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A review by emiharpreads
Celestial by Olivia Wildenstein
3.0
I ripped through this the same way I did the first book.
A few things did really really bother me though:
First, Celeste’s t shirts bugged me. I roll my eyes at people who wear things like that out in the wild and I couldn’t stop myself from doing them same every time I had to read whatever saying was on her shirt. It’s the type of stuff that I used to encounter in fanfictions and I really didn’t love it.
Second, I never like when books reference well known culture things like Starbucks, Uber, or tv shows. I feel like it is another element that I would see in fanfiction but I also feel like it can date a story.
Third, 4.5 year olds don’t communicate or process emotions the way Naya did and it drove me nuts.
With all of that being said, I really did enjoy this book. It feels extremely fantastical and has a world (and rules) that makes sense to me but it doesn’t feel so heavy. It almost had a cozy feel to me. I also liked seeing a more political side to Elysium. The first book was very heavily based in the real world and the switch was nice.
Overall, I am glad I read this book and I’m so excited to see how the series rounds out.
A few things did really really bother me though:
First, Celeste’s t shirts bugged me. I roll my eyes at people who wear things like that out in the wild and I couldn’t stop myself from doing them same every time I had to read whatever saying was on her shirt. It’s the type of stuff that I used to encounter in fanfictions and I really didn’t love it.
Second, I never like when books reference well known culture things like Starbucks, Uber, or tv shows. I feel like it is another element that I would see in fanfiction but I also feel like it can date a story.
Third, 4.5 year olds don’t communicate or process emotions the way Naya did and it drove me nuts.
With all of that being said, I really did enjoy this book. It feels extremely fantastical and has a world (and rules) that makes sense to me but it doesn’t feel so heavy. It almost had a cozy feel to me. I also liked seeing a more political side to Elysium. The first book was very heavily based in the real world and the switch was nice.
Overall, I am glad I read this book and I’m so excited to see how the series rounds out.