Andromeda

by Sofi Aguilera

One murder shall set her free, or make her more a prisoner than she has ever been.

All Andromeda wants—all she has ever wanted—is freedom. It should be easy enough to get for a teen girl who can unlock doors with her mind. Nevertheless, she's lived the entirety of her life under the thumb of the abusive Zia—the closest thing she has to a mother—and in reach of the inescapable arm of her controlling brother Orion. But everything changes the day Zia makes her an offer: Andromeda can be free, and she never has to see Zia again. All she has to do is kill one person—Perseus.

But who is Perseus, the boy selling ice cream in Washington Square Park? Why does Zia—and not only Zia—want him dead? And what happens when Zia disappears, the world turns upside-down, and Andromeda finds herself escaping New York City with Perseus by her side? In the globe-spanning adventure that follows, Andromeda will learn the truth about herself, and Perseus, and Orion, and all those like them—Star Children, with abilities beyond reason and scars that shine in the night. But the truth may well not set her free.

It may make her more a prisoner than she ever was before.

Genres: Fantasy

376 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 25, 2023

About the author

At 17, Sofi became the youngest published author in Mexico in 2017. She is the author of “The Lost Origin”, “Star Blood” and "The Fragmented" series. She won the award “Writers of Tomorrow” and was named one of the most influential women in Mexico by Quien magazine at 19. Sofi wants to keep one foot in the future and get involved with technologies that are making fiction turn into reality through science. She holds a B.S in Bioengineering from Rice University and has worked at Hilton lab doing research in epigenetic engineering and synthetic biology. Sofi currently works in Venture Capital looking to find startups working to transform the world.

Reviews

[Shauna McGinty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got an Instagram ad for this book and Corvus being on sale and bought them off cover vibes alone. Somehow that’s generally worked well for me, actually, and this time was no exception. I LOVED this book, I loved how determined Andromeda was to get away and live her own life, I loved the introduction into the Star Children (though I did think I was supposed to be on Perseus’ side in the beginning WHOOPS, but that made the betrayal that much more painful). I was intrigued by Orion and Andromeda’s relationship because while there was clearly love there, there was also a lot of resentment on both sides and as someone who’s no contact with a sibling, I actually related to that a lot.

[Skylar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, the book had a lot of highs, but it also had some lows. I enjoyed the theme, I love mythology and the stars. I really liked the various settings and cities that the characters traveled to and how descriptive the author is.

However, parts of the book felt like it wasn't fully realized. The lore wasn't fully fleshed out, which, to be fair, makes sense in some ways because the main character also has no idea what's going on, so although it was frustrating and I disliked feeling confused it was at least understandable. We learn more as the characters learn more. Okay, fine.The bigger issue is that there is a severe lack of backstory for Andromeda and Orion. There are a lot of things that get casually mentioned, but there's no depth or further explanation to what happened in their past. There are flashback scenes, which can help build an idea of the characters and who they are, but the background information is lacking, which meant it was hard to feel emotionally connected to the characters.

I also felt like Andromeda fit a lot of the typical female character tropes - the lone wolf, that somehow is born with a special destiny, subjected to some kind of love triangle-esque situationship, who can't communicate with anyone properly and has to take on the world by herself because she knows better and etc. It's kind of annoying. She definitely annoyed me. Tried giving her a pass because she has a traumatizing past, and she's a teenager, but the end of the novel really leaned into that whole cliché.

Hopefully, the second book clears some stuff up.

[espookymami · Rating 3 out of 5]

📕BUNNY’S🐰 REVIEW 📕

Book rating: 3.5 / 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice level: 0 / 5
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5
Romance: ⭐️ 1/5

If you are a fan of Percy Jackson, this book is for you. Felt like it was aimed for a younger audience. Greek mythology is always a win in my book. It was filled with adventure, a good plot twist and a hint of mystery. I enjoyed the constellation tie ins and found that beautifully designed.

The love interest doesn’t really get much time for a relationship to really develop, altho our main mc’s have chemistry but it’s not off the charts or atleast not yet. I am hoping in book two its more enemies turned to lovers kinda vibe. Felt rushed in some areas but overall I did enjoy the book, and finished in one sitting. Will read book 2 tomorrow so we shall see how that goes.

All opinions are truthful and solely my own. Thank you for the opportunity 🖤

With love,

Bunny the arc reader 🐰/ book w h o r e reporting for duty, ready to spread pages for you. 🫡👹

[Jeanny · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book feels the perfect exemple of something written off a vibe. The author just assume the reader will follow any actions, she never explains anything at all, she adds characters out of no where (with no explanation), the FMC is dreary and has no real personnality. Started with WTF, went WTF all along and ended in a WTF. Key word: no explanation, kinda fever dream.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like Percy Jackson then you'll really enjoy this book. I loved how the Greek constellation myths were woven into the story. There's a lot of action, a plot twist I really enjoyed, and complex characters. Excited to see how this world expands in the next books.

[Anna G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! It's like Percy Jackson but with more mature themes and based on constellation mythologies.

[Olive · Rating 5 out of 5]

The characters were complex and morally grey (which I love). The plot was fast-paced and captivating. Looking forward to the next book.

[Khrista · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the concept of constellations and Greek mythology but I wish the backstory of these star children was fleshed out more.

[Shelby Matheson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for the constellation myths and the way this book turned them into characters and gave them powers was right up my alley. Had a lot of fun with this one 😆