{Review} The Chaos of Stars @KierstenWhite @EpicReads

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.

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Kiersten White is the New York Times bestselling author of the Paranormalcy trilogy, The Chaos of Stars, and the psychological thriller Mind Games. Kiersten lives with her family in San Diego, California. Visit her at www.kierstenwhite.com.

Lately I have seen a ton of really bad reviews for this book.  So when I recieved an ARC in the mail from the publisher I wasnt expecting a book I was going to love.  But, that is just what I got.  So many books out there focus on the Greek Gods.  From the series Starcrossed, to The Goddess Test.  These book focus on the Greek myths.  I was so happy that this one was focused on the Egyptian ones.  I dont know what other peoples issues were about the book.  But, I found it fast paced and wonderful!

This book is the perfect blend of plot, humor, and suspense!  I also loved that it was very short.  Just over 250 pages long and is a stand alone.  I hope to read more stories from this world of gods in our time!



"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."

Editorial Reviews From Booklist Isadora can’t wait to leave her stifling family life in Egypt and join her brother Sirus in California. Her parents—Osiris and Isis—are gods, and she is merely human, and bitter about it, too. Her parents could gift her with immortality, but she believes they don’t love her enough to keep her forever. Now that Isis is pregnant again, Isadora knows she’s being replaced. Sirus is welcoming, and eventually, through her museum job, she makes friends, finds interior-design projects, and even falls for a strange, beautiful boy (who, readers will realize long before Isadora, is also descendant of gods—Greek ones). But when her ill-omened dreams keep telling her to return home, she ignores them until it’s almost too late. Self-pitying Isadora is hard to like, though she redeems herself by saving her family once she learns how badly she’s misunderstood everything. Unfortunately, most of the excitement happens at the end, with the rest dominated by romantic angst, dream sequences, and Isadora’s flippant mythology lessons. Readers enamored of Egyptian mythology may still like this contemporary perspective. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: White’s Paranormalcy trilogy brought her tons of attention, and a sweepstakes, mobile campaign, and more should keep the spotlight focused. Grades 7-10. --Krista Hutley From the Back Cover Isadora's family is seriously screwed up. Of course, when you're the human daughter of Egyptian gods, that comes with the territory. Isadora's sick of living a life where she's only worthy of a passing glance, and when she's offered the chance to move thousands of miles away, she jumps on it. But as much as Isadora tries to keep her new world and old world apart, she quickly realizes there's no such thing as a clean break when it comes to family.

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