This book did actually shock me so much, I didn’t know much going into it, I just recognized the author and jumped at it, I am SO glad I did. There’s truly nothing you can compare this book to, I know I said The Locked Tomb series but even then it’s nothing like it besides both being sci-fi. It is like an adult version of those space adventure books for kids, but then also there’s a runaway princess.A Runaway Space Princess! I don’t think there is another of those out there.
Cyrelle is such an eventful (?) character, I mean her best friend literally just died, now her brother wants to marry her, he literally is the king and pays for people to do the impossible for her, multiple times, then suddenly she’s a runaway bride to a new planet. (this isn’t spoilers it’s literally basically just the book description, I think)
Cyrelle has a lot going on in very quick succession.
The romance was also SO adorable- with how the story is told, the reader knows that Cyrelle will end up with this character and their love will be beautiful, but also because of how the story is written we get to experience it happen from such a lovely perspective. That was truly my favorite thing about this book, having someone who cares so much about Cyrelle tell her her life story, it is told so beautifully and with so much care, decisions Cyrelle made at one time explained with care, it’s just so nice honestly. Heartwarming if you will. Anyway, the actual romance when it happens on page is so adorable, there is patience, curiosity, respect, but also desperation, there is so much action that there truly isn’t much time to think about romance or feelings, but once that opportunity arises? BEAUTIFUL, Chefs Kiss.
Side characters are also great, well, the majority rude and ignorant but still. I don’t know how to say this without spoiling anything so basically, they were well written, had full stories of their own that were well established in my opinion, I understood them.
I did guess one of the twists at the end, I wouldn’t say it was obvious, but obviously when it happened it was obvious, to the reader and some of the characters. HOWEVER, the Ending Ending? HEARTBREAKING, as much as the perspective makes it obvious what will happen from the beginning, it was SO heartbreaking to read it happen and what led up to it. It is a Hopeful ending though, I would say Slightly Happy? It’s Sad Happy, like everything should get better from that point, but that’s where it ends, so we don’t see the happy better future.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME READ THIS BEAUTIFUL HEARTBREAKING STORY 🤍