These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Feb 20, 2013 AH rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, science-fiction, young-adult, babr-reviews, book-boyfriends, arc-netgalley, blue, bl-reviews, zzread-nov-2013

Initial Thoughts: Beautifully done. No insta-love, no angst. Just two young adults stuck on a planet and doing what they need to do to survive.

The Review:
These Broken Stars surprised me. I'll admit that I was dangerously close to setting the book aside. Just as I was ready to do so, things began to happen - fast.

These Broken Stars is a survival story first, a love story second. Two characters from remarkably different backgrounds are marooned on a mysterious planet, the sole survivors of a hug ...more

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Jan 03, 2013 Sense361 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, sci-fi, several-pov

I loved this book. The more you read the more you enjoy it. I kept wandering till the end how the book will end.
The plot is a mix of Titanic and Solaris. However it has its own originality to it.
The writing was good. This brilliant book of two authors is another proof that a team of authors always fills the books with action and makes fewer mistakes in between.
Although the book is announced as the first of the series, it has a completed feel to it and can be read as a stand along.

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Oct 11, 2013 cc rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, netgalley, feels, favorite-heroines, no-love-triangle, favorite-heroes, favorite-books, dystopia, aliens, books-to-movies

This book was such a surprise in so many ways: the great writing, the literally out of this world scenario, the strong characters with fabulous chemistry and their tough journey, the distinctive and beautifully woven POVs, and lastly, that plot twist towards the end that got me screaming!

The story starts off in a spaceship, where the protagonists, Lilac and Tarver, first meet, but Lilac can’t get involved with boys and drives Tarver away for his own good, until they end up stuck together in a p This book was such a surprise in so many ways: the great writing, the literally out of this world scenario, the strong characters with fabulous chemistry and their tough journey, the distinctive and beautifully woven POVs, and lastly, that plot twist towards the end that got me screaming!

The story starts off in a spaceship, where the protagonists, Lilac and Tarver, first meet, but Lilac can’t get involved with boys and drives Tarver away for his own good, until they end up stuck together in a planet with no one else in sight, and where extremely strange things happen.

What a joy to read a book basically about two characters doing their best to survive in an unknown place, under the worst conditions, and not exactly getting along for like half of the time, and yet they know that they need each other and I loved every minute of it. This just proves how remarkable these characters are, because seriously, they own this book. I can’t even pick a favorite---Lilac, Tarver, Lilac, Tarver, I really can’t.

Lilac can seem a little bit annoying in the beginning but she’s not really being herself then, she only acts that way with Tarver to protect herself---and him---and I was totally able to put myself in her ridiculous shoes and understand the situation. The thing is, she needs Tarver to survive, and yet she thinks he hates her, thinks that he hates everything she is and represents, hates being stuck in that planet with her, hates having to take care of her, because she’s the rich girl and he’s the poor soldier who will get into a lot of trouble if something happens to her under his watch, so for a while she acts the part of the cold heiress who couldn't care less and oh my goodness kids! Just kiss, already!

I enjoyed the whole mystery surrounding the planet and the visions, although I’m still not sure what to think about the plot twist I mentioned before, that shocking, heartbreaking event and its outcome. Honestly, I wish it hadn't happened, but in a way I get why the authors did it. My problem is that it took me a while to get used to the idea and to love the character again---I guess I was feeling exactly the same way as Tarver.

In the end These Broken Stars wrapped up nicely and I'm so glad I decided to read it.

(Electronic ARC provided by NetGalley)

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Mar 08, 2016 Cc rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, 2016

Lilac and Tarver

Lilac is the rich girl and Traver is a military hero from a poor background. She can't have anything to do with him even though she attracted to him because her mega-rich father will destroy him.

Then they are the sole survivors of the crash of the Icarus a new starship liner onto an uninhabited planet.

Solid world building! Lilac and Tarver are amazing characters!! ...more

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