Made of Stars by Jenna Voris
My first read review is based on the first several chapters.
Examining the cover, you have a couple being stood over by a lone male. It interests me in that I wonder who they are and why this man is standing over them.
The author takes us on a an adventure through space and time following two separate “groups”.
In one perspective, we are following a group of students as they graduate the academy and prepare for their first assignment. Which planet will they go to? Will they get that cushy spot in the city or be stuck out at the prison? You can feel the excitement as they stand with pride when they are congratulated by their General for finishing the final sim.
The second perspective carries us into the world of those less fortunate than others. Stealing and robbing their way across the galaxy to help their families survive the harsh conditions of their planet. Some might even compare them to Bonnie and Clyde.
The author is quite descriptive about each of the planets as well as each scene as we go along. You can almost feel the beat of the music playing, the roar of the engines as they rattle the dishes in the cabinets and the emotions pouring out from the characters.
This is one book I would love to continue reading.
Now that I’ve finished reading, I can continue this review to include my thoughts on the entire book.
In the beginning we are introduced to the academy pilots. Friends and colleagues who are on the right side of the law. Or so it seems. A trio of students, two guys and a girl, are friends and not quite competitors with each other. The guys come from different worlds; one rich, one poor, yet both trying to be the best they can be. And a girl just cocky enough to know she’s a good pilot, if a little reckless. I half expected a love triangle here but the author keeps it “strictly business” until much later in the book. At the pilot’s graduation, two of our trio are named what they think is the highest honor of post , working for their general. Only they find out she isn’t who she seems, and the actions of corrupt politicians take on new meaning.
Our second set of characters are a little different. They also come from a poor country where everyone struggles to survive unless you live “under the dome”. Those individuals have better food, housing, everything really. So our ragtag of misfits includes a military deserter, a girl who dreams of being an actress and a grifter who leads them all. Each wants a better future for their families while getting a high off of stealing from the rich.
I’d relate this story to Robin Hood, but the only one’s really being helped are themselves and their families. Even then it’s not as if they’re making that big of a difference; they have to continue “just one more job” just to get by. No, as the author suggests, it is more like the Bonnie & Clyde story.
When these two groups cross paths, two worlds collide and shake up everything. Friends die, alliances break and everything is turned upside down
My first read review is based on the first several chapters.
Examining the cover, you have a couple being stood over by a lone male. It interests me in that I wonder who they are and why this man is standing over them.
The author takes us on a an adventure through space and time following two separate “groups”.
In one perspective, we are following a group of students as they graduate the academy and prepare for their first assignment. Which planet will they go to? Will they get that cushy spot in the city or be stuck out at the prison? You can feel the excitement as they stand with pride when they are congratulated by their General for finishing the final sim.
The second perspective carries us into the world of those less fortunate than others. Stealing and robbing their way across the galaxy to help their families survive the harsh conditions of their planet. Some might even compare them to Bonnie and Clyde.
The author is quite descriptive about each of the planets as well as each scene as we go along. You can almost feel the beat of the music playing, the roar of the engines as they rattle the dishes in the cabinets and the emotions pouring out from the characters.
This is one book I would love to continue reading.
Now that I’ve finished reading, I can continue this review to include my thoughts on the entire book.
In the beginning we are introduced to the academy pilots. Friends and colleagues who are on the right side of the law. Or so it seems. A trio of students, two guys and a girl, are friends and not quite competitors with each other. The guys come from different worlds; one rich, one poor, yet both trying to be the best they can be. And a girl just cocky enough to know she’s a good pilot, if a little reckless. I half expected a love triangle here but the author keeps it “strictly business” until much later in the book. At the pilot’s graduation, two of our trio are named what they think is the highest honor of post , working for their general. Only they find out she isn’t who she seems, and the actions of corrupt politicians take on new meaning.
Our second set of characters are a little different. They also come from a poor country where everyone struggles to survive unless you live “under the dome”. Those individuals have better food, housing, everything really. So our ragtag of misfits includes a military deserter, a girl who dreams of being an actress and a grifter who leads them all. Each wants a better future for their families while getting a high off of stealing from the rich.
I’d relate this story to Robin Hood, but the only one’s really being helped are themselves and their families. Even then it’s not as if they’re making that big of a difference; they have to continue “just one more job” just to get by. No, as the author suggests, it is more like the Bonnie & Clyde story.
When these two groups cross paths, two worlds collide and shake up everything. Friends die, alliances break and everything is turned upside down