Before I start, can I just say: I had heard about this book for a long time before I read it, and I tried to put off reading it because space, especially deep space, is one of my fears/dislikes. But when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised. 
 The book These Broken Stars is about two people from pretty much opposite sides of the social and financial spectrum: the pampered daughter of the wealthiest man in the universe and the brash war hero from the colonies. The girl, going on her father's ship the Icarus in celebration of her sixteenth birthday, the boy, riding the ship to his next outpost. When the ship crashes, they both have to fend for themselves on a strange, eerily deserted planet, leaving class and politeness behind in order to survive. 
 I honestly thought this was a pretty good book, except for the fact that there wasn't that many characters in it. The two main ones were fairly well-rounded and pretty likeable, but they were almost the only characters in the whole book. I got kinda bored after a while. The world-building was spectacular though, and for me, slightly terrifying. The world of These Broken Stars, for me, was the best part. As a whole this was a fairly satisfying read.