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The Sound of Stars
by Alechia Dow
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Book: The Sound of Stars
Author: Alechia Dow
Book Series: Standalone (so far??)
Diversity: biracial demisexual ace rep, the anxiety rep, the enby rep, and the bisexual rep
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: LGBT+, diverse reads, ownvoice readers, sci-fi lovers, dystopian lovers
Publication Date: February 25, 2020
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Pages: 419
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, gore, death, hangings, suicide TW, racism, language)
Synopsis: Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world’s population.
Seventeen-year-old Janelle “Ellie” Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. Deemed dangerously volatile because of their initial reaction to the invasion, humanity’s emotional transgressions are now grounds for execution. All art, books and creative expression are illegal, but Ellie breaks the rules by keeping a secret library. When a book goes missing, Ellie is terrified that the Ilori will track it back to her and kill her.
Born in a lab, M0Rr1S (Morris) was raised to be emotionless. When he finds Ellie’s illegal library, he’s duty-bound to deliver her for execution. The trouble is, he finds himself drawn to human music and in desperate need of more. They’re both breaking the rules for love of art—and Ellie inspires the same feelings in him that music does.
Ellie’s—and humanity’s—fate rests in the hands of an alien she should fear. M0Rr1S has a lot of secrets, but also a potential solution—thousands of miles away. The two embark on a wild and dangerous road trip with a bag of books and their favorite albums, all the while making a story and a song of their own that just might save them both.
Review: Oh my goodness! This book combined two things I absolutely love: space vibes and dystopia. I loved the world building done in this book and honestly this seems to be a very plausible outcome for the world in dystopian terms (not like we're not already in one but whatever). The book has well done characters and I absolutely loved Janelle. I loved the biracial demisexual ace rep, the anxiety rep, the enby rep, and the bisexual rep. I also felt the pacing was very even and the book kept me hooked from beginning to end! I definitely need a sequel!
My only issue is that the book was a bit confusing with the aliens, but that's probably because between work and such it took me over a week to read and I forgot some details.
Verdict: Highly recommend!!!
Book: The Sound of Stars
Author: Alechia Dow
Book Series: Standalone (so far??)
Diversity: biracial demisexual ace rep, the anxiety rep, the enby rep, and the bisexual rep
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: LGBT+, diverse reads, ownvoice readers, sci-fi lovers, dystopian lovers
Publication Date: February 25, 2020
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Pages: 419
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, gore, death, hangings, suicide TW, racism, language)
Synopsis: Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world’s population.
Seventeen-year-old Janelle “Ellie” Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. Deemed dangerously volatile because of their initial reaction to the invasion, humanity’s emotional transgressions are now grounds for execution. All art, books and creative expression are illegal, but Ellie breaks the rules by keeping a secret library. When a book goes missing, Ellie is terrified that the Ilori will track it back to her and kill her.
Born in a lab, M0Rr1S (Morris) was raised to be emotionless. When he finds Ellie’s illegal library, he’s duty-bound to deliver her for execution. The trouble is, he finds himself drawn to human music and in desperate need of more. They’re both breaking the rules for love of art—and Ellie inspires the same feelings in him that music does.
Ellie’s—and humanity’s—fate rests in the hands of an alien she should fear. M0Rr1S has a lot of secrets, but also a potential solution—thousands of miles away. The two embark on a wild and dangerous road trip with a bag of books and their favorite albums, all the while making a story and a song of their own that just might save them both.
Review: Oh my goodness! This book combined two things I absolutely love: space vibes and dystopia. I loved the world building done in this book and honestly this seems to be a very plausible outcome for the world in dystopian terms (not like we're not already in one but whatever). The book has well done characters and I absolutely loved Janelle. I loved the biracial demisexual ace rep, the anxiety rep, the enby rep, and the bisexual rep. I also felt the pacing was very even and the book kept me hooked from beginning to end! I definitely need a sequel!
My only issue is that the book was a bit confusing with the aliens, but that's probably because between work and such it took me over a week to read and I forgot some details.
Verdict: Highly recommend!!!