Book description
At eighteen, Jaele's life is shattered when her family is murdered by a band of Raiders, members of a long-accursed race. Overwhelmed by rage and grief, alone for the first time in her life, and fuelled by childhood myths of a warrior queen, Jaele sets out on an epic quest…
Why read it?
1 author picked A Telling of Stars as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I really resonate with the main character of this book because the author maintains her humanity while making her the hero of the story.
Jaele is allowed to be angry, sad, brave, grief-stricken, optimistic, pessimistic, and every other feeling under the sun while she’s on her quest; she’s not confined to the constant heroic stoicism you get from, say, Jedis or Elves. At one point in the book (my favorite part, actually), she admits that she’s resentful of her grief. I love when stories allow their characters to show their ugly sides.
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