Sea of Stars by Amy A. Bartol

Sea of Stars (Kricket, #2)

by Amy A. Bartol

Eighteen-year-old Kricket Hollowell was looking for her place in the world when she discovered that the universe was bigger—and more dangerous—than she had ever dreamed. Now, whisked across space to the planet Ethar, Kricket learns that her genetic ability to see the future makes her a sought-after commodity…and the catalyst for war between her star-crossed parents’ clans. According to Alameedan prophecy, one house will rise to power and the other will be completely wiped out, and Kricket’s precognition is believed to be the weapon that will tip the scales.

A target of both the Rafe and the Alameeda houses, Kricket finds protection—and a home—in the arms of Trey, her Etharian bodyguard-turned-boyfriend. But her visions of what’s to come disturb her deeply, especially since she must discover whether the gift of foresight will allow her to rewrite the future, or if her fate is as immovable as the stars.

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4 of 5 stars

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*I received an e-arc from Netgalley in exchange of a honest review*

As you could gather from the status update, I was very happy that there were very few mentions of Kricket's luck in the physical department. I liked how the story mostly focused on her trying to cope with Kyon's madness.

And just for the record. THAT DUDE IS SO CRAZY. But that's part of why this story holds so much appeal to me. Him, being the main antagonist is a pretty cool one. He has this sick thought that he owns Kricket. You see, all priestesses like her, are given off to what equals to a 'lord' or something. That's the way of the Alameeda, the people she's half part of. So, this guy Kyon thinks that because she's supposedly meant to be with him he'll have to train her to obey him and not to question him. o.o 50 shades anyone?

On the not so brigher side, something weird happened that I'm still not sure if I liked or not. Normally, the tension in a story escalates into the climax, yes? But with Sea of Stars, it started with the tension already on the roof and then slowly began to recede. However, since Kricket remained badass the whole time, I couldn't really get mad XD.

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