I love that and wish it would become a huge trend. Key to my delight with this book is that it’s YA fantasy. However caring for certain characters and getting to know people such as the Lady Merista and her family more deeply, Celyn does change, despite being mired in blackmail by a certain evil lord. Her whole life is centered around self-preservation.

You see, Celyn has three rules that she follows: Stay alive, don’t get caught, and don’t get involved. I’m always down for a little character redemption in the books that I read. She goes from being self-centered to actually caring about others beyond herself. When I’m reading world building, I want to be able to believe the author, not think to myself, what a load of bull.įurthermore, I enjoyed Digger/Celyn’s character arc. I found the land with three moons and multiple jobs to be believable while reading. Either way, I was entranced by Bunce’s world building. Perhaps this is because I have no basis of comparison with Bunce’s previous work. I’ve not yet read that, however, I really enjoyed Starcrossed. Bunce was compared unfavorably to A Curse As Dark As Gold. I’ve seen a review or two where Starcrossed by Elizabeth C.

Political intrigue (YESSIR), blackmail, friendship, magic, and young love, in other words, things that are awesome ensue. As luck would have it, Merista needs a lady in waiting and Digger who now calls herself Celyn is the perfect person for the job. On the run from a KGB-like police force known as green men, Digger convinces a group of nobles floating along on a boat that she is one of them, a noble. It would seem she is fated to a life of stealing.

StarCrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce