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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5/5 stars rounded to 4.
Penelope made a deal with Ever Everly but Ever was able to outsmart the deal. Since the deal is unfulfilled, Penelope takes one Everly per generation.
Marianne leaves her daughter, Violet, in the care of her brothers. She wants to keep Violet a secret from Penelope while she looks for a way to end the deal so no more Everlys are taken. Obviously Penelope learns Violet exists and makes a new deal with the uncles to buy Violet time. During that time Violet travels trying to find her mother while also learning about other worlds.
This is the super basic plot. There is so much more to The City of Stardust. Overall I liked that Violet was willing to completely submerge herself into her mother’s world she knew nothing about to both find her mother and end the Everly curse. There are two issues that bothered me. First being if Penelope needed Everly blood then why is Violet’s enough but not the Everlys before her? That bit left me a little confused. The other is how Ever lived as long as he did. The first issue is why this wasn’t a sold 4 star read. The second is minor and since Ever was in a different world I can let that slide a little more.
Overall really enjoyed following Violet while she traveled and learned more about her family and Aleksander was a complex character throughout that even though there were times I wanted to throttle him he is still a well written character.
I received a copy of The City of Stardust via NetGalley to read and review.
Penelope made a deal with Ever Everly but Ever was able to outsmart the deal. Since the deal is unfulfilled, Penelope takes one Everly per generation.
Marianne leaves her daughter, Violet, in the care of her brothers. She wants to keep Violet a secret from Penelope while she looks for a way to end the deal so no more Everlys are taken. Obviously Penelope learns Violet exists and makes a new deal with the uncles to buy Violet time. During that time Violet travels trying to find her mother while also learning about other worlds.
This is the super basic plot. There is so much more to The City of Stardust. Overall I liked that Violet was willing to completely submerge herself into her mother’s world she knew nothing about to both find her mother and end the Everly curse. There are two issues that bothered me. First being if Penelope needed Everly blood then why is Violet’s enough but not the Everlys before her? That bit left me a little confused. The other is how Ever lived as long as he did. The first issue is why this wasn’t a sold 4 star read. The second is minor and since Ever was in a different world I can let that slide a little more.
Overall really enjoyed following Violet while she traveled and learned more about her family and Aleksander was a complex character throughout that even though there were times I wanted to throttle him he is still a well written character.
I received a copy of The City of Stardust via NetGalley to read and review.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated