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abigailjoy24 's review for:
The Stars We Steal
by Alexa Donne
A decent story, for sure! But a little disappointing as well. I just found everything to be so very... flat. The plot never REALLY picked up, and it just felt like there was so much wasted space (no pun intended).
I wanted to love all the characters, but neither the characters or the story felt fleshed out. I didn’t feel the emotions or see the world around me... I didn’t understand how everything worked. Sometimes being thrust into a story can work, but not for this one.
There were just so many forced scenes, and I just never felt like anything happened. I just don’t really get what I was supposed to be focused on! Also, as others said, the story was all tell and no show. I have a very vivid imagination and usually can fully immerse myself in a bookish world, but not this one! I never SAW anything, I was just told about it, which I kinda hated. Overall I just finished it feeling as if I ate a bland meal. Was it bad? Not by any means! Was it great? No. I was okay with it... but I just don’t think it accomplished what it set out to do. I think I’m most disappointed that it didn’t deliver since it has such a fun plot line. I’m sure many people will be happy with this one! Just a little too unrefined for my tastes!
I wanted to love all the characters, but neither the characters or the story felt fleshed out. I didn’t feel the emotions or see the world around me... I didn’t understand how everything worked. Sometimes being thrust into a story can work, but not for this one.
There were just so many forced scenes, and I just never felt like anything happened. I just don’t really get what I was supposed to be focused on! Also, as others said, the story was all tell and no show. I have a very vivid imagination and usually can fully immerse myself in a bookish world, but not this one! I never SAW anything, I was just told about it, which I kinda hated. Overall I just finished it feeling as if I ate a bland meal. Was it bad? Not by any means! Was it great? No. I was okay with it... but I just don’t think it accomplished what it set out to do. I think I’m most disappointed that it didn’t deliver since it has such a fun plot line. I’m sure many people will be happy with this one! Just a little too unrefined for my tastes!