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These Broken Stars. Lilac und Tarve
Stefanie Frida Lemke, Meagon Spooner, Amie Kaufman
3.85 AVERAGE
2.59k reviews for:
These Broken Stars. Lilac und Tarve
Stefanie Frida Lemke, Meagon Spooner, Amie Kaufman
3.85 AVERAGE
I feel like I've seen this cover a lot, and I randomly decided to read this book one day. Because of the cover, which is really cool. Also, I finished Hunted by Meagan Spooner recently, and I really liked it, so I wanted to check out some of her other books. This seemed like a good choice, and it really was!
I liked it, and the planet they land on is really creepy and deserted. I thought Lilac and Tarver were an interesting pairing, and while she was lucky to have crashed on a random planet with Tarver, he probably wished he was with someone else. At least for a while, but Lilac does prove herself. I found Lilac to be much more interesting than Tarver, and there were times where I wanted more of Lilac and less of Tarver. He was a lot more bland than I would have liked.
Something I thought was interesting was how everything was wrapped up pretty well. I mean, this is the first book in a trilogy, so it's not the last we've heard of this world. But it makes me wonder what's going to happen in the next two books. Part of me feels like their story is over, which makes me especially curious as to how their story will play out in the next book. I was not expecting their story to be so resolved at the end of the book, I really wasn't. Maybe Tarver will be less bland in the books to come.
The planet they crash on is super-weird, and the fact that it was essentially abandoned was also weird. I wanted to know more about why people were sent there, and what their life was like on that planet before things went bad. Why would Lilac's dad be involved with setting up on life on this planet? So he could have more power and control? That seems likely, considering Lilac's monologue at the end of the book, but I'm still curious about what's really going on with him. I have the feeling he's up to something, and that something is not good.
My Rating: 4 stars. I really liked These Broken Stars, and I think it's a good read-alike for Across The Universe by Beth Revis.
I liked it, and the planet they land on is really creepy and deserted. I thought Lilac and Tarver were an interesting pairing, and while she was lucky to have crashed on a random planet with Tarver, he probably wished he was with someone else. At least for a while, but Lilac does prove herself. I found Lilac to be much more interesting than Tarver, and there were times where I wanted more of Lilac and less of Tarver. He was a lot more bland than I would have liked.
Something I thought was interesting was how everything was wrapped up pretty well. I mean, this is the first book in a trilogy, so it's not the last we've heard of this world. But it makes me wonder what's going to happen in the next two books. Part of me feels like their story is over, which makes me especially curious as to how their story will play out in the next book. I was not expecting their story to be so resolved at the end of the book, I really wasn't. Maybe Tarver will be less bland in the books to come.
The planet they crash on is super-weird, and the fact that it was essentially abandoned was also weird. I wanted to know more about why people were sent there, and what their life was like on that planet before things went bad. Why would Lilac's dad be involved with setting up on life on this planet? So he could have more power and control? That seems likely, considering Lilac's monologue at the end of the book, but I'm still curious about what's really going on with him. I have the feeling he's up to something, and that something is not good.
My Rating: 4 stars. I really liked These Broken Stars, and I think it's a good read-alike for Across The Universe by Beth Revis.
Friends, if you like science fiction and romance and this book isn’t already on your Christmas list, please add immediately. It’s GOOD. Describing These Broken Stars is a bit difficult but think of taking Doctor Who, The Titanic, and your favorite YA contemporary romance, putting them all in a huge bottle, and shaking it like there’s no tomorrow. The result of that experiment would be similar to the final outcome of These Broken Stars.
I will admit that this book started a little slow for me. At the beginning, we’re introduced to Tarver, the soldier, and Lilac, the high society girl and daughter of the biggest corporation’s front man. Their encounters together do not go well, to say the least. The story starts aboard the Icarus, a luxury spaceship(this is the Titanic part). When the ship is pulled out of hyperspace, Lilac and Tarver are the ones who survive in an utility escape pod and land upon an unknown planet, where they have to survive and attempt to find a way to be rescued. The opening of this book was a little lackluster for me, but once Tarver and Lilac landed on the planet, I was hooked.
These Broken Stars has some of the best world-building I’ve ever seen in a science fiction book. World-building in sci-fi can be hit-or-miss for me. It’s generally not a big focus to begin with, to be completely honest, but if it’s too technical I get overwhelmed, and if there’s gaping logic flaws it pulls me out of the story. I loved finding out about Tarver and Lilac’s world though, and I looked forward to it the way I seldom do in stories like this. Hyperspace, flora and fauna growth. . . it’s all my FAVORITE things about the genre.
The characters are what make this story for me, though. I LOVE, love romances from two different social classes. I think it might be my favorite trope ever as far as love stories go, and this one was no exception. Even though Lilac begins as the rich girl who has no survival skills and is quite rude to Tarver, I really liked her from the beginning. And the reason for that is even when she was being whiny and cruel, she was determined. She was never the type of character to give up, and I really admired her. And while she might not have been survival-savvy, she proved over and over again she was smart–really intelligent, not just the daughter of an intelligent man.
Tarver is your ultimate no-nonsense soldier. I would say that even though at the beginning he’s a much more likable character, he’s also more mysterious. As their journey continued, though, and there were glimpses of Tarver’s past, I really began to feel for his past and what he had been through. The same with Lilac. I LOVED the romance in this because yes, part of it was because they were together with no one else, but through the glimpses of their past I felt I really got to SEE how compatible they were together. It was the perfect slow burn with their back stories being revealed slowly but steadily.
Spooner & Kaufman KILL the way they write reveals. Upon first landing on the planet, of course there’s tons of questions about if there’s other life forms and the history of the planet and such. I have to say the way the mystery is built and then slowly revealed just goes to show how good the writing actually is. One of my pet peeves, which I feel happens most often in science fiction, is when authors build up all these mysteries and just hold off plot reveals to build suspense. That works for awhile, but there comes a tipping point where it’s frustrating, not exciting. That never happened here. From about 20% in, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
And of course, I won’t give anything away, but THAT ENDING!!! This book has one of my favorite endings I’ve read since Parallel(which I declared my favorite ending ever). I’m not sure if These Broken Stars quite lives up to that, but it’s close. I loved how everything came together in the end and the way the story wrapped up.
Final Impression: Other than a slow start, this book was flawless. One of my favorite romances, using one of my favorite romantic tropes, really stole the show. Even so, it didn’t make the rest of the book suffer by any means. The world building, the writing, the slow burn, ALL were fabulous. I’m putting a finished copy on my wishlist STAT
I will admit that this book started a little slow for me. At the beginning, we’re introduced to Tarver, the soldier, and Lilac, the high society girl and daughter of the biggest corporation’s front man. Their encounters together do not go well, to say the least. The story starts aboard the Icarus, a luxury spaceship(this is the Titanic part). When the ship is pulled out of hyperspace, Lilac and Tarver are the ones who survive in an utility escape pod and land upon an unknown planet, where they have to survive and attempt to find a way to be rescued. The opening of this book was a little lackluster for me, but once Tarver and Lilac landed on the planet, I was hooked.
These Broken Stars has some of the best world-building I’ve ever seen in a science fiction book. World-building in sci-fi can be hit-or-miss for me. It’s generally not a big focus to begin with, to be completely honest, but if it’s too technical I get overwhelmed, and if there’s gaping logic flaws it pulls me out of the story. I loved finding out about Tarver and Lilac’s world though, and I looked forward to it the way I seldom do in stories like this. Hyperspace, flora and fauna growth. . . it’s all my FAVORITE things about the genre.
The characters are what make this story for me, though. I LOVE, love romances from two different social classes. I think it might be my favorite trope ever as far as love stories go, and this one was no exception. Even though Lilac begins as the rich girl who has no survival skills and is quite rude to Tarver, I really liked her from the beginning. And the reason for that is even when she was being whiny and cruel, she was determined. She was never the type of character to give up, and I really admired her. And while she might not have been survival-savvy, she proved over and over again she was smart–really intelligent, not just the daughter of an intelligent man.
Tarver is your ultimate no-nonsense soldier. I would say that even though at the beginning he’s a much more likable character, he’s also more mysterious. As their journey continued, though, and there were glimpses of Tarver’s past, I really began to feel for his past and what he had been through. The same with Lilac. I LOVED the romance in this because yes, part of it was because they were together with no one else, but through the glimpses of their past I felt I really got to SEE how compatible they were together. It was the perfect slow burn with their back stories being revealed slowly but steadily.
Spooner & Kaufman KILL the way they write reveals. Upon first landing on the planet, of course there’s tons of questions about if there’s other life forms and the history of the planet and such. I have to say the way the mystery is built and then slowly revealed just goes to show how good the writing actually is. One of my pet peeves, which I feel happens most often in science fiction, is when authors build up all these mysteries and just hold off plot reveals to build suspense. That works for awhile, but there comes a tipping point where it’s frustrating, not exciting. That never happened here. From about 20% in, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
And of course, I won’t give anything away, but THAT ENDING!!! This book has one of my favorite endings I’ve read since Parallel(which I declared my favorite ending ever). I’m not sure if These Broken Stars quite lives up to that, but it’s close. I loved how everything came together in the end and the way the story wrapped up.
Final Impression: Other than a slow start, this book was flawless. One of my favorite romances, using one of my favorite romantic tropes, really stole the show. Even so, it didn’t make the rest of the book suffer by any means. The world building, the writing, the slow burn, ALL were fabulous. I’m putting a finished copy on my wishlist STAT
I loved this book a lot!!!!! I also think I now have a new favourite otp which hasn’t happened in a while. The adventure and suspense was killing me he whole time I read this, and I can’t help thinking that I should read it over again... well for now we go on to bigger and better books, though I don’t think any book is better then this one... so far
Wow this book took me a while to finish because of work. But I'm so glad I did! I've been seeing this book around for a while and never had the chance to get my hands on it. I had a mild idea about what this was about but it blew my expectations- I mean those last couple of pages, woah!
There were times when the plot was a bit slow and I felt like nothing was really happening, but once you get past those parts it picks up on its own. I really disliked Lilac in the beginning, she was starting to get on my nerves. But like Tarver, they both grow in their survival through this alien planet. I don't want to give anything else away, other than if you haven't read this and are in the mood for an intergalactic odyssey then I highly recommend picking this up!
There were times when the plot was a bit slow and I felt like nothing was really happening, but once you get past those parts it picks up on its own. I really disliked Lilac in the beginning, she was starting to get on my nerves. But like Tarver, they both grow in their survival through this alien planet. I don't want to give anything else away, other than if you haven't read this and are in the mood for an intergalactic odyssey then I highly recommend picking this up!
Cheesy love story but it had enough interesting sci-fi to keep me wanting to know what was going to happen.
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-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:
Yes
3.5 stars
I enjoyed the book. However, there are moments that I found kind of boring. Major is my favorite character. Wasn't to find of Lilac.
I enjoyed the book. However, there are moments that I found kind of boring. Major is my favorite character. Wasn't to find of Lilac.
I have been postponing this book for years. As every book I have read this year it seems that at some point I started it and read around 10%.. then nothing. Can't find a reason for dropping it.
It was BRILLIANT
Kinda has a Titanic vibe, to be honest. But it's just a bit so I'm not too mad at it. The shipTitanic Icarius is in hyperspace. Basically people can travel through space and time.
Then something happens(I am actually confused why and how that shit happened, cos we never find out.. if anyone knows..please message me 😁). Then some more shit happens and we get Rose shit, NO, LILAC and Tarver in a companionship which never should have been possible. She is the richest girl in the Galaxy, who is he? A guy who can paint her naked portrait write her poems. Okay, enough with the Titanic references/puns.
I absolutely love characters who hate each other in the beginning. Though technically they don't really hate each other... long story .. a lot of daddy issues.
Lemme just say I love the name Lilac! So brilliant and I will def remember this character cos of her name. Tarver will be a bit harder to remember I had problems with the name even in the book so I'm gonna refer to him as Major. Character development ON POINT . One of the best evolving of plots and worlds. Super original, maybe just for me cos I have never read such a book, to be honest I do kinda steer clear of sci-fi so not a lot of space is present in my usual books.
I'm so happy that I got to this book finally and am definitely gonna find a place for the next book! Also, to note this book was basically just about two characters the whole time. We rarely saw interactions with anyone else so I'm impressed it was so friggin interesting. The plot and development were so good WE DIDN'T EVEN NEED OTHER CHARACTERS
I'm a bit confused about the whole way energy works in this book , but it's alright, hopefully in the next book I will learn more ?!? Maybe?
Also what the hell is this dad doing?
I'm a bit sad. There were some really sorrowful/disturbing scenes. Shit. Still it made the book even more
For all the confusion I have towards some of the stuff happening in this book I ought to give it 4 stars but NAH! Extra points for characters and plot!
It was BRILLIANT
Kinda has a Titanic vibe, to be honest. But it's just a bit so I'm not too mad at it. The ship
Then something happens
I absolutely love characters who hate each other in the beginning. Though technically they don't really hate each other... long story .. a lot of daddy issues.
Lemme just say I love the name Lilac! So brilliant and I will def remember this character cos of her name. Tarver will be a bit harder to remember I had problems with the name even in the book so I'm gonna refer to him as Major. Character development ON POINT . One of the best evolving of plots and worlds. Super original, maybe just for me cos I have never read such a book, to be honest I do kinda steer clear of sci-fi so not a lot of space is present in my usual books.
I'm so happy that I got to this book finally and am definitely gonna find a place for the next book! Also, to note this book was basically just about two characters the whole time. We rarely saw interactions with anyone else so I'm impressed it was so friggin interesting. The plot and development were so good WE DIDN'T EVEN NEED OTHER CHARACTERS
I'm a bit confused about the whole way energy works in this book , but it's alright, hopefully in the next book I will learn more ?!? Maybe?
Also what the hell is this dad doing?
Spoiler
offing people for being in love with his daughter .. not cool! And I didn't get the whole spirits trapped thing but I still loved itI'm a bit sad. There were some really sorrowful/disturbing scenes. Shit. Still it made the book even more
For all the confusion I have towards some of the stuff happening in this book I ought to give it 4 stars but NAH! Extra points for characters and plot!