A review by daisysbookmusings
Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter, Laura Maylene Walter

5.0

Body of Stars is a complex novel; it is both whimsical yet harrowing. The narrative of rape culture and control posed upon women is entwined with beautiful descriptive magic of a future where the marking on a women's body predicts the future for her and sometimes male family members. It is all-consuming, and from the off, you feel as if you have deep dived into a story that is both familiar and foreign. It reflects society's views on victim-blaming and manipulation, making the reader feel the devastating reality of a society fixated on fate ultimately; however, it is a story of hope. It also raises questions regarding gender, gender roles, stereotypes as any identity other than heterosexual, cisgender a crime in its society—a complete triumph of a book that will indeed become a modern-day classic.