Not many characters blindside or deceive her in this novel, but her transparency could be the cause of her demise in future books.” “I wish be a little more hesitant about trusting people. At least Hysan wisely called her out on her constant indecisiveness.

If this girl doesn’t choose to date either Hysan or Mathias by the end of the next book, I am going to reach through the pages and slap her in the face! I thought the love triangle was over when Mathias “died”, and I happily grew invested in Rho and Hysan’s relationship during the first half of Wandering Star. However, the feelings he stirs in Rho after his rescue irritated me. Since I didn’t care for him in the first book, his return didn’t strike me emotionally. I had a feeling Mathias didn’t die at the end of the first book – possibly because of how often other fantasy novels and movies fake deaths of beloved characters. This fact coupled with the abundance of side characters decreases the powerful impacts of certain deaths. The downside to this change is that most previously established relationships don’t have room to develop, making the outcomes of tragic events less heartbreaking.

In this sequel, the author creates believable relationships between characters, Rho’s relationship with her older brother, Stanton, being a prime example. While Romina Russell’s writing style remains consistent with the tone of her previous novel, Wandering Star exhibits vast improvements in narrative consistency and characterization compared to Zodiac. Now Rho must embark on a high-stakes journey through an all-new set of Houses, where she discovers that there’s much more to her Galaxy–and to herself–than she could have ever imagined. Then, unwelcome nightmare that he is, Ochus appears to Rho, bearing a cryptic message that leaves her with no choice but to fight.

Orphaned, disgraced, and stripped of her title, Rho is ready to live life quietly, as an aid worker in the Cancrian refugee camp on House Capricorn.īut news has spread that the Marad–an unbalanced terrorist group determined to overturn harmony in the Galaxy–could strike any House at any moment.

Wandering star a zodiac novel