Wandering Star

Zodiac Series #2

De: Romina Russell

Narrado por: Rebecca Gibel

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. But news has spread that the Marad - an unbalanced terrorist group determined to overturn harmony in the Galaxy - could strike any House at any moment. Then, unwelcome nightmare that he is, Ochus appears to Rho, bearing a cryptic message that leaves her with no choice but to fight. 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.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

"A thematically powerful ride." (Kirkus)

Fast Paced Escape Read

Like part 1 the book needs more details and chatacter development; the story moves so fast the author doesn't give time for rounding out parts that would add to the richness of the story. That said, the story is good and the world building made me happy with original ideas. I do enjoy these and will read book 3- just annoyed because this could be excellent and it isn't. Also annoying love triangle that detracts from... everything.

Another great story from Romina Russell

The story picks up soon after book 1. Again, Romina blows me away with her world of the Zodiac. It's so original and creative! It makes me want to visit each house!

Mathias😍

*spoiler*

i love this series but im giving it a five star soley based on the fact that Mathias is back😂😍

Pronounce Ophiuchus Right

I don't know who told the narrator to say "Oh-fy-a-cus" instead of "Of-ee-you-cus" but y'all need to do some basic google research on how to pronounce things before making the narrator mispronounce it. Biggest complaint but otherwise everything else is fine.

So good

love this book
so interesting to read
One of the best books I read

Cringe worthy

My daughter was reading this book series so I tried to catch up and learn about it. The first book was rough to get through and this one was just painful. The narrator made it even more melodramatic. The concept had a lot of promise, but they could never quite make the heroine strong on her own. And of course then they have to add the love triangle and how she always needs to be rescued. My daughter stopped reading in the middle of this book and since I listened to it on audible, I finished it. I almost wanted to make her finish it as punishment for even suggesting this book. The audible didn't help the cause. It was sooooo drawn out and whiney. I honestly have never been so critical of a book before, but seriously, this had some good things going for it and they just wasted the opportunity. I really wish that someone could take this concept and redo this whole series!

It's Better Than Zodiac

I hate to admit it, but I owe Romina Russell a round of applause for Wandering Star. I heavily knocked the writing style of Zodiac and while it may have been a bit harsh, I believe I was justified in my treatment of the novel. Now I wonder if perhaps it was first novel jitters. Wandering Star written more the way I expected it to, and it was a huge relief. However, it felt like Rho herself took ten steps in the opposite direction. Before I get into the review I would like to touch on a few things specifically about the audiobook. Unlike the audiobooks for both Zodiac, and Thirteen Rising, I paid for Wandering Star, full price. I had honestly hoped that after Zodiac, the narrator would have looked at reviews other people have posted and corrected her pronunciation, but she did not. Ophiuchus (Awe-few-cuss) is a real constellation, meaning you can learn easily how to say the name of one of your villains easily and this may just be me but in the situation that the name is not made up, you really should learn it. This time it was even worse though, when she randomly mispronounced Mathias’ name, and everyone failed to notice until it was too late. It’s towards the end, so listen for that one.

Now, onto the good stuff; I want to start with praise because, despite the way I tore apart Zodiac in its review, the series isn’t all bad and I loved the direction that Wandering Star took. Finally, people are starting to believe Rho’s stories of Ophiuchus and it’s just in time for us to learn that he isn’t even close to the most dangerous thing in the universe. Now that everyone realizes there was a Thirteenth house, Rho must find a way to get them to redirect their attention and anger to the bigger issue... The Master and the Marad. Thanks to Ophiuchus becoming a turncoat, she might just be able to do just that if the guardians will let her out to do something about it. In return for his help, Ophiuchus wants two promises from Rho; kill him and protect the Risers. Wanting to make life easier for the Risers is an admirable goal, sadly for Wandering Star, Rho has A LOT of growing to do.

I know Rho is only 17, its painfully clear, but in Wandering Star, instead of just being a whiney teenager, the borders on plain cruel. Referring to the old guardian of Taurus the way she did was unnecessary, especially seeing as the behaved the same way and ran when the Plenum treated her the way they did. She also played Hysan this whole ass book: keeping him on speed dial, refusing to date him because of the taboo (when she herself is no longer a guardian) and because of a dead man, nearly sleeping with him and her first thought being of Mathias, and trusting a stranger over him... She is keeping him stuck on her but has no intentions of doing anything about it. In Zodiac, I so desperately wanted them to be together because he treats her like a goddess... but now I want him to run away and never look back. Even if he is my favorite character, I would rather lose him forever than watch her mistreat him this way.

I do have every intention of seeing this series through to the end, but Rho very well might go down as my least favorite main character to ever exist in a book. Black Moon, I am coming for you very soon.

the concept is good but

she has something good with Hysan. the confusion she has after admitting she loves him is so unnecessary and strange. I'm honestly just annoyed with her and her constant unable to get over a childish crush when she has someone who has been unwavering. not sure I can really complete this series