Tarnished Are the Stars is a wonderful exploration of found family mixed with exciting, fast paced plots. Anna's very existence is illegal. She's a girl with a mechanical heart in a world where tech of any kind is illegal. Nathaniel is the son of the Commissioner, sent to capture Anna so she can be punished for helping others use tech to survive. Eliza is a spy sent by the Queen to relay information regarding Nathaniel and the Commissioner. Each from vastly lives, with missions that seem incapable of co-existing, finding common ground seems nearly impossible. But as they're forced to work together, the trio of unlikely friends find comfort, and ultimately home, with each other as they race to uncover terrible truths being kept from them.