A review by totallyshelfaware
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
I'll admit: the comparison to Good Omens and The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet got to me. I'm a huge fan of how Pratchett and Becky Chambers cradle your heart in their hands and inject it with a massive dose of hope and kindness. So when you advertise a book as an intersection of both of my favourite authors? I'm going to pick it up, eager to discover a new favourite. 

Alas, I've tried reading this three times now and have to admit that it just isn't the book for me. It's got all the elements I gravitate towards, but topped off with so much queer trauma and abuse that it made it extremely difficult to read. 

I might revisit this again at some point, but only when I'm better armed against the pain this book puts its characters through. 
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