About the book:
Isadora's family is seriously screwed up—which comes with the territory when you're the human daughter of the ancient Egyptian gods Isis and Osiris. Isadora is tired of living with crazy relatives who think she's only worthy of a passing glance—so when she gets the chance to move to California with her brother, she jumps on it. But her new life comes with plenty of its own dramatic—and dangerous—complications . . . and Isadora quickly learns there's no such thing as a clean break from family.
I picked up this book solely because I love the quote from it that I have seen floating around social media.
"...I'd choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I'd find you and I'd choose you."
So, I wanted to find the story and the context behind it.
I wasn't aware going into it that The Chaos of Stars was YA. Which usually isn't a problem for me, but I don't normally read it as I often have difficulty relating to the teenage protagonists. But this was an easy, and quick read.
The idea of Egyptian and Greek gods living among mortals isn't new and it works here. The relationships in mythology are so absolutely bonkers, but Isadora's snarky commentary about them is delightful.
And when your parents are gods, but they made you mortal, it's hard to accept. So, frustrated with her mother and scared of her older brother Anubis, Isadora leaves Egypt to live in America with her another brother Sirius, who had left the family home years earlier.
The supporting characters are fantastic and they all work well together. The story flows quickly and for all its moments of depth, is still mildly shallow, but entertaining. And in spite of her experience of living among gods, Isadora is a teenage girl struggling to understand her family; particularly her mother.
And yes, I discovered the full quote.
"I didn't fall in love with you. I walked into love with you, with my eyes wide open, choosing to take every step along the way. I do believe in fate and destiny, but I also believe we are fated to do the things that we'd choose anyway. And I'd choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I'd find you and I'd choose you."
I love that sentiment and it absolutely encompasses how I feel about my husband.
Read 10/23
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3/5 Stars
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