Title: These Broken Stars
Author: Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
Pages: 375
It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.
Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.
Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other’s arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder—would they be better off staying here forever?
Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won’t be the same people who landed on it.
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Wow. This book was amazing. (along with it's beautiful cover!) It was an awesome sci-fi and had great elements of survival to the story. It was very fun and easy to read and felt like an adventure! The plot of this story was very interesting and had some really crazy twist to it. There were many different aspects to the story I was not expecting, but was thrilled to read about.
I loved Lilac and Tarver as characters and their relationship. They both went through an immense amount of character development which really showed especially since in the beginning it was shown that they did not really get along well. The romance was probably one of my favorite things in this story. It wasn't rushed and forceful; it felt very real and genuine. You didn't really get to see any other characters that much, but just reading about Lilac and Tarver kept me going.
I also loved the breaks between each chapter of dialogue between Tarver and the interrogator. It was very simplistic and quite enjoyable. The dual perspective and writing in general was great!
"Titanic in space." is a pretty good description of this story. The story itself was great and totally worth reading. I can't wait for the next two companion books for this series :) I really do hope Lilac and Tarver make an appearance!
Now for some spoiler stuff! Skip to the bottom to find my rating and overall thought! :
One of the craziest things in this story was what happened to Lilac! It did take me by surprise and when she reappeared, like, woah woah woah. I found myself reading that part over again and question what's going on. I really shared Tarver's mixed emotions of this and felt bad for him. Seeing him confused and hopeless made me want to just hug him.
The ending of the book was great. I did wish there was an epilogue to see how Lilac and Tarver would go on. A part of me still believes that the new Lilac isn't his Lilac, yet she seems the same. It really made me think harder about life and what makes a person who there are, as if there was something else that made them them other than their soul.
My Rating:
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My overall thought: An adventurous story with twists following an amazing duo of characters.
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