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glew8's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
magtattle's review
3.0
I liked the hiking part and all the tips and details that came with it, but I didn't really care for the romance.
yesrachishere's review
4.0
Thank you Simon and Schuster for sending me a finished copy of Starry Eyes.
Zorie is very organized and hates when her plans get messed up. She likes schedules and sticking to those schedules with no bumps in the road. She's grown up with her best friend Lennon but now they are enemies due to an incident last year after homecoming and they haven't talked for the past year. But Zorie is pushed to go on a camping trip with her friends and guess who she finds out is going right as they are leaving? Lennon. Now they are forced to hang out together, and worse, end up stranded together with just the two of them and now have to talk about what really happened on the night of homecoming.
I just finished reading Alex, Approximately and I enjoyed it so much that I immediately wanted to read Jenn Bennett's newest book. And I enjoyed this one as well. I still think that I liked Alex, Approximately more but this one was still really great.
Zorie is much like me in the way that she is organized. I'm a planner and I like things to stick to a schedule but Zorie is more intense. If things don't go as planned she gets very anxious and can develop hives. But I still connected her on somewhat of a level. We don't get to see her friendship with Lennon that much. She talks about being friends with him while they were growing up and then they tried to be a couple and now they are enemies. So we really don't see how their friendship was and I wished we had. I think Lennon is a great guy and when we learn the truth about what happened on homecoming night, everything makes sense. At first, I didn't understand what could possibly be his reasoning and I kind of disliked him. But as we see Zorie and Lennon talking more on their hike and getting all of their feelings out, I love to see them get along.
Zorie's friend Reagan is the worst! I didn't like her from the beginning. She is a complete mess because she got hurt and now can't compete for the olympics and she takes it out on everyone without actually saying anything. She's just snarky and mean and I was glad we didn't see her for the majority of the book. I loved that, much like with Bennett's other book making me want to be in California on the beach, this book made me wish that I was camping and looking up at the stars. I love books that take place during the summer since it's my favorite season. The stars and campfires and s'mores are making me want to plan a camping trip.
If you liked Alex, Approximately, I would recommend this one. I really enjoyed it and I think you will too.
Zorie is very organized and hates when her plans get messed up. She likes schedules and sticking to those schedules with no bumps in the road. She's grown up with her best friend Lennon but now they are enemies due to an incident last year after homecoming and they haven't talked for the past year. But Zorie is pushed to go on a camping trip with her friends and guess who she finds out is going right as they are leaving? Lennon. Now they are forced to hang out together, and worse, end up stranded together with just the two of them and now have to talk about what really happened on the night of homecoming.
I just finished reading Alex, Approximately and I enjoyed it so much that I immediately wanted to read Jenn Bennett's newest book. And I enjoyed this one as well. I still think that I liked Alex, Approximately more but this one was still really great.
Zorie is much like me in the way that she is organized. I'm a planner and I like things to stick to a schedule but Zorie is more intense. If things don't go as planned she gets very anxious and can develop hives. But I still connected her on somewhat of a level. We don't get to see her friendship with Lennon that much. She talks about being friends with him while they were growing up and then they tried to be a couple and now they are enemies. So we really don't see how their friendship was and I wished we had. I think Lennon is a great guy and when we learn the truth about what happened on homecoming night, everything makes sense. At first, I didn't understand what could possibly be his reasoning and I kind of disliked him. But as we see Zorie and Lennon talking more on their hike and getting all of their feelings out, I love to see them get along.
Zorie's friend Reagan is the worst! I didn't like her from the beginning. She is a complete mess because she got hurt and now can't compete for the olympics and she takes it out on everyone without actually saying anything. She's just snarky and mean and I was glad we didn't see her for the majority of the book. I loved that, much like with Bennett's other book making me want to be in California on the beach, this book made me wish that I was camping and looking up at the stars. I love books that take place during the summer since it's my favorite season. The stars and campfires and s'mores are making me want to plan a camping trip.
If you liked Alex, Approximately, I would recommend this one. I really enjoyed it and I think you will too.
hannevanbesauw's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
annagr3ta's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
ceena's review
3.0
For some reason I thought this book was about teens being lost in the forest, so it took me a while to adjust.
I liked this one, it was enjoyable, but... just missed the mark. Sometimes, especially in the beginning I was more bored. Then again, I'm also not a huge contemporary reader, so could have just been me. Once they are in the forest the story really picks up and I began to enjoy it.
It was so sweet and cute, I couldn't help but like it. The characters helped as well. Zorie has some cute quirks and I love all her plaid and even her planning, but she does a few things I couldn't understand the reasoning... then again, that is normal. Lennon is awesome. Well, a few things I wish he had done better, but he is just so cool. Together? They are perfect. They balance each other in certain ways and it was fun to read. Which just begged the question of how if they were this great together and best friends they didn't feel more comfortable talking to each other or going up to the other and going "wth???" , but oh well.
I liked the setting and probably preferred that they weren't lost. One less thing to worry about and they could concentrate on figuring out their problems and making up. The camping tips were cool and Lennon's maps were super cute. I liked looking at them.
There is some external drama too, which put a while other spin on things. I thought it was interesting and probably a good inclusion in case someone wants to read about a teen dealing with a parent's bigotry and a**hole-ness.
I enjoyed this enough that I will probably read more by this author and will recommend this one to others!
I liked this one, it was enjoyable, but... just missed the mark. Sometimes, especially in the beginning I was more bored. Then again, I'm also not a huge contemporary reader, so could have just been me. Once they are in the forest the story really picks up and I began to enjoy it.
It was so sweet and cute, I couldn't help but like it. The characters helped as well. Zorie has some cute quirks and I love all her plaid and even her planning, but she does a few things I couldn't understand the reasoning... then again, that is normal. Lennon is awesome. Well, a few things I wish he had done better, but he is just so cool. Together? They are perfect. They balance each other in certain ways and it was fun to read. Which just begged the question of how if they were this great together and best friends they didn't feel more comfortable talking to each other or going up to the other and going "wth???" , but oh well.
I liked the setting and probably preferred that they weren't lost. One less thing to worry about and they could concentrate on figuring out their problems and making up. The camping tips were cool and Lennon's maps were super cute. I liked looking at them.
There is some external drama too, which put a while other spin on things. I thought it was interesting and probably a good inclusion in case someone wants to read about a teen dealing with a parent's bigotry and a**hole-ness.
I enjoyed this enough that I will probably read more by this author and will recommend this one to others!