Ich weiß gar nicht, wo ich anfangen soll. Das war eine absolut wunderschöne Liebesgeschichte zwischen zwei gegensätzlichen Charakteren. Die Welt wirkte so verzaubert und märchenhaft; irgendwie erinnerte sie mich an die „Once Upon a Broken Heart“-Reihe, die ich über alles liebe. 🥰 Die -0,25 ✨ gibt es nur, weil ich fand, dass sich das Ende etwas erzwungen anfühlte. Aber abgesehen davon war es eine so schöne Geschichte; ich habe fast ununterbrochen geweint, weil mich das Buch so sehr berührt hat♥️ Ps: Es ist auch für solche geeignet, die gerne anfangen möchten englisch zu lesen, weil die Sprache ist relativ einfach zu verstehen, da es nicht ein grosses worldbuilding gibt. 4.75 von 5⭐

I don’t usually start my review with the Author’s Note, but learning that Rachel Griffin wrote this story amidst a brain injury - and what it meant to her in terms of finding her sense of self again - left me open-mouthed and made me appreciate this book even more. The Sun and the Starmaker is a story based on a myth, becoming a myth, spawning a myth. And with myth I mean a fairytale that little kids get told before bedtime, making them dream of other worlds, fate and love. And everything is transported by a prose that is so captivating I found myself staring into the middle distance more than once. The only real critique I have is the slow start. It took me a little while to fully settle into the story. But once I hit about the 20% mark, I was completely in. From there on, the emotional pull only deepened, and I found myself fully wrapped up in the world and its characters. What truly stood out to me was the Snow Angel. I loved her deeply - not just as a character, but for what she represents. There’s something profoundly tender and symbolic about her presence, and she perfectly captures the book’s themes of loss, love, memory, identity and becoming whole again. This story is soft and aching and hopeful all at once. It lingers in quiet moments rather than big spectacle, and it trusts the reader to sit with emotion (and probably ugly crying), which I really appreciated. This one will stay with me for a long while. 4.5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @sourcebooksfire for the eARC! #TheSunAndTheStarmaker #Netgalley #Bookstagram