Star Daughter (Star Daughter, #1)

by Shveta Thakrar

[bookishzelda]

I really enjoyed Star Daughter. The world of the stars was absolutely fascinating and the mythology is beautiful. What I loved most was the focus on family and what it means to be human.

The world created in Star Daughter is amazing and based on Hindu Mythology I believe. I really need to delve more into these myths because I love every book that incorporates the elements. I mean any story with the Night Market has me sold. I just loved how Shveta Thakrar created a rich world I wanted to be lost in. The story of the Stars time on Earth reminded me a lot of this manga I read that had to do with Celestial Maidens being trapped. I love making weird connections like that.

What I really enjoyed is that Sheetal’s family is complicated. She has a mother that is a star and a father that is mortal. She lives in this world in between. Never sure where she fits in. I like how as she explores herself she also learns to appreciate the intricacies of her family. No family is perfect, not every person in a family is perfect but sometimes we love them anyway. I had a very strong willed grandmother who immigrated to the United States under complicated circumstances. So I find myself always being attached to stories where there is a grandmother that doesn’t also seem awesome but truly has your best interest at heart. That has things in their past that make them human and they might struggle with. So we see Sheetal having to deal with the fall out of her family's choices. I love how she develops in the story and finds her voice. Her true song.

There is a little bit of romance and it’s cute but not the main focus of the story at all. I did like it’s little addition.