Reviews - Cities of Smoke and Starlight

385 reviews for:

Cities of Smoke and Starlight

Alli Earnest

3.52 AVERAGE

llama1307's review

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

pinkgiraffe17's review

3.5

adventurous medium-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

drwyndnn's review

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

kb943's review

3.5

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

kajpm's review

2.5

The main characters are… not compelling. I was alternately annoyed by Hallie and Kase in equal measure but for different reasons. They had zero chemistry and their bickering was closer to middle grade than actual adult conversations.

I did like the setting and I also enjoyed that the romance was clean. I can see why good reviews are out there it just really wasn’t for me.

strawberrymilky's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kristinproskow's review

5.0

Wow I loved this! It was so much fun, full of action, and the characters and scenes were so vivid!

I went in knowing it would have some Star Wars vibes, and it did! It also reminded me of Firefly, especially when they talk about their ship, which I loved!! (If you've seen the show, you'll understand).
I also very much enjoyed the literary references (Shakespeare & The Odyssey) and loved the concept of the story being set in the future on a planet that humans escaped from.

It also caught me with so many emotions. I didn't expect to cry! I love when books make me cry.

Now I'm ready for the second one because that cliffhanger