Everyone has family problems, even gods and goddesses.
Isadora, the teenage daughter of Isis and Osiris, can verify
that. After years of feeling trapped and unloved in their
Egyptian home, danger arrives, as does an excuse for Isadora
to leave. Now in modern day America, Isadora faces new
dangers...and some old ones she doesn't expect.
I love mythology, but my knowledge of Egyptian mythology has
always lacked in comparison to that of Greek. Now, after
reading Kiersten White's THE CHAOS OF STARS I am more
interested in the Egyptians than ever. Spun with snark,
depth, and humor, this book engrosses you from the first
chapter. Isadora is a character with a deep soul—one that
screams off the page. She is sarcastic and hurt, and she
knows how to tell her story. I felt an immediate connection
to her when reading her first person narration.
My favorite fantasy/mythological books almost always have
one thing in common: no matter how out there or crazy the
situation is, like a teen Egyptian goddess trying to be a
normal modern day American, the story is still full of a
real heart that surpasses any reality barriers. Kiersten
White put that heart in THE CHAOS OF THE STARS, and I love
her for it. Isadora is a young woman who can be rash and
hurtful. She can be loving and generous, though those
moments are sometimes rare. But best of all, she can be just
as confused as any "normal" person who be in a family that
drives her crazy or to tears. She can grow and struggle to
find her own role in that family.
For myself, that is what I took from this story: the power
of a family to shape and define who you are, as well as the
power of your individual self to define them and your own
self. The pacing of the story does have its slow points, and
I'm not over the moon about some of the plot twists, but
both of those things pale in comparison to the enjoyment
that can come from CHAOS OF STARS.
Isadora's family is seriously screwed up—which comes with the territory when you're the human daughter of the ancient Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris. Isadora is tired of living with crazy relatives who think she's only worthy of a passing glance—so when she gets the chance to move to California with her brother, she jumps on it. But her new life comes with plenty of its own dramatic—and dangerous— complications . . . and Isadora quickly learns there's no such thing as a clean break from family. Blending Ally Carter's humor and the romance of Cynthia Hand's Unearthly, The Chaos of Stars takes readers on an unforgettable journey halfway across the world and back, and proves there's no place like home.
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