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A review by librariandest
Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
5.0
I was lucky to pick up an advanced copy of this at ALA. I loved [b:Where the Mountain Meets the Moon|5983694|Where the Mountain Meets the Moon|Grace Lin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1344265026s/5983694.jpg|6157354], so I went into Starry River of the Sky with high expectations. Good news! It did not disappoint. It's the same world and style as When the Mountain Meets the Moon, but the story and (most of) the characters will be totally new to readers. This is definitely not a sequel. More of a companion book.
Rendi is a boy with secrets. Why is he on the run? Where are his parents? Why is he so angry all the time? And, strangest of all, why can he hear sad moans at night when others cannot? Maybe it's because the moon has gone missing from the sky...
We first meet Rendi as a stowaway on a merchant's cart. He gets caught and is forced to take a job as a chore boy at an inn in the tiny Village of Clear Sky. While working at the inn, Rendi meets a colorful assortment of characters: Madame Chang, a beautiful guest at the inn who's always telling stories, Mr. Shan, a confused old man with a long white beard, the innkeeper and his neighbor who are bitter enemies, and the innkeeper's daughter, Peiyi, to whom Rendi takes an instant dislike.
Grace Lin weaves folktales and mysteries together, making the reader feel like a detective trying to put all the pieces together.
Rendi is a boy with secrets. Why is he on the run? Where are his parents? Why is he so angry all the time? And, strangest of all, why can he hear sad moans at night when others cannot? Maybe it's because the moon has gone missing from the sky...
We first meet Rendi as a stowaway on a merchant's cart. He gets caught and is forced to take a job as a chore boy at an inn in the tiny Village of Clear Sky. While working at the inn, Rendi meets a colorful assortment of characters: Madame Chang, a beautiful guest at the inn who's always telling stories, Mr. Shan, a confused old man with a long white beard, the innkeeper and his neighbor who are bitter enemies, and the innkeeper's daughter, Peiyi, to whom Rendi takes an instant dislike.
Grace Lin weaves folktales and mysteries together, making the reader feel like a detective trying to put all the pieces together.