Before the Broken Star
by
Emily R. King
4/5 Stars
⭐⭐⭐⭐

This book is the story of Everly, a young woman, who, following a mortal wound, has had her heart replaced by a clock mechanism of sorts. She tracks her "killer" through various adventures and misadventures to a remote and dangerous island.
What will happen next?
Will she get her long-desired revenge?
What secrets will she find on Dagger island?

I enjoyed this book and found it to be a pretty fast read. It was fun reading about Everly's adventures with her "partners in crime" and what happens along the way. Some of the mythology was a bit hard to follow for me, but the descriptive language was good.
I really didn't understand how the portals etc worked and the various worlds worked when the group reached their destination. Although there was somewhat of a resolution, it was only a partial resolution, as this is apparently the first book in a series, and I didn't personally care for the ending that much. I did like the hint of more romance that was foreshadowed at the end of the book.

Overall this is probably a good YA book for those who like fantasy-adventure, and don't mind a bit of cliff-hanging till the next book.