The following post is an honest review of A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw and my suggested age rating. Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for a digital ARC in exchange for a review.
Synopsis of A Wilderness of Stars
Vega has lived in the valley her entire life raised solely by her mother. She has been taught the importance of studying the stars and the magic they hold. A sickness, known as consumption is slowly but surely killing off the inhabitants of Vega’s land. After her mother’s death and witnessing legendary stars in the sky, Vega realizes it is time for her to leave the valley in search of answers. She knows she is the key to helping the remaining inhabitants of her land survive. It is one she must keep secret although the tattoos on her neck are clues. Vega is the last surviving astronomer and the only hope of saving those who remain unscathed by the disease.
Review of A Wilderness of Stars
Shea Ernshaw is an auto-read for me. I usually love her writing, the atmospheres she creates, and her characters. Unfortunately, A Wilderness of Stars is my least favorite book she has written. While the concept and setting were interesting at first, I felt as though she was trying to mesh too many genres into one. This book contained fantasy, dystopian, western, and science fiction elements as well as some romance sprinkled in. I enjoy all of these genres and think they have the potential to work well together, for me they just didn’t in this book. I felt like the pacing of this book was also very slow and stayed slow until about 3/4 of the way through. Once things did start to pick up I just didn’t feel like it blended well together.
Overall I would give this book 3/5 stars. While there were things I enjoyed about this book, I can’t help but compare it to her others.
Suggested Age Rating for A Wilderness of Stars
This book contained language, drinking, illness/death, violence, and mild romance. I would give this book an age rating of 14+.
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