
Light from Uncommon Stars
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Narrated by:
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Cindy Kay
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By:
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Ryka Aoki
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki's Light from Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.
Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: To escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. She has already delivered six.
When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. She's found her final candidate.
But in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth. And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline.
As the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found.
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
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Critic reviews
2022, L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist
2021, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
2022, ALA Alex Awards Winner (Adult for Young Adults)
2021, NYPL Best Books of the Year
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Cozy Blend of Magical Realism and Light Sci-Fi
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Brilliant.
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My only issue is with the recording/production. There are no breaks when characters change pov. It is rather jarring and can take a second to reorient and get back into the story.
character shifts are jarring
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Absolutely loved it.
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Loved this book
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amazing story of hope, shame and stars
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Weird and charming
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So wonderful
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Absolutely fell in love with all the characters
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This is a book about violin music
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