Star Daughter

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

3.5

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Shveta Thakrar

*Chosen as a 2020 Kids’ Indie Next pick * A Locus Reading List recommendation * An Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist*“Shveta Thakrar's prose is as beautiful as starlight.”—New York Times bestselling author Holly BlackThis gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy.The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets. Pretending to be “normal.” But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star’s help to heal him. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago.Sheetal’s quest to save her father will take her to a celestial court of shining wonders and dark shadows, where she must take the stage as her family’s champion in a competition to decide the next ruling house of the heavens—and win, or risk never returning to Earth at all.Brimming with celestial intrigue, this sparkling YA debut is perfect for fans of Roshani Chokshi and Laini Taylor.

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Author

Shveta Thakrar

Pages

464

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2020-08-11

ISBN

0062894641 9780062894649

Ratings

Google: 5

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"This YA novel might be just a little too juvenile for me, but I did enjoy it nonetheless. The whole thing felt like a modern fairytale, and I think that explains some of the leaps of logic and thoughts of characters. Some characters in the book felt like caricatures, and that made it a little hard to empathize with them. Perhaps if I was more familiar with culture and folklore, I wouldn't feel this way? Overall, I really did enjoy this. The descriptions were absolutely beautiful! I never got enough of reading about the starry and shifting fabrics, but that being said, I cared more about the clothes than the characters... Now, if Shveta Thakrar would like to write about the secondary character romance we only got to hear about in this book, I would absolutely pick up that novella!"

Lize

"August 2020"

Ashley Gill

"Thakrar’s debut is a slow-burning story with strong characters and character dynamics, and magical writing à la Roshani Chokshi and Anna-Marie McLemore. Definitely recommended! 💛🖤"

Olivia

"Snatched this one for a D&D character I was playing that had a very similar family and life, I haven’t played that character in a while."

Zachary

"A magical cover that matches the brilliance of its magical story, Star Daughter inspires, uplifts, and sparkles as it reminds us all of the star inside us while tending to the imperfections of our mortal selves. A lovely fantasy story that will be reread and cherished in my home. I am grateful to have had my eye caught by this cover, and for my heart to have fallen for Sheetal and Minal’s wondrous journey. "

Velvet Greenleaf

"Two Things 1. I requested the arc of it yesterday and was approved. (Harper Collins is the love of my life.lol) 2. I found the author twitter page to see who did the cover... I had a huge hunch who it was and my hunch was right. Charlie Bowater lol "