Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell *Review*

Sky Without Stars

By Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Before I get into the review I just want to state that the premise sounded really intriguing but since this was a reimagining of Les Mis I was a little nervous to go into it as I haven't read or watch Les Mis and wasn't sure if that would be a crucial thing to do in order to understand the story. After finishing Sky Without Stars, I don't think it hindered my ability to connect with the story or the characters so if you are worried about that going in you should be fine.

This book. I'm not entirely sure how to put all my thoughts into words but this book was phenomenal! I loved the characters, the plot, the world - pretty much everything. This was one of those books that had you feeling something for almost every character, even if they were a secondary one. The emotion written into this was so powerful and just made you feel as if you were one of the characters in the world itself.

I loved the different POV's and how each of the main characters came from a different background and it was nice to see all of those stories intertwine together when they started connecting with each other for the first time in the book.

I also enjoyed the world building and how even though it was on a different planet it, the authors did a great job at describing the world so that it was so easy to visualize. The plot was great, I liked how it wasn't too slow or too fast and you had enough time to bond and connect with the characters and actually feel the loss of their death (you know what I mean if you read it. I never thought I'd be so attached to a side character who wasn't even in the book that much!).

There are so many things to love about this book but the thing for me that took a star away was that it was a bit hard getting into at the beginning with some of the English with a hint of French words.

Other than that, I highly recommend Sky Without Stars and I can't wait for the next one to see what happens next!