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A review by zephyrsilver
Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston
3.0
I think this one was definitely better than the first, but it still really isn't that great, technically, but man is it fun.
This book was also very fast paced, which does make it very readable, but it almost didn't let you breathe. So much happened so quickly, and the fact that I read it in two days meant I got a bit of whiplash. But, I also read a four hundred page book in two days.
There were a couple new characters introduced, but they didn't really get much development, and I honestly kept getting some of the minor characters mixed up.
The four main characters did get more development, which was good, but Jax and Robb's relationship happened mostly off screen since there was a six month jump between the books. However, I did find their relationship much more realistic in this book, now that they've known each other six months. Also Jax is my favorite.
There were a lot of things that conveniently happened because the plot needed them to happen, and two characters magically do things that shouldn't be possible, just because it had to happen. It was a bit corny.
And I know I sound like I'm complaining a lot, because when you look at this book critically, it's not great. But I had so much fun reading it. I really liked the characters, and did get worried for them (even though I knew nothing bad was really going to happen to any of the main characters. Poston did scare me twice, and I thought I was going to have to trigger warning for bury your gays, but nope! They survive.) That's another point; this book is wonderfully queer. There's a m/m relationship at the front. There's an f/f relationship in the background. There's a couple characters who use they/them pronouns (very minor characters, but they are there).
Just overall, a fun series. I recommend going into it knowing you're not going to get some literary masterpiece, but a fun, maybe a little corny, sci-fi adventure with two compelling love stories (if you can get over the insta-love) and a big, dramatic story. Because it's dramatic to the point of melodrama, but that's a big part of what makes it so fun.
This book was also very fast paced, which does make it very readable, but it almost didn't let you breathe. So much happened so quickly, and the fact that I read it in two days meant I got a bit of whiplash. But, I also read a four hundred page book in two days.
There were a couple new characters introduced, but they didn't really get much development, and I honestly kept getting some of the minor characters mixed up.
The four main characters did get more development, which was good, but Jax and Robb's relationship happened mostly off screen since there was a six month jump between the books. However, I did find their relationship much more realistic in this book, now that they've known each other six months. Also Jax is my favorite.
There were a lot of things that conveniently happened because the plot needed them to happen, and two characters magically do things that shouldn't be possible, just because it had to happen. It was a bit corny.
And I know I sound like I'm complaining a lot, because when you look at this book critically, it's not great. But I had so much fun reading it. I really liked the characters, and did get worried for them (even though I knew nothing bad was really going to happen to any of the main characters. Poston did scare me twice, and I thought I was going to have to trigger warning for bury your gays, but nope! They survive.) That's another point; this book is wonderfully queer. There's a m/m relationship at the front. There's an f/f relationship in the background. There's a couple characters who use they/them pronouns (very minor characters, but they are there).
Just overall, a fun series. I recommend going into it knowing you're not going to get some literary masterpiece, but a fun, maybe a little corny, sci-fi adventure with two compelling love stories (if you can get over the insta-love) and a big, dramatic story. Because it's dramatic to the point of melodrama, but that's a big part of what makes it so fun.