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These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers):
Fifty thousand people are on board a massive star ship, when it is ripped out of hyperspace and experiences a catastrophic failure. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen make it to the surface of a nearby planet in an escape pod, where they watch the rest of the ship crash to the surface. They hope they aren't the only survivors. Lilac is the daughter of the most powerful man in the galaxy, and Tarver is a soldier and hero, but socially a nobody. And something is very wrong with the planet where they landed

 Category:
YA, sci-fi

 Why I chose this book: 
Rated highly by Amazon

 My personal opinion:
I liked the book. It's not going to go on my "Top 10" list, but it was enjoyable, mostly clean, and a fun concept.

 Warnings
Language: infrequent and mild
Violence: infrequent, and mild
"Adult" situations: many romantic situations, some of them steamy, but none explicit
Death: yes, including major character(s) 

 Movie rating equivalent: 
PG-13, maybe a little older, but not R

 Protagonist description:   
Tarver is a very competent soldier, Lilac is stronger than she appears - she's not just a socialite and heiress

 Point of view of story:  
First person, but switching between Tarver and Lilac as the narrator

 Book length: 
Medium-long

 Story flow: 
Excellent

 Grammar and spelling issues: 
None

 Character connection (no spoilers): 
I'd like to know more about Anna and the bodyguards

 For series:
Independent or integral: 
Assuming integral

 Series review as a whole: 
Good so far. I will probably continue reading it

 If you only have time for one, read:
Start from the beginning

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