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A review by zoereads_22
Lightlark by Alex Aster
4.0
Author: Alex Aster
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Romance
Page Count: 416, hardcover
Favorite Quote: "There are lies and liars all around you…"
Rating: 4/5
To be quite honest, I found this book because of TikTok. The factor that drew me in the most was how Alex Aster marketed her book to those who liked to read dystopian young adult books when they were younger and needed more. I had expected to love this book, but the reviews I read beforehand scared me. I almost didn't buy the book. However, I bought the hardcover on accident at Walmart one day and felt it was fate, so, obviously, I had to read it.
I loved "Lightlark" and would have given this book a 5/5 rating if it weren't for one factor that I caught throughout the book: it feels as though Alex Aster was trying to write like Suzanne Collins, Veronica Roth, or some other young adult fiction author. Don't get me wrong, Aster's writing is great and I found myself reading until early hours of the morning, but I do wish I had felt like I was reading her work and not a mixture of other authors' works. That being said, the plot and writing in "Lightlark" were exemplary and I found myself gasping and yelling at the characters as if they were in my living room with each of the many plot twists.
I would definitely recommend this book to any reader who enjoyed the "Divergent" trilogy, the "The Hunger Games" trilogy, the "The Selection" series, or just about any other young adult fiction book. I grew up on these works and that is the reason I was so excited for "Lightlark" to be released. However, I do not want to let anyone down in telling them that Aster is the "next" Suzanne Collins, while her book may seem extremely similar to Collins' famed works.
As I previously stated, I did genuinely love this book and have already pre-ordered the next book in the series and am beyond excited for it to be released in November of this year.
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Romance
Page Count: 416, hardcover
Favorite Quote: "There are lies and liars all around you…"
Rating: 4/5
To be quite honest, I found this book because of TikTok. The factor that drew me in the most was how Alex Aster marketed her book to those who liked to read dystopian young adult books when they were younger and needed more. I had expected to love this book, but the reviews I read beforehand scared me. I almost didn't buy the book. However, I bought the hardcover on accident at Walmart one day and felt it was fate, so, obviously, I had to read it.
I loved "Lightlark" and would have given this book a 5/5 rating if it weren't for one factor that I caught throughout the book: it feels as though Alex Aster was trying to write like Suzanne Collins, Veronica Roth, or some other young adult fiction author. Don't get me wrong, Aster's writing is great and I found myself reading until early hours of the morning, but I do wish I had felt like I was reading her work and not a mixture of other authors' works. That being said, the plot and writing in "Lightlark" were exemplary and I found myself gasping and yelling at the characters as if they were in my living room with each of the many plot twists.
I would definitely recommend this book to any reader who enjoyed the "Divergent" trilogy, the "The Hunger Games" trilogy, the "The Selection" series, or just about any other young adult fiction book. I grew up on these works and that is the reason I was so excited for "Lightlark" to be released. However, I do not want to let anyone down in telling them that Aster is the "next" Suzanne Collins, while her book may seem extremely similar to Collins' famed works.
As I previously stated, I did genuinely love this book and have already pre-ordered the next book in the series and am beyond excited for it to be released in November of this year.