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Starlight started off strong in some respects, I liked Liddi and was intrigued by the world's technology vidcams that fly around recording things basically a handsfree form of paparazzi which was pretty cool but the word building was lacking otherwise.
I couldn't picture the "planet" that she lived on or the other places that you can travel to via portals.
I don't really know what makes this universe interesting or how they operate,

The villain of the story implants a device in Liddi's throat which will kill her brothers if she speaks.
The problem with that is that it is extremely frustrating reading about a character who can't speak to explain the situation or write it down because writing has been eradicated from her universe.
I just couldn't read any more of her attempts at trying to get the message across without actually saying anything in case her brothers were harmed.
I mean, it's completely understandable that she had to be careful but as a reader I was bored and frustrated.


If you're a big scifi fan and you're willing to fight though that frustration then you might enjoy this book.
It just wasn't for me,

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, .stars!

I loved Lewis' sitelinkStitching Snow, so when I found out that this was a companion novel of sorts, I immediately wanted to read it.
I didn't love this novel as much as I loved the first, but it was still really engaging and a lot of fun to read.


I found Liddi to be a bit boring at times and I think her not being able to speak because of the chip in her throat was because of that I found her really snarky, intelligent, and fun in the beginning when she could talk and respond with witty quips and what not, but the second her voice was taken away from her she just became a bit boring.
Which is obvious, of course, but I really think her character had the chance to shine through when she was given the chance to analyze and to go into detail about seemingly irrelevant things.
She's so good at connecting the dots and finding loopholes, and we didn't really get to see that from her for the majority of the story since she couldn't talk.
Of course, that wasn't her fault and it wasn't really something that she had control over, but I think the book would've been a lot more interesting and a lot of time would've been saved if Liddi still had her voice.


The sciencey aspects to this story were so interesting, and they're the one thing that I love about Lewis' writing.
She puts together these concepts and technicalities that are already so complex and intricate in their own way, and she merges them together to create such interesting and strange aspects of the story that make the novel all the more unique.
I really enjoyed learning more about this weird and technical world that the story takes place in, and although I did find it to become a little confusing at times, it wasn't anything bit that detoured me from enjoying the story.


I loved Liddi's brothers and the flashbacks with them in it, and although I wish they played more active roles in the story, I really enjoyed reading about them and their familial interactions.
The romance was expected and predictable but sweet, and I honestly loved all of the characters, The plot kind of dragged on around the middle and I started to skim a bit, but the ending was really satisfying and I so wish that there was another book to continue this story, or at least a companion novel, because I love how Lewis mixes these retellings with science and technology.
This was such a quick and fun read, and it's a great book to read if you're wanting something that's fantasy but with more of a science aspect to it!
Ever since the release of the Lunar Chronicles series, I've been interested in reading more YA fairy tale retellings told in a science fiction setting.
Spinning Starlight grabbed my attention primarily because of that, but the fact that it also was a The Wild Swans retelling, a less often explored fairy tale, made me want to give this book a chance.
For the most part, Spinning Starlight was a great read the storytelling for one was fantastic, but I also felt like in certain areas, the book lagged.


Liddi, the protagonist of Spinning Starlight, was a character whose character development was at the front and center of the book.
And I enjoyed that very much, The heir to a powerful tech company and the only girl in a family ofkids, she has always been protected and shielded by her brothers who would do anything for her.
When they go missing, it's up to Liddi to go on an adventure to save her brothers, without her voice.
Liddi was a brave protagonist, and I really enjoyed being inside her head, Watching as she went through her situation on an entirely different planet where people were wary of her without ever letting it dissuade her from her goal was admirable.
Throughout the book, she showed how strong she was on the inside despite having been babied all of her life.
Her growth into this fierce character who you could look up to was very wellwritten and definitely one of the best parts of Spinning Starlight.


Sadly though, I felt like Liddi was the only wellfleshed out character in Spinning Starlight.
I wanted to know more about her brothers and their different personalities, but since they only appearances through flashbacks, the reader doesn't

get the opportunity to become wellacquainted with them.
Liddi's love interest, Tiav, a boy who rescues her as she entered a different planet, was also rather underdeveloped, in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong, I thought he was a sweetheart at times, but his personality was rather bland.
For that reason, I never really got their romance, There were some moments when I enjoyed it, but it wasn't the sort of epic romance that I was hoping for from Spinning Starlight.


I felt similarly about the world building in Spinning Starlight, It was interesting, and wellthought out, but at the same time it was shaky in certain spots and needed to be fleshed out more.
Science fiction in general can be very confusing to me at times, so that might be one reason, but I did feel like certain aspects of the world in which Spinning Starlight was set in lacked foundation.
The whole concept of people living on different planets, for instance, wasn't very clear cut and ultimately ended up baffling me.
Despite all my niggles about Spinning Starlight, I really enjoyed the plot, I thought R. C Lewis' writing was great and she really knew how to tell a story in a way that captured my attention and held it throughout.


Ultimately, my biggest issue with Spinning Starlight were the secondary characters and the world building.
That being said, this was still a fun book to read and I thought the main character's growth throughout the book made the book worth my time.
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