The Sun and the Starmaker (Deluxe Edition)

The Sun and the Starmaker just felt like an old-school fairy tale to me. It was whimsy, magical, with an heartfelt romance and it discusses important life lessons. Although the book is YA Fantasy adults will still enjoy this as well, as it doesn't shy away from difficult topics like grief, death and dealing with fear. It especially made me emotional when Aurora had to leave her family behind, to face her fate as the next Starmaker. The romance in this book was really intruiging to me, as it wasn't straightforward and both characters were filled with understandable doubts, fears. After all, their love is destined to be tragic and impossible. Sure, they could have fixed a lot of their issues with open communication, but as Aurora is pretty young and the Starmaker isolated from society for a long time, I felt it was reasonable for them to be a little awkward in that regard. But ulitmately what made me fall in love with this story was the setting and the magic system. A village that is damned to be in a forever winter, can only thrive through the Starmaker: the person that summons the power of the Sun. To conclude: A MUST for everyone who loves fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast and The Snow Queen, but with a new twist.