Talia's struggle to see Ailat as her equal while having to traverse politics led for some great internal debates. Ailat was Talia's mock (before everything blew up in Talia's face, quite literally), and that is what struck a chord with me. The one friendship I really enjoyed reading about was Talia and Ailat's. I didn't have enough time with each character or characters' interactions with each other to truly empathize with the story. When a crew member was hurt or in peril, I didn't care. Though some of these dynamics were convincing, I wasn't that invested. Will and his crew have a close knit bond. The first thing I want to talk about are the friendships. The roles of humans and mocks are reversed, and with Talia discovered, everything is subject to change. Mocks were servants to the humans when before Talia's birthday, but now they rule the galaxy instead. One hundred years later, Will Perrault and his crew find Talia in suspended sleep. However, a party before her eighteenth birthday leaves her family and the fate of the galaxy in shambles. Talia Starchaser, a human, is set to inherit the galaxy. Our Dark Stars is a YA science fiction novel told in dual point of views. Also real quick: that cover?! Hat's off to whomever designed that! Though I had my doubts, I enjoyed myself reading Our Dark Stars and I recommend it, despite the couple issues I had. For such a complex plot, I suspected at least 400 pages. Though the synopsis interested me, I was hesitant to read it because the book is only 316 pages.

At first, I was a bit hesitant to request this one.

I first heard of Our Dark Stars when I was looking through Netgalley.

Our Dark Stars by Audrey Grey