Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing this eARC. It was a highly anticipated read of mine for next year. Unfortunately, due to the Cait Corrain's actions. as well as Del Rey removing it from their publishing calendar, I'm unable to recommend this book or provide a review.
Please support the BIPOC authors affected:
- So Let the Burn by Kamilah Cole
- The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
- To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang
- Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
- Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright
- The Gods of Hunger Series by R.M. Virtues

Thank you to Del Rey and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the eARC.

I was very excited to read/review this title, and was truly looking forward to it after seeing advance praise and reviews from other early readers. Unfortunately, I no longer feel comfortable providing feedback or a review for A Crown of Starlight after Cait’s actions against debut and indie BIPOC authors were brought to light on Twitter. As a woman of color myself, I’m both disappointed and disturbed by this author’s efforts to bring down and disparage her marginalized colleagues.

This title has also been removed from Del Rey’s 2024 publishing schedule. I will be and would suggest supporting some of the debut authors affected by the review bombing.

I will not be giving feedback on this title or capture my review of the book on any public platforms due to the recently revealed controversy in connection to the author's actions.

However, as I had read most of the book by the time this came up, my impressions are that while it generously crammed with sex scenes, they alone really account for the targeting of adult audience. In every other aspect: immaturity of main leads, Not Like Other Girl syndrome, some classic bodice-ripper tropes but amped up by juvenile behavious -- this reads like a mashup of YA and some really retro Mills and Boon. Not my cup of tea - and that's my takeaway before the the scandal came up.

Thank you for publisher and Netgalley for providing me an early reader's copy, and understanding my reluctance, in this case, to help promote it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing this eARC! Unforunately, due to the Cait Corrain's actions, as well as Del Rey removing it from their publishing calendar, I'm unable to recommend this book or provide a review.
Please support the BIPOC authors negatively affected by Ms Corrain's actions.

Due to everything that has happened with the author, I cannot in good faith rate this book. I am actively choosing to be supportive of the authors harmed by the actions of Cait.

Please go and read:
The Poison's We Drink - Bethany Baptiste

So Let Them Burn - Kamilah Cole

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods - Molly X Chang

Voyage of the Damned - Frances White

Mistress Of Lies - K M Enright

Drag Me Up - R M Virtues

The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing this eARC! Unforunately, due to the Cait Corrain's actions. as well as Del Rey removing it from their publishing calendar, I'm unable to recommend this book or provide a review.

Thank you to Del Rey for the eARC, however, I can't read or provide a review after the horrible actions of the author towards fellow debut authors. It appears Del Rey has no removed the book from their 2024 publishing schedule as well. It's a real shame, as the book sounded interested and seemed to be getting some praise prior to the controversy.

Thank you NetGalley and Del Rey for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. However, due to the Corrain's behavior I am unable to recommend this book or provide a review.

I had high hopes for this book, but I simply cannot support an author who behaved as Cait has. Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to read the book, but I will not support her works.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. While I was excited to read/review this story, given recent events that have come to light, I would not feel comfortable moving forward and doing so. Because I must assign a grade, I am giving three stars for the sake of neutrality.

DNF @ 7%. I received this as an eARC literally one day before Cait Corrain's review-bombing scheme against mostly POC authors was exposed on Twitter and Tik Tok (hence getting 7% of the way through). Upon discovery, I immediately ceased reading this book and went through Xiran Jay Zhao's 30-pages of receipts and decided that I could no longer support this book by being an early reader.

I urge readers to pick up the following titles rather than Crown of Starlight (all of whom were victims of the review-bombing scheme):
- So Let the Burn by Kamilah Cole
- The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
- To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang
- Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
- Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright
- The Gods of Hunger Series by R.M. Virtues

The only reason why I am rating it here is so that I don't bomb my feedback ratio by not giving feedback at all on this title.

I really want to thank #NetGalley and #DelRay publishing for giving me the chance to read this book, but unfortunately I will not be reading this book. I am extremely disappointed in how this author portrayed themselves. I was really looking forward to this debut author. Then I learned about the author has been review bombing fellow poc debut authors, including those from the same publishing company. Sorry, but not sorry. I will not be reading this author’s book.

I was really excited for this book and followed the author for years. I am incredibly disappointed in their racist and harmful behavior. This book was dropped by DelRey, Illumicrate, and the author was dropped by her agent.

Actions do in fact have consequences.

I was excited to receive this ARC and genuinely enjoyed reading this, however once I was about to give this book a positive review as I enjoyed the story and the concept of mixing mythology in a space opera setting. Prior to writing up my review I found out about the review bombing this author had allegedly done to indie / POC authors and I, in good conscience, cannot support an author that has behaved in such manner.

I will be happy to review this book in a fair and unbiased way if and when this author is cleared of any wrong doing.

I want to truly thank Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for granting my wish to get access to this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I will not be reading or reviewing this work or any future works by Cait Corrain. Due to the actions this author took to tear down fellow debut authors and POC, I cannot support this book.

I only rated 1 star due to NetGalley’s requirement for a rating - I did not read this book.

Thank you to the publisher, Del Rey, and NetGalley for providing an early copy.

Thank you, NetGalley for the opportunity to read Crown of Starlight.
Though this retelling of Greek Mythology was a bit slow to begin with. This was a good standalone book.
Love, Death, Betrayal, and Enemies to Lovers tropes all come to play in this story.
Again Thank you for an early read!

There is a lot of world building to unpack here, which it’s definitely not a bad thing, but this book is not instantly immersive. The first part is tedious and takes a bit to become unputdownable. Once Dionysus comes to play, the plot becomes much more delightful. Now, the problem that I have with both this book and this author is that it is a disgusting practice to use fake, apparently POC, accounts to review bomb other upcoming books and authors, while upselling her own. I am rating two stars because I would have given this book four, but I cannot support this author, nor will I be purchasing this book in any capacity. I have cancelled my preorder and have no intention of continuing the series.

Uninteresting plot, lackluster characters with cringy dialogue. Just generally feel short of my excitement and expectations.

This book was fine, but I wanted more from it. I love mythology and retellings, but the plot was a bit boring. The writing felt juvenile and if it was going for relatable, it missed the mark. The combination of juvenile writing with more adult subject matter felt off. I think if the voice and tone of the writing were more mature, the story would have been better. ***The authors recent social media actions just further prove my point about her writing.

I loved the story, the world building and meeting the different characters. I felt completely immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading it.