Sing Down the Stars (Sing Down the Stars #1) by L. J. Hatton

3.5 Stars for this wonderfully written piece of futuristic steampunk that gives you the feeling of reading something from a time long gone through certain elements while at the same time retaining its feeling of novelty.

I received a free ARC from Skyscape via Netgalley 

The expectations I had for this book hadn't been that high and the book didn't disappoint but it also didn't impress me very much. The plot itself was interesting though there were certain aspects I found rather stereotypical, which doesn't always have to be a bad thing but in this case it was. Mainly because you get a heroin that got too much power. Fair enough, she can't control it or it would become boring, but more than once I got the feeling that the authors decision was a bit overkill.

The cliche powers of the sisters our heroins own, untrained one as well as a lot of moments were I wanted to bang my head against something and scream at the sisters father for not training his youngest daughter are the main reasons why there are not even four stars. Because I really loved the writing and the plot. It kept surprising me and this is something that gets a huge fucking plus point from me, cause let's be honest: there are way too many books where you can predict exactly what will happen next. 

Every time her ridiculous powers get mentioned it's like another punch to an already bruised area of my body and I wanna cry.

Before I start repeating my heartache over and over again let me tell you something about the story.

Penn, actually Penelope, and her four sister are part of The Show, a circus that was invented by their father Magnus Roma to hide Penn in plain sight and between much more attention-grabbing tricks and performances. Her sisters have the ability to make use of the four elements, fire, water, air and earth. They should be enough to ensure that nobody looks at her twice, because if people do it'll mean they found out that she is the fifth girl in the family. And then people would start wondering what her ability is. Penn can bring down the stars, but her father only thought her methods to calm herself when her emotions are running high. It's too easy to accidentally hurt someone she cares for with her ability.

When one day a warden shows up and looks at her much more often than just twice. Their home is shattered, Penn's sisters taken and the rest of her family on the run from the Commission. Illusions shatter, thruths unvailed and Penn is determined to to whatever it takes to get her family back.