The City of Stardust (The City of Stardust, #1)

by Georgia Summers

[ccdensmore]

Violet Everly happened to be born into a family that owed a debt. A debt from long ago. Violet's mother, Marianne, vanishes without a trace. The debt now falls on Violet to pay, unless she can find her mom and break the curse. Violet's brother's have sheltered her, in the hope that she wouldn't be found. When Penelope comes to collect her debt, Violet is thrown into a world of magical keys, scholars, new worlds, monsters, and the unknown.
I was drawn into this book by the cover art and the title. I thought it sounded very interesting! I did like the idea behind the plot. I loved the concept of the keys and the new worlds they could open up. I loved Violet and her journey to understanding her past and present. The storyline with her mom left me feeling sad and I was rooting for her the whole time. I also fell in love with her brothers, especially Ambrose, because he seemed to really do his best he could with the predicament he was given.
I thought the beginning of the story was well written. A bit slow, but it did pull me in and made me want to keep reading to find out what was going to happen. I did feel like the end felt a bit rushed and that it was over much too quickly. I finished the book wanting more and asking a lot of questions.
I liked Aleksander. I could understand why he made the choices he made. It seemed he was going through a journey of self discovery as well. I thought their story, although rough at times, was sweet and made sense by the end.
The world building could of been better. I thought it started out strong, but as the story progressed I felt like I wanted more building of the worlds the keys could unlock.
Overall, I did enjoy this story and thought it was a nice read! There were some original ideas and I really did fall in love with Violet. The amount of growth she went through as a character was huge and I enjoyed reading about her journey!