The Starlight Chronicles: Slumbering by CS Johnson, book review
I have to admit that the story does make you wonder at times what exactly the grand sum of the events that are taking place mean. You can follow it easily enough, but you can’t piece it all back to near the end. So, as I’m sure the author intended, you get the picture, well at least you think you do. To some extent, there are purposefully placed hints that you need, at least I did, answers to which I’m sure will be addressed in a sequel. And those hints are revealing in more ways than one, actually keeping you guessing if his conclusions are correct.
The characters are normal teenagers, the protagonist is extremely self-centered and narcissistic, but that really isn’t far-fetched in real life. They have regular activities, social interactions, and worries (perhaps dramas would be a better word, considering), but what they seem to ignore mostly because they don’t want to deal with a problem that doesn’t benefit them, as usual, are small and sometimes even large differences in behavior. the rule. However, this really keeps you grounded at the age of these children, without expecting them to act like adults, or should I say mature adults.
The scenarios that change the norm are creative and interesting from the point of view of ‘the unknown invading the quiet small town’. However, what actually happened was not fully revealed. Of course, what happened was told, but it was what happened next that told him the fact that the simplistic answer was not the complete one. And then other clues were dropped throughout the story that kept you wondering what was really going on, or rather, what the big picture of the story is. Hence the need for a sequel, or the fans will riot.
Overall, I enjoyed the story, and even liked the self-centered, narcissistic, good-looking main character, Hamilton. You understood his desire to find his way, discover who he is and develop who he will be. You might even see his behavior towards his parents as typical of many teenagers, not ideal, but it made him real as a person; even a nice person.
This story will be enjoyed by your target audience without a doubt. He speaks your language, is creative, entertaining and funny. Teenagers are portrayed as real as you were at that age, and the story isn’t one you’ve read a million times. I enjoyed it, and now I have to read the sequel so I can satisfy my unanswered questions. Teenagers and others will enjoy it.
