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A review by lezreadalot
Starcrossed by Allie Therin
4.0
“If my birth didn’t make me a sin, I think my heart shouldn’t either, and you, Ace, someone good like you could never be any kind of sin.”
3.5 stars. A pretty exciting sequel! Being a sequel, I'll keep this short, but I liked it a lot, if slightly less than the first book. I feel a lot more seated within the world now, and I was able to really start enjoying and getting invested in the plot. This one involved more machinations from the overarching villain, a blast from Arthur's past, and the deepening of the main relationship. I never really enjoy mean ex-boyfriend type plots, so that was a bit meh for me, but it didn't take up too much of the plot. And some of Rory's OTT jealousy was kind of cute. There were a few instances where Rory made some decisions that you would think he wouldn't, having learnt from past experiences? Which was a little frustrating. Buuuut that in turn created so many opportunities for Arthur to be the knight in shining armour, and ngl, I eat that shit up. He's SO protective, and he's SO gone for Rory, it's freaking adorable. I'm still a little confused on how a few things fit together plot-wise, but it does seem like everything is converging nicely and we should have an interesting finale on our hands.
Looking forward to the last book!
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