The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne is a well-written, futuristic book that will appeal to many teens and young adults. It made me wonder why these issues were given importance if they were at least somewhat resolved in the end. Alexa ends most of Leo’s story in a satisfactory way but leaves a few unanswered questions, specifically with regards to her father and the fate of the lower class inhabitants of society. Her futuristic setting along with an adapted version of the Bachelor/Bachelorette provides for a unique backdrop to Leo’s personal story involving her family and Elliot. Once I got a few chapters in, Alexa was able to craft an interesting story with a diverse cast of characters and multiple plot lines to add a touch of mystery and intrigue. Initially, I struggled to get engaged with the story and had to force myself to continue ready.
The Stars We Steal lacked both “bookends” for me. Also, if the book finishes with subplots or other integral questions unresolved I am left feeling somewhat shorted. If I am not “hooked” quickly it’s hard to get invested in the tale the author is trying to create.
When Elliot returns, with progressive ideas for the future of the fleet, as the wealthy heir to a Russian ship and fortune, Leo’s Vlog experience becomes more life-altering than she planned.įor me, how an author begins and ends a book is almost as important as the story itself. Her father gives her no choice but to enter, but she continues to work on getting a patent to sell a water filtration system she has redesigned with hopes that this will be the way to maintain her autonomy without marrying for money to prevent the loss of their family ship. Because of her age this is her final year of eligibility in the Vlog. At sixteen, Leo was forced by her family to turn her back on her first love, Elliot the son of her father’s butler, and has refused to be part of numerous Vlogs which would force her into a loveless alliance. A two-tiered society has continued, with the titled and rich maintaining control through an elaborate tradition called the Vlog, a month-long event full of activities meant to match the most eligible young people for marriage and family alliances.
Only the wealthy and titled of the world were able to escape to space along with a crew of servants and workers. These ended up in space, hundreds of years ago, after a catastrophic event plummeted earth into an unforgiving ice age. She carries the archaic title of princess even though the only thing she is heir to is a decrepit spaceship in the stellar settlement for the remnants of earth. The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne is a teen/YA story of love versus obligation for a futuristic young women, Princess Leonie who prefers to be called Leo.
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