The Star Dwellers Review

It's not often that a sequel is better than the first, but The Star Dwellers is an exception. I had a feeling this would happen.

The first thing I want to talk about it how well Estes paced the book. He plays with style throughout but his pattern is the same; right in the climax he quickly switches between Adele and Tristan's monologue, which is great because he kept tearing me left and right waiting for things to happen.

Even though I predicted what was going to happen, the journey was still fantastic. There was a few chapters where I think the editor fell asleep though. The mistakes weren't drastic enough to ruin my mood though and I still really liked this book.

My problem with El dissipated in this book. She had one or two lines where I scoffed at but she was real to me this time. I'm not sure if this is from a mix of knowing her better, or just because Estes is becoming a stronger writer. The later is definitely true.

I think Cole's death was harder for me to handle than Ben's. I actually closed my eyes when I read about Cole. I had to force myself to open my eyes and stop replaying the death. I'm not sure why I was so blah about Ben. Maybe it was because I didn't really know him that well.

All I want is to figure out why Tristan and Adele cause each other physical pain and why they have the same scars. It is driving me insane and I don't have enough time between work to really pick it apart and think about a reason.

If you haven't read any of David Estes books, I would suggest going to his first trilogy and then working your way up. It's really fun to watch him grow, and going backwards is just a little rough.