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Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton

17 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

This left me wanting more! I really enjoyed this.
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kshertz's review

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

4.75

I loved this graphic novel. Helping people to see themselves in others. Queer and disabled teens falling in love for the first time at a Comic-Con event. Understanding how we take care of each other. It was so sweet and I will be recommending this graphic novel to many others. 
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bbelitz's review

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

3.0

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tinysierra's review against another edition

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

4.0

Stars in their Eyes is a cute nerdy story about young love at a con. 

There’s lots of pop culture references, sass, embarrassing but supportive parent moments.

-Two single parents
-Bi amputee main character 
-Non binary love interest

I love how they showed Maisie and Ollie taking moments to rest, taking advantage of the accommodations at the con. 

Personally, the art style just wasn’t for me. I did think the layouts for the pages were well done. 
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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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

4.5

This was an absolutely adorable graphic novel. There's a lot of great representation in this: disability, chronic pain, queer rep (bisexul and nonbinary). Plus, it's a YA that has younger teen characters (14 & 15) which seems to be pretty rare as of late. So yay for that!

This graphic novel is chuck full of fandom references, all slightly tweaked to reflect different fandoms in our own world. Those felt really clever to me! It is a bit insta-love, but that's partly to be expected when they're teenagers. It felt real and authentic to me, even if it's not my favorite thing in a story.

The art was also great! I liked the way the characters were drawn, and all the different comic con constumes included throughout. Just an overall really lovely graphic novel!
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choicepotatoes_20231023's review against another edition

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

3.75

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drtx_bwt's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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sophie42's review

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

Sweet and fun with good representation! Loved the geeky references and silliness from the parents. It was a bit clunky, in the diologue and a bit of shoehorning info at times. But still a cute read! 
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kaitlinwarwick's review

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emotional informative lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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