This book was SO GOOD. Not what I expected it to be at all! I'm excited to discuss this at the booksplosion live show. :)

I really enjoyed this book the second time around! The first time I read this book was back in 2015 and I'm not sure why I gave it 2.5 stars. I had an old review that told me some of the reasons but they make no sense to me now! I loved Tarver and Lilac and yes I wanted to smack them a few times. I always feel like that so it's nothing new. Lilac is the daughter of one of the richest men if not the richest men and Tarver is a lowly Major that didn't come from a whole lot. They didn't really like...

Reread 1/13/16: I don't think re-reading this after Illuminae was a good idea because no other sci-fi book will ever live up for me now. Either way though this was still mega entertaining and I can't wait to finally carry on with the series !Original review 1/6/15: This book. Oh my god. Drowning in a puddle of my feels for all of eternity

** Look for my tour stop (hosted by The Midnight Garden) on the blog on 11/25/13 and a chance to enter an awesome THESE BROKEN STARS giveaway! **5 stars simply isn't enough. Terrific world-building, heart-stopping action, poignant romance, and two of the best written characters I've ever come across. OR IN GIFS TO EXPRESS MY FEEEEEEEELS:THESE BROKEN STARS = TITANIC in space. Thus, Tarver = Jack Dawson, and Lilac = Rose. Let's meet Lilac, aboard the Icarus: This is Lilac at the beginning of THE...

This is more of a 3.7 for me - i enjoyed it but i'm not crazy about it, here's my full booktak/review: http://youtu.be/ZD-m6fhRfhA =)

Normally, I do not like snarky boys, well to be precise, in real life, I don't like my boys with this much snark. But in the case of Tarver, I think it totally worked for him. I really liked the romance between him & Lilac.There was no 'insta-love' here. It wasn't quite really that. I'd called this 'insta-attraction' but that was it. Hallelujah!

DNF at 51%God, I can't do this to myself. I kept telling myself I must have been reading the wrong book, because EVERYONE loved this, but... I just can't see why.Many reviewers have described this as Titanic in space, and that is a great description. Thing is, this is a love story. That's all. The first time Tarver sees Lilac, he thinks she's the most beautiful girl there, and it only gets more cheesy and cliched the more I read. Ugh.When I got to the 50% mark I stopped and asked myself: Why am

an amazing, truly amazing book

I won a copy of this ARC from Disney Publishers, and I haven't gotten a chance to read it until now. What a mistake. This is by far my favorite YA read from 2013.These Broken Stars, written by the duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, takes us to space aboard a massive luxury ship, similar to the Titanic. We immediately meet our two main characters-- Tarver, a solider, and Lilac, the daughter of the richest and most powerful man in the universe. Right away, something happens to the ship, and the

Boom. Five stars.You know why? Because I enjoyed the shit out of this book. You want a detailed breakdown of what happens in it? Look elsewhere. You want me to tell you how fucking gloriously understated yet wholly satisfying this world building was? Too bad. You want to know why I started losing my mind 70% in? HOW'S IT FEEL TO WANT? This book is everything that makes me keep coming back to the YA category. Because sometimes, sometimes an author does it right. Kaufman and Spooner did it right.

Good job, Disney!4-star book.2-star ending.Kind of like Miley Cyrus. :)It’s a futuristic sci/fi fantasy book. And the rudiment of the story is that the richest girl in the galaxy gets stranded on a planet with a military boy. So, we’ve all read this story before, right? It’s one that has been done over and over and over again. But the thing with These Broken Stars is that there’s actually a lot of originality in this book! It’s co-written by two brilliant ladies, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spoo...

4.5 stars Here's what you need to know:-- This story is incredibly original, and unlike any other scifi book I've ever read before. Leaps and bounds above most YA science fiction for sure, and with an interesting mood/tone that you don't often find in this genre.-- Much of the book is also a survival story, so if you like that sort of thing (as I do!), this one will probably interest you.-- The writing is terrific. Don't let the "Titanic in space" idea fool you; while technically true (and a spe...

at first, this story was giving me major ‘titanic in space’ vibes. and then it became like ‘castaway in space.’ and im not mad about any of it.i thought the story was fun. the sci-fi aspect isnt the strongest (if youre comparing it to other books in the genre), but the world is cool and the characters are worth reading about. i will say though, at the end, i did ask myself ‘what was even the point of this?’ im hoping this will be answered in the next book because the story definitely feels unres...

Guys! This is not a story about a girl flying in space in a dress! That's only in the first chapter. I swear!Actually, most of this book is a survival story. After a crash land on an anonymous planet, Tarver and Lilac have to find a way to get along and stay alive amongst the wild animals and Lilac's questionable state of mind. It's not a fast paced read, but rather a slow trek on this mysterious planet full of whispers, visions, ghosts, and other bizarre happenings. This is what keeps it comple...

I am crazy minority lady :(Let me break down my thought process on this book from the very first time I noticed it on goodreads because somewhere along the way something went really really wrong. Just a quick scroll down the GR page and I can see all my friends' ratings of five or four stars... but the attraction is lost on me.1) The description appears on goodreads. We are promised science fiction and space and "a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain". A setting in space, a story...

This is a wilderness waiting to swallow me; I’d barely make a dent trying to fight it. There are no rules for me to learn, no points to be scored, no bluffs to be called. This is a hell I’ve never imagined.And I think I’m going to die here. A lot of people have been calling this an intergalactic Titanic, and while there are certain similarities, particularly in the beginning of the book, the parallels to that doomed cruise liner ends there. I really liked this book. This is a beautifully writ

This book reminds me why I love reading so much. ...How trilling it is to dive into a new story, a new world, new lives and new adventures that leave me breathless every time!This was such an unusual & original story! I have nothing to measure it against. It was nothing like I thought it would be. The world building is awesome, the action is trilling, the characters are strong and determined, the turnarounds made me tear a bit and the ending left me full of hope. THESE BROKEN STARS tells a s...

4.5 Stars Actually, last year I read a few pages of this book but I did not understand because my English wasn't really good that time so I decided to read another book that I understood.and then 13 days ago I started reading this book again because I didn't know what to read except this book.I thought this book would be weird and boring because everytime I think the book will be great, then it will turn out to be boring. But I wronged this time, very very wronged.I enjoyed this book so much!! I...

Well, this was bloody brilliant. But what did I just read? Tension and telepathy and spaceships, and then romance that I actually gave a shit about (I know, right?) and then a giant twist - a twist so twisty that it's almost physically painful. A twist so twisty, you'll pull a muscle in your back.Just...What are you, These Broken Stars?[Proper review to come.]

I can't review this yet. I quite liked it, yet don't know how to describe it.I know I read it instead of doing Buzz Worthy News, which is a big no-no for me. But I just couldn't help myself. And whilst I won't give anything away, I finished it like I had a spell over me."It was nice, ya know? Just real nice..."Review to come closer to release date.