Stars of Fortune
Ratings21
Average rating3.4
MID. literally the most cliche plot ever like wtf what a coincidence we got like every supernatural creature with the most bland personality and god sculpted looks, bye i hate this book it was so boring and that smut scene caught me so off guard fr wtf why would u do that like what was the reason
I wasn't into the writing style, especially the overdramatic drop of pronouns: “Stopped what she was doing, heard a rustle.” (quoted almost verbatim from the book)
I didn't feel invested in any of the characters, especially not whiny Sasha or Bran “Mary Sue” Killian. Plus, I didn't understand why she got all pissed at him for not having told her he was a wizard, cos I mean, didn't she dream of him and his lightning bolts? You'd have thought that she'd be the least surprised member of the party. In one chapter, the actual “strategising” on how they were going to search for the fallen stars was relegated to a cursory single short paragraph: “They spent one hour strategising...” (Not quoting verbatim here because I'm too lazy to find the actual quote in the book, but that was the gist) The rest of the chapter is dedicated to Sasha and Bran getting to know each other in a romantic walk on the beach. Gee.
The last straw came after a short dialogue between Riley and Sasha when Sasha asks Riley to teach her “how to fight”.
“Okay, see, you're punching like a girl.”“I am a girl.”“Nobody's a girl in a fight. You're a fighter. ...”
These are two women, by the way.
DNF.
Reminiscent of Roberts' “Circle” trilogy, in which six disparate characters come together to fight evil. In this series, we have a seer, a warlock, and four other individuals who have their own secrets. Nothing new for a Roberts series, but for some reason it captured my attention much more than the lackluster Cousins O'Dwyer trilogy. I guess I'm a sucker for the “group of random people who have to learn to work together” trope, and Roberts does a good job of gradually turning the individual characters into a close-knit team. The romance is just okay, but the pairings in the next two books look more promising, with more significant obstacles to overcome before the inevitable HEA.
