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A review by literary_laurel
A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw
5.0
Full disclosure, I finished this book days ago but only now got a chance to gather my thoughts for a review. I had been feeling kind of slumpy the past few weeks and needed something relatively easy to read, entertaining, and fast paced. And boy was this book the perfect pick!
Here we are following secluded seventeen year-old Vega as her mother passes away and inherits the title of the last Astronomer, who is deemed the saving grace for a pandemic running rampant in their world. We follow Vega as she runs for her life through the wilderness in search of a cure for an illness that would otherwise destroy them all.
What I liked:
- I loved our secondary characters! (I don't want to spoil anything but they're awesome)
- Fast moving, easy to understand plot that kept me engaged the entire time. This book truly reinvigorated me and my love of my reading.
- The setting! This book is very much an adventure and the world building and location changes are so well done.
What I didn't like:
- Vega, at least for the first half of the book, is extremely annoying and makes TERRIBLE decisions. We do see some character growth as the book continues so hold out hope.
- Some of the language and characterization feels very YA, so it's just something to be aware of. I didn't find it too bothersome since I was more focused on/invested in the plot development.
I wavered back and forth on rating it either four or five stars, but decided on five since I had such a blast reading it.
Here we are following secluded seventeen year-old Vega as her mother passes away and inherits the title of the last Astronomer, who is deemed the saving grace for a pandemic running rampant in their world. We follow Vega as she runs for her life through the wilderness in search of a cure for an illness that would otherwise destroy them all.
What I liked:
- I loved our secondary characters! (I don't want to spoil anything but they're awesome)
- Fast moving, easy to understand plot that kept me engaged the entire time. This book truly reinvigorated me and my love of my reading.
- The setting! This book is very much an adventure and the world building and location changes are so well done.
What I didn't like:
- Vega, at least for the first half of the book, is extremely annoying and makes TERRIBLE decisions. We do see some character growth as the book continues so hold out hope.
- Some of the language and characterization feels very YA, so it's just something to be aware of. I didn't find it too bothersome since I was more focused on/invested in the plot development.
I wavered back and forth on rating it either four or five stars, but decided on five since I had such a blast reading it.