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Under Different Stars

Kricket, Book 1

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Under Different Stars

By: Amy A. Bartol
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
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About this listen

Winner of four 2014 UtopYA Awards, including Best Book of the Year and Best Sci-Fi Book of the Year.

Kricket Hollowell never wished upon stars. She was too busy hiding in plain sight, eluding Chicago's foster care system. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, she now eagerly anticipates the day she'll stop running and finally find her place in the world.

That day comes when she meets a young Etharian soldier named Trey Allairis, who has been charged with coming to Earth to find Kricket and transport her to her true home. As danger draws close, he must protect her until she can wield the powers she cannot use on Earth... and he soon realizes that counting a galaxy of stars would be easier than losing this extraordinary girl.

Kyon Ensin knows the powerful depths of Kricket's gifts - gifts he'll control when he takes her for his tribe and leads the forces that will claim Ethar and destroy his enemies, starting with Trey Allairis. Now, Kricket faces the most difficult choice of her life: whether to wage a battle for survival, or a fight for love.

©2015 Amy A. Bartol (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Fiction Romance Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy Dystopian Paranormal Sports

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loved it, brilliant instalment of this series, gripping from start to finish. Team Trey all the way.

Amazing

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Really loved it. So different and original! I love that Kricket has such a strong personality and is so funny to listen to. Truly enjoyed it!

Wonderful

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Would you consider the audio edition of Under Different Stars to be better than the print version?

Yes, I've read both and listening to it just brought more to the feel of the story.

What other book might you compare Under Different Stars to, and why?

Any dystopian type book like divergent but there is more romance and I enjoyed it more for this factor.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

When Kricket and Trey are journeying through the woods after returning home from earth.

Unique, brilliant book.

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I did enjoy this, however I felt there were unanswered questions. why doesn't Kricket ask where this new world is and why does she accept it without having much agony over losing her human friends. it wasn't greatly believable however I will listen to the next book as its an easy listen.

Good, needs more depth

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I got this book on a recommendation from a friend. I’m wholly and utterly obsessed with it. Amy A Bartol has transported me to the most out of this world captivating and suspenseful story.
The scenery and characters- everything comes to life with her spelling binding writing and in this audio book.

5++ GALACTIC STARS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Intriguing, suspenseful and out of this world captivating

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