A review by mayastef
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

4.5

Oh my god how to I even begin to articulate what happened in this book. At its core it's about finding love, belonging, identity, purpose, and many other profound things but the path to finding those things is absolutely brutal. Somehow stories about hell-bent violinists and donut makers from space converge on the story of a young trans girl just trying to exist and all of those stories mesh together and create a beautiful book. At times it can be challenging to read about the vastly different stories of so many characters all at once and maybe once you finish the book there's a few things that you wish got wrapped up with a bit more detail. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book but definitely check the trigger warnings and subject matter before jumping in.