![]() ![]() Stars and Smoke is pure fun-it’s the YA version of an action-packed blockbuster, filled with fun and romance. And as with every other novel she’s written, Lu achieves that goal perfectly. Given how dark some of her works have gotten, I really respect creating a book just for that purpose-some days you can’t swallow a whole, literary masterpiece full of emotional turmoil. Lu said that in the acknowledgements that after the pandemic and all of the chaos and awful things that have happened as of late, this book was meant to be a piece of light escapism to distract from it all. ![]() And although that’s still true, Marie Lu gave it her best shot at that magic touch that she applies to every novel she writes. When I saw the description for this book, I knew one thing: I probably wouldn’t have read this book had her name been on it. I’ve been a fan of Marie Lu since middle school, and she’s become an autobuy author for me, no matter the story-in my experience, she’s shown herself to be incredibly versatile when it comes to hopping genres. TW/CW: poisoning, murder, loss of loved ones ![]()
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