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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Grief, Trauma
These Broken Stars
by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
Book 1 in Starbound
The slow unraveling of who these two people really are beneath their public masks, set against an increasingly eerie and beautiful alien world that keeps you guessing.
goodreads 3.89/5 71,676 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length416 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice1/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Romantic fulfillment
- Warrior/fighter
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- Star-crossed
- The swoon
- Reluctant hero
- Class difference
- Book hangover
- Secretly soft
- Forbidden love
- Tension finally satisfied
- He falls first
Fantasy promise
- Sci-fi romance
- Forced proximity
- Ship / at sea
- Space/sci-fi
- Humans only
- Forest / wilderness
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- Star-crossed lovers
- Survival romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Intense
- Cinematic
- Heavy
- Royalty
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- Mysterious
- Immersive
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Dramatic
- Adventurous
- Emotional
- Thrilling
- Character-driven
- Suspenseful
- Atmospheric
- Titanic in space
- Stranded survival romance
- Class divide tension
- Lush atmospheric world
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Book details
- Length
- 416 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book