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unchainedreader 's review for:
The Stars We Steal
by Alexa Donne
Leo has the royal title but not the royal money which means her father is determined to marry her off to a wealthy young gentleman. Leo is not interested in this. She is much more concerned with the usefulness of the water filtration system she has created for ships to use. She becomes even more distracted when her first love reappears for the engagement season as a wealthy whiskey ship owner. As the engagement season moves towards the closing, Leo finds herself in the midst of finding a suitable marriage partner, the black market, and her mother's mysterious death.
My first major thought in regards to this novel was that there seems to be an awful lot of drinking. And then I realized that if I was in Leo's position, I would want to drink a lot too. The characters were all pretty typical for young adult fiction, and the ending was far too predictable for my taste. The plot was beautifully woven together, and Donne has a great voice for prose.
My first major thought in regards to this novel was that there seems to be an awful lot of drinking. And then I realized that if I was in Leo's position, I would want to drink a lot too. The characters were all pretty typical for young adult fiction, and the ending was far too predictable for my taste. The plot was beautifully woven together, and Donne has a great voice for prose.