A review by bubblechase
Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray

4.0

Goodreads review: "MANAGED TO FINISH IT BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS!! is new years in an hour? mayhaps 👀 was this book a super nice read to end it with? absolutely 😌 i believe this was my first sci-fi read ever and even though it took me a while to get through, it didn’t feel long at all? :0 the characters and journey were so lovely, the ending made me big sad honestly only for how open it left everything? part of me just wanted it all wrapped in a nice envelope, but i suppose that’s part of the realism of it 🤔 i actually thought this was “this is how you lose the time war”, so, for the first maybe 30 pages, i was so convinced noemi was in love with her best friend (which, looking back, 100% believable) but, alas, the romance that did end up taking place was very beautiful and believable! especially under their circumstances 🤝 also, even though i’m sure the intention wasn’t this, but abel, our dearest mech friend, felt like such a relatable representation of misunderstanding social cues and idk, just, the inability to understand emotions and such aka headcannon for him is he’s autistic, even though i’m not sure if he can be bUT he’s also a mech with a soul and this is sci-fi sooo tomato tomato 😎 happy new year 🎉 here’s to all the other amazing (and not so amazing) future reads just like this one" 
Abel gender envy :( I've met someone that reminds me of him now that I think about it, but I'm not sure if that'd be a compliment or not to them ksdfgnksd