Review: The Burning Star - 3.5 Stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2012
What first caught my attention to The Buning Star was the cover.  Love it!  When the author contacted me and asked me for a review, I instantly thought, "ummm... yeah, I will!"  The Cover Girl in me took over. :)  Then I, of course, read the synopsis and knew I just had to read this story.The Burning Star started off rather slow, and I felt myself speed reading a bit in the beginning... but then the second half of the book definitely picked up and had my attention throughout.  I did like how the story was from so many different points of view, but at times I had to check back because I lost who was speaking.The characters were all well developed and each unique.  I really enjoyed Kira the most.  She was one tough cookie!!  The other supporting characters were entertaining and kept the story flowing smoothly.  I thought the concept of the MC, Kay, having cancer and being ill was very creative.  You don't usually see that in YA books, and I think it formed the basis of a great storyline.  I did, however, have mixed feelings for Kay.  I thought she was a typical teenager in certain situations, but questioned her behavior in others.  For example, her instantly trusting these people she just met the day before was a little strange to me... but then later after she knew them a bit she became uncertain about whether she should trust them.  It just didn't sit right with me.Another thing I think I should mention is I felt like the author used the characters' names way too often in the dialect between them all.  For instance, "Yes, Ryan,  I do."  "But why, Kay?"  "Because, Ryan..." etc.  I just felt it wasn't realistic, as people don't use each other's names in every sentence like that while having a conversation.  And this was constant throughout the book.  Another thing was the amount of errors in the book, both grammatical and spelling.  I think maybe another edit of the book may greatly fix both of these issues and the storyline would flow more freely.Overall, I did enjoy it.  The Burning Star is a wonderful concept and has great potential.  I thought the ending was the best part.  It was really intense, then just stops and leaves you hanging.  I plan to read The Frozen Star, book 2 in this series, to see where this story goes next.