Ancrum, written with the same style of short, micro-fiction chapters and immediacy that garnered acclaim for her debut, The Wicker King. The Weight of the Stars is the new LGBT young adult romance from K.
And now it’s up to Ryann to lift her onto the roof day after day until the silence between them grows into friendship, and eventually something more. Those novels are both set on or near Earth, but sci-fi doesn’t have to be a progression of our own future. England jumps all the way to 2194 to tell its story. After a horrific accident leaves Alexandria with a broken arm, the girls are brought together despite themselves―and Ryann learns her secret: Alexandria’s mother is an astronaut who volunteered for a one-way trip to the edge of the solar system.Įvery night without fail, Alexandria waits to catch radio signals from her mother. Ancrum is a great example of near-future sci-fi, while The Disasters by M.K. One day she meets Alexandria: a furious loner who spurns Ryann’s offer of friendship. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for acting out and skipping school to hang out with her delinquent friends. But a career in space isn’t an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the “wrong” side of town. It’s one of those books that is deceptive in how good it is. Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. The Weight of the Stars is a book that enchants you with short chapters and compelling characters.
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