A review by agonychristie
Cities of Smoke and Starlight by Alli Earnest

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

4.0

This is such a fun book. I'm giving it 4 stars because it's INCREDIBLY trope-heavy and groan-worthy cheesy at some points (obvious references to current pop culture stories and movies, dialogue exchanges that were straight out of an AO3 fanfic from 2015...), but it's written and edited well and it's very easy to lose yourself in the story (until one of those aforementioned Uber Cheese moments happen, which snaps you out of it instantly). 

I'm not a fan of the 'non-curse words that have been turned into curse words for this universe' trope, but it was cute for this use. 
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