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A review by crooks_book_nook
Stars Like Acid by Marissa Lupe
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book was incredibly emotional, and Rissa isn’t scared to show us the good, but especially the horrors that could happen in a dystopian society. I couldn’t put this book down, and at the end all I could think about was reaching out to Rissa and crying about how fantastic her book was. Thank you for the ARC.
The Earth is dying and nobody seems to be doing anything to try and heal it. The government is corrupt, it’s hoarding resources and makes what is left of the country reliant on them.
Teá has had a miserable, lonely life in an orphanage, and then at a military base. When she is told that she’s a DNA match and is going to marry the General’s son, she is terrified. The General is the leader of the country and he is not kind. Will his son be the same way?
She ends up coming across a dangerous secret that could dismantle everything, but could find her the freedom she craves.
Annabelle is also an orphan who is stationed on Luna, a secret mission space station, where she has been well cared for. The people on this mission have been tasked to try and figure out how to save Earth. She also comes across the secret that could destroy everything.
Through many crazed and terrible events, Teá ends up at Luna where she and Annabelle come to find they may have everything they need to save the people of Earth and get rid of the corruption.
This book really hit me in the feels, and the epilogue gives us more than we could have asked for. It was a perfect way to leave us wanting and to give us the feelings the author wanted us to end with (so hard to talk about without spoilers!)
Tropes:
Found family
Dystopian
Super human powers
Latina rep
LGBTQ rep
Arranged marriage
Spice: 🌶️ (fade to black scene or illusion to intimacy, but nothing explicitly said) Many super sweet moments though.
The Earth is dying and nobody seems to be doing anything to try and heal it. The government is corrupt, it’s hoarding resources and makes what is left of the country reliant on them.
Teá has had a miserable, lonely life in an orphanage, and then at a military base. When she is told that she’s a DNA match and is going to marry the General’s son, she is terrified. The General is the leader of the country and he is not kind. Will his son be the same way?
She ends up coming across a dangerous secret that could dismantle everything, but could find her the freedom she craves.
Annabelle is also an orphan who is stationed on Luna, a secret mission space station, where she has been well cared for. The people on this mission have been tasked to try and figure out how to save Earth. She also comes across the secret that could destroy everything.
Through many crazed and terrible events, Teá ends up at Luna where she and Annabelle come to find they may have everything they need to save the people of Earth and get rid of the corruption.
This book really hit me in the feels, and the epilogue gives us more than we could have asked for. It was a perfect way to leave us wanting and to give us the feelings the author wanted us to end with (so hard to talk about without spoilers!)
Tropes:
Found family
Dystopian
Super human powers
Latina rep
LGBTQ rep
Arranged marriage
Spice: 🌶️ (fade to black scene or illusion to intimacy, but nothing explicitly said) Many super sweet moments though.