Reviews

The Stars and Everything In Between by Victoria Lee

liatje's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

lilyp7's review against another edition

5.0

"God, Noam loved him so much sometimes it felt like his love was a live thing eating him up from the inside."


"It felt something in his chest cracking open, warmth spilling into his veins.
They were going to be all right.
They had each other- they loved each other- and that was all they needed to make it through."

I think I've read this novella so many times I've memorized! I would read anything about Dara and Noam, their domestic life, their love, their new home. I love them so much my heart hurt.
I found The stars and everything in between beautiful and heartbreaking, because it shows how isn't so simple to heal, to get better, because time is needed, therapy and love, but they are strong and they have one other.
Told by Dara's and Noam's POVs, the novella follows them living together, struggling with Lehrer on trial and the aftermath, their traumas and bad memories. I love how much they fighting for, support, understand and love one other.
Their love and relationship is beautiful, intense and I love them so much.

camaradelynch's review against another edition

4.0

this is such a great representation of two people processing trauma differently and growing together. i loved it. please let more people with psychology phds write books about trauma - it's just so much better (if that makes sense? just better handled?) anyways now i need a 600 pages book just about dara and noam hiking and baking and stargazing happily together

neonila's review against another edition

4.0

The way this little short novella was a rollercoaster? It was so cute, but also so devastatingly heartbreaking. It really shows how not everything is always so black and white, especially when it comes to dealing with abuse.

zoyashirazi's review against another edition

5.0

just got done reading this for the 4th time and i know that i’ll continue to revisit it over and over and over again... this novella means the world to me and gives such brilliant closure to what has now become my favourite series. the development it offers the two of them (especially dara) and their relationship is so extremely important and i couldn’t have possibly asked for a better way to wrap everything up.
so much love to the amazing victoria lee - i’m so thankful they released this outside of preorders because GOD did i need the healing...

literarycavy's review

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

kelsireads's review

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

meganreadsx12's review

5.0

I'm honestly glad I waited as long as I did to read this novella because it reignited my love for these characters and my neverending awe of how Lee handles love and trauma and the identities of Noam and Dara.

milfcirce's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

leannj's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0