Welcome to my review stop for Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn. Let me start by saying, this is a story that was interesting and different. Soooo without further ado......
by Pintip
Dunn
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: October 2nd 2018
Entangled Teen
Summary:
In a world where nutrition can be transferred via a pill, and society is split into Eaters and Non-Eaters, seventeen-year-old Princess Vela has a grave dilemma. Her father, the king, is dying, and only a transplant of organs from a healthy Non-Eater boy will save him.
Vela is tasked with choosing a boy fit to die for the king, which is impossible enough. But then Carr, the boy she's loved all her life, emerges as the best candidate in the Bittersweet Trials. And he's determined to win, because by doing so, he can save the life of his Non-Eater sister.
Refusing to accept losing the boy she loves, Vela bends the rules and cheats. But when someone begins to sabotage the Trials, Vela must reevaluate her own integrity—and learn the true sacrifice of becoming a ruler.
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: October 2nd 2018
Entangled Teen
Summary:
In a world where nutrition can be transferred via a pill, and society is split into Eaters and Non-Eaters, seventeen-year-old Princess Vela has a grave dilemma. Her father, the king, is dying, and only a transplant of organs from a healthy Non-Eater boy will save him.
Vela is tasked with choosing a boy fit to die for the king, which is impossible enough. But then Carr, the boy she's loved all her life, emerges as the best candidate in the Bittersweet Trials. And he's determined to win, because by doing so, he can save the life of his Non-Eater sister.
Refusing to accept losing the boy she loves, Vela bends the rules and cheats. But when someone begins to sabotage the Trials, Vela must reevaluate her own integrity—and learn the true sacrifice of becoming a ruler.
About the Author
Pintip Dunn is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fiction. She graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with an A.B., and received her J.D. at Yale Law School.
Pintip Dunn is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fiction. She graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with an A.B., and received her J.D. at Yale Law School.
Pintip’s
novel FORGET TOMORROW won the 2016 RWA RITA® for Best First Book, and SEIZE
TODAY won the 2018 RITA for Best Young Adult Romance. Her books have been
translated into four languages, and they have been nominated for the following
awards: the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire; the Japanese Sakura Medal; the MASL
Truman Award; the Tome Society It list; and the Romantic Times Reviewers’
Choice Award. Her other titles include REMEMBER YESTERDAY, THE DARKEST LIE,
GIRL ON THE VERGE, and the upcoming STAR-CROSSED and MALICE.
REVIEW
This book started slow for me. I did not enjoy the first part of the book as much as I wanted to. However, at the start of CH 10, I was S-O-L-D sold.
Imagine for a minute or two that you are light years away from home trapped in a series of (lets call them Oxygen bubbles) Not really bubbles- the author does an amazing job describing the living quarters... Anyway, your living in these bubbles on a plant that is not terra-formed to support you yet. So what do you do???? You genetically modify the people!?!?! Right? This is one of the central themes in this book. I will not spoil the ins and outs (those are the best parts) I will say, Do you kill one to save the many? Do you chose facts over life??? What will you choose???
This book has it all!! Its in space (yay!) There is murder, secrets, sabotage, and don't forget the swoon worthy, not supposed to like him-like him, CARR......
Would you kill the person you love in order to full-fill your duty to the colony???
There are twist in this story that I never expected. With royalty comes usurpers.......
Let me say a final thing, This book is definitely a book that will get your mind working and asking your self questions that you have never asked..... So I ask this... What would you do????
RATING: 3 out of 5 Paws...
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