Interesting idea of souls turning to coins after they die. This was a new concept I had never heard / thought of. Unique story line and concept for the book. If you’re a fan of this author you’ll enjoy this book. Not your typical YA read. I appreciated the trigger warning in the beginning.

This book is one of the best young adult books that I have read in a long time. Ghost and creatures of the night and humans that can see ghosts. If you like fantasy books this is definitely one for you!

this book is going to be BIG! i can see it doing amazing on booktok and it will be easy to talk people into buying this purely on the author alone

def at 23%. I love this authors other books, loved the synopsis of this, but the writing is so cringy in this book I cannot bear it. I don't know if it's written this way to fit into young adult but I love young adult and new adult books and this one just doesn't do it for me. It has an interesting concept.

I will read any thing Scarlett writes. I was surprised she branched into YA but it was flawless.

I loved the characters, the school setting and all the twists and turns. Somethings were a bit predictable but that may have been intended.

Definitely recommend you pick up anything of this author. I haven’t been disappointed.

It took me a moment to get into this story, lots of new terms and such to wrap my head around. But once the story really took off, it was hard to put down. I’m very interested in the possibilities of future adventures with these characters, and diving deeper into the mythology of the different factions. Bravo 👏🏻

Anora finds herself at a new school after she and her mother are forced to flee New York, all Anora wants is a fresh start and to forget about what happened in New York and her newly blossomed ability to see the dead. But Anora's new school is not quite what it seems, she quickly grabs the attention of the other students when the schools resident ghost makes her use her magical thread to capture their soul in a coin - setting off a chain of events nobody could have predicted... not even the other supernatural beings in the school.
Full of betrayal and mystery, this novel has a fresh take on how souls leave this world.

Fantasy mixed with some mythology created an enticing story! Anita moved to a new town to escape part of her past, but her past follows her and she must travel a dangerous road without knowing who can be trusted. When those around her start dying, she realizes that she must trust herself.

Lots of action and a dash of romance that comes with any books from St.Clair. I like the fantasy elements with the paranormal!

Queen Scarlett does it again! When Stars Come Out is a face-paced, YA fantasy that is a lose retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice - and it includes all things that make a Scarlett St. Clair book awesome. We have mythology, soulmates, reincarnation, and romance (minus the spice). SO, make your self a hot cup of coffee (or tea), grab your favorite blanket, and get comfortable because once you pick up this book you won't be putting it back down until you're finished.

We follow Anora as she tries to settle into a normal life at her new school, but there is a little problem, she can see the dead ... and turn their spirits into gold coins. By the end of her first day, she's claimed the soul of a dead girl on campus and lost the coin. Turns out, the coin gives others the ability to steal souls, and when a classmate ends up dead, there's no mistaking the murder weapon.

I truly enjoyed the story from cover to cover. The character development was on point - I was able to get to know them and establish connections with each one. The flow was smooth from beginning to end and kept me wanting more - I can't wait for the re-release of book 2. Scarlett was already an auto-buy author for me and this series didn't disappoint.

HUGE thank you to NetGalley and SOURECEBOOKS Bloom Books for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Two words immediately come to mind as I reflect on When Stars Come Out. Nostalgic and bingeable!

St. Clair is back in all her page turning glory, this time with a YA romance that feels familiar in all the right ways. Fans of The Mortal Instruments and Daughter of Smoke and Bone will surely want to pick this one up!

You'll follow teen, Anora Silby, as she acclimates to a new school after fleeing her old life. She's also tring to traverse the grief of losing her beloved Poppa. Anora wants nothing more than to fly under the radar but she's got a few things working against her, namely, seeing the dead! As you begin to piece together Anora's past you'll quickly find that she may have ran straight into the arms of even more mystery and chaos! You'll meet two men of Mystery here, Shy and Thane, each with a unique and engaging past that propels the story line forward.

I think it is important to note this was penned in 2018 and it's got a very "of the time" feel. Let me assure though, I dont mean that as a negative sentiment in any way! I thoroughly enjoyed returning to some good old fashion YA troupes. Paranormal, Elite warriors, Political intrigue, A heroine that is more than she knows....this has it all!

This story kept me engaged until the very end and left me wanting more!

Endless thanks to Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for the advanced review copy.

What an interesting story! I am a huge Scarlett St Clair fan and this one is quite different from her others. Anora is intriguing. She can turn souls in to coins in an effort to transport them into “Spirit.” When things go wrong, we meet all kinds of great characters. People you hate to love and people you love to hate. I was impressed with the character development and the relationships between them all. The Order was both villainous and heroic at the same time. I’m still not sure where this story is going take me in that regard which will definitely keeping me reading the follow up books. Shy is enigmatic and I can’t wait to see how their relationship develops. I would have given a fifth star had there been a little more spice.

When the stars come out is an enchanting read with action and bits of romance. It mixes the themes of the new girl in town with fantasy really well. I most importantly loved how information of Valryn’s and The Order was given to the reader. It wasn’t an information dump, instead it felt more like putting together puzzle pieces. I absolutely enjoyed how multifaceted this book was. There was mystery, murder, paranormal/fantasy, and even romance. Not one moment could I have foreshadowed what was going to happen, which I like. Overall, I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read by Scarlett St. Clair this was no different.

Scarlett St. Clair is a new author to me and yet OMG I am addicted! Such a great book and series. I need MOAR!
I cannot wait to read the rest of her backlist!

Anora Silby can see the dead, and turn them into gold coins. After she gets kicked out of her old high school and been labeled as "crazy", she starts at a new school with the goal of keeping her secret and live out her life as a normal girl. It becomes hard when she is moved to a school that is far more than it seems, and keeping her secret is not just to keep a normal life, but to keep her life for herself at all.

I enjoyed this book! It definitely was YA and didn't delve too deep into anything. It definitely was an adventure and I really appreciated it. I am a sucker for ghosts, witches, and special powers in books anyways, and I have really liked the other books Scartlett St. Clair has released. I will definitely be following the rest of the series.

A girl who can see the dead finds herself dragged into a world of ghosts, shapeshifting warrior crows, a forbidden romance, and a murderer on the loose. Anora Silby can see the dead... and she can turn their spirits into gold coins. After a horrible incident in her old school her mother has moved her to a new one, far away from the incident in hopes for a new start. Anora keeps her abilities a secret but it’s kind of hard to remain calm when you see dead bodies and ghosts... and it doesn’t help that the new school she transferred to use to be an asylum and on the first day the ghost of a dead girl is following her. Anora wants nothing more than to be normal but when she accidentally claims the soul of a ghost of a dead girl on campus and turns her into a coin... only to lose the coin things go wrong. Turns out the coin gives otheres the ability to steal souls and when a classmate ends up dead, Anora knows it just has to be the coin. It doesn’t help that she doesn’t know who she can trust with her secrets and who is actually trying to use her. Throw in a handsome but mysterious boy named Shy, a girl who absolutely loathes her name Natalie, a sad boy who smokes and has ghosts of his own named Thane, and a new friend named Lennon... but who among them can she truly trust? Betrayals, romance, and friendship all come together as Anora must navigate who she truly is and what her abilities actually mean. Also she’ll have to decide if she can trust the one boy that she can’t seem to stay away from who seems so familiar to her despite them never having met. This is the first book in the series and I actually really liked it! I enjoyed the mystery and the magic system was fun, and the romance was a pretty sweet one, and thankfully there was no love triangle (gosh I was so worried there would be one haha). Overall, a great read and I can’t wait to see where the next book goes and what happens to Anora and Shy!

*Thanks Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books, Bloom Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

I wish I had read this before I read A Touch of Darkness because if I had I have a feeling I would have rated it higher. I really wanted to like everything about it because I love Scarlett St. Clair’s writing but it just wasn’t as well written as her other works. I think there are two reasons for that. One is that, even though I received an ARC of the updated 2022 version, it was her first published book and it shows. The story isn’t as fleshed out as it could be and it seems to need more world building. The second is that while her other books are adult, with adult content, this is very much a YA novel and I just don’t relate to those the way I used to because I am old now. But, the idea was good and I cared enough about what was happening by the middle of the book to actually want to find out what happens. Hopefully we will get the promised book 2 at some point so I can have some closure.

DNF, this was disappointing as I have read many other Scarlett St. Clair books that are notated as adult reads. There is a disclaimer on the first few pages of the pages within the book that would have depictions of suicide. We see the first depiction of that within the first two pages. I was not expecting it to hit me as hard as it did but I was sick to my stomach. Extremely disappointed, but I understand that not every book is going to be for everyone.