Book Blurb:
Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: October 2nd 2018
Entangled Teen
Princess Vela's people are starving.
Stranded on a planet that lacks food, Vela makes the ultimate sacrifice and becomes an Aegis for her people. Accepting a genetic modification that takes sixty years off her life, she can feed her colony via nutrition pills. But her best friend is still getting worse. And she's not the only one.
Now the king is dying, too.
When the boy she's had a crush on since childhood volunteers to give his life for her father's, Vela realizes her people need more than pills to survive. As tensions rise between Aegis and colonists, secrets and sabotage begin to threaten the future of the colony itself.
Unless Vela is brave enough to save them all…
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My Review:
3.5 Out Of 5 Stars
Genre: Another-World, Dystopian, Romance, Royal_court, Space--
On a distant planet, a colony was sent to live but unfortunately most of their supplies were destroyed, making survival for the colonists challenging. A genetic modification was invented, one that makes a certain group of people capable of eating large quantities of food and processing the nutrients to share with the rest of the colony. Princess Vela tested positive for the genetic component allowing her to be chosen for this honor to feed her people. On top of that responsibility, her father the King is ending his reign and a successor is needed- and now the challenge between her and her sister is on with the crown as the prize.
Hands down, this is the most unique concept for a sci-fi world that I have personally ever encountered. I did find it interesting how Vela described and experienced everything in her world in terms of food, showing the emphasis food and eating played on society and the role that Vela held and treasured. It was a complete switch on views that people who had curves and protruding bellies were seen as special and they showed it off because it meant that they had been fed and hold a position of honor in the society.
There was the whole star-crossed (haha couldn’t resist) vibe to the book too, with Vela the Princess, next in line for the throne and Carr, the poor brother to Vela’s best friend. To make matters worse, Carr is in the running to be sacrifice for the King’s life and Vela has to determine the winner. Yep, there were a lot of things going against them, but this is perfect for those out there who love angsty romances that fight the odds.
There was a lot going on in the story and at times I felt a little overwhelmed by the details and plot-lines. I felt a little like this is one of the books where you need to set aside a chunk of time to binge read to fully lose yourself in the world, otherwise you might miss something if you set the book down. Overall this was such a unique topic and concept and I loved that this was a complete story unto itself- which is fantastic that the world and plot could be set up in just a single book, making this standout in a world of series.
I reviewed a complimentary copy of this title.
Pintip Dunn is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fiction. She graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with an A.B., and received her J.D. at Yale Law School.
Pintip’s novel FORGET TOMORROW won the 2016 RWA RITA® for Best First Book, and SEIZE TODAY won the 2018 RITA for Best Young Adult Romance. Her books have been translated into four languages, and they have been nominated for the following awards: the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire; the Japanese Sakura Medal; the MASL Truman Award; the Tome Society It list; and the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award. Her other titles include REMEMBER YESTERDAY, THE DARKEST LIE, GIRL ON THE VERGE, and the upcoming STAR-CROSSED and MALICE.
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