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A review by justinekorson
Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.5
It took me SO LONG to finish this story but I finally did it! I'm not sure why I was so slow about it because I loved the concept of the story and the author. She's always been my go to author and several of her series are ones I think about constantly. So I should've finished this much faster.
Winter and Sydney were great characters. I loved how he was the pop star and she was the spy. I feel like it normally would've been the opposite in this spy genre so I'm glad to see it subverted. Winter getting the hang of this spy life so quickly was also very fun to watch. Winter and Sydney saw each other so clearly that they knew what the other was thinking and how they might respond and they also saw behind each others masks and walls that they put up. Without giving anything away, the last 80 or so pages were so good. The whole sequence of events leading up to the end of the story was incredible to witness. I'm super excited to read the sequel!
Winter and Sydney were great characters. I loved how he was the pop star and she was the spy. I feel like it normally would've been the opposite in this spy genre so I'm glad to see it subverted. Winter getting the hang of this spy life so quickly was also very fun to watch. Winter and Sydney saw each other so clearly that they knew what the other was thinking and how they might respond and they also saw behind each others masks and walls that they put up. Without giving anything away, the last 80 or so pages were so good. The whole sequence of events leading up to the end of the story was incredible to witness. I'm super excited to read the sequel!