A review by clarehitchens
Waiting for a Star to Fall by Kerry Clare

4.0

I started reading this book after 9pm, and it was long past my bedtime when I finally finished and turned off my light. It was impossible to put it down. A timely and timeless story about the power dynamics between charming men and the young women who adore them. The main character asserts that at 19, at 22, at 23, that she (and other women) were adults capable of making free choice, specifically at becoming involved with a man twice their age, and accepting the "rules of engagement" that included secrecy, emotional distance, and non-commitment. Strictly true, but my older self sees the flaws in that argument, and it makes me read Brooke as an unreliable narrator. This is supported by how Brooke introduces but dismisses the concerns raised by family and friends. Kerry Clare does a great job of keeping the story in Brooke's perspective and making the reader do the work of questioning her limited view.