The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel GriffinMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I was provided an ARC of this book via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.
At it's heart this is a beautiful story about grief and love. Our female main character, Aurora is terrified to love anyone after seeing her mother fall to pieces after her father passed. She loves her family, but when it comes to relationships she never wants to feel that kind of loss. Our male lead, the Starmaker, has lived for a very long time and has become numb to losing people and has long learned to stop caring about those around him as while he has been gifted an immortal life with many comforts one of the curses is outliving those around him. When Aurora discovers that she is to be the next Starmaker, she has a hard time coming to terms with what that means and why she was chosen. As she trains with the Starmaker, they both must come to terms with mortality, immortality, loss, grief, love, and what it means to truly live.
The world building in this was fantastic. The descriptions of the landscape, the animals, and the emotions of the characters was excellent. I loved the story of the Sun and the Starmaker that is at the heart of the story. The concept of the town and pulling in the light each day was really unique. Unfortunately, I didn't feel the chemistry between our two main characters which is essential for me to connect with the romantic aspects of a story. It did eventually click towards the end, but I didn't feel the yearning. Aurora's insufferable attitude also turned me off to her character for much of the book, though she did redeem herself in the end.
Overall this was a unique story that starts off slow and builds to a satisfying end. It has emotional ups and downs as it deals with some heavy topics. This features Griffin's beautiful writing style and as always I look forward to reading whatever she writes in the future.
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