A review by thisbrittreads
The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Do you not hear the stars sing, little dreamer?

*Netgalley ARC review*

Wow. I loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. What an absolute treasure of a debut for Georgia Summers. 

This book had it all and it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It’s got magic, mystery, adventure, love, betrayal, family, a curse, keys and doors to new worlds, and a really good (bad) villain. This book is dark. Definitely evokes a very Grimm’s fairytale vibe at its heart, very dark with myths and lore and stories passed down of gods and truly dark monsters. Violet Everly was such a compelling main character and I loved watching her finally get the adventure she’d always dreamed of, even if it was more dark and twisty than she’d imagined. The side characters that pop in and out of the story are perfect and add so much flavor. This is a gorgeously written and beautifully crafted story that weaves its own fairytale among the different threads within its pages. An excellent standalone novel that grabbed my attention from the very start and never let go. 

Thank you so much to @netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Kidnapping