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A review by hannahmariebrankley
The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers
4.0
This is a debut novel for Georgia Summers and I was very interested when reading the synopsis. I was so glad to have 'pre-order a new book' as a prompt.
Curses are made to be broken. That line took me in. A standalone fantasy novel, we meet the Everlys. A family where the brightest and best disappear. A punishment that has been going on for centuries.
Violet Everly's mother left Violet and her family to try and break the curse. But never returned. Now, it's Violet's turn. But she's tied to a non-negotiable deadline. Will Violet break the curse? Will she find the City of Stardust?
This is one of those books I enjoyed reading but when finished, it didn't spark as much emotion from me as others have. For a debut novel, I liked Georgia's writing style, her way of world-building and her character development. But, I feel as though there were many questions and many other characters we could have heard more from to help thicken the plot. Especially for this kind of unique storyline. In the synopsis, we read that Violet's mother leaves and as Violet travels she hears more and more about her. However, we never experience her mother as a full character. I'd have liked to have heard these stories of her mother from her mother, like a flashback. Intending to be a standalone, I think this book could have been executed better as a duology. 3.5 stars.
Curses are made to be broken. That line took me in. A standalone fantasy novel, we meet the Everlys. A family where the brightest and best disappear. A punishment that has been going on for centuries.
Violet Everly's mother left Violet and her family to try and break the curse. But never returned. Now, it's Violet's turn. But she's tied to a non-negotiable deadline. Will Violet break the curse? Will she find the City of Stardust?
This is one of those books I enjoyed reading but when finished, it didn't spark as much emotion from me as others have. For a debut novel, I liked Georgia's writing style, her way of world-building and her character development. But, I feel as though there were many questions and many other characters we could have heard more from to help thicken the plot. Especially for this kind of unique storyline. In the synopsis, we read that Violet's mother leaves and as Violet travels she hears more and more about her. However, we never experience her mother as a full character. I'd have liked to have heard these stories of her mother from her mother, like a flashback. Intending to be a standalone, I think this book could have been executed better as a duology. 3.5 stars.