A review by msrichardsreads89
The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

I went into this with high hopes because I love O'Keefe's Protectorate series. I was not disappointed. She is able to effortlessly combine genres and vividly bring her stories to life. I absolutely adored this book. The worldbuilding in The Blighted Stars was brilliant, from a mind mineral on which humans are dependent to prints (bodies) that allows for a form of immortality. The idea of the cradles (planets that could replace their own) was so fascinating and fun to follow. I liked that the characters did show character growth, and I felt like we got a good look at their struggles and motivations. The antagonists were fantastically written. My only complaint is that I felt that if this were shorter, it would have been a tighter story and a few of the chapters felt disjointed. However, I am so excited to get to the next books and find out what happens next!