A review by suhmown
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

In theory, this book was wonderful— I loved the characters and the exploration of Asian food and the concept was so interesting (aliens and demons and music!). However, the execution fell short for me. I don’t feel like Aoki knew what she wanted this to be— is it YA, harrowing queer coming of age, science fiction about aliens, fantasy about demons? It was so many things at once that it didn’t fully accomplish any and it left me wanting so much more from some story lines and not invested in others.