Where is he coming from? Why has no one else seen the meteor that "dropped" Crown off? Why the memory exchange? Is he human? Is he an alien? So yeah, there were lots of questions and without spoiling anything, I LOVE how everything was revealed at the end.
I love how the backstory of the two characters was told through the memory share. It felt new, since I haven't read anything like that before.
The characters were really complex and there were a lot of layers to them. I didn't necessarily connect with them but I really cared about them and really wanted to know more about them and I really wanted to see were things would be going for them.
I also really loved the relationship between Raleigh and Crow, from strangers, to 'we have to figure this out together', to friends and lastly to 'you know all my deepest darkest secrets and you are still falling in love with me'. I loved that.
The writing was easy to read and just really good. I enjoyed little details like the memories being written in cursive. Or when Crow heard the voices they were written in bold. I also loved the little codes that were written after Crow heard the voices.
The book comes out next monday, february 8th. Go check it out!!!
I really really enjoyed this book. I loved the whole idea behind the book, Raleigh went through some really bad stuff in his past, his brother died and his last wish was for Raleigh to spread his ashes on Mars. So now he's doing everything he can to get to Mars. One night everything changes for him when a dude, they later call Crow, literally falls out of the sky. He doesn't remember anything. But when they touch they share memories.
SO I LOVE THAT IDEA. The futuristic setting was so cool. And I think the mystery was really well done. Like, who the heck is Crow? Where is he coming from? Why has no one else seen the meteor that "dropped" Crown off? Why the memory exchange? Is he human? Is he an alien? So yeah, there were lots of questions and without spoiling anything, I LOVE how everything was revealed at the end.
I love how the backstory of the two characters was told through the memory share. It felt new, since I haven't read anything like that before.
The characters were really complex and there were a lot of layers to them. I didn't necessarily connect with them but I really cared about them and really wanted to know more about them and I really wanted to see were things would be going for them.
I also really loved the relationship between Raleigh and Crow, from strangers, to 'we have to figure this out together', to friends and lastly to 'you know all my deepest darkest secrets and you are still falling in love with me'. I loved that.
The writing was easy to read and just really good. I enjoyed little details like the memories being written in cursive. Or when Crow heard the voices they were written in bold. I also loved the little codes that were written after Crow heard the voices.
jjcrafts's review
4.0
This was a quick and engrossing read but it does hit a lot of heavier topics (Trigger warnings for rape, self harm, physical abuse and sibling suicide).
A near future sci fi set in the middle of nowhere texas where Raleigh dreams of joining the MarsLife program to escape his life but his plans get interrupted when a guy crash lands in a crater nearby.
I loved the mix of feeling like the world was on the edge of the future but it hadn't reached this small place on earth yet. Raleigh's dreams of escaping were very real and you definitely routed for him through all of the heartbreak. His life is absolutely tragic and you need him to make it through. The connection and way the relationship between both boys grew was really great. It wasn't instant, there was plenty of mistrust and learning between them and it developed into such a caring and understanding relationship that it makes you physically scared about what will happen. I guessed the twist quite early on but it was very well written and just made me want to turn the pages quicker to find out what happened next and I wasn't disappointed once I got there at all.
A near future sci fi set in the middle of nowhere texas where Raleigh dreams of joining the MarsLife program to escape his life but his plans get interrupted when a guy crash lands in a crater nearby.
I loved the mix of feeling like the world was on the edge of the future but it hadn't reached this small place on earth yet. Raleigh's dreams of escaping were very real and you definitely routed for him through all of the heartbreak. His life is absolutely tragic and you need him to make it through. The connection and way the relationship between both boys grew was really great. It wasn't instant, there was plenty of mistrust and learning between them and it developed into such a caring and understanding relationship that it makes you physically scared about what will happen. I guessed the twist quite early on but it was very well written and just made me want to turn the pages quicker to find out what happened next and I wasn't disappointed once I got there at all.
poultrymunitions's review
stay cool, julio. stay cool.
this book really upset me, but after aggressively slurping a cuppa tay, i was sufficiently calm enough to work out why.
the things that killed me in the face are mostly things that only appear to plague people who spend all day nerding-out about colloquial syntax and raging about people who use the word whack (to strike) when they really mean wack (to be inferior).
in other words, most of you won't be driven to distraction by what made my eyes bleed up in hurr, so who am i helping by listing all thirty of my ragey notes through 33 percent?
nobody, that's who.
so i decided not to chop this book up.
you know. with the embarrassing quotes and the vicious gifs and whatnot.
suffice to say that i found the premise and plot interesting; raleigh's decision-making conveniently stupid; the sex work issue awkwardly handled and needlessly demonized; the similes tortured and nonsensical; the side characters promisingly multidimensional; the barely subtle fat-shaming completely unnecessary; the language bizarrely puritanical, even with liberal use of the aforementioned deranged similes.
again—mostly things that annoy me disproportionately.
so i figure—hear me out, here—if you like the sound of that blurb, you should hunnet puhcent check this bad-boy out.
because i seriously doubta ten minute image processing scene complete with a progress bar in the year 2037 despite google reverse image search being able to tell you where a picture came from in .2 seconds since at least 2012 will drive you anywhere near as insane as it did me.
because i am crazy, and i NO CAN.
but you? you are not crazy.
you are nice.
godspeed, friends!
this book really upset me, but after aggressively slurping a cuppa tay, i was sufficiently calm enough to work out why.
the things that killed me in the face are mostly things that only appear to plague people who spend all day nerding-out about colloquial syntax and raging about people who use the word whack (to strike) when they really mean wack (to be inferior).
in other words, most of you won't be driven to distraction by what made my eyes bleed up in hurr, so who am i helping by listing all thirty of my ragey notes through 33 percent?
nobody, that's who.
so i decided not to chop this book up.
you know. with the embarrassing quotes and the vicious gifs and whatnot.
suffice to say that i found the premise and plot interesting; raleigh's decision-making conveniently stupid; the sex work issue awkwardly handled and needlessly demonized; the similes tortured and nonsensical; the side characters promisingly multidimensional; the barely subtle fat-shaming completely unnecessary; the language bizarrely puritanical, even with liberal use of the aforementioned deranged similes.
again—mostly things that annoy me disproportionately.
so i figure—hear me out, here—if you like the sound of that blurb, you should hunnet puhcent check this bad-boy out.
because i seriously doubt
because i am crazy, and i NO CAN.
but you? you are not crazy.
you are nice.
godspeed, friends!
kaindi's review
3.0
I really enjoyed Scardust, even though one of my biggest pet peeves was in it. TWICE. (Raleigh "looked through is eyelashes" - I hate that phrase with a passion. Because - HOW?! How do you look through your lashes?!)
The relationship was also a bit sudden. Raleigh and Crow fell in love in a matter of days. So yeah, that was a bit of insta-love in this book.
The sci-fi parts of the story, especially towards the end were fascinating and beautifully written - I could imagine everything very well.
Do it totally buy into the story? No. Was it an interesting and easy read? Yes. I really haven´t read a story like this before and that was refreshing for me.
The relationship was also a bit sudden. Raleigh and Crow fell in love in a matter of days. So yeah, that was a bit of insta-love in this book.
The sci-fi parts of the story, especially towards the end were fascinating and beautifully written - I could imagine everything very well.
Do it totally buy into the story? No. Was it an interesting and easy read? Yes. I really haven´t read a story like this before and that was refreshing for me.
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