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More filters. Sort order. Start your review of StarCrossed Thief Errant, 1. Oct 05, Tatiana rated it really liked it Shelves: , fantasy. On the one hand, I liked many things about it.
The book delivers on this promise, somewhat. The main character, Digger, is a thief and an extremely unreliable narrator - she lies, she steals, she has secrets. It makes the story interesting and twisty. The world of StarCrossed is wonderfully developed. It is rich and all-encompassing, starting with multiple 3.
It is rich and all-encompassing, starting with multiple moons and a pantheon of gods and ending with elaborate history and social order of the country Digger lives in. You'll have to read the book to understand. A very good one which unfolds at a nice pace. On the other hand, there were some things that drove me nuts because they defied any logic.
Digger is a thief and a liar, so of course, she is not a very believable narrator. But then she would do something that makes no sense.
Such as, portrayed as a maid, a servant, she manages to get various nobs noblemen to reveal treasonous information about themselves and others to her! During casual dinner hall conversations! Why would they tell her anything? She is a nobody. Or there is another instance. One of the noblemen is arrested for treason and is being interrogated.
Digger manages to get into the room to talk to the prisoner under a lame excuse - she has a tray of food to give to this prisoner! For goodness sake, that person is tied to a chair! Who would care if this prisoner is hungry if they are about to start torture? It happens on several occasions and can't be explained away by saying that the narrator doesn't tell us everything. I wonder why nobody questioned these lapses in logic while editing the book? The other complaint is that the first part of the book is filled with characters that never show up again.
But I am guessing they will play bigger role in the sequel. I hope one of them will become Digger's love interest. This novel is pretty light on romance, unfortunately.
And my last set of complaints is related to the book's design. First, StarCrossed needs a map! A lot of traveling takes place and the geographic location of various places is vital to the story, so a map would be a great help.
And second, the font is very hard on the eyes. It is so small and blocky! It makes the text look much denser than it actually is. I think this particular font is more suitable for some non-fiction book rather than a YA fantasy novel. I know I've been griping about many things in this review, and yet there is a certain charm to this story.
I want to know what happens next and how it all ends. I will definitely read the sequel. View all 13 comments. Mar 21, Kogiopsis rated it it was amazing Shelves: favoritereads , reviewed. Partly this was because it was oversold, rather like The Hunger Games was for me, and while both of those were good I never felt like they deserved the hype. This book has me wondering if I should go back and detract a star from A Curse Dark as Gold to properly illustrate how much Bunce has grown.
Her debut was a solid and interesting retelling but didn't really grab me or pull me along, and the writing was hard to read. StarCrossed is vivid, absorbing, much better written, and considerably more enjoyable because it doesn't feel like work, even once. How many times have I read about pantheons that are basically Greek with different names? This is not that at all. Also, props to Bunce for making some of the most significant deities goddesses.
Albeit subtly, that changes the dynamic of the society very nicely. Digger, to me, was a very well-crafted main character.
She was competent, but not omnipotent; she made mistakes but I never felt like she was stupid; she took a while developing emotional attachments to people but the reasons she eventually came to like them made a lot of sense. Her history and the way it was woven into the plot was great. I also liked that she was introduced with a love interest established, despite the fact that he died pretty much as soon as we met him no, this doesn't count as a spoiler because that seemed to preclude the possibility of romance in the rest of the novel.
The supporting characters all seemed very strong to me, and their politics and interactions interested me. Meri, the innocent, grew a lot over the course of the novel, even if readers didn't get to see most of it. The position she was in at the end makes me think that she's going to really mature over the course of the series, however long it may be.
Her mother, Lady Lyllace, was a wonderful mentor for Digger and kinda assumed a maternal role, which was very sweet. Certain other characters whose names I can't disclose for fear of spoiling were wonderful- if you've read the novel, the 'carver' was my favorite.
The pacing of the climax of this book was very good. I was a little confused as to who was where, but it came clear later, and the tension of the moment just kept me turning pages one after the other. The denouement was also well-handled, and neatly sets the characters off on more adventures without resorting to cheap tricks designed purely to extort money from hapless readers. Rachel Caine, Sophie Jordan, are you watching? This is how you start a series. While not quite as toe-curlingly enjoyable as Brightly Woven or Armed and Magical were for me, StarCrossed is nonetheless a novel I'd recommend highly to almost anyone.
Oh, one more thing. On the one hand, their conversations were just delightful. On the other hand, as Isis mentioned in her review, a lot of their interactions were more sibling-like than romantic. Also, there's an age gap of unknown years between them. If anyone remembers how old the prince was, would you tell me please?
Mostly this is curiosity; I love Daine and Numair from the Immortals Quartet by Tamora Pierce, after all, so age gaps aren't a huge issue for me. Even if I eventually conclude that they wouldn't be a good couple, can I just say that I loved Wierolf?
He was a nice humorous addition for a while and then turned completely badass when he needed to be. View all 7 comments. Mar 30, Catie rated it liked it Recommended to Catie by: Kogiopsis. Shelves: fantasy , series , ya , read-in On the surface this book appears to contain all of my favorite things: intrigue and magic, thieves with dark Pasts, betrayal so tragic and conspiracy so…vast? Well, you get the picture. How am I supposed to get over my cold if I On the surface this book appears to contain all of my favorite things: intrigue and magic, thieves with dark Pasts, betrayal so tragic and conspiracy so…vast?
Unfortunately, I am a stubborn, stubborn woman. I kept insisting to this book that it was going to be my very favorite and I was going to stay awake and finish it or die trying.
And then it upped the ante by having almost nothing happen in the first two hundred pages. He may be dead. You'll never know because he's GONE. And the book won…on so many levels. Tip of my hat to you, book. I also love the writing! AND, I love the characters! Digger is a resourceful, but over-eager young woman who has a very twisted past that she only barely lets us in on. I love unreliable narrators! So, what happened? I actually know why.
Every obstacle that Digger encounters has a conveniently easy solution: the villain is pushy and demanding one day, then suddenly absent for large chunks of time.
A lost vial just happens to fall right on top of a secret trap door. She just happens to wander into the secret hideout of a band of magicians. A room that was magically impassable for the entire book suddenly has a window access. The big bad guy seems to have every upper hand, but then inexplicably decides to just leave. All of these readily available solutions just bled all of the apprehension and stress right out of me. I got so used to the even pacing that I quickly learned not to worry about anything — it would all come right soon enough.
However, I will probably give the sequel a chance. It feels like you can see the ground coming for a long, long time. View all 9 comments. This is the 1st book i give 5 stars, in like, ummmmm Yes, a long time. Originally chose this book really fast, I didn't care much. I had to download something, anything was good at this point. And thieves, i love thieves!!
Who doesn't. But this book was great!! At this point I already read the next book! And it was most certainly great. I love Durrel, and Koya!!
Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii If you ever decide to read this awesome book, it's the best decision in your life!!! Edit: This is the 1st book i give 5 stars, in like, ummmmm Edit: I believe i was drunk while writing this, or something, because this makes no sense.
So, no judging this crappy deal. View 1 comment. Mar 31, Krystle rated it really liked it. Did you know the publisher hasn't picked up the third book in this series? Please help out and petition the publisher to have the last book in the trilogy published! I love thief books, especially if the main character is a female, and this book was no exception. The plot twists are the best part of the story. Scheming, mind games, compa Did you know the publisher hasn't picked up the third book in this series?
Scheming, mind games, compacted with a whole lot of action kept this going at a swift pace. This is further complicated by the fact that Digger is a compulsive liar and an unreliable narrator. Making the right decision is never supposed to be easy. Alas, it will most definitely not happen though. Some things had me frowning, though.
Like, Digger just totally gives someone the third degree with her obviously intrusive questions and they just DROP their answers like that?! Oh, hell no. You gotta earn that. And for the amount of time that had passed, Digger really should not have had this privilege. It felt more of a cheap way to get the plot events unfolded but it does move the pace along.
Are you trying to make my already poor eyesight crash dive into the glasses of uber thickness range?! But this book is good times. View all 5 comments. Sep 19, Angelc rated it it was amazing Shelves: already-own-read , 5-stars. Digger is an accomplished thief, with no real ties to anyone or anything but her beloved Tegan. When Tegan is killed trying to save her magical ability from being discovered, Digger flees. She accepts a ride with a group of young nobles, fully expecting to steal a few coins and jewels and ditch them.
But soon she discovers they are much more than a group of wastrel nobs and she gets pulled into a life of intrigue and further deception. I loved this book! It was definitely not your typical YA Digger is an accomplished thief, with no real ties to anyone or anything but her beloved Tegan.
It was definitely not your typical YA book. There was so much going on in this story! The author invented a whole different world for the reader where religious and political turmoil ruled and magic was possible but oppressed. I loved how the author explored so many different types of relationships, not just the romantic ones.
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