A Review of The Girl And The Stars

A

 Review

 of

 The

 Girl

 and

 the

 Stars

 By 

Mark 

Lawrence

Four Stars 

 This is my first Mark Lawrence book and it has been fun. The Girl and the Stars is actually the first fantasy outside of what I call the "Big Three," I've read. Its magic system is interesting, especially the star stones which help the hero and power some of the villains'.

The MC, Yaz, has one goal after experiencing what she didn't expect her destiny to be. She must save her brother. She isn't alone in her journey and discovers what makes her different is a big help.

Yaz goes through change which is something many characters go through but hers was a roller coaster ride for me. The story in my opinion is plot driven which is good. Truth be told I liked the story because it took me out of my comfort zone.

My issues with this book include Yaz having more emotion than most other characters. I felt there needed to be a bit more to the secondary characters. The scenery was quite repetitive but the author does demonstrate a good understanding of how an ice environment works.