Reclaim The Stars: Seventeen Tales Across Realms & Space

Hey book lovers! I’m here with a book review for Reclaim The Stars: Seventeen Tales Across Realms & Space edited by Zoraida Córdova. I’m very lucky to have received an arc from Netgalley. This collection of short stories will be published on February 15, 2022

About The Book 📚

Title: Reclaim The Stars

Authors: Zoraida Córdova, Vita Ayala, David Bowles, Daniel José Older, J.C. Cervantes, Sara Faring, Romina Garber, Isabel Ibañez, Anna-Marie McLemore, Yamile Saied Méndez, Nina Moreno, Circe Moskowitz, Maya Motayne, Linda Raquel Nieves Pérez, Claribel A. Ortega, Mark Oshiro, Lilliam Rivera.

Publication Date: Feb 15, 2022

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, Wednesday Books

Suggested Reader Age: 14+

Genre: Anthology, SciFi, Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism, LGBT

My Review

Reign of Diamonds by Zoraida Córdova ★★★★★
Hunger Games meets Cinder
The livelihood of two planets depends on their two princesses fighting to the death to retain control of La Ruta (a safe route between the two planets – a shortcut to avoid a dangerous asteroid field). Everyone is watching. What they don’t know is that the princesses have a secret romantic relationship. Will love conquer all? Or is all fair in love and war?
Flecha by Daniel José Older ★★★
“How do you mourn someone who’s not dead yet?” Left earth at 12 years old. Taya is like a young Han Solo with an epic sidekick named Grengaf.
The First Day of Us by David Bowles ★★★
Mar Mostrenco + Atzimba Sainz + Diego Quispe = ♥ ?
The Tin Man by Lilliam Rivera ★★★
It’s been a year since La Gran Fuga. All Alida has left of her family is three recordings. The Tin Man shows up inviting her to return with it to a group of survivors because in five days the earth will shift and a massive earthquake will destroy her home.
This Is Our Manifesto by Mark Oshiro ★★★
Ramona misses pupusas (a traditional Salvadoran dish made of a thick, handmade corn tortilla). She hasn’t had solid food in over a year. They don’t use her name. They call her 981. Then, she receives an email message with the subject line: “This is our manifesto.”
The Creatures of Kings by Circe Moskowitz ★★
“Vada Rivera is fifteen when she dies for the first time.”
Eterno by J.C. Cervantes ★★★
“The prison where my older brother locked me away all because I broke the cardinal rule – never get involved with a human.”
“I’m a devourer of the Dark. I’m a memory thief. I am Eterno.”
“How can I tell her that my sole purpose, like my brother and sister, is to consume the Dark that humans grow inside them like weeds?”
White Water, Blue Ocean by Linda Raquel Nieves Pérez ★★
A family curse. Beautiful women who can’t lie. Boys that “shine like the sun”, but can’t fall in love.
Leyenda by Romina Garber ★★★★★
Zaybet is the most powerful water witch since her mother.
“You guys define chivalry as pulling out a girl’s chair, but what we actually want from you is a bigger table. We’ll pull up our own damn chair.” GOOSEBUMPS
Color-Coded by Maya Motayne ★★
Magical Offerings by Nina Moreno ★★★
“One day you’ll open a door you don’t know how to close.”
Rogue Enchantments by Isabel Ibañez ★★★★★
Sumaiko Y La Sirena by Vita Ayala ★★
River People by Yamile Saied Méndez ★★★★
“…the river god could speak in actual words. The first one he said was her brother’s name: Miguel.”
Moonglow by Sara Faring ★★
“Pedro never took anything seriously when he was alive, so of course, he doesn’t take things seriously when he’s dead.”
Killing El Chivo by Claribel A. Ortega ★★★★★ WOW!
“The last time I had tried to conjure my powers by invoking his name, I’d nearly blown up our house and everyone in it, then been sick for weeks – my bones breaking, stretching, coming back into place.”
Creepy, and horror…My fav story in the book.
Tame the Wicked Night by Zoraida Córdova ★★★★★
“…this is the story about the boy who would unleash an ancient power for the sweet sin of a banished god’s love.”

1.1-2.2 = ★
2.3-4.5 = ★★
4.6-6.9 = ★★★
7-8.9 = ★★★★
9-10 = ★★★★★

My Rating 3.4 ★★

› Final Thoughts
• Although I didn’t love all of the stories, I did find some new authors to check out.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review.