Inherit The Stars (ARC Review)

Inherit The Stars | Tessa Elwood

Published by: Running Press Kids, December 8th 2015

Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Space

Pages: 304

Format: Ebook

Source: Running Press Kids, via Netgalley

Three royal houses ruling three interplanetary systems are on the brink of collapse, and they must either ally together or tear each other apart in order for their people to survive.

Asa is the youngest daughter of the house of Fane, which has been fighting a devastating food and energy crisis for far too long. She thinks she can save her family’s livelihood by posing as her oldest sister in an arranged marriage with Eagle, the heir to the throne of the house of Westlet. The appearance of her mother, a traitor who defected to the house of Galton, adds fuel to the fire, while Asa also tries to save her sister Wren's life . . . possibly from the hands of their own father.

But as Asa and Eagle forge a genuine bond, will secrets from the past and the urgent needs of their people in the present keep them divided?

Author Tessa Elwood's debut series is an epic romance at heart, set against a mine field of political machinations, space adventure, and deep-seeded family loyalties. 

I LOVE this book. Love it so much with every tiny piece of my heart. Everyone needs to read this book.

The romance, guys, the ROMANCE. It's a really slow burn love and you can literally see them falling for each other and I HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT IT. They're thrown together in an arranged political marriage (even though Asa isn't technically supposed to be the bride...) and I ADORE the forced marriage trope.

 I love the characters so, so much, literally a whole lot. Asa is a quiet character - she's not a take-charge badass action type, but she's awesome and fights for what she believes is right and I love her. She's easy to identify with, a normal clumsy, heartfelt girl. And EAGLE - he's even more complex and protective and everything to me. I love him so much. (Can you tell this is an emotion-driven review rather than an analytical one or...?) Also Eagle is a MOC and he's scarred, and he has a prosthetic arm!!!

It wasn't just characters I loved though. The world is amazing, and enough details were given about the different planets without overpowering the story. AND it felt natural and feasible, that each planet had its own strengths and products/services it was know for. Eagle's home was known for technology and medicine for example. There were politics too, enough to give high stakes and intrigue but without being overbearing.

All of that combined to make the Book of My Heart. I loved everything.

Characters ★★★★★

Setting/world ★★★★☆

Writing ★★★★☆

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