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4.25

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I loved this book so much and this is deffo a book everyone needs to read in November, the vibes were immaculate and the characters connections were a highlight of the story. I definitely will be screaming the houses down come november to make people read this book.

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This book didnโ€™t immediately hook me with the slower beginning, but once it kicked in, WOW did it kick in. This is an epic, sapphic Faustian romance that spans centuries and truly defines the toxic sapphic witch/demon sub genre that will now be a new niche literary category for me. This author is quickly becoming a favourite and I will absolutely be picking a physical copy of this up when it releases!

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An inventive and romantic speculative novel about two women, a witch and an immortal demon, who make a bargain and are drawn into a centuries long chase across multiple lifetimes. An unexpected love story that feels both epic and deeply personal.ย Ambitious, gothic and magical.

๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐™๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ข๐š ๐๐ž๐ญ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐€๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐š ๐’๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ฅ

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As many Souls As Stars was definitely not what I was expecting, but in a positive way. It took me a little while to get into it but after the 20% I couldnโ€™t put it down. The concept of storyline was interesting. The concept of the same person in 3 different lifetimes was done so well. Then when you add in Miriam Ritchie it made it 10x better. And the ending shocked me, I loved it.

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โœจ5 stars โœจ
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ 1 spice ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

<i>โ€˜I donโ€™t think of you as my creator.โ€™
โ€˜Your destroyer, then.โ€™
โ€˜My reckoning.โ€™ </b> </i>

First off, thank you to Bloomsbury ANZ for allowing me an e-arc of this book on netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What to expect in this
* Haunting atmosphere
* Sapphic (toxic) romance
* Beginning set in the 1500s - 1900s
* Family curses
* Witch x demon
* Lifetimes/rebirth/Souls
* Love or obsession?
* Cat and mouse game

This book exceeded all my expectations. This was truly a hauntingly beautiful story of witchery, rebirth, and obsessive love.

The story begins with Cybil, a cursed first born daughter with a life of loneliness and tragedy with the ability of witchcraft. Miriam, a demon in mortal form, becomes obsessed with the want of Cybils soul.
It was truly a push and pull relationships between the two women. It had me questioning whether Miriam was truly in love or was it obsession. Same goes for Cybil, was it love or was her lifetimes of loneliness that made it feel like love. It was a cycle of toxic love and obsession.

I was so fascinated by this whole plot. Three lifetimes, 3 souls. A continuous cycle of tragedy and love. I truly did not want to put it down. And Iโ€™m gonna say it right here right now, Miriam and Cybil were hot baddies. I canโ€™t help it I state it how it is.

When they say this is for the lovers of The Invisble Life of Addie Larue, they meant it. This was as if Addie Larue and Luc were the only two characters.

This book truly had you thinking the whole time and I loved it. I felt all the emotions expelled in the story telling. I loved seeing the changed of Cybils character and how she becomes more determined and truly a woman of reckoning.

I loved it, Iโ€™m rambling and probably not making any sense because I meanโ€ฆIโ€™m not a writer Iโ€™m a reader for a reasonโ€ฆwhat Iโ€™m saying is you need to read this book.

Check TWs and CWs
Happy reading ๐Ÿฉถ

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Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of โ€˜As Many Souls as Starsโ€™ by Natasha Siegel. This book is a hauntingly beautiful journey through time, magic, and love. Cybil, cursed and seeking freedom, and Miriam, an immortal demon drawn to Cybilโ€™s radiant soul, engage in a centuries-long dance of fate and desire. Their connection is intense, with each lifetime bringing new challenges and deeper bonds. The writing is lyrical, the world-building rich, and the romance? Utterly captivating. Itโ€™s a tale of light and shadow, love and sacrifice, that lingers long after the final page. If youโ€™re into epic, time-spanning romances with a touch of the gothic and a lot of heart, this oneโ€™s for you.

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As Many Souls as Stars was a book that naturally appealed to me on many levels. I loved the dual narrative, which worked really well here. I adored the premise, which was reminiscent of general deals with the devil and, in particular, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. And I liked the different historic periods through which we passed in the course of the story. The story, and the relationship between the two characters held my interest from start to finish, and I thought both characters also developed in believable ways as the story progressed. I would definitely recommend this story to fans of LGBT fantasy and I am giving it 4.5 stars.

(This review will go live on my blog and on Goodreads (at the links below) and social media on 27 October 2025.)

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