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A review by librarysays
Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
4.0
I really loved this. Jenn Bennett is a master writer of teen couples with extreme chemistry and tension. And good grief can she write a swoony male lead.
Starry Eyes was adorable. It had a refreshing main plot (I don’t know that I’ve ever read a ya contemporary centered on camping) but also successfully hit on some heavy topics (infidelity, broken families, suicide, survivalism).
I have two...not criticisms, but...comments.
1. I think this exact same story could have taken place with the main characters being just a couple years older. Maybe 18 or 19 and in the first year or two of college. This would have made some of the more extravagant elements of the plot a bit more believable.
2. I don’t think Zorie’s dad needed to be the mustache twirling villain he ended up being. He was one dimensional and bad through and through. This made the conclusion of that plot line too easy.
Overall, Starry Eyes was a great read. I literally could not put it down. I just finished and immediately jumped into writing this review. It’s currently 4:44 a.m.
4.5 stars
Starry Eyes was adorable. It had a refreshing main plot (I don’t know that I’ve ever read a ya contemporary centered on camping) but also successfully hit on some heavy topics (infidelity, broken families, suicide, survivalism).
I have two...not criticisms, but...comments.
1. I think this exact same story could have taken place with the main characters being just a couple years older. Maybe 18 or 19 and in the first year or two of college. This would have made some of the more extravagant elements of the plot a bit more believable.
2. I don’t think Zorie’s dad needed to be the mustache twirling villain he ended up being. He was one dimensional and bad through and through. This made the conclusion of that plot line too easy.
Overall, Starry Eyes was a great read. I literally could not put it down. I just finished and immediately jumped into writing this review. It’s currently 4:44 a.m.
4.5 stars