4 stars

Beautifully Written.
Well developed characters that you’ll both love and hate.
Simply magical.
Just the type of fantasy I needed to lose myself in for a while.

"Do you not hear the star sing, little dreamer?"
The Everly family is cursed. Once a generation an Everly must walk away into the dark, compelled by the shadow beside them. Violet Everly is determined to break this curse after being doomed to be the curse's victim after her mother seemingly flees reality itself. While trying to break the curse Violet discovers a whole new world, Fidelis, seemingly filled with magic. But Fidelis has its own dark secrets, that the very Stars attempt to hide.

Overall I really enjoyed The City of Stardust. It was filled with a good cast of characters, though I do wish some of their backstories were a little more fleshed out. The story starts a bit slow and can be a tad convoluted at times. The story does seem to jump around a bit and sometimes it can be hard to tell how much time has passed, if any. I did really enjoy the writing style of Georgia Summers. It has an almost ethereal and whimsical feeling to it, that would make any fantasy/book lover feel right at home. Thank you to Netgalley and Redhook for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review

beautifully written, with amazing descriptions, but a bit slow at first. If you can get past the slow bits, the story will be super enjoyable.