Star Daughter, Shveta Thakrar
Star Daughter, Shveta Thakrar
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Star Daughter

Author: Shveta Thakrar

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 13 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/11/2020

Synopsis

*Chosen as a 2020 Kids’ Indie Next pick * A Locus Reading List recommendation * An Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist*“Shveta Thakrar's prose is as beautiful as starlight.”—New York Times bestselling author Holly BlackThis gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy.The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets. Pretending to be “normal.” But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star’s help to heal him. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago.Sheetal’s quest to save her father will take her to a celestial court of shining wonders and dark shadows, where she must take the stage as her family’s champion in a competition to decide the next ruling house of the heavens—and win, or risk never returning to Earth at all.Brimming with celestial intrigue, this sparkling YA debut is perfect for fans of Roshani Chokshi and Laini Taylor. 

About Shveta Thakrar

Shveta Thakrar is a part-time nagini and full-time believer in magic. Her work has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, including Enchanted Living, Uncanny magazine, A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, and Toil & Trouble. Her debut young adult fantasy novel, Star Daughter, was a finalist for the 2021 Andre Norton Nebula Award, and her second and third novels, The Dream Runners and Divining the Leaves, take place in the same universe. Her adult fantasy novella, Into the Moon Garden, is available as an original audiobook from Audible. When not spinning stories about spider silk and shadows, magic and marauders, and courageous girls illuminated by dancing rainbow flames, Shveta crafts, devours books, daydreams, travels, bakes, and occasionally even plays her harp.

Reviews

Goodreads review by jessica

since it seems like most of the pre-reviews for this are basically a support group - hi, my name is jessica and i, too, picked this book up solely because of the gorgeous cover. that being said, i really wish the story inside was just as stunning. dont get me wrong, i liked this. just not as much as......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

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Goodreads review by Miranda

August OwlCrate Unboxing Video is up! Honestly wasn't my favorite box...but some of it was nice. Click the link to check it out!The Written ReviewShe was nothing but the words of a story, one tale weaving imperceptibly into the next. She was the loom that wove the tapestry. She was......more

Goodreads review by Maryam

This cover makes me want to activate my (tbh terrible) flirting skills. Be humble, for you are made of earth. Be noble, for you are made of stars. —Siberian proverb Emotional book playlist filled with Hindi songs for this adventurous, cute, and gorgeous YA debut of stars and Hindu mythology → Spotify......more

Goodreads review by Fanna

A young half-star half-mortal woman, a gorgeous setting among the clouds, music that plays on one's heartstrings, emotionally complex familial relationships, inspiration from the nakshatras of Hindu cosmology, and lush narration through a lyrical writing. ↣ consider reading this review over on my blo......more

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