The Stars Are Dying: Special Edition
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- Author：Chloe C. Peñaranda
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Summary
"The brightest star needs the darkest night。"
In a world abandoned by the celestial guardians and left to suffer a tyrant king’s reign， all Astraea knows is safety in seclusion。 With fragmented memories of only five years of her life， she’s determined to discover more about her past， even if that means fleeing the cruel arms that hold her safe from the wicked vampires rumored to roam the land。
But when Astraea stumbles upon the mysterious Nyte， she soon realizes determination alone isn’t enough to guard her heart。 He lingers like the darkness that expands between the stars， and soon she discovers her captor’s wicked means of control weren’t based on a lie to keep her under locks after all。 In her desperation， Astraea accepts Nyte’s help before she can decide if she might have sold her allegiance to one of the bloodthirsty beings the people of her world fear。
Once their bargain is struck， Astraea’s chance to escape comes in the form of accompanying her best friend Cassia to the King’s Central。 There on royal territory it’s the centenary of the Libertatem， a succession of trials hosted by the king in which five human lands compete for a cycle of safety from the vampires seeking blood， claiming souls， and savaging after dark。 So when tragedy strikes， Astraea must decide if taking the place of a murdered participant for the safety of her kingdom is a ruse is worth dying for， or if protection—and the answers to her past—really are her strongest desires。
In a world abandoned by the celestial guardians and left to suffer a tyrant king’s reign， all Astraea knows is safety in seclusion。 With fragmented memories of only five years of her life， she’s determined to discover more about her past， even if that means fleeing the cruel arms that hold her safe from the wicked vampires rumored to roam the land。
But when Astraea stumbles upon the mysterious Nyte， she soon realizes determination alone isn’t enough to guard her heart。 He lingers like the darkness that expands between the stars， and soon she discovers her captor’s wicked means of control weren’t based on a lie to keep her under locks after all。 In her desperation， Astraea accepts Nyte’s help before she can decide if she might have sold her allegiance to one of the bloodthirsty beings the people of her world fear。
Once their bargain is struck， Astraea’s chance to escape comes in the form of accompanying her best friend Cassia to the King’s Central。 There on royal territory it’s the centenary of the Libertatem， a succession of trials hosted by the king in which five human lands compete for a cycle of safety from the vampires seeking blood， claiming souls， and savaging after dark。 So when tragedy strikes， Astraea must decide if taking the place of a murdered participant for the safety of her kingdom is a ruse is worth dying for， or if protection—and the answers to her past—really are her strongest desires。
Reviews
Kai
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Honestly I really liked the romance…while the world building had really cool possibilities I felt it wasn’t fully executed。 I found myself having to reread things characters thought a lot because the way it was written didn’t make sense。 I felt the story has really good possibilities but just the execution fell a little flat。 I also think the female main character was often made into a helpless little girl which lead to lots of eye rolling on my part。 Women can be feminine and still have power w Honestly I really liked the romance…while the world building had really cool possibilities I felt it wasn’t fully executed。 I found myself having to reread things characters thought a lot because the way it was written didn’t make sense。 I felt the story has really good possibilities but just the execution fell a little flat。 I also think the female main character was often made into a helpless little girl which lead to lots of eye rolling on my part。 Women can be feminine and still have power within themselves。 However I do think this author will continue to grow in the writing and I definitely loved their ideas！ The creativity in this book was amazing。 。。。more
Allie Seremula
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The plot was good。 It had a lot of potential。 However， the multiple grammar mistakes ruined the emotion for some of what should have been pivotal moments。 It also didn’t seem to flow at some parts。 It was still a good read， and I’ll most likely get the next one。
Lexi Sutton
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3。25⭐️
Ronnie Vu
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Had to DNF this one。 Originally ordered because the artwork and book itself were absolutely beautiful。 I wanted to love， but as hard as I tried， I couldn’t get into this one。 It was confusing and I genuinely had no idea what was going on。
Shayna
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DNF at page 180-something。 I don't even want to look it up because I'm so disappointed。It has all the elements that I would typically love but I can't with the writing。 It's too much！ I'm not sure what the author is trying to accomplish but for the small part I did read， I had to reread passages again and again trying to understand what it's actually trying to say。 This caused a huge backslide to my reading。 I typically read pretty quickly but had to slow down so much to try and understand the w DNF at page 180-something。 I don't even want to look it up because I'm so disappointed。It has all the elements that I would typically love but I can't with the writing。 It's too much！ I'm not sure what the author is trying to accomplish but for the small part I did read， I had to reread passages again and again trying to understand what it's actually trying to say。 This caused a huge backslide to my reading。 I typically read pretty quickly but had to slow down so much to try and understand the wording that it just wasn't enjoyable。Really sad that this was a miss for me。 。。。more
Andrea
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Tengo sentimientos encontrados con esta historia。La he visto nacer en las redes sociales de la autora， por eso le tenía muchas ganas。 Adoro la portada， las ilustraciones， el diseño de las páginas， la dedicatoria， la premisa y su estética， en general。 Me enamoré de la premisa desde el principio， todo el rollo de las estrellas a mí tenía ganada。La empecé a leer a finales de diciembre。 Tres capítulos y no me enteraba de nada， por lo que la dejé a un lado （sentía， además， que me iba a meter en un bl Tengo sentimientos encontrados con esta historia。La he visto nacer en las redes sociales de la autora， por eso le tenía muchas ganas。 Adoro la portada， las ilustraciones， el diseño de las páginas， la dedicatoria， la premisa y su estética， en general。 Me enamoré de la premisa desde el principio， todo el rollo de las estrellas a mí tenía ganada。La empecé a leer a finales de diciembre。 Tres capítulos y no me enteraba de nada， por lo que la dejé a un lado （sentía， además， que me iba a meter en un bloqueo lector）。 Hasta principios de marzo no he tenido ganas de retomarla y más por quitarmela de encima que otra cosa。Poco a poco me fui enterando y metiendo en la historia。 No se me ha hecho aburrida， pero tampoco muy entretenida。 He puesto unos cuantos post-its porque， como he dicho， la estética me ha fascinado。 Pero no los personajes。 Los secundarios han desfilado sin pena ni gloria， mientras que los protagonistas， Astraea y Nyte， no me han dejado huella （lo que se dicen sí）。 El concepto de ambos， lo que representan， lo compro para mi ideal de romantasy， pero es que en este libro estos dos me han dejado indiferente。 Tal vez con otras actitudes y unos cambios en la trama me hubieran enamorado。En cuanto al final， entre que apenas lo he entendido， pues qué voy a decir。 Por una parte me ha gustado， por otra no sé qué ha ocurrido。 Eso sí， reconozco que se queda ligeramente interesante de cara al próximo libro。En resumen， una historia con un planteamiento perfecto para conquistarme， pero cuyos protagonistas y trama no han conseguido。 。。。more
Felisha A。 Bull
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I absolutely loved this book， the first 15%ish is confusing because the FMC is also confused。 So we’re learning together， but as we move through the story things are explained and make more sense。 The writing was beautiful and poetic and I enjoyed the fact that her syntax was varied。 I’m not sure if this is simply her writing style or the fact that she’s a Scottish author and things may translate differently in English。 Loved it。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。 When is book two coming out？！
Allessandra Mazza
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If 3。5 was an option I would select it。 The concept Chloe created was very unique， and had many twists that make it a bit different from other books in this genre。 However， as many other reviews say 。。 this book gets confusing。 The plot is everywhere and nowhere at the same time at many different points。 Although， I think it’s worth it to continue because it eventual all adds up， kind of。 Astraea oh boy。 While I understand her memories are wiped and she has fair degree of trauma - I felt like it If 3。5 was an option I would select it。 The concept Chloe created was very unique， and had many twists that make it a bit different from other books in this genre。 However， as many other reviews say 。。 this book gets confusing。 The plot is everywhere and nowhere at the same time at many different points。 Although， I think it’s worth it to continue because it eventual all adds up， kind of。 Astraea oh boy。 While I understand her memories are wiped and she has fair degree of trauma - I felt like it was played upon to much。 As the main protagonist she was continuously portrayed as helpless and dependent on whatever someone offered her。 Healing？ No。 Character growth？ Not really。 Until she finally decides to follow Nyte towards the end of the book。 Personally， I would have loved to see her character explore herself more rather than relying on everyone else to guide her。 The world is intriguing enough for me to continue， and all the characters are like a piece of a puzzle。 I am intrigued enough to see how the pieces fit。 Will definitely be checking out the second book when it’s released。 However， I have higher hopes for the next one， and I hope the author takes notes of the other reviews。 。。。more
Koisty
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DNF 33%Now， I hate DNFing a book。 My FOMO and anxiety battle it out， and I internally freak out for an entire day about what if I am doing the book an entire disservice by not completing it。BUT I JUST CAN'T CONTINUE WITH THIS。。。From the first line of the prologue， I was confused。 I wasn't sure if it was because it was late or I was tired， so I read it again the next day， and I still didn't understand what was going on。 I think it came down to overall this book made me feel stupid as I DIDN'T UND DNF 33%Now， I hate DNFing a book。 My FOMO and anxiety battle it out， and I internally freak out for an entire day about what if I am doing the book an entire disservice by not completing it。BUT I JUST CAN'T CONTINUE WITH THIS。。。From the first line of the prologue， I was confused。 I wasn't sure if it was because it was late or I was tired， so I read it again the next day， and I still didn't understand what was going on。 I think it came down to overall this book made me feel stupid as I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND。。。。Firstly， the worldbuilding felt messy and confusing and didn't really make sense - there are fae， vampires， and celestials but are celestials types of either？ The names and places seem like they are thrown together and not pieced together well， and the lore is a weird amalgamation of all three's general "backstory" when you think of fae， vampires， and celestials。The writing was also just as messy; sentences felt overly metaphorical or there were just random additional words added。 I found that a lot of aspects had to be inferred as it wasn't clearly explained， so I wasn't sure if it happened or not。 The sentences just felt so convoluted and complex but just ended up confusing the living daylights out of me。I also have no clue what the plot is - I read almost 200 pages， and I don't know what the purpose of the story is - what the prophecy has to do with anything as it just feels like random things thrown together。Overall， I don't like it if books are overly confusing and make me feel stupid so this was not for me。 。。。more
Vivienne Christine Arya Frederick
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While there was a time the story was just dragging out， the storyline delivery was well executed。 I'm definitely looking forward to the second installment。 Considering this is my first time reading Chloe's work。 She just looped me in。 While there was a time the story was just dragging out， the storyline delivery was well executed。 I'm definitely looking forward to the second installment。 Considering this is my first time reading Chloe's work。 She just looped me in。 。。。more
Courtney Roman
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Oh man， this book。I did have high expectations because I heard such good things， so I was surprised at how slow of a start it was for me， but the anticipation and tension built throughout the story was pure magic！It's a fresh take on star-crossed lovers that I haven't read before， but with so many secrets and reveals， that I seriously need Book 2 ASAP！ Astraea is an FMC who is facing deadly trials and in the process is finding her own strength and sense of self， and she is seriously needed it！Th Oh man， this book。I did have high expectations because I heard such good things， so I was surprised at how slow of a start it was for me， but the anticipation and tension built throughout the story was pure magic！It's a fresh take on star-crossed lovers that I haven't read before， but with so many secrets and reveals， that I seriously need Book 2 ASAP！ Astraea is an FMC who is facing deadly trials and in the process is finding her own strength and sense of self， and she is seriously needed it！There's vampires， fae and celestials with tons of cool magic and a morally grey MMC who is actually morally grey。 The "touch her and die" lengths he will go to have me foaming at the mouth！Truly was great story， so add this to you TBR or move it up the list because Nyte and Astraea are so worth it！ 。。。more
Reader
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I would honestly give this book 5 stars！ This book got me through my TOG/ Crescent City hangover！ When I was reading the reviews for this book， I noticed quite a few of them were mad that the characters didn’t fully develop and that they were still left with questions about the main female character （Astraea）。 I think people forget that this is an evolving story。 This is going to be a multiple book series so why would we learn absolutely everything in book 1？ It doesn’t make sense。 This isn’t th I would honestly give this book 5 stars！ This book got me through my TOG/ Crescent City hangover！ When I was reading the reviews for this book， I noticed quite a few of them were mad that the characters didn’t fully develop and that they were still left with questions about the main female character （Astraea）。 I think people forget that this is an evolving story。 This is going to be a multiple book series so why would we learn absolutely everything in book 1？ It doesn’t make sense。 This isn’t the most spiciest book BUT does have a super interesting romance to follow that kept me at the edge of my chair the whole entire book！！ I would say it does get a bit slow in the middle but it does pick up。 I absolutely can’t wait for her to release the second book！ Is 1000% in my TBR。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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2。5 I really wanted to like this more than I do。 But it’s another Blood and Ash / Gilded / trials story。Even then， I’d have liked it for the celestial powers。 But the jumpy plot and Starlights character brought down my rating。 The plot was fun， but it bounces from scene to scene in a jarring way。 Especially as Starlight’s emotional states bounce so dramatically from scene to scene。 I can’t handle one more “I trust you， I’m here for you” to “I hate you， you lied to me， nothing you say is real” ba 2。5 I really wanted to like this more than I do。 But it’s another Blood and Ash / Gilded / trials story。Even then， I’d have liked it for the celestial powers。 But the jumpy plot and Starlights character brought down my rating。 The plot was fun， but it bounces from scene to scene in a jarring way。 Especially as Starlight’s emotional states bounce so dramatically from scene to scene。 I can’t handle one more “I trust you， I’m here for you” to “I hate you， you lied to me， nothing you say is real” back and forth over and over and over。 How am I supposed to buy into this eternal love thing when she’s so flip floppy， and he’s such a secret hoarder。 Like， five different ppl spill his secrets to her as he growls “don’t”。 And they arn’t even great secrets to be keeping。JUST TALK ALREADYStarlight was trying too hard to be three different women。 One—the victim of abuse recovering。 Two—a sassy fighter underdog—-three a celestial goddess discovering her lost memories。 Any one of these arcs could have been compelling。 Better yet， spread each arc across three different books。 But all forced together at once was annoying。Don’t think I’ll continue。 。。。more
Meghan
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DNF at 40% I picked up this book again after putting it down last July。 The writing is just confusing and normally I can pick a book up again from where I left off but I'm having a hard time with this one。 I do remember having a hard time with the way the author explained certain things when I first picked it up。 Sad that this one didn't work for me。 DNF at 40% I picked up this book again after putting it down last July。 The writing is just confusing and normally I can pick a book up again from where I left off but I'm having a hard time with this one。 I do remember having a hard time with the way the author explained certain things when I first picked it up。 Sad that this one didn't work for me。 。。。more
Gracie Meringer
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If zero stars was an option I would’ve chosen that。
Valentina Allmang
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（4。5 stars） Being completly honest， there was at least 10% of this book I didn't understand LOL。 Regardless， I loved Astraea and Nyte （specially Astraea）。 Can't wait to see what happens next！ （P。s。 if this is a "Tamlin" situation I will never read fantasy again） （4。5 stars） Being completly honest， there was at least 10% of this book I didn't understand LOL。 Regardless， I loved Astraea and Nyte （specially Astraea）。 Can't wait to see what happens next！ （P。s。 if this is a "Tamlin" situation I will never read fantasy again） 。。。more
judy_reads
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 While I enjoyed the writing of this book and was even a bit obsessed with the story I must say that I'm a bit disappointed。It had a good start for the reader to gain a lot of empathy because of Astraeas story and her being trapped in this life。 Also when she met night it made me eager to find out more about them and how their relationship will develop。 I get that she was weakened by Hektor and had the feeling to not be worth much， but in my opinion that is something that should have changed thro While I enjoyed the writing of this book and was even a bit obsessed with the story I must say that I'm a bit disappointed。It had a good start for the reader to gain a lot of empathy because of Astraeas story and her being trapped in this life。 Also when she met night it made me eager to find out more about them and how their relationship will develop。 I get that she was weakened by Hektor and had the feeling to not be worth much， but in my opinion that is something that should have changed throughout the plot。 She had a lot of people who encouraged her and made her feel strong。 But somehow she always found a way to put herself down。That also created the picture that she wouldn't have gotten through all this without all the help she had。Yes of course all is new for her and needs to be discovered again and yes， it is good that Nyte was always there to help her。 But she seemed so helpless without him， like all she could do on her own was how to figure out riddles and puzzles。 I think it took way to long to discover her powers。What I have to mention as well is that in my opinion there were some plot-holes， especially with the characters。 Zathrian was always there for Astraea and supported her， but to figure out that he was a spy of Nyte， there weren't enough hints。 Yes she mentioned that she could feel before seeing him and had the same feeling with Nyte later too。But I think a good story is about all the little hints given within the plot， leading to a great plot-twist at the end and making the reader feel like 'ah yeah of course， now it all makes sense'。 I just hadn't have this feeling at the end。Don't get me wrong， I still enjoyed reading it and the book has a lot of potential， it is just not whole yet 。。。more
Stephanie McMinn
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⭐️: 4/5🌶️: 2。5/5“The dark belongs to the stars who can’t shine without it。”Like everything else Chloe writes， this was captivating and beautiful。 I love how the world building itself was left on a cliff hanger along with the fmc memories。 The only two things I’m upset about is that I need the next book nooooow & that it took me so long to finally read this。 🖤
Gabi Lawson
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I really wanted to like this more than I did。 I think there is a lot of potential， but I felt lost and confused for a good majority of the book。 Hoping the second book does a better job explaining everything。
Dina Napolitano
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3。5 stars。 The book definitely has some potential。 I just need a little more world building。 I feel like the last 25% was a bit rushed。
Ivy
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I really liked the premise of this book。 I wish it was written a bit better。 I also wish the relationships and characters weren't so back and forth。 I really liked the premise of this book。 I wish it was written a bit better。 I also wish the relationships and characters weren't so back and forth。 。。。more
Christy
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DNF。 The writing style is。。。 odd？ I don't even really know how to describe it other than it was really unpleasant 😂 which is so harsh but I honestly can't find anything else to say。 DNF。 The writing style is。。。 odd？ I don't even really know how to describe it other than it was really unpleasant 😂 which is so harsh but I honestly can't find anything else to say。 。。。more
Jada Emeira
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2。75 stars
Jamila Sanchez
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This book was trying to do the most which made some plot points way too confusing but at the same time highly predictable。 The main question I had at the beginning wasn’t answered but I don’t think I care enough to read book 2 to find out more。 If this wasn’t a book club book I probs would have DNFd tbh。 Nyte was a cool guy tho ✌🏼
Starflakes
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My StarlightOh my stars。 This book is wonderful。 I love the characters and the plot。 A whole world waiting for the star-maiden。 I would have like a little more world building， maybe more in depth on the stars and celestial realm。 Hopefully in the next book， with the Maiden awake， it’ll come。 There were a few unexpected twists， just to keep one interested。 I can’t wait to get into the next book。
Alwin T
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I was so excited to read this book。 But I had lots of moments wherein I’m reading the sentence a few times just to understand what the prose is trying to say。 It definitely has my favorite tropes but it still wasn’t doing it for me。 It has so much potential tho *_*
Brooke Thacker
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This book is absolutely STUNNING！ My friend recommended it to me and I’m so thankful because it’s so good！The magic， world building and banter were really well done and left me wanting more。 I can’t wait for the next one after that cliffhanger ending。 It’s a trilogy so lots more story to dive into！ If you’re looking for a new book I definitely recommend The stars are dying
Shannon Griffiths
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Overall 4 ⭐️ This book was so good and got so frustrating at certain points， because you only know as much as the main character and because she lost her memories， she doesn’t know much。 The last 100 pages had me so hooked！
Jessica
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🤨🤨
Vellanorah
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Ugh - all the time spent with no reward。 This book seemed to drag forever which in turn made me take forever to finish it。 The story was okay in the whole but to drag it on so long without any real revelations made it not worth it。 I barely made it through the first book so having to wade through a second to get answers really is t on my list。 I had such high hopes for this book from all the recommendations that kept coming up but it missed the mark for me。
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