Light from Uncommon Stars

eBook, 384 pagine

lingua English

Pubblicato il 28 Agosto 2021 da Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.

ISBN:
978-1-250-78907-5
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56269476

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3 stelle (5 recensioni)

An adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.

Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six.

When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate.

But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as …

2 edizioni

ha recensito Light From Uncommon Stars di Ryka Aoki

"You’re a selfish little thing, aren’t you?”

3 stelle

Avviso sul contenuto Very poor ending; selling souls to hell does pay!

ha recensito Light From Uncommon Stars di Ryka Aoki

a fun mess, with some touching moments

4 stelle

Avviso sul contenuto mild spoiler about ending

Too Much Happening Here

4 stelle

There are some really beautiful aspects of this book, but there's just far too much going on in this story for my taste. This felt like at least 2 different novels that were mashed into one, and perhaps that's part of what the author was going for. The plot might suggest that something which seems a bit off and out of place is exactly what the author is trying to create, but even in the midst of knowing that the ending was still a weird combo of beauty and also head scratching. Good read, would recommend for someone to take on a vacation but definitely set your expectations.