👶👶👶: The Stars Between Us, by Cristin terrill

This YA novel is delightful and I would definitely recommend it for younger adult readers with little violence, no inappropriate content, and no "real" language (cuss words are replaced with "local dialect" that emulates our curse words).

The world building was limited, but I had the general sense of these planets' imaginary realm. The rags to riches and secret millionaire tropes were sweet and I rooted for the protagonists to fall for each other.

I struggled with Vika's portrayal once she had a change of status. She suddenly became a shallow, self-agrandizing, inconsiderate girl. The same goes for Sky - he suddenly became this submissive, self-deprecating fool who couldn't stand up to anyone. So, I think that the characters could have retained more of their initial personalities once their situations changed.

I appreciated the ending wrapped up in a nice little bow and I enjoyed the quick-paced, smooth writing.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for sharing this sweet novel with me!

Read, 12/31/22