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A Circle of Stars by Craig Montgomery

13 reviews

fellypepper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Easily one of the best books I've read in a long time, I could barely put it down and haven't stopped thinking about it since I turned the first few pages. 

I adore Casper and Helix beyond reason, and was fascinated by the world they found themselves in and how the events of the book changes them. 

I'm desperate for the next book to come out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

freesiaelect's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

Interesting world, magic premise and characters. The romance happens a bit quickly

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Classism, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual assault

ianpsheasmith's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Homophobia

kangaroo1990's review against another edition

Very YA, your typical savior not like other boys, just didn’t care about any of the character and the magic system mumbo jumbo was too heavy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, and Sexual assault

phoofy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I like the idea of Zodiac/astrology signs manifesting powers in people who live on another planet. My main issue was that everything felt rushed. The story was fast paced, but at the expense of getting to know the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Physical abuse

silence_underrated's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Addiction, Religious bigotry, and Outing

stormeno's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Homophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Classism, Grief, Addiction, and Child abuse

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Violence, Homophobia, Addiction, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Outing

summermorning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Homophobia

Moderate: Classism and Drug use

Minor: War

kp_mgen's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

I had been looking for a little sci-fi to sprinkle in my chronic fantasy TBR, and A Circle of Stars was the perfect addition! With a magic system based in astrology, jumping into this story was a delight for my brain - figuring out how it all worked while being immersed in the world of Novilem was a wonderful adventure. If you are looking for relatable characters, a world with lots of secrets to explore, and a wonderfully sweet queer romance, do not hesitate to pick up A Circle of Stars! 

I received an ARC of this book and am leaving this review voluntarily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use