The Chaos of Stars
Isadora’s family is seriously screwed up.
Of course, as the human daughter of Egyptian gods, that pretty much comes with the territory. She’s also stuck with parents who barely notice her, and a house full of relatives who can’t be bothered to remember her name. After all, they are going to be around forever—and she’s a mere mortal.
Isadora’s sick of living a life where she’s only worthy of a passing glance, and when she has the chance to move to San Diego with her brother, she jumps on it. But Isadora’s quickly finding that a “normal” life comes with plenty of its own epic complications—and that there’s no such thing as a clean break when it comes to family. Much as she wants to leave her past behind, she can’t shake the ominous dreams that foretell destruction for her entire family. When it turns out there may be truth in her nightmares, Isadora has to decide whether she can abandon her divine heritage after all.
Of course, as the human daughter of Egyptian gods, that pretty much comes with the territory. She’s also stuck with parents who barely notice her, and a house full of relatives who can’t be bothered to remember her name. After all, they are going to be around forever—and she’s a mere mortal.
Isadora’s sick of living a life where she’s only worthy of a passing glance, and when she has the chance to move to San Diego with her brother, she jumps on it. But Isadora’s quickly finding that a “normal” life comes with plenty of its own epic complications—and that there’s no such thing as a clean break when it comes to family. Much as she wants to leave her past behind, she can’t shake the ominous dreams that foretell destruction for her entire family. When it turns out there may be truth in her nightmares, Isadora has to decide whether she can abandon her divine heritage after all.
(summary from goodreads.com)
Super cute book, and get this - I think it's even a stand alone young adult novel. I KNOW! I too thought those didn't exist any more, or if they did they were elusive creatures with rare sightings. Not that I wouldn't mind seeing these characters again, they were charming and delightful, but the point is that I don't HAVE to see them in order to be satisfied with this book. Nice.
I have so far loved all of White's heroines, though they have all been different. Isadora seems to be a mix of the two we've already seen. A little tougher than Evie with a sense of realism that reminds me of Fia. Anyway, cute book. Some of the hemming and hawing and back and forthing of the romance got a little tiring, but this is YA, what do I expect. Still a cute read, and fun to be immersed in Ancient Egyptian culture for a bit.
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Super cute book, and get this - I think it's even a stand alone young adult novel. I KNOW! I too thought those didn't exist any more, or if they did they were elusive creatures with rare sightings. Not that I wouldn't mind seeing these characters again, they were charming and delightful, but the point is that I don't HAVE to see them in order to be satisfied with this book. Nice.
I have so far loved all of White's heroines, though they have all been different. Isadora seems to be a mix of the two we've already seen. A little tougher than Evie with a sense of realism that reminds me of Fia. Anyway, cute book. Some of the hemming and hawing and back and forthing of the romance got a little tiring, but this is YA, what do I expect. Still a cute read, and fun to be immersed in Ancient Egyptian culture for a bit.
Mom note: As
a mother of readers, I also
want to make a note to myself (and others if they care) why I would or
would not have my children read this book, because honestly, sometimes I
forget. This is a YA book, so everything is within YA strictures.
Violence: mild; Profanity: none; Sex: not directly, but some in the relating of egyptian myths
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