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Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: Skyward (Book #2 of 4)
Genre: Sci-fi
Pages: 469 pages (Hardcover edition)
Publish date: 26th of November 2019 by Delacorte Press (US) & Gollancz (UK)
Contrary to my expectations, Starsight was an incredibly fun and engaging sequel to Skyward.
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Hello everyone! This is the first time I’m listing my top reads for the year 2019. Initially, I wanted to opt for Top 10 but having read 100 books and rated a lot between 4.5 and 5 stars, I felt that I would struggle to limit it to ten. The parameters for my list are as follows:
With exception of #1, none of these are ranked. I’ve merely listed them in the chronological order of when I’ve read them this year. I’ve also included my favourite classic read of the year as we’ve started the Novel Notions Classic Club in July. All of these have been reviewed by me on Novel Notions and Goodreads.
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: Skyward (Book 2 of 4)
Genre: Science fiction, young adult
Published: 26th November 2019 by Gollancz (UK) and Delacorte Press (US)
Starsight proves once again that Brandon Sanderson is a masterful storyteller across genres and age groups, and who simply excels at writing sequels.
I’m actually at a loss as to how to start or write this review without sounding like a broken record. As far as I’m concerned, Sanderson is a genius and he has never failed to deliver a captivating story, whether he was writing adult or young adult, fantasy or science fiction. And after reading so much from him and listening to him talk at signings and interviews, I honestly believed that it comes from his passion in just wanting to tell good stories. Notwithstanding the excellent worldbuilding and fantastic magic systems he is so well-known for these were, first and foremost, stories about people.
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