All the Stars Left Behind by Ashley Graham
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Thank you NetGalley and Entangled for providing me with an ARC of All the Stars left Behind in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
The Gist
I was on a sci-fi binge when I came across this book. I tried to find as many books that had to do with space travel, strong female characters, exciting adventures and the word “stars” in the title.
A book with a heroine, who is a little different, set in a place that in mainstream North American young adult books usually doesn’t get much attention certainly piqued my interest.
Colour me intrigued.
The Details
I thought the story started out too depressing. The mood just sucked the happiness out of me.
I can tell what the author was trying to accomplish, but it came on a little strong in the somber mood department.
I would have liked to have gotten to know the protagonist a little more before the main squeeze of the story entered her life. It took away from establishing the character on her own, independently from the boy who is supposed to add the romance.
I found the beginning was too obscure. Crucial information was not given or only hints about important details were shared with the reader, which made for a very frustrating start to the story.
It didn’t give me much reason to invest a lot of my time in getting to know more about the characters or the plot.
Generally speaking; the writing was good. There were no major grammatical errors and the narration flowed well.
The Verdict
Overall, I got a weird, heavy feeling in the pit of my stomach while I was reading this story.
I’m not sure, if the depressing tone was supposed to have been this strong and overwhelming, but it took away from me enjoying the book.
Sadly, this one wasn’t for me.
