Book Review: Armijo Grad Brings Summer Early

If you’ve ever wanted to be impressed by how unlimited the future is in terms of possible career choices and paths in life, consider the writer of the book, The Starriest Summer, who is a graduate of Armijo herself. She goes by the pseudonym Adelle Yeung and not only wrote the adventure that is the first of The Cycle of Six Moons trilogy, but also self-published it. This concept is incredibly contemporary, and most elements of the book like characterization and themes are, too.

The story is told in the first person by the main character, Michelle, who enters – or crashes – into a videogame world created by her brother. Unbeknownst to them both, she would find difficulty saving and quitting before any of it was over. While exploring the land of Starrs, however, Michelle found the exact opposite of problems and spent a lot of time being goddess of a gorgeous world with good food to match.

Unless you aren’t much of a social creature, Michelle’s personality should feel pretty familiar, as she is the type you’ve either met, experienced, or she is you. She goes around the land – responsibility pretty much a foreign concept – joking, laughing, and touching everything she sees. The book reads as about as easygoing as Michelle is as a character, and it helps that she has a variety of convenient characters to help her while she figures her way through the situation she believes is a game for a majority of the book.

Since the release of this book, the other two books in the series – An Eclipsing Autumn  and The Last Winter Moon – have been released. All three books are available in paperback or as a Kindle download and can be found on Amazon.