A review by leweylibrary
Written in Starlight by Isabel Ibañez

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Listen first and foremost I had a great time reading this. I really enjoyed most aspects of Manuel and Catalina's relationship and its various stages of development, and the setting was a lot of fun. I especially love that so much of it came from the author's father who was raised in the jungles of Bolivia.

I think this being a sequel helps--you didn't have to learn as much world building when it's adding to the world you already know some things about. I liked that this one wasn't centered as much around one big bad, it was just as much about the journey through the jungle.

There were some moments where things happened more suddenly than I think made sense, but only one time took me significantly out of the story. So I'm not mad at it. 

Some will probably be annoyed with the tidy ending, but ya know what I like a happy ending okay 😂 I was absolutely shook and so upset when
Manuel got turned into a monster and she realized one of the monsters was Rumi
so I'm glad that didn't stick lol. I do kinda wish we had more explanation as to why the
flower didn't affect her. Like I know it's because of her being a seer and her relationship to the moon goddess, but it felt very sudden.


I will say it's crazy how much more I came to like Catalina over the course of the story overall and how much more I like her than Ximara lol. 

Overall, if there's a third book that gets written, I'll definitely read it.
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