A Shifting of Stars by Kathy Kimbray is a unique tale that is great for fans of the Young Adult Fantasy type. The way the story has been woven is magnificent. Meadow seems like a girl that life has thrown a ton of curveballs at, but she kept right there making it her own.

Meadow Sircha

Our narrator and first character that we met is Meadow Sircha. She is a seventeen-year-old girl who gets way above her head in this fantastical journey to try and stop what is going on in the kingdom. It all started because she wanted to read what she wrote about her grieving of her mom but turned into talking bad about the royal family. That started it all for her and the other characters in the book.

Likes

Her will to survive

Wanting to stop the royal family

Slow character progression

Finding a way to survive

The Story

Ms. Kimbray's fantasy story is imaginative and made me feel like I was right there with the character. I love how she took different historical elements and mixed them. The emperor title is in a lot of ancient cultures, the kids' titles being from other countries, and the gladiators being from ancient Rome. She did all of that so seamlessly, and they all fit together in a remarkable story that made me want to keep reading it.

Five-star rating

A Shifting of Stars by Kathy Kimbray is an outstanding opener to a fantastic trilogy. I can't wait to read the next book. Ms. Kimbray did a great job on this story, and I am giving it a five-star rating. Along with recommending it to all young adult fantasy lovers out there.

Thank you for dropping by. I hope you enjoyed my review of A Shifting of Stars by Kathy Kimbray.

Happy Reading!

This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove

anastasia

Written on May 22, 2019

Full Review on my blog!

*a copy was provided by the author for review purposes*

I was really intrigued with the blurb, I mean a wicked prince, heck yeah!. But also, the cover!!!

A Shifting of Stars is fast paced, atmospheric and unique. It was a quick read and I really enjoyed it. It had an interesting story line and fun characters to read about as well as intriguing villains. It had a Shadow and Bone, feel to it but it really reminded me of Slave, Warrior, Queen by Morgan Rice (Review |Goodreads), similar in a few ways BUT a very different story line.

We jump right into the story from page one, as if you are right there in it. It took me a little while to fully get invested in this book, but soo worth the read, because just when you are starting to think that there’s no hope there is a plot twist that will literally blow your mind! I don't want to spoli it BUT OMG, it's a really unique concept and I am sooooo looking forward to reading book two! AND THAT ENDING THOUGH.

I recommend it!

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tweetybugshouse

Written on May 13, 2019

Wow, how do I put into to words what an amazing, unique, twist-filled story this is? To set the scene for you we have a teenager who is desperate to make a greedy ruler pay for the death of her mother. Meadow believes they are a cure that the Emperor is refusing to import and as a result, everyone is dying from a wilting sickness. Meadow is a character that strives to avoid danger and at times is lost in panic-stricken episodes. Which is unique in itself seeing a character that has a condition many can relate to.

In this kingdom, the Emperor has Gladiators who fight for sport in tournaments, in an attempt to speak out against them she encourages them to boycott the tournaments. As a result, she arrested and finds herself torn from her life, her dad ends up fighting in the tournament and she fears he is dead. Meadow is now entrenched in events when all she wants is to be home safe with her father.

I admit that for a majority of the novel I was set at solid three-star rating as I was pretty sure I read this story before. Girl seeks revenge against powerful Emperor, girl meets a band of Renegades that going to help her take them down. That how I thought this whole story would play out. I was so glad I did not give up and put this book down. You need to stick it out their an epic “Freaky Friday” twist to this fantasy and it really locks in the five-star rating for me.

I have a major question though how will the curse be undone? Events happen that make this really impossible or at least impossible from what I can see. Their a few major events toward the end of the book that really makes me want to weep and cry with joy. Don’t lose heart that all is lost cause your in for a cliff hanger ending and epic twists. I can’t wait to see how this will all play out.