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Where the Stars Still Shine
by Trish Doller
2015 reread: just as addicting. So, so good. I love Greg.
My gosh. Magan is going to be writing the full review for Rather Be Reading Blog but I had to share my two cents on here.
I was a big fan of Something Like Normal. I'm always impressed when authors can convey so much in a short amount of pages, in such succinct writing styles and Doller totally did it there.
In When the Stars Still Shine though, whoa. Callie is fighting this obligation she has to her mother, even though she was the one to take her away from her dad and entire family when she was young. She's very independent and having her dad back in her life (along with a stepmom and two stepbrothers) is unchartered territory for her. Then there is Kat, who wants Callie and her to instantly be best friends like they were when they were little kids.
That's a lot of love and support when she is used to barely getting that from her mom.
Callie has plenty of demons to deal with, but Doller does not deny readers the lighter, sweeter moments. Decorating her trailer (in her dad's backyard), shopping with Kat, seeing Alex for the first time, her love of reading, snorkeling.
I loved the setting, the Greek culture, the many characters coming in and out of the book. I rarely read books in one sitting but When the Stars Still Shine was easy to get lost in. (I was also on a plane but I don't think that matters much.)
Doller has created such a complex story here about trusting other people and what it means to be a part of a family. And figuring out that sometimes you have to have the courage to move forward even though you have to leave someone else behind.
It's a beautiful story, and yes I cried. I need this on my bookshelf and so do you.
My gosh. Magan is going to be writing the full review for Rather Be Reading Blog but I had to share my two cents on here.
I was a big fan of Something Like Normal. I'm always impressed when authors can convey so much in a short amount of pages, in such succinct writing styles and Doller totally did it there.
In When the Stars Still Shine though, whoa. Callie is fighting this obligation she has to her mother, even though she was the one to take her away from her dad and entire family when she was young. She's very independent and having her dad back in her life (along with a stepmom and two stepbrothers) is unchartered territory for her. Then there is Kat, who wants Callie and her to instantly be best friends like they were when they were little kids.
That's a lot of love and support when she is used to barely getting that from her mom.
Callie has plenty of demons to deal with, but Doller does not deny readers the lighter, sweeter moments. Decorating her trailer (in her dad's backyard), shopping with Kat, seeing Alex for the first time, her love of reading, snorkeling.
I loved the setting, the Greek culture, the many characters coming in and out of the book. I rarely read books in one sitting but When the Stars Still Shine was easy to get lost in. (I was also on a plane but I don't think that matters much.)
Doller has created such a complex story here about trusting other people and what it means to be a part of a family. And figuring out that sometimes you have to have the courage to move forward even though you have to leave someone else behind.
It's a beautiful story, and yes I cried. I need this on my bookshelf and so do you.