When Stars Come Out by Scarlett St. Clair Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Published by Bloom Books Publication Date: July 26, 2022
Pages: 416
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Anora Silby can see the dead and turn spirits into gold coins, two things she would prefer to keep secret as she tries to lead a normal life at her new school. After all, she didn't change her identity for nothing.
Hiding her weirdness is just one of many challenges. By the end of her first day, she's claimed the soul of a dead girl on campus and lost the coin. Turns out, the coin gives others the ability to steal souls, and when a classmate ends up dead, there's no mistaking the murder weapon.
Navigating the loss of her Poppa, the mistrust of her mother, and Roundtable, an anonymous student gossip app threatening to expose her, are hard enough. Now she must find the person who stole her coin before more lives are lost, but that means making herself a target for the Order, an organization that governs the dead on Earth - and they want Anora and her powers for themselves.
From the brilliant mind of
A Touch of Darkness's
bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a crossover reimagining of Orpheus and Eurydice, in a darkly unique fantasy world.
I think I was attracted to this book because of the cover. A retelling of Greek mythology further enticed me.
I don’t generally read ghost stories (mainly because nothing compares to the Charley Davidson series) but this was a good story. Anora and Shy were likable characters and I found myself rooting for the two of them. I didn’t really like any of the other characters and I’m not sure if that was by design by the author or if it was me. Natalie was a little bitchy, so I didn’t like her. Jacobi seemed cool, but we didn’t spend enough time with him to count. It seemed as though the author spent a lot of time ingratiating the bad guys to Anora or killing off others that we weren’t left with a lot of option to rally behind the good guys.
I’m not sure if I would read any additional books in the series. We’ll see when book 2 comes out.
Shannon
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