Book description
Sometimes you have to leave home to find
it…
All Casper Bell has ever wanted is to belong. But now,
abandoned by his friends and family after being outed, he has nothing left to lose when the
people of Novilem abduct him.
Except Earth.
Teleported to a world
where stars…
Why read it?
1 author picked A Circle of Stars as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is a fricken gut punch. At least the first few chapters. Dang, they hit me hard and heavy. I definitely almost set the book down. It was just sad and a reminder of how awful my teen years were.
However, once we got to the wonderful world of magic and space tech, the theme lightened up, and I found myself falling in love with this mysterious, magical planet far, far away. I’m very patiently awaiting book two in the duology.
From MN's list on The best queer Indie Fantasy books.
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