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A review by ladyknightmeg
StarCrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
4.0
If you like fantasy and/or mysteries with a kick-ass main character in an awesomely built world, then you will probably love this book. There was action from start to finish, and Bunce did an excellent job of providing reader with many surprises that were not in any way obvious (to me at least).
I always feel weird summarizing books because, well, I'm sure you are all capable of reading the actual summary, but here it goes:
Digger is a thief working in the city of Gerse in a country where magic has been banned. When an unfortunate event leads to her partner's capture. She gets away and through a series of strange events gets taken in by a noble family after befriending their daughter, Merista.
While staying with the Nemair, Merista's family, she is forcibly employed by Merista's foster uncle, Lord Daul who wants Digger to uncover the Nemair's secrets for him - and in return he will not Digger's own secrets.
I thought that the world-building in Star Crossed was fantastic. Bunce has created a world with seven moons, a religion based on those moons, and a world where it seems that women are not wholly inferior (breath of fresh air). I love the slang terms that Bunce has used/created, and I love Digger, the main character. I found her to be real, and not at all annoying like many of the main characters in books that I've been reading in the past year or so.
All in all 4.5 stars from me. A solid, well-written novel.
I always feel weird summarizing books because, well, I'm sure you are all capable of reading the actual summary, but here it goes:
Digger is a thief working in the city of Gerse in a country where magic has been banned. When an unfortunate event leads to her partner's capture. She gets away and through a series of strange events gets taken in by a noble family after befriending their daughter, Merista.
While staying with the Nemair, Merista's family, she is forcibly employed by Merista's foster uncle, Lord Daul who wants Digger to uncover the Nemair's secrets for him - and in return he will not Digger's own secrets.
I thought that the world-building in Star Crossed was fantastic. Bunce has created a world with seven moons, a religion based on those moons, and a world where it seems that women are not wholly inferior (breath of fresh air). I love the slang terms that Bunce has used/created, and I love Digger, the main character. I found her to be real, and not at all annoying like many of the main characters in books that I've been reading in the past year or so.
All in all 4.5 stars from me. A solid, well-written novel.