A review by jashanac
The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers

2.75

Overall:
I didn't have a bad time reading this, but I was confused too often and I didn't find the characters super compelling, and also felt like there were several plot holes -- so it just ultimately wasn't my kind of book. I can see it being RIGHT up a lot of peoples' alley, but just not for me. 

Do I see myself re-reading this (as a frequent re-reader)?
No. I wouldn't want to re-read this one ever. It was pleasant enough due to the writing style and the magical essence of the world, but I wouldn't want to read it again.

CHARACTERS:
I.. liked...??... the main characters... I guess? Violet was fine. I think I could have really loved her, if she had been developed a little bit better. I don't feel like I got to know her well enough or see enough of her personality. Same with Aleksander. They just felt fairly superficial. I feel like I knew Caspian Verde better than either of them, honestly.

PLOT:
I like the concept of this plot. But the execution didn't really work super well for me. I am so confused as to why Violet was so necessary to Penelope, when
she has taken an Everly from each generation, for a thousand years?? Why couldn't she have used one of them to get access to that door? Was it because Violet maybe potentially (we don't actually know) was fathered by an astral? But all of the Everlys after Ever Everly were apparently descended from Penelope herself so... ??? (Also: that tidbit was such a throwaway?!)


There were several places where it seemed like we were getting contradicting information, or just partial information -- things being glossed over very quickly that I felt like should have been explained or explored further, to make the plot more engaging. 
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