These Broken Stars

Romance-SF is not a sub-genre I gravitate toward (in fact, I find only five others in my GR book list), but I decided to read this one due to recommendations by folks I trust. Glad I did as I rather enjoyed [b:These Broken Stars 13138635 These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1) Amie Kaufman https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1383578978s/13138635.jpg 18315607].The basic story is one that most of us have read/watched versions of before – a rich girl gets stranded with an ordinary boy. In this case, she is richest girl in the galaxy and a starliner wreck strands her on a strange planet with a military boy. So ho-hum, right? But, in this case it was pretty well done with considerable originality.After the excitement of the starliner wreck the two have to survive a trip across country. This is where the story perhaps drags a bit. However, it does allow the characters to slowly get to know each other as they struggle to survive the dangers of the journey. They also gradually become aware that there is something strange about the planet. When they reach their destination, the story kicks into high gear and things get very curious indeed. Their very survival hangs on their decisions and actions. Also, there is a twist near the end that I totally didn't expect.Pretty good story in general.