The story begins with Vika working as a bartender. She and her sister have many chances others do not, she has a secret benefactor that has been providing for her and her family since a young age. When the story begins, she is told she has been hand-picked to marry the son of her benefactor, a man she has never met. She has to decide if she wants to marry a billionaire she has never met, or turn down his offer and live a life she chooses.

Her benefactor dies, shortly after his son dies. The caregivers inherit the home and huge sum of money. They invite Vika to live with them. Things really get strange from there.

I enjoyed the story and the twists and turns Terrill take us on. I have recommended the story to a few of my students as well.

I was given the opportunity to read this book by NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

I only read the first two chapters and honestly thought this book wouldn't be worth it in the long haul due to poor character development. I heard her other books are better so I'll give her another chance. However, this book wasn't worth my time and energy.

The Stars Between is an entertaining, fast-paced adventure.

The heroine Vika lives on a poor planet Philomenus and she and her family are barely getting by. Then she learns that a famous billionaire has died and his son will only inherit the family fortune if he marries Vika. She's only just beginning to deal with her new reality when the son, Leo, is killed in a spaceship explosion and her good fortune seems to have evaporated. But the new heirs bring her to live with them on the wealthy neighboring planet. She quickly acclimates to her new high-society lifestyle, but she begins to think that Leo's death may have not been an accident.

The book does a great job in showing the disparity between the two planets, Ploutos and Philomenus. Ploutos is very much the home of the 1%, while Ploutos suffers from poverty. The Philomeni Liberation Front tries to provide food and money to the needy, but they're persecuted by the police for doing so. Wealth is shown as a corrupting influence. When Vika first moves Ploutos and receives a generous allowance, she almost forgets how her family is struggling back on Philomenus. And one of her mentors becomes almost a different person after inheriting the fortune.

Parts of the plot are a bit predictable, but this didn't lessen my enjoyment of the story. It's really the how, who, and why that matter, and not the what.

This was a fun YA sci-fi read that whisked me away to a different planet. However, the plot was predictable. Vika’s character development could have been stronger. Overall, I still enjoyed it and the world building was beautiful.

I struggled with this one. The whole story revolves around what happens when a person does nothing to deserve all that the world is giving them, especially wealth, and acts broody and snobbish about it. She attends fancy parties while bemoaning the fact that all of this has been forced on her. It didn't make for a character I wanted to hang out with or even sympathize with. Vika was definitely what brought this book down for me. Had it been another MC, for instance someone like Ariel, I think I would've enjoyed it much more.

This was a fun mystery. I see the entertainment factor. However I have found that YA books in this genre don't do enough for me.

This is the perfect balance of glamour and sci-fi! I loved this book and recommend it to everyone who likes rags to riches, life-altering threats, and a mysterious boy who can help her find answers before everything unravels.

This book had all sorts of twists and turns and I just barely figured it out before it all was revealed and still only got part of it! Great story!

I really enjoyed the story and the world the author created. It kept my attention throughout and was quite gripping. I'm looking forward to the author's next books!

I wasn’t sure about this one in the beginning but I ended up really enjoying this sci-fi fantasy romance. Getting into the world can be difficult and the FMC here is not super likable. However she wasn’t annoying and I still really wanted to know what was going to happen. Overall it was a quick and enjoyable read.

Thank you Net Galley & Publisher for the opportunity to review!

Wow what a lovely surprise this was! I did not expect to like this book as much as I did, but I'm so glad I had the opportunity to read! This unfolded so beautifully, and softly. The description here is definitely accurate! I would 10/10 recommend!

I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of interesting characters and you really got invested in the romance that was happening. It was fast moving and kept the reader engaged throughout the entire thing. It didn't stand out as a favorite but it was certainly a book that I enjoyed.

The Stars Between Us is young adult science fiction that gives us a classic story about wealth disparity and opportunity. In this tale, the haves and have-nots exist on two different planets. Protagonist Vika learns at the beginning of the book that she could give her life a major upgrade if she's willing to marry a wealthy stranger. As a child, she so impressed an inventor and master of industry with her temper tantrum that he wrote her into his will. For his son, Leo, to inherit, he must marry her. And if you are already perplexed by this premise, know that it's held over the plot like a mystery: why did the rich man make this odd proviso?? Let me tell you that there's really nothing more to it. It's a sort of psychological warfare on his son, who has always disappointed him.

Science fiction, especially the space opera variety, has been inching its way into my favorites lately. So this book was a major disappointment. It's a cookie-cutter ya story that promises adventure and romance only to serve up basic tropes and instalove as poor substitutes. One of Vika's key characteristics is how beautiful she is. And I'm all for body positivity, but if I had to hear it one more time, I was going to freak out. It might have already happened. Plenty of books let us know when we're working with traditionally attractive people in casual ways. This book went for bald statements, frequent reminders, and angst about how that's all people see. Very annoying. Meanwhile, the story about wealth is predictable and sticks to broad strokes. Leo learns how poor people live and moralizes. Vika learns how rich people live and tries not to sell her soul in the process. They join the resistance (or at least kind of). They do some light investigation and unmask the obvious villain with fanfare. But the most irritating part is the romance. There's an unconvincing love triangle. The boy suffers from a bout of unrequited instalove. The girl distrusts him until it magically lifts when her own case of instalove comes on at a later date. And then we get secret keeping, a final act breakup, and an abrupt reconciliation.

People, this book is not the best the genre has to offer. For more creativity and emotion, look elsewhere.

I gave this a 3.5 out of five stars, I liked the friendships and relationships were built. I liked the ending, the ending wasn’t what I thought it was going to be.

I was so intrigued by the plot synopsis and felt that all around it just fell a little short. I liked most of the characters but some key players also fell flat. The setting was well done and set up some interesting plot points, but I also really wanted to see a bit more splendor a lot of the focus was really placed on the gossip during those scenes. The plot was interesting but felt slow, particularly revealing the big twist. I saw it so far in advance that it was starting to just get frustrating that their investigation wasn't bringing them any closer to revealing the truth. That said it was still a fun book that had some really great moments.

I was really excited about this one because the premise sounded really interesting. It was really hard to ever root for Vika though, she was extremely unlikeable and selfish. There wasn't much of a plot, there was the mystery of Sky and the mystery of the bombing - but these two storylines seemed to be sidelined just to showcase the day to day life of Vika in her new rich lifestyle. The conclusions to these various plot lines were also relatively obvious. There was also a distinct lack of world building - the story revolved around two planets, one where the poor and working class live, and one for the wealthy. I would've liked a little more detail on how the travel aspect works in this world. There was a decent amount of travel and various machines and I would've loved to see how it all worked. I did love the characters of Mira and Ariel though - they were my shining lights through the rest of the story.

Oof. You can’t tell a story with a punchable main character unless the character is also interesting in some way. She did it with Daniel Tate. She did Not do it with Vika. This was very boring and very dull and Vika is horrible. Also, way too much time spent on creating a kitschy sci fi world and not nearly enough spent on character development. Oh, and Vika is pretty. If you forgot that, she’ll tell you 80 freakin times in the first few chapters. I only made it to 30% before I gave up.

I was unable to provide review due to time constraints of me starting college. I look forward however to reading this book in the future simply as a fan, not a reviewer.

This book was really not what I expected but I had a great time with it!! There was underlying romance but also mystery and deception. I think the setting was very interesting as it was set in space but the cities were just your typical urban cities.

I do think this is a bit younger YA and would be a good starting place for young adult readers who maybe want to get into fantasy as a genre. The main character did show complexity, but was a bit frustrating because I felt like the choices that she made didn't line up with her values as a character.

Overall an enjoyable read! Rated 3.5 stars rounded up.

I was very excited for this book, romance and sci-fi are two of my favorite genres! I like the mysterious stranger has to marry a random bartender to receive his inheritance. After that though, the plot thickens with tensions. The main character, Vika, was definitely something else and I don't really know how much I liked her... Overall, I was kind of expecting more, and without spoiling anything, I think there was amazing world-building, but the plot could have had more substance and something to do rather than what it mainly focused on.