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A review by rgalvsbooks
Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder
4.0
Navigating the Stars is a space adventure, young adult-science fiction novel. Lyra is a 17 year old girl who's about to lose all her friends due to her parent's new assignment. They are to travel to a newly discovered planet, but to do so they would jump many years into the future. Once they come out of the time jump they are told troubling news which only gets worse once they get to the planet and discover more mysteries than expected.
I loved this book. It was exciting, funny, and bonus, none of the characters got on my nerves. I understood why they thought and acted the way they did. It did a good job of showing us how hard it would be to always have to leave friends and loved ones, but the sacrifices that are made to continue work you are passionate about. I enjoyed the love story because the drama was not centered around it, they were a team and did not doubt each other.
The mystery of the planet was also well executed and left you wanting more. Usually I have a hard time with space adventure due to the time differences and flying logistics. I feel "Navigating the Stars" did a really good job explaining the space travel and time difference, and even gave you a cute drawing to explain it all.
Great read, 4.5 stars.
I loved this book. It was exciting, funny, and bonus, none of the characters got on my nerves. I understood why they thought and acted the way they did. It did a good job of showing us how hard it would be to always have to leave friends and loved ones, but the sacrifices that are made to continue work you are passionate about. I enjoyed the love story because the drama was not centered around it, they were a team and did not doubt each other.
The mystery of the planet was also well executed and left you wanting more. Usually I have a hard time with space adventure due to the time differences and flying logistics. I feel "Navigating the Stars" did a really good job explaining the space travel and time difference, and even gave you a cute drawing to explain it all.
Great read, 4.5 stars.