Nor do I want to get on her bad side girl is quick to jump to fisticuffs. As much as I’d love to be her friend, however, I just don’t think I’m damaged enough to be of interest to her. She’s a mama bird, and she’s put her own life on the line for her family, both blood and found. But she’s so caring, and takes a lot of the kids who might otherwise be alone throughout high school under her wing. She’s a seriously tough cookie, and there’s a good (enough) reason for her bristly exterior. I really liked Ryann, even when she’s being kind of an asshole to Alexandria. Including sitting on Alexandria’s roof and listening for transmissions from a one-way deep space mission Alexandria’s mother went on right after Alexandria was born.

But then Alexandria has an accident-one that might be partly Ryann’s fault-and Ryann’s forced to rethink her whole plan, and help while Alexandria’s out of commission. When her history teacher gives her an “assignment” to befriend the new girl, Alexandria, Ryann thinks it’ll be easy. Ryann Bird is an outsider with a secret: She truly cares about people, particularly those who are outsiders like herself. Gotta love that sort of attention to design. Aside from that, the cover is a great amalgamation of the main elements of the book, from the look on her face to the spacey sound wave pattern.Īdded bonus: the sound wave pattern is printed onto the edge of the book’s pages, too.

There’s a lot to look at at this cover, but my eye went immediately to the very pretty girl on the cover, mostly because she looks a lot like Antonia Thomas (who played Alisha on Misfits). Trigger Warning: There’s a scene of attempted sexual assault and mentions of the deaths of family members and stints in rehab in The Weight of Stars that might be triggering for some readers.

Bonus Factors: Space Love, Found Family, LGBTQ+

The weight of the stars by k ancrum