That’s the part that those stories you love leave out, isn’t it? It’s always more convenient when you can fight a dragon. “A bunch of sorry, desperate fools on both sides, just trying to stay alive. This was Sanderson at his best, delivering a well thought out, immersive world that kept me wanting more. Finally, we are introduced to new technology that will dramatically alter the rest of the story. We get to see the inner workings and political machinations of the government that holds the humans captive on Detritus. So many new alien species! We also learn more about the history of both humanity and some of these other species and can therefore better understand why the universe is in its current state. We get to see and hear about new planets and peoples. The relatively local, small world of Skyward is expanded dramatically in book 2.

Since we just talked about it, let’s jump into world building. Now that we’ve gotten past that let’s discuss everything that I did love about Starsight. There was just enough plot progression to get me excited for the rest of the series, but not enough for me to love book 2 in and of itself. What I mean by that is it was an entry focused a lot on worldbuilding and setting certain situations up for the rest of the series, rather than a full on story that could stand on its own like Skyward. This book felt like it was a stepping stone to the rest of the series. Although there was one thing in particular that caused me to give this 4 stars instead of 5, I still really enjoyed Starsight. I really enjoyed Skyward and so Starsight was on my list of most anticipated releases for 2019. It was so good to get back into this world with these characters. “I tried to imagine a world where I remembered being forced to prove I was worth existing. Everything Spensa has been taught about her world is a lie.īut Spensa also discovered a few other things about herself–and she’ll travel to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to.

When she made it outside the protective shell of her planet, she heard the stars–and it was terrifying. And she’s sure that whatever happened to her father in his starship could happen to her. Spensa is sure there’s more to the story. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them. The rumors of his cowardice are true–he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. So if you have not read it and don’t want to be spoiled for a particular event that is pretty important, skip to my spoiler free review.Īll her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. There are some SPOILERS in the below synopsis for Skyward, book 1 in this series.

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