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Starflight
Starflight | Melissa Landers
Solara Brooks needs a fresh start, someplace where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. The outer realm may be lawless, but it's not like the law has ever been on her side. Still, off-world travel doesn't come cheap; Solara is left with no choice but to indenture herself in exchange for passage to the outer realm. She just wishes it could have been to anyone besides Doran Spaulding, the rich, pretty-boy quarterback who made her life miserable in school. The tables suddenly turn when Doran is framed for conspiracy on Earth, and Solara cons him into playing the role of her servant on board the Banshee, a ship manned by an eccentric crew with their own secrets. Given the price on both Doran and Solara's heads, it may just be the safest place in the universe. It's been a long time since Solara has believed in anyone, and Doran is the last person she expected to trust. But when the Banshee's dangerous enemies catch up with them, Solara and Doran must come together to protect the ship that has become their homeand the eccentric crew that feels like family.
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AbbaZabba02
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Book 76 Audio

Another fun story! It kinda bogs down in the details every now and then, and the ending was very "happily ever after" which always makes me roll my eyes a bit but still a Pick.

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CaitlinSiem
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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I‘ve been craving all of the science fiction this year, I‘m not sure why, but I‘m not complaining. And this book certainly itched that scratch for me. I wasn‘t looking for anything too overly complicated. I mostly wanted a fun listen, and that‘s exactly what I got.

I loved this. It was so so fun. It was interesting and nonstop action. It kept me interested. The characters were what I needed them to be. Gotta love enemies to friends to lovers :)

LibrarianRyan I agree. I loved this book. Still haven‘t read the sequel but I will some time this year. 5y
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thebacklistbook
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Melissa Landers has just become a must read author for me. Outlaws, enemies to friends to lovers, intrigue, mayhem, and space pirates. What's not to love?!

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dizie_lizie
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Finished my first O.W.L with Astronomy (book with star in the title). Starflight by Melissa Landers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a reread for me, but it‘s been nearly 3 years and I didn‘t remember much. Such a fun story filled with romance, adventure, space pirates and conspiracies! Planning to pick up book 2 for my Potions final. #OWLsReadathon2018

RvnclawWhovian I‘m reading my Charms books currently. Good job finishing your first one! 6y
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MaggieCarr
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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A task from my public library's 2019 reading list was to read a book that takes place in space. I honestly didn't have any prospects for completing it until meeting author Melissa Landers at Rosie Con in March. I sped through the pages, fast paced and enjoyable. Looks to be part of a trilogy, with the title coming out this summer, but could be read as a stand alone as all plots are tied up.

"I am more than the sum of my mistakes."

LibrarianRyan I really liked this book. I have the sequel and just hadn‘t read it yet? Is a third coming out? Over a year ago she posted online that she didn‘t have enough sales for the publisher to go ahead with a book 3. 6y
MaggieCarr @LibrarianRyan yes, #3 comes out this summer :) My TBR pile is massive so I'm in no hurry to get to #2 since the plot lines were tidy on this one. Let me know if you enjoy Starpass and I can move it up in the pile :) 6y
LibrarianRyan @MaggieCarr cool. This was originally in a book box. Upper case I think (but don‘t quote me). It came with nail wraps that I still have not used yet. 6y
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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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I so need to do this and it fits in with everything else so I‘m in. #seriesread. For more info check out @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for reposting! Hope you can join in! 6y
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SiriGuruDevSingh
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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LondElle89
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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You ever get into those reading slumps where you want to read, but don't want to read? That was me until I picked this book up. It's not the greatest story, but its fun and has a cheesy love story, and it was exactly what i needed. Just a reminder that the books that don't get the best reviews are sometimes the ones that can cheer you up and get you back up on your feet.

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machughes
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Pickpick

What a fun read! This book grabs you at the start and never slows down. Kind of a Pride & Prejudice with a Cinder-esque flavor.

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Redy2trvl
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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3.5🌟 This is between a pick and so-so for me. While I enjoyed the pace of the story, some additional “world building” details would have helped. In a previous post I wrote that I felt I was reading a Firefly-esque story. That sentiment rang true through the entire novel, but I‘m not sure the story was good enough to encourage me to read the sequel. We shall see.

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Redy2trvl
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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My read on this lazy, about to thunderstorm day. Definite #Firefly vibes which I TOTALLY dig. Let‘s see if it holds my interest for another 200 pages.

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bookaddict86
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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4/5 stars..
Light fun sci-fi :)

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silentrequiem
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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One of my friends who came to help me move tried to kidnap this book. She started it last night and I saw it in her bag. I wouldn't have minded except it's signed! I swapped it out with the extra that came in the most recent PageHabit YA Quarterly. Don't mess with my books! 😂 (To be clear, I wasn't mad. After all, she helped me move!)

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Crewgurl
Starflight | Melissa Landers
Mehso-so

Cute idea and fun characters. The storyline wasn‘t the greatest, but I enjoyed it.

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SiriGuruDevSingh
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Pickpick

Too fun!!💖💖💖💖💖

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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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One of the characters is two faced but for a very good reason. And I can't tell you. #twofacedtuesday #spookyoctober

Texreader Adorable cat basket 7y
LibrarianRyan @Texreader thanks. I stole it from my mom years ago. The spider came from my grams F after she died. And someplace I have a lady bug. It's just not un packed yet. 7y
CatLass007 I won‘t tell your mom. It is quite adorable. 7y
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Jas16
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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As soon as someone compared this book to Firefly I bought it. It has sat unread on my iPad ever since. #spaceoddity #septembowie #mytbrissoridiculousishouldbeembarrassed

Cinfhen Who hasn't fallen for a blurb?!?! #BeenThereDoneThat 7y
Marchpane Firefly 💕 Yep, that'll get you every time. 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk That is the exact same reason I bought the also unread 7y
LibrarianRyan 😁👹😁👹😈😈😈 7y
Jas16 @TobeyTheScavengerMonk oooh that one sounds good too. Stacked! 7y
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EchoLogical
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Bailedbailed

I tried y'all but I couldn't. I just couldn't. This book was so slow and boring I bailed. I'm disappointed in myself. 😔

#YALSA #2017TTT #TeenTopTen #fantasy #scifi #DisneyHyperion #fluke

suvata IKR! I feel disappointed too when I can't finish a book. It's like, "what's wrong with me that I can't hang in there." 7y
EchoLogical @suvata I really wanted to read it for work but the more I read, the less interested I became so I threw in the towel. 7y
suvata @EchoLogical sometimes, that's the only thing you can do. 7y
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Yournewfriendsams
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Mehso-so

This was fun! Space opera-y and light. For some reason, I was distracted throughout the book by whether this was YA or not. I suppose that speaks to the inconsistent tone?

Not sure I'll be picking-up the next book despite enjoying the ride.

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RealBooks4ever Too bad...at least it has a great cover! 😻 7y
Kristy_K I felt the same way! 7y
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Yournewfriendsams
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Geeking out over the eclipse tonight!! Starting this spacey book and then finding a #surprisesignature feels like my reading this was written in the stars ✨

Yournewfriendsams Thank you, @LibrarianRyan for putting this book on my radar!!! 7y
LibrarianRyan @Yournewfriendsams hope you like it. I did. 7y
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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Solara Brooks is a very #independentwoman. She seeks life on the outer reaches of the galaxy so that she can live and die by her own merit. Loved this book and need to read the sequel. #augustgrrrl

Robothugs I bought this but haven't read it yet. Glad to hear it's good! 7y
LibrarianRyan @Robothugs I really liked it. Is it life changing no, but it was a fun read. 7y
Robothugs Life changing isn't needed in every book. I enjoy the fun books as well. 😊 I'll definitely move it up on my list! 7y
LibrarianRyan @Robothugs I have book 2 and it is on my TBR but I am trying to get my challenge reads done first. Apparently book one didn't sell enough for a book 3. 7y
Robothugs That's disappointing. ☹️ Stuff like that always makes me sad. I need to start chipping away at my challenges as well. 7y
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lauras.enchanted.library
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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This was completely and totally #unputdownable and amazing and hysterical and it made me cry.

I enjoyed the humor and camaraderie and friendship and heartbreak and action. I loved the characters and the world in which they live and the fact that, although the end is a bit open, it makes sense.

And i loved that.

Not everything needs to wrap up neatly and pretty. It was rough and perfect and I couldn't get enough.

5⭐️

Lyn-Mara Agreed! I unexpectedly loved this one as well! 7y
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lauras.enchanted.library
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OH MY GOD!!! GUYS!!!

THERES A PLANET DISNEY!!!

i'm loving this book so far 😂

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Booktosaurus
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Sometimes, even the simple quotes stir something in us.
#StarFlight #MelissaLanders #SpacePirates #CurrentlyReading #SummerReading #YoungAdult

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bibliomeds
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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"Hey, slow breaths,” Cassia said.
Solara hadn‘t realized she was gasping. “Right. Sorry.”
“If you faint among pirates, don‘t bother waking up.”
Oh god. That was not helpful."

This book made me laugh so much (4 stars)

#starflight #melissalanders #scifi #space #yabook #ya #universe

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N9erz
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Mehso-so

Super amazing cover and a pretty good and entertaining story. Although I'm quite annoyed by Lovestories emerging in like every genre of fiction it was amusing and a rather short read.

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pillbugdreams
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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"She had no idea what the future would hold for any of them, beyond possibilities as infinite as the stars.

And really, that was enough."



the cover of 'starflight' is so, so stunning! some other books that i adore the covers of are 'passenger' by alexandra bracken and 'the weight of zero' by karen fortunati.



what are some of your favorite book covers?

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FrogEnsemble One of my favourite book covers is The Story of Buildings! It has a cross section of a skyscraper with the words sitting on either side of the tower. This is a super cool book cover, and looks really good! 7y
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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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So Lara is a major #wannabe. She wants to be a mechanic in the outer realm, she wants to be independent, and she wants to be better than Doran. Loved this book. I have the sequel, I just need to read it. #characters2017

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courtneybee
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Ok so this one technically doesn't take place in a galaxy far far away because some people still live on earth (honestly that part of the set-up of the universe confused me). This is the story of a rough-and-tumble but lovable space crew, always seconds away from stumbling into danger. The plot twists aren‘t surprising, but the story is still energetic, with plenty of action. Space pirates! Who doesn‘t love space pirates?

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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Okay, so they are fake #siblings but they get away with it for a while. #aprilshowers

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TizJ3ss
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I can't believe it took me so long to pick this book up! I loved it! The story was full of action, emotion, and memorable characters. It definitely gave me Firefly vibes...with a little Pirates of the Caribbean thrown in for good measure! No big cliffhanger endings, but I still can't wait to pick up Starfall for more adventures with this ragtag family of fugitives!

398.2 ❤️firefly 💕 8y
TizJ3ss @398.2 Yes! My best friend got me into it and I love it!!! 😍 8y
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UnConventionalBookworms
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I love the MC in this story!

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Ashley_Morgan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Well, that was fun!!! I'm pretty sure I read this book with a goofy grin on my face the whole time!

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Nitpickyabouttrains
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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This adventure book was fun but predictable. I found myself almost yelling at the characters not to do things. Still, the characters were detailed and flawed and changed in a satisfying way.

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kimberly.burke
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A mechanically-minded orphan looking to start a new life and the rich heir of a fuel empire find their lives (rather miserably) intertwined as they journey across the galaxy. After change in fortune, they find themselves on a ship with a small, quirky crew, whose actions may not be *entirely* on the up and up.

Solid character development helped win me over after an iffy start, and I was totally ready to be a crew member on Banshee by the end.

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Ashley_Morgan
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So glad I married a fellow reader! Also, Starflight is giving me all the Firefly feels!

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jessreadsbooks88
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Oh man. I've always been such a huge fan of Joss Whedon's Firefly, and this felt like it was set in that same universe. I loved the whole premise of a ragtag team on board a junky spaceship, making their way through one adventure after another. But what I really enjoyed was the chemistry between the two main characters. So well written!

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melrailey
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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I loved Starflight and can't wait to read Starfall - by an author that shares my name - Melissa. #RiotGrams

Chessa Oooh, can't wait to read Starfall! (edited) 8y
SheReads3 I'm excited to get my hands on Starfall. 8y
Robothugs Ohh how awesome!!! 8y
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SheReads3
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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I really enjoyed this one.
Futuristic, space travel, space pirates, bounty hunters, science, and friendship.
Looking forward to the companion novel that comes out in a couple of days 😀

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MartinaLove
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Next on my reading list! I wanted to read something about the space and universe! I hope this is good! Have you read it? Did you you like it?

398.2 This has been on my TBR list. It sounds good! 8y
MartinaLove @398.2 It's interesting! If you're in a mood for adventure, angsty romance and sci-fic! I recommend this! 8y
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SheReads3
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It wasn't fair that people couldn't pick their own families.

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SheReads3
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Lying in bed reading this morning. I think I'll just read all day. 😀
#WeekendsAreForReading

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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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I am so happy that space novels seem to be back in vogue. If you are a fan of Firefly then you need to pick up this book. I can not wait for book 2.
#beatthebacklist #Knightbus #characterthatrunsaway #LitsyAtoZ #S #mountTBR FULL REVIEW on Goodreads.

RealLifeReading You had me at Firefly 8y
JoRead Thanks for the rec! 8y
LibrarianRyan @RealLifeReading I know right!🤓 8y
LibrarianRyan @JoRead you are welcome. #2 comes out next week. I might have to cave and purchase it. 8y
lisakoby Stacked! 8y
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LibrarianRyan
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It may not be as funny when it's not in context but this has me chuckling at work and all those in the lunch room looking at me like I'm crazy.

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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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Is it bad that I love to find mistakes in books. You can not see it here, but "retinas." End the page before.

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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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The book I'm reading and a fav snack. #readjanuary #bookandsnack

Suzze I love the Fish in Space! 8y
DGRachel 😍😍😍 8y
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LibrarianRyan
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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#page24 #readjanuary In between all the graphic novels and kids books I'm reading Starflight. It's one of my #litsyatoz books to boot.

398.2 I have been meaning to read this! What do you think of it? 8y
LibrarianRyan @398.2 I'm only a little more than 50 pages in. It I am enjoying it. It feels almost like Firefly, but not quite. 8y
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alisonrose
Starflight | Melissa Landers
Mehso-so

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would - lots of action, fast-paced and fun. I appreciated that the sci-fi stuff wasn't too heavy handed, too, as that's not my thing. But being that it's sci-fi, some of it was a little eye-rolly and also required some real suspension of disbelief. Plus, trying to avoid spoilers but there is a verrrrry typical YA trope that I really wish had been avoided. But still, fun and funny. 3/5 ⭐

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alisonrose
Starflight | Melissa Landers
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I got this in my second Uppercase Box like...a year ago. Still hadn't read it. Oops 😬 But now I am! #nowreading

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