I think the most enjoyable part of OF SCARS AND STARDUST was that I knew absolutely nothing going into it. It had been sitting on my kindle for ages (whoops) and I started it on a whim. 
 It quickly hooked me, but the story itself fell flat when I discovered what the resolution was going to be, the reason for the mystery is pretty much revealed in the synopsis, which takes all the fun out of the story in my opinion-I'm glad I didn't read it before I read the book. (view spoiler)[I totally thought the wolves were real the entire time, or that it was at least going to be revealed the wolves were real human murderers. (hide spoiler)]>>"Where do you begin looking for a girl 
 made of scars and stardust?" It's really hard to rate this book because on one hand, I really enjoyed the writing. There are some great quotes. Descriptions are vivid, and it's easy to imagine the setting and what is going on. You'll definitely never say 'Wow, I wish the violent parts had been described better," because they are quite detailed, as is the rest of the book. 
 On the other hand, once I finished the book and discovered the real reason for the disappearances I was very disappointed, and that changed my opinion on the entire book.(view spoiler)[Mental illness, really? I did not like how that was treated at all. (hide spoiler)] Although it's interesting to experience the story through the narrator's eyes, I think the story could have gone a different way that would have been better."...when you love someone with everything you have, there's still no way to guarantee that you can keep them with you."Family and friendship plays quite a role in OF SCARS AND STARDUST, and although some pretty bad decisions (terrible, really) were made I did like the overall way some relationships were depicted. It's not your average happy family, but it's a more realistic take on the depth of relationships.