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These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1)

Amie Kaufman,

Meagan Spooner

Start date: February 1, 2015

Finish date: February 28, 2015

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#THESEBROKENBOOKS | Chapters 1-14
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Mar 17, 2015 Nadine rated it it was amazing

Actual rating 4.5 stars.

These Broken Stars follows Lilac and Tarver. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the galaxy and Tarver is a decorated war hero. The ship they’re traveling on is pulled out of hyperspace and crash lands on a planet, Lilac and Tarver must band together in hopes of survival.

I went into These Broken Stars expecting a space adventure, but got something completely different. Almost the entirety of the books follows Lilac and Tarver as they fight for survival on a forei Actual rating 4.5 stars.

These Broken Stars follows Lilac and Tarver. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the galaxy and Tarver is a decorated war hero. The ship they’re traveling on is pulled out of hyperspace and crash lands on a planet, Lilac and Tarver must band together in hopes of survival.

I went into These Broken Stars expecting a space adventure, but got something completely different. Almost the entirety of the books follows Lilac and Tarver as they fight for survival on a foreign planet.

This book has an incredibly slow pace. There are moments when action is happening but the pace stays relatively consistent throughout. The slow pace matches the story completely. This isn’t an action packed space adventure, this is a character driven story about two people surviving and coming to a better understanding of themselves.
The writing styles reads as if only one author wrote the story. There isn’t any passage or section that feels different from the rest of the story since the authors’ writing style mesh cohesively.
I thought the inclusion of bits of conversations between Tarver and some unknown at the end of each chapter was brilliant. It gives enough information to keep the reader guessing, but not enough information to give any sort of clue as to what’s going to happen in the future.

Lilac goes through a lot of changes. The Lilac at the beginning of the story is not the same Lilac at the end. I found her incredibly annoying until about halfway through the book. She goes through such dramatic changes that it was fun to see such an entitled girl go from annoying and bratty to someone who is grounded in understanding of themselves and what’s happening around them.

What I liked most about Tarver was the authors’ choice to not make Lilac dependent on him. She is dependent on him in certain ways (survival, etc.), but instead of Tarver doing everything for her he pushes her. He pushes her to keep going, he pushes her to find that fight for survival within her, etc. Watching them interact with each other throughout the book was hilarious at some points and fascinating at others. As Lilac and Tarver change so does their relationship with each other.

The only thing that I did not enjoy about this book was the ending. I wish the ending was expanded on more because I felt like it was rushed.

Overall, I thought this was a very interesting and enjoyable read. The mystery and survival components of this book were well crafted and executed in a cohesive fashion. I would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys sci-fi.

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Jan 16, 2015 Ee Hwee rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, ebook, romance, young-adult, science-fiction, read-in-2015

This book is basically a cross between Interstellar (movie) and Lost (TV series) or if Lost was set in space. There were two POVs alternating between chapters and an interrogation at the end of every chapter, which happened after they were rescued. The first half of the book focused mainly on Tarver and Lilac trying to survive on the strange planet while the second had a heavier focus on their relationship. I found this transition/change of pace a little off-putting at first because I really ...more

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Dec 09, 2014 Ayu Adisty rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: gorgeous-cover, guilty-pleasure-win, cover-asks-you-to-own-it, oh-the-hero, lovetheworld, i-need-to-read-the-sequel-now, funnehhh, own, scifi, gives-you-goosebumps

Started out strong, I even wanted to give it 4 stars because I love the concept of surviving a plane crash in high heels XD. But second half part of the book threw me off. It straight out weird and doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Hence, the three stars. ...more

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