Literary Devices in The Fallen Star
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Afton In the beginning, Gemma describes the very small town where she lives with Sophia and Marco—and how much she hates it: I live in a very small, very spread out town called Afton. It is known...
Narrator Point of View
The Fallen Star is told entirely from Gemma's perspective, which makes sense because she is the fallen star—or at least she's a girl with the fallen star inside of her. Gemma is the heart of this...
Genre
Adventure The Fallen Star is definitely a rollicking adventure for Gemma and her new friends, even if it's often dangerous and scary. As soon as Gemma meets Alex and Aislin, she's on a wild ride th...
Tone
Because the whole story is told from Gemma's perspective, we get a healthy dose of her attitude when it comes to the tone. Gemma is the kind of girl who can be pretty skeptical of other people, and...
Writing Style
The writing style of The Fallen Star definitely describes external action—it'd be hard not to when Death Walkers are on Gemma's trail—but it focuses a lot on Gemma's inner thoughts as well. As...
What's Up With the Title?
The title of The Fallen Star refers to the central element of the book: This book is all about a girl who happens to have the power of a fallen star (yep, a star that fell from the sky to the earth...
What's Up With the Ending?
The ending of The Fallen Star is a super frustrating and juicy classic cliffhanger. Instead of giving the reader closure, Jessica Sorensen ends the story just when Stephan's captured Gemma and is a...
Tough-o-Meter
The language in The Fallen Star is quite simple and straightforward—perfect for young adult readers who want to jump right into the story without any flowery writing to wade through. However, the...
Plot Analysis
Who's That Girl? At the beginning of the book, we get a bit of backstory on Gemma, our leading lady. She lives in a small town with her mean grandparents and doesn't know anything about her parent...
Trivia
Fun fact: Jessica Sorensen doesn't just like writing about vampires; she likes watching them, too The writer admits that she's a huge fan of The Vampire Diaries.
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In her tips for aspiring...
Steaminess Rating
Even though The Fallen Star features two teenage characters who are so attracted to each other that sparks literally fly between them, Gemma and Alex try super hard not to act on their feelings—a...
Allusions
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