Why Blame the Stars?

by Michael Segedy

Librarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 1542945488 / ISBN-13: 9781542945486.

When the paths of Zoe Asfah and Miles Blake accidentally cross one quiet, summer afternoon, they feel this inexplicable attraction. Is it fate? Maybe. But if so, they soon discover that fate also has its dark side. The way these two young, beleaguered souls confront what life throws at them defines the focus of this heart wrenching novel filled with laughter, love, mystery, and sorrow.

196 pages, Paperback

First published April 11, 2017

About the author

Michael Segedy is an award winning author. Over the years he has lived abroad in faraway places such as Taiwan, Israel, Morocco, and Peru. His life overseas has inspired him to write thrillers that include scenes set in foreign lands.

Novels to date:

Hampton Road, a psychological thriller
In Deep, a political thriller
Cupiditas, a political thriller
Evil's Root, a compilation of In Deep and Cupiditas
EMMA: Emergent Movement of Militant Anarchists, a terrorist thriller
Our Darker Angel, a crime thriller
Sanctimonious Serial Killers, a crime thriller

Apart from writing novels, Michael has published three non-fiction works:

A Critical Look at John Gardner's Grendel
Teaching Literature and Writing in the Secondary Classroom
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson with Introduction, Notes, and Lessons by Michael Segedy

He's also published numerous academic articles about literature and writing in various scholarly journals.

Gwendolyn Brooks, former poet laureate of Illinois, presented him with Virginia English Bulletin's first place writing award.

He and his family currently spend half of the year living in the US and the other half in Lima, Peru.

Reviews

[Arianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all I want to deeply apologize to the author for the delayed review. I received this book via a Goodreads giveaway but it will not affect my review in any manner. The book itself has a beautifully thought out cover and interesting title. I highly recommend this book. I was captured from the beginning. It's on my re-read shelf at home.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book very much. It is well written and the characters are interesting and likable. The plot twists kept my interest throughout the book. The ending was shocking! It is a quick read and I highly recommend this book.

[Kirsty Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gosh. This really pulled at my heart. Soo sad. The desperation and futility, the fatalism. The hope arriving too late, and with complications. The loop provides hope that there is a way to change the loop from the current situation. I really hope that is possible.