These Broken Stars
By: Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
My Rating: 4/5

I have to say I loved this book.  I went into it with an open mind and without much knowledge of what happens other than the main girl has red hair and is wearing a pretty dress on the cover.  (I know, how dare I be sucked in by a pretty cover, again)

I had heard a few people mention it was a good science fiction, young adult, fantasy novel, so of course I was intrigued and picked it up.  The whole book is written from two different and switching points of view.  At first that caught me off guard, but I loved the differing views on what was happening around them.  I can only assume the co authors did these in turn, each writing a chapter then the other writing the next from the other view.  They blended well and it never seemed to be disjointed at all.

**I may get a little spoilery here so you've been warned**

Lilac and Tarver find themselves on a seemingly abandoned but terraformed planet.  They each are the last person they would want to be stuck with alone, but they have no other choice.  Lilac is the daughter of the wealthiest and most powerful man in the universe.  Tarver is a lowly country boy turned war hero.

They are traveling across the galaxy on the Icarus which is the largest ship of its kind which struck some people as too Titanic-like but I didn't quite get that.  I was more afraid of the mythology behind Icarus and how he flew too close to the sun.  Just as I was about to look up about Icarus, my fears were confirmed.  Suddenly they are pulled out of hyperspace and in the panic, Lilac and Traver end up in the same escape pod.

As they travel across this (mostly) abandoned planet they must learn to work with each other to survive.

I loved how their relationship grew.  It felt so natural to me and I couldn't stop reading to find out what happened to them. Need this book in your life? Amazon is pretty great for that, and if you buy through my link I get a small commission, so its a win-win!

A Review: Love Fortunes and Other Disasters

Love Fortunes and Other Disasters
By: Kimberly Karalius
My Rating: 4/5

This book has one of the cutest covers I've seen in awhile, and normally I don't pick up books based on that.  The day I saw this in the library was the day I felt a reading block coming on and I needed something light and cute to life me out of the soon to be slump.

I felt like I could see the little town of Grimbaud like it was something from Amsterdam, or even out of a Nicolas Sparks novel, but that's exactly how it's supposed to feel.  She sets the scene in the town square with cute decorations and love is always everywhere.  I just can't handle the cuteness of the whole thing.

I loved how the relationship developed between Fallon and Sebastian.  The whole time it felt real, and not rushed.  I felt the pain for her friends ill-fated love fortunes, and for hers.  None of them wanted to end up in spinster or bachelor villa when they graduated.  So they took it upon themselves to break free of the fortunes that hung over the town.

If you're in the mood for a cute light read, this should be your next one.

Stephanie 

Love Fortunes and Other Disasters
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