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A review by alyssaindira
Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
3.0
*NO MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS REVIEW**
“You want to understand humans? That is what makes us—and art—what we are. That choice to keep getting back up and trying again in the face of suffering and injustice and despair.”
i finally got around to reading this book. And well....it tried. It is definitely YA, so no worries there. But even as a YA debut novel...it had promise. The lush myths that were woven into the story were glorious. I loved the rich ancient tales that were conveyed through the pages. i really enjoyed learning a new magical world and how the 'stars' perceived humanity and such. But while the author is good at past storytelling and making worlds....she isnt the best at the story that those are meant to surround.
Again, the writing was good, not too detailed but detailed enough to fall into the world. But the pacing of this world.....the beginning of the book was good, the end was good, the middle...I feel there could have either been more that happened in rapid succession, or less pages for the things that did happen to be quicker. Although the need tor learning and storytime for the character was important, i think it could have been conveyed in a different way. Though the premise was good and the ending was good, i dont know, the middle, and the stuff that actually happened...it just wasnt as captivating.
The main character...i dont know, she almost seems plain. Like she has so much potential, with the star stuff, but...i feel like we are told more than shown about this character. She states she wants to save her dad, and not be not seen and stuff, but not much of it was 'shown'. Maybe that was the point? i dont know...i felt like the betrayal and ending were the most riveting storybased part of the book, lmao
Alright, that is all my ramblings, if you want your own, read the book
“You want to understand humans? That is what makes us—and art—what we are. That choice to keep getting back up and trying again in the face of suffering and injustice and despair.”
i finally got around to reading this book. And well....it tried. It is definitely YA, so no worries there. But even as a YA debut novel...it had promise. The lush myths that were woven into the story were glorious. I loved the rich ancient tales that were conveyed through the pages. i really enjoyed learning a new magical world and how the 'stars' perceived humanity and such. But while the author is good at past storytelling and making worlds....she isnt the best at the story that those are meant to surround.
Again, the writing was good, not too detailed but detailed enough to fall into the world. But the pacing of this world.....the beginning of the book was good, the end was good, the middle...I feel there could have either been more that happened in rapid succession, or less pages for the things that did happen to be quicker. Although the need tor learning and storytime for the character was important, i think it could have been conveyed in a different way. Though the premise was good and the ending was good, i dont know, the middle, and the stuff that actually happened...it just wasnt as captivating.
The main character...i dont know, she almost seems plain. Like she has so much potential, with the star stuff, but...i feel like we are told more than shown about this character. She states she wants to save her dad, and not be not seen and stuff, but not much of it was 'shown'. Maybe that was the point? i dont know...i felt like the betrayal and ending were the most riveting storybased part of the book, lmao
Alright, that is all my ramblings, if you want your own, read the book