Book Tour + Review: Star-Crossed by Pintip Dunn
(Late post due to hurricane)
Star-Crossed
by Pintip Dunn
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: October 2nd 2018
Entangled Teen
Summary
In a world where nutrition can be transferred via a pill, and society is split into Eaters and Non-Eaters, seventeen-year-old Princess Vela has a grave dilemma. Her father, the king, is dying, and only a transplant of organs from a healthy Non-Eater boy will save him.
Vela is tasked with choosing a boy fit to die for the king, which is impossible enough. But then Carr, the boy she's loved all her life, emerges as the best candidate in the Bittersweet Trials. And he's determined to win, because by doing so, he can save the life of his Non-Eater sister.
Refusing to accept losing the boy she loves, Vela bends the rules and cheats. But when someone begins to sabotage the Trials, Vela must reevaluate her own integrity—and learn the true sacrifice of becoming a ruler.
My Review
5 Stars
I received a complementary copy in exchange for an honest review.
I am a big fan of the sci-fi genre but do not read much of it sadly. When I came across Star-Crossed I jumped at the opportunity to review it. This is also my first book by Pintip Dunn (shocking, I know) and it was a great introduction.
I really liked the world and plot, they were both original and intriguing. We have the citizens of this world divided into Eaters and Non-Eaters. To put it simply, Eaters get the real food while Non-Eaters get these capsules that contains nutrients. Then we have the Fittest Challenge where young men and women compete against one another (every 5 years) to be the one who will die so that their organs can be transferred to the king. Yeah, I was honestly thinking “Just let the old man die.” Too harsh?? Oh well, I still feel that way about it. I mean besides being king I didn’t see what made him so special.
Now Vela, potential successor to the king, must save her love-interest from said challenge. There is so much more I could discuss about this story and go deeper into but that would lead to spoilers. I feel the ending was bittersweet, but I was satisfied with it and greatly enjoyed my time reading this story. I look for to getting better acquainted with more of the author’s works in the future.
About the Author
Pintip Dunn is a New York Times bestselling author of YA fiction. She graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with an A.B. in English Literature and Language. She received her J.D. at Yale Law School.
Pintip’s novel, FORGET TOMORROW, won the RWA RITA® for Best First Book. It is also a finalist for the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, the Japanese Sakura Medal, the MASL Truman Award, and the Tome Society It list. In addition, THE DARKEST LIE was nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award. Her other books include REMEMBER YESTERDAY, SEIZE TODAY, and GIRL ON THE VERGE.
She lives with her husband and children in Maryland.
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