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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great to see a YA book where the MC has parents who care and are around to give input and punishments.
Book 200 of the year, finished with 2.5 hours to spare.
Teenage romance, with space travel, time dilation, and all sorts of mysteries built in.
Enjoyable, fun, and mostly light.
Teenage romance, with space travel, time dilation, and all sorts of mysteries built in.
Enjoyable, fun, and mostly light.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I may have a new favorite author, but I need to read some of her other books before I know for sure.
I neeeeeeeeed the next one.
I neeeeeeeeed the next one.
Navigating the Stars is a space adventure, young adult-science fiction novel. Lyra is a 17 year old girl who's about to lose all her friends due to her parent's new assignment. They are to travel to a newly discovered planet, but to do so they would jump many years into the future. Once they come out of the time jump they are told troubling news which only gets worse once they get to the planet and discover more mysteries than expected.
I loved this book. It was exciting, funny, and bonus, none of the characters got on my nerves. I understood why they thought and acted the way they did. It did a good job of showing us how hard it would be to always have to leave friends and loved ones, but the sacrifices that are made to continue work you are passionate about. I enjoyed the love story because the drama was not centered around it, they were a team and did not doubt each other.
The mystery of the planet was also well executed and left you wanting more. Usually I have a hard time with space adventure due to the time differences and flying logistics. I feel "Navigating the Stars" did a really good job explaining the space travel and time difference, and even gave you a cute drawing to explain it all.
Great read, 4.5 stars.
I loved this book. It was exciting, funny, and bonus, none of the characters got on my nerves. I understood why they thought and acted the way they did. It did a good job of showing us how hard it would be to always have to leave friends and loved ones, but the sacrifices that are made to continue work you are passionate about. I enjoyed the love story because the drama was not centered around it, they were a team and did not doubt each other.
The mystery of the planet was also well executed and left you wanting more. Usually I have a hard time with space adventure due to the time differences and flying logistics. I feel "Navigating the Stars" did a really good job explaining the space travel and time difference, and even gave you a cute drawing to explain it all.
Great read, 4.5 stars.
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
relaxing
fast-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
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Maria V Snyder does it again!
This book is like nothing else Snyder has written as it is more sci-fi than fantasy and it's wonderful. Lyra is an impetuous yet smart female character that's relatable and inspiring. I can't wait to see where this series goes.
This book is like nothing else Snyder has written as it is more sci-fi than fantasy and it's wonderful. Lyra is an impetuous yet smart female character that's relatable and inspiring. I can't wait to see where this series goes.
Lyra discovers a conspiracy as she struggles to understand the mystery behind the Warriors in this interesting, if convoluted, young adult science fiction novel.
I almost gave up on this book. It starts slow as it spends the first third of the novel world building, taking time to explain time travel, space travel, terracotta warriors, and whatever the Q-Net is supposed to be. It’s convoluted and confusing, especially the space and time travel aspects. That said, I ended up really enjoying the book. The characters, romance, and plot kept it from turning into a DNF.
Lyra is a fun narrator. She reminded me of a space Nancy Drew – mysteries were her catnip and she constantly got into trouble trying to solve them. She’s smart, capable, and constantly willing to help out. Forced to relocate with her parents as they study Warriors located on different planets, she’s learned ways to mitigate the pain of separation with her loved ones. She’s hell bent on not making any new friends as she journeys to her third planet, but can’t help but be drawn to another passenger on the ship, Niall.
I really loved the romance between Lyra and Niall. They both struggle with relocating, both acting out in their own ways over their forced circumstances. An event half way through the story bring them together in satisfying and sweet ways. I wish more time had been spent on their developing relationship, but the moments we do get between the two are a treasure. Can’t wait for the next book in the series!
tl;dr The characters, romance, and plot more than make up for the convoluted world building in Snyder’s latest series.
I almost gave up on this book. It starts slow as it spends the first third of the novel world building, taking time to explain time travel, space travel, terracotta warriors, and whatever the Q-Net is supposed to be. It’s convoluted and confusing, especially the space and time travel aspects. That said, I ended up really enjoying the book. The characters, romance, and plot kept it from turning into a DNF.
Lyra is a fun narrator. She reminded me of a space Nancy Drew – mysteries were her catnip and she constantly got into trouble trying to solve them. She’s smart, capable, and constantly willing to help out. Forced to relocate with her parents as they study Warriors located on different planets, she’s learned ways to mitigate the pain of separation with her loved ones. She’s hell bent on not making any new friends as she journeys to her third planet, but can’t help but be drawn to another passenger on the ship, Niall.
I really loved the romance between Lyra and Niall. They both struggle with relocating, both acting out in their own ways over their forced circumstances. An event half way through the story bring them together in satisfying and sweet ways. I wish more time had been spent on their developing relationship, but the moments we do get between the two are a treasure. Can’t wait for the next book in the series!
tl;dr The characters, romance, and plot more than make up for the convoluted world building in Snyder’s latest series.
I loved that Lyra was outspoken, insanely intelligent and has a beautiful relationship with her parents ( dunno this was just really refreshing for a 17 year old protagonist). This book was in first person and Lyra talked directly to the reader, something that I sometimes don’t overly enjoy but in this case found very entertaining. The book is centred on Lyra and her parents hunting down Terracotta warriors on planets across the universe. I do love Chinese history so I’m really excited to see where this aspect of the plot takes us in book two and three, I want more terracotta warriors! Of course we have a love interest and it’s funny/ interesting to watch that unfold. The book was all action forward the end and didn’t disappoint. I’m really excited to read book two this month, just in time for book three to be realised in early December!
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