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Beneath Wandering Stars
Featured
Young Adult Fiction
1705
An unparalleled emotional depth.
Overall rating
4.3
Plot
4.0
Characters
4.0
Writing Style
5.0
I love books that make me question my life an everything in it; that make you consider what's truly important. This is definitely one of those. There's a emotional depth to this book that is unparalleled, writing that is too brilliant for words - ironic for a book.
Gabi is an army brat. That's all she's ever been and all she never wants to be again. She hates everything about it. The lack of a home, being forced to leave her friends, the endless questions and judgments from people. And then there's the fact that her brother decided to join up as well. When he's injured, it sets Gabi off on a journey of self discovery accompanied by the one person she blames for her brother's predicament - his best friend Seth.
I'm still amazed at Gabi's evolution as the story went on. It can all be summed up in the one line - "People may be the only home the army issues, but they're the only home that matters." That's a far cry from the resentment in the beginning of the book. She starts to see the world through different, wider, eyes.
Now, the story does move along quite slowly. There is romance, but I was disappointed there wasn't a little more. And although certain parts of the book made an incredible amount of sense, I still wished the characters would have acted a little differently, but at it's heart this book is about discovering yourself, not necessarily falling in love and I have to respect that.
In the end, this is one of the stories that stays with you, making you see things in a different light, and that makes it a book that is truly worth reading.
Gabi is an army brat. That's all she's ever been and all she never wants to be again. She hates everything about it. The lack of a home, being forced to leave her friends, the endless questions and judgments from people. And then there's the fact that her brother decided to join up as well. When he's injured, it sets Gabi off on a journey of self discovery accompanied by the one person she blames for her brother's predicament - his best friend Seth.
I'm still amazed at Gabi's evolution as the story went on. It can all be summed up in the one line - "People may be the only home the army issues, but they're the only home that matters." That's a far cry from the resentment in the beginning of the book. She starts to see the world through different, wider, eyes.
Now, the story does move along quite slowly. There is romance, but I was disappointed there wasn't a little more. And although certain parts of the book made an incredible amount of sense, I still wished the characters would have acted a little differently, but at it's heart this book is about discovering yourself, not necessarily falling in love and I have to respect that.
In the end, this is one of the stories that stays with you, making you see things in a different light, and that makes it a book that is truly worth reading.
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