Editorial Review by SPR

"UNDENIABLY CHARMING" - SPR

An emotional allegory with flairs of Greek mythology, romance, and sci-fi, Starlight Legend by Alana Lee is a heartfelt novel about growing up, finding love, and staying true to yourself.

Elliana is just a high school senior trying to end her romantic drought with a dreamy date to the spring formal, but destiny has other plans for this heartbroken heroine. Born as an “old soul in a new world,” it isn’t long before Elliana summons herself to the fantasy realm that has filled her dreams.

After passing through the Tree Portal into the Seeking Realm, she embarks on an existential – yet very real – quest to save a dying star, and protect the hearts and minds of everyone on Earth. Overcoming her ever-present fears of loneliness and rejection, and bolstered by the unexpected discovery of new love, Ellie is tasked with saving the world from the creeping darkness of the Shadow Realm.

The storytelling in this expansive novel is engaging and believable, with Lee capturing the pace, tone, and fickle emotions of high school, while also taking the time for deeper introspection and moments of self-revelation. Woven through both the Seeking and Earth realms are themes of loyalty, sincerity, loss, and young love, not to mention the importance of compassion, generosity, and honesty.

...[T]he relationships are powerful, the messaging is strong, and this thoughtfully penned adventure is undeniably charming. - Self-Publishing Review

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What is the book about?

The short version: Three realms, two betrayals, and one dying star weave a tale of never-been-kissed Elliana who risks her heart and loses big, but discovers a fantastical realm which charges her with saving a dying star--or risk never experiencing love.

The longer version:

High school senior Elliana lives life so safely that she feels like she’s missing out, so she takes a risk of the heart. When that creates more problems than she had to begin with, she swears off love completely—which totally backfires. Through an ironic twist, she meets a new love interest and then discovers the Seeking Realm where she is confronted with the impossible task of saving a dying star that has everything to do with the survival of love itself. When things go from bad to worse, she learns she has a very real enemy who will stop at nothing to ensure she fails. The onslaught of trouble tempts Elliana to admit defeat, until she learns a secret that demands she finish the job. The only problem is that she must take more risks—and risks really haven’t worked out well for her yet.

Starlight Legend is a clean YA Romantic Fantasy and has a fairytale-legend feel to it, and if we're being completely honest, even contains a tidbit of Sci-Fi as well since it talks about stars and the galaxy and other realms.


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