Book review: Foiled Stars by Jennifer Ascienzo

9/10

WARNING: SPOILERS

I received a review copy from Stag Beetle Books as part of their Street Team.

Foiled Stars was one of those books that I never wanted to finish. I enjoyed it so much and ended up tearing through it.

Whilst it’s quite a long book, the short chapters divide it into bite-sized pieces so I progressed through it very fast.

I received this book as part of the Stag Beetle Books Street Team and this review forms my own unbiased thoughts and opinions.

I initially selected this book to review as the next in the series is due out in July and I thought I’d read this one first. The title and cover image caught my attention.

Foiled Stars is the first in a trilogy about an alien called Dante, who is on a mission to conquer Earth, and Autumn, a human girl with whom he falls in love.

What I loved…

The characters. Dante is flawed enough to be realistic but not enough to hate him. In fact (not sure what this says about me) but I found him quite likeable!!

The storyline. There’s a great mix of action and adventure.

The villains. From snotty girls at school to universe-destroying aliens, the author does a great job at depicting villains.

The descriptions. The author is skilled at painting word pictures so you can see and feel everything that goes on. Autumn’s work as a waitress, her ill-fated venture to a party, Earth through an alien’s eyes – it’s all beautifully done.

What I didn’t love so much…

Literally every guy who meets Autumn falls for her. She has four men (well, technically two aliens and two humans) who want to go out with her. This seems a bit unrealistic.

The ending. The ending felt a little abrupt – so much so that I was trying to turn the page without realising I’d got to the end of the book. It also didn’t end particularly happily but as it’s a trilogy I’m hoping the action will pick up where the first book left off.

I’ll definitely be picking up the next one. I can’t wait to explore more of Dante’s home planet and there are some unresolved questions in the first book (like who killed Autumn’s Mum and what was Maeve like?) that I hope will be answered in the trilogy.

Conclusion: I absolutely loved it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️