The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers
Thank you to Hodder Books and Netgalley for the advance reader copy of The City of Stardust for an honest review.
The City of Stardust follows Violet Everley whose mother vanished in the middle of the night to break the curse that is on their family.
Every generation of the family is destined to lost their best and brightest to a woman named Penelope who never forgives a debt or ages or sickens.
As Violet grows up she aims to finish what her mother started and find a way to break the curse. To do this she must make her way through a magical underworld full of scholars, Gods and monsters aiming for the City of Stardust where their story began.
This was an enchanting read I could not put it down. It was really well crafted and the writing made me feel like I was in the magical worlds being described.
The world building was very unique and the magical aspects were intriguinging. Definitely one that book lovers would enjoy!
Violets character was well written and I found myself routing for her all the way through the plot. The ending wrapped most things up nicely as a standalone. However I hope we get more fantastical stories from this author soon.
My only minor critique would be wanting to know abit more of Marianne her mothers story. I know her fate is heavily implied in that she is stuck in another world and cannot return but I felt I wanted abit more closure from that after all the searching and the mystery.
Overall a solid debut story and one I would recommend to read.
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