A review by bookswithbre
Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
5.0
Trigger warning; suicide
Starry Eyes was simply fantastic! This is the first I've read of Bennett's work and goodness, I am in love. Starry Eyes, Bennett's latest release, follows teenager Zorie in the summer before her senior year. A lover of astrophotography and all things space, Zorie is a cute and quirky character whom I loved being in the head of. She was kind, thoughtful and, like many teenagers, hurt by somebody she cared for, her ex-best friend, Lennon, who ditched her at homecoming the previous year. After almost a year of not seeing each other, Zorie and Lennon become stranded in a national park together whilst camping with a group of friends and an emotional and interesting journey ensues.
Zorie and Lennon were refreshing characters. They both had their own personality quirks and interests, with Lennon loving horror movies, reptiles and camping, and I really loved that they had more unique interests and hobbies than what is often seen in YA. They were both very sarcastic characters and I LOVED that! They were well-fleshed out and both showed a growth arc and it was fantastic.
The secondary and surrounding characters, including Lennon's two mother's and Zorie's mother and father, and the group of teens the pair go camping with, were also very fleshed out! They felt so real to me and I could always see, if not understand, their motives and emotions.
Bennett's writing is absolutely wonderful! I really needed an adorable, heartsy contemporary and I am SO glad that this is the one I chose. I cannot wait to read more of her work, I have Night Owls sitting on my shelves waiting for me!
I loved Starry Eyes so much, I can hardly form coherent and intelligent sentences about the book. I am ill right now, and so my brain isn't helping me out all that much, but from memory there was nothing about Starry Eyes that I really disliked. I became so interesting in camping and the animals in the national park, such as the brown bear, that I had to put the book down and research about multiple things - also, bear canisters! I love when a book makes me want to research things present in it and Starry Eyes did just that. I cannot recommend this book enough! Go, read! You'll love it.
Starry Eyes was simply fantastic! This is the first I've read of Bennett's work and goodness, I am in love. Starry Eyes, Bennett's latest release, follows teenager Zorie in the summer before her senior year. A lover of astrophotography and all things space, Zorie is a cute and quirky character whom I loved being in the head of. She was kind, thoughtful and, like many teenagers, hurt by somebody she cared for, her ex-best friend, Lennon, who ditched her at homecoming the previous year. After almost a year of not seeing each other, Zorie and Lennon become stranded in a national park together whilst camping with a group of friends and an emotional and interesting journey ensues.
Zorie and Lennon were refreshing characters. They both had their own personality quirks and interests, with Lennon loving horror movies, reptiles and camping, and I really loved that they had more unique interests and hobbies than what is often seen in YA. They were both very sarcastic characters and I LOVED that! They were well-fleshed out and both showed a growth arc and it was fantastic.
The secondary and surrounding characters, including Lennon's two mother's and Zorie's mother and father, and the group of teens the pair go camping with, were also very fleshed out! They felt so real to me and I could always see, if not understand, their motives and emotions.
Bennett's writing is absolutely wonderful! I really needed an adorable, heartsy contemporary and I am SO glad that this is the one I chose. I cannot wait to read more of her work, I have Night Owls sitting on my shelves waiting for me!
I loved Starry Eyes so much, I can hardly form coherent and intelligent sentences about the book. I am ill right now, and so my brain isn't helping me out all that much, but from memory there was nothing about Starry Eyes that I really disliked. I became so interesting in camping and the animals in the national park, such as the brown bear, that I had to put the book down and research about multiple things - also, bear canisters! I love when a book makes me want to research things present in it and Starry Eyes did just that. I cannot recommend this book enough! Go, read! You'll love it.