My rating: 3 of 5 stars
2.5 -3 stars
Catching stars has a fun, well tested premise. A convict and witch on the run from the king. Brought to hate each other due to misguided beginnings. As much as I wanted to love this story...I just couldn't get into it. Jayin was interesting but lacked a certain depth I crave in characters. And that's just it, she never became a person, she was always just a character I was reading about. Maddix, the male lead, was crafted a bit better. He has a burning desire for revenge and will use almost anything or anyone to accomplish it.
The big reveal about Jayin's heritage at the end was no surprise seeing as this is a YA novel and how she skirted around the topic all the time.
Let's talk about pacing for a bit. It was done well, mostly. The progression of Maddix and Jayin's hate for one another slowly moving into friendship was done well. It didn't feel rushed and was appropriate for what they were going through. However, here's that "almost" I was taking about: the times sucked. If you're going to force it, just don't add it in the first place. There is one very specific chapter that is like,"yep ok, this is the chapter they talk about having feelings. And then that's over with. I was like wait what!?. It was just rather abrupt and left as soon as it arrived.
Overall, it was fun but took way longer to read them it sounds have because I was dragging my feet and most likely won't read the next one.
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