A review by odd_eye
A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole

4.0

I am immediately drawn to any book that has a sci-fi setting where we Earthlings have been displaced from our home planet. There's so many possibilities in exploring an alien world especially one with its own sentient life forms living in an established society. I always go into these books wondering how they'll examine a few questions: what does it mean to be human? Where do humans belong in the universe? What rights do humans have to their own destiny on this new planet? I felt the protagonist beginning to ask these questions as the story progressed. I have read other reviews that say the book is a slow burn, but I personally have read it twice this year and very quickly both times. I have begun the sequel already and I'm hoping to see more answers to my questions as well as more character development. I find that I didn't become as attached to some of the characters as I'd have hoped.