Light of uncommon stars5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() The focus and detail placed on the donuts spread across every aspect of the book, creating a sense of connected community. I couldn’t sit down to read without craving one of the giant, frosted donuts. ![]() I loved and agonized over how detailed and tantalizing Aoki’s descriptions of the donuts were, too. ![]() What a wild combination! Donuts are amazing, and spaceships are amazing I don’t know why it’s taken so long for the two to meet. The first aspect of the story that caught my attention was the spaceship and aliens masquerading as a donut shop and its employees. The other heartbeat of Light From Uncommon Stars comes in the form of queer romance over donuts, no less.Īnd the donuts! Before reading Aoki’s novel, I did some digging to figure out what (beyond great queer content) Light From Uncommon Stars was about. Shizuka’s seventh soul and one of the biggest heartbeats of the book is Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway who can hear violins sing and plays music so unique that Shizuka knows she must claim Katrina’s soul for hell. For her last soul, Shizuka goes looking for talent in the San Gabriel Valley and finds it and more among the storefronts and people who call it home. Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil to get seven violin prodigies to sell their souls for fame and success. ![]() Ryka Aoki’s latest novel, Light From Uncommon Stars from Tor Books, is a beautiful adventure and tale of queer community, love, and talent. Series: The Tales of Gorlen Vizenfirthe.Series: From the Lost Travelers’ Tour Guide.People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!. ![]()
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