When the Stars Come Out: Exploring the Magic and Mysteries of the Night-Time

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If I could give you anything in this life, it would be the happiness you feel when you look at the stars." Anora soon finds herself in a different world and finds the pieces of a puzzle as to what she is and who murdered or is plotting to murder who. An exploration of our world after dark. The title is bold, shiny and eye catching. The cover picture is soft, warm and friendly. I thought it was going to be about planets and stargazing, but it is about SO much more! If you love dark romances, don’t let the YA tag scare you away because this series is going places!!

Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! I was looking for a change of scene I was not sure what to expect from this book but it sounded like a good and interesting read. It didn't diappoint. The genres: YA and Urban Fantasy I liked how this book was not what I thought it would be! Whilst I don’t see it as a book that you’d read from cover to cover in one fell swoop with children, I do see it as an invaluable reference book and a resource that a teacher could use throughout the course of the year, for all sorts of subjects. By either group or individual reading, topic work, photocopying facts for science, maths or history, inspiration for art… almost limitless.

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This book was honestly the most pleasant surprise!! YA to its core it gave me the nostalgic vibes of being something I’ve read and loved before with a story that was wholly it’s own.

Shy is what I imagine the teenage Desmond Flynn would have been, change my mind!! That is by far the highest honor I can think to bestow on him and I love, Love, LOVED his chemistry with Anora. I just want to see so much more of them and their building, forbidden love!!True to its YA roots nothing in this book came as a surprise and most everything was either explained/revealed in an alternate POV or was just obvious to you as you were reading, but that did not detract from the story AT ALL and it was every bit as seamless and entertaining as any adult book on the market right now. There is so much in this book and I think that allows for a variety of different ways to explore it. You could take the more factual approach and look more into the facts about night-time and even space. Or, you could investigate more into different celebrations of the night and how different cultures experience and view the night in comparison to your own. You could even look at the book on a deeper level. There seems to be this underlying message that we need to be careful, human’s ever-growing nocturnal nature is contributing more light pollution, meaning animals suffer and their behaviours and survival are impacted. Also, our own use of things such as social media is resulting in us getting less and less sleep which can be detrimental to our own health.

Anora sees Souls and her mother thinks she is crazy. This all started when her grandfather died and she saw his soul escape. Her mother moves them from NYC to Oklahoma and changes her daughter’s name. If Anora doesn’t stop with her strange behavior, her mother will have her committed. Little does her mother know but they have moved to a place Anora should not be living.All in all, I really really enjoyed the story and the new world it had given me. So I believe it deserves a 4 stars. Other than Anora, we meet Shy. It's an interesting name for a mysterious guy. He doesn't know what's going on with Anora, but he does feel a certain tug towards her. Some would call that fate and others wouldn't. So, it shouldn't be a surprise when people tell him to stay away from her. Funny thing about fate, he can't because it hurts to ignore her. The Relationship: I just did not understand the relationship between Shy and Anora. It was forbidden, but they were lovers in past lives, so that's why they decided to get together? Did they get together? I'm not even sure. It was too confusing and still doesn't make sense. Description of This book is about a girl named Anora Silby who can see the dead and turn spirits into gold coins, two things she would prefer to keep secret as she tries to lead a normal life at her new school. After all she didn't change her identity for nothing. Part of why I liked this was the unique world building aspect. There’s a race of supernaturals who look like humans, but can turn into crows or sprout wings in their human form. I haven’t read a lot of books with crow shapeshifters. They have a fully fleshed out social structure with strict rules. Basically, they are in charge of destroying evil. What is that evil? The dark force called “Influence,” which is slowly destroying the world. It can possess people, latching onto their sad or dark emotions. And finally, there are the gold coins that were once souls, now in need of ferrying to the afterlife. Laced throughout everything is the controversy amid the Vaylren (sp?) hierarchy.