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A review by helenid
Star's End by Cassandra Rose Clarke
3.0
Esme's father is the head of a company that basically runs four moons. Through her life, Esme has been groomed to eventually take over the business - longevity treatments already have Philip aged 300+ so she could be in for a long wait.
Esme appears desperate for her father's approval whilst resenting any comparisons made between them. Her younger sisters fled the family years previously and the plot flits back to crucial scenes as Esme grew up and the present day. Some of the reveals are surprising, others not so much.
My biggest problem with this book was down to really poor proof reading. Character's ages changing, she/he mistakes, changing of the setting. I'd be thrown from the text wondering what I'd missed and rereading!
Esme appears desperate for her father's approval whilst resenting any comparisons made between them. Her younger sisters fled the family years previously and the plot flits back to crucial scenes as Esme grew up and the present day. Some of the reveals are surprising, others not so much.
My biggest problem with this book was down to really poor proof reading. Character's ages changing, she/he mistakes, changing of the setting. I'd be thrown from the text wondering what I'd missed and rereading!