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A review by booksalacarte
Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4⭐️ 2.75🌶️
Spin-off
YA Romantasy
Dual POV
Parallel Storylines
Morally Grey FMC
Destiny
Forbidden Love
Forced proximity
Secrets
Shifter
Revenge
Betrayal
There wasn’t much world-building. The author definitely counts on the reader having read the duology prior to this book. Many characters from the duology play fairly significant roles in this story. There was enough space where she could have given us a little more background and world-building. this was an interesting want to change things up in a genre and micro genre to make the story set apart. I appreciate that more than I expected to.
Some repetitive moments. The pacing was slow to start, I think due to the dual storyline needing so much attention, and then the double romance on top of it.
Jas wasn’t my favorite FMC, I definitely
Preferred Felicity’s storyline… I wonder if it was battle to remain fairly even in splitting the story.
The cliffhanger was good and I’m excited to read the next book!
***2.75🌶️ means there was sexual intimacy implied off page or there was physical intimacy just short of an open door romance.
Thank you NetGalley and HarperColins Children’s Books for the eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail