review; the chaos of stars

The Chaos Of Stars
by Kiersten White

Isadora’s family is seriously screwed up – which comes with the territory when you’re the human daughter of the ancient Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris. Isadora is tired of living with crazy relatives who think she’s only worthy of a passing glance – so when she gets the chance to move to California with her brother, she jumps on it. But her new life comes with plenty of its own dramatic – and dangerous – complications… and Isadora quickly learns there’s no such thing as a clean break from family.

Review:
Don’t you love the feeling when, after a bout of unproductiveness, after being unable to write or read for months, you pick up a book in the hopes of finally getting over the slump, and you finish it in two days? I really, really do.

To be honest, I think the reason I loved the book so much was because of how easy it was to read. The story wasn’t overly complicated. The characters, despite being gods and goddesses and children of aforementioned deity, were relatable. Ultimately, it was a story about family and letting new people in.

With, you know, some mysterious darkness looming as a threat beyond everything.

The usual stuff.

I just devoured it. Could not put it down. I do not know much by the way of Egyptian (or Greek) mythology, just the bits and pieces I’ve skimmed through or seen in movies over the years, but the way this story was pieced together made it flow well. Made it understandable without being preachy. The gods, though seemingly larger than life, had their flaws. They were, ironically, human.

And Isadora. What do I say about Isadora. There have been times when protagonists like her have rubbed me the wrong way, but something about the way she was written was sympathetic throughout. Yes, there were times when I got frustrated with her stubbornness, etc, but it was all done well.

I pretty much called Ry correctly once he was introduced – I mean, not exactly. That final reveal was still a little whoa. But kinda still. Not that it detracted at all from my enjoyment of the whole story. In fact, it sorta added to it. Knowing/suspecting what I did about him while the protagonist obviously was still in the dark.

I’m not sure if I will enjoy it on a reread, but it was definitely the right book to get me back into reading. And hopefully, blogging.