Stardust

Considering the movie adaptation is in my top favourite movies of all times, I went into this book expecting great things. That isn't to imply the book wasn't good, it was in fact quite enjoyable. However, it had many differences to the movie and I couldn't help but feel cheated of great moments. There were scenes in the movie that I absolutely loved that never occurred in the book. But to remain fair to the book I will rate it separately from my feelings for the movie. I felt the book was reasonably well paced, and engaging throughout. I felt that the characters were believable if somewhat underdeveloped. And I liked the overall plot. My only critique would be that sometimes the characters felt secondary to the story, almost as if they were an afterthought to the immediate situation. And I felt that there were many unnecessary scenes that did not further the story in any way or seem to have any real purpose.
Overall, a quick read for mild distraction.