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Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender

17 reviews

stormw's review

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

OH MY GOD THE ANGST!!! THE AUDIOBOOK NARRATORS ARE SO TALENTED AND THE WRITING IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE THIS IS LITERALLY THE BEST BOOK I HAVE READ IN SO LONG

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Drug abuse, and Biphobia

quijotita's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Took me out of a reading slump. I liked it a lot, though I wished I could have seen

more of their relationship after they reconnected

, but it was vert heart-warming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

amanda_mh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book … I took my time with it, I’m glad I did, it had me sobbing throughout almost every chapter. This is my first Kacen Callendar book and I will be reading their other books now. Major and multiple trigger warnings so please check before reading. This is going down as one of my favourite books, some really important messages in this story. So much care went into telling Matt and Logan’s story 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Biphobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship

timidelune's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Biphobia

ashtont's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Self harm, Drug use, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Biphobia, and Toxic relationship

sydreadslots's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I thought this was going to be a very different review until about 20% of this books, I liked it but I wasn’t sucked in. The writing was a little more show than tell which I think can happen easily in first person narrative. But then I got SUCKED in. This book is raw and painful and you grow to love these characters. It tackles such hard topics like childhood SA with care and a strong thread of reality. These characters are messy and make the wrong choices even if it’s for the right reasons. I don’t know much about Hollywood but these characters felt like real people to me. The frank discussions of racism, colorism and homophobia felt so real and raw. The excerpts of Ao3 brought some much needed levity and had me chuckling. I loved the bits of twitter or news and YouTubers all weighing in on this relationship between Logan and Mattie. I’m about to go devour the rest of KC’s novels and hope we get another adult romance soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Racism

laura_berger's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Racism

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

2.5

The first half of this is really slow but it does build the characters effectively! I liked the discussion about healing from trauma and setting healthy boundaries. I don't love romance myself, but I'll read anything Kacen Callender writes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

jennp28's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh I love love loved this. I binged it in one day. I’ve liked and appreciated Kacen Callendar’s YA books but this one was next level. The characters are not just reduced to tropes, no one magically  fixes another person, and like one character says, there’s no forced happily ever after that feels fake (if temporarily satisfying) in a lighter, more traditional romance. Huge trigger warnings for sure and this will not be for everyone. I cried through the last quarter of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

saachipahwa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence