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A review by readabookorfive
Under Shifting Stars by Alexandra Latos
2.0
Under Shifting Stars is a book I so deeply wanted to love. LGBTQIAP representation is something so important to me and when I saw this book had not only a non binary character in but also a gender fluid character in i was so excited to dive in, unfortunately I didn’t like it.
One of my main issues was the writing style, I just found it to be so disjointed and jarring especially in Audrey’s POV. The characters definitely didn’t feel the same as each other but I didn’t really enjoy the writing style for either of them.
I did on the other hand, like the way grief was handled in this book. It broke my heart watching these two having to go through this loss and how it effected them and their family. Apart from the scene with Claire when she finds the video, that made me feel so sick to my stomach. But, other than that it was handled with so much care and respect and I loved that about it.
Overall. I just did not like this book and I am sad about it. I thought it would be a favourite of the year but it just fell so completely flat for me. I do commend the author for having diversity in their book as well as dealing with some heavy topics but it just wasn’t for me. Although, I know some people will read it and absolutely love it which is great!
One of my main issues was the writing style, I just found it to be so disjointed and jarring especially in Audrey’s POV. The characters definitely didn’t feel the same as each other but I didn’t really enjoy the writing style for either of them.
I did on the other hand, like the way grief was handled in this book. It broke my heart watching these two having to go through this loss and how it effected them and their family. Apart from the scene with Claire when she finds the video, that made me feel so sick to my stomach. But, other than that it was handled with so much care and respect and I loved that about it.
Overall. I just did not like this book and I am sad about it. I thought it would be a favourite of the year but it just fell so completely flat for me. I do commend the author for having diversity in their book as well as dealing with some heavy topics but it just wasn’t for me. Although, I know some people will read it and absolutely love it which is great!