Author: Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner
Series/Standalone: Starbound Series (Book #1)
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Romance
Pages: 389
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Year Published: 2013
Format: Audiobook (Own Hardcover Copy)
"It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.
Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a younger war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they're worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.
Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other's arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder- would they be better off staying here forever?
Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won't be the same people who landed on it."
My Rating: 4.5/5
This was such a fun read and I think that if you were part of booktube during the Illuminae trilogy releases this was where it all started. This writing is very similar which makes sense as Amie Kaufman wrote with a partner in each series. This was great on audio, the use of the interviews at the start of the chapters really kept my interest intact. The characters were dynamic and the premise was great. Overall, the atmosphere and the premise were 5/5, but Lilac herself knocked this book down by .5 of a rating. I know she's supposed to be the way she is, but I don't have to enjoy that through most of the book. I look forward to reading the rest of the series now that I know they are more companion novels than continuations of the same story.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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