Title - Heir of Skies
Author - Rachel Higginson
Series - Starbright #1
Genres - YA, Fantasy, Romance
Published - September 17th 2012
Format - Kindle freebie
Synopsis
Stella is a Star, sent by a Council of Elders to live on Earth and protect the planet from the Darkness, a terrifying evil that would suck the good from every living thing and leave the planet empty and desolate. She has until her twenty-fifth birthday before the Protectorship becomes hers and Earth is left solely her responsibility.
Stella’s fate goes on fast forward as she struggles to balance the rest of high school with the duties of protecting humanity from the deadliest kind of evil.
With her parents and Seth, the boy intended to be her Counterpart, by her side she faces down demons and fallen angels in an effort to protect the last inhabited planet in the universe.
But evil is not her only enemy. She also fights her future as she tries to decide if she’s willing to give up her human relationships, especially that of her best friend Tristan, in order to save humanity.
Review
Stella is just sixteen when
she's attacked by the shadows that kick her future into high gear. Suddenly the
guy who she's not supposed to meet for many years has shown up in time to save
her from the shadows. The prior protector of Earth has been murdered kick
starting Stella’s training to be the next protector. Thankfully she won’t have
to step right into the roll since there is a temporary Star to protect earth.
With the loss of one star and the arrival of Seth her warrior Stella’s life is
about to change.
Instead of spending her days
with school, sports and her friends she now has to add fighting and training to
protect to the earth with Seth. While Stella is destined to be with Seth she
can’t help the feelings that her best friend has developed. With two guys
trying for her heart she has her hands full toss in an angry fallen who is
intent on having Seth join his side. Stella will have to take a speed course in
learning to defend the earth or else it will fall into the darkness like all
the prior planets. At least she won’t have to do it alone.
I like Stella she’s one of
those pure characters you can’t help liking right from the start. I really love
characters you can connect with and Stella is one of those characters, plus as
the book progresses she just gets better. I really like Seth he’s the good guy
with a good heart intent on doing what’s right even if it means losing the last
of his family. I’m not sure how I feel about Stella’s best friend Tristian he
kind of bugs me the way he knows she’s off limits but doesn’t back off with his
intentions.
I've had this one as a kindle
freebie for over a year and I wish I hadn't waited so long. I haven't found
that Angel book that I've fallen in love with yet but this series may just be
it. While the author uses the concept of good vs evil she adds her own unique
twist creating stars and warriors as protects of earth. The stars and warriors
have the ability to heat up their skin to the power of the sun, they are
stronger, faster, and can fly how cool is that? I loved Stella even if she is
in a love triangle which typically I avoid she’s still a character I enjoyed
reading her story. Overall I think the author did a great job, and plan to read
the next ones in the series. Side note the series was renamed and the cover
updated in my opinion much better.
5 out of 5 stars
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