“A gripping and atmospheric contemporary thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Complex, captivating, and gorgeously written.” —Karen M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying
We Were Liars meets Goodbye Days in this thrilling debut novel that sweeps readers away as they try to solve the mystery of what happened then to make Ellory so broken now.
It’s hard to find the truth beneath the lies you tell yourself.
Then: They were four—Bex, Jenni, Ellory, Ret. (Venus. Earth. Moon. Sun.) Electric, headstrong young women; Ellory’s whole solar system.
Now: Ellory is alone, her once inseparable group of friends torn apart by secrets, deception, and a shocking incident that changed their lives forever.
Then: Lazy summer days. A party. A beautiful boy. Ellory met Matthias and fell into the beginning of a spectacular, bright love.
Now: Ellory returns to Pine Brook to navigate senior year after a two-month suspension and summer away—no boyfriend, no friends. No going back. Tormented by some and sought out by others, troubled by a mysterious note-writer who won’t let Ellory forget, and consumed by guilt over her not entirely innocent role in everything and everyone she’s lost, Ellory finds that even in the present, the past is everywhere.
The path forward isn’t a straight line. And moving on will mean sorting the truth from the lies—the lies Ellory has been telling herself.
I received a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley.
3.25/5 stars
To start off, I need to acknowledge that contemporary YA fiction is not my favourite genre. I'm more of a fantasy/paranormal reader, but the synopsis and cover of See All The Stars had me intrigued. The book is very well written, but the structure of the time jumps and the withholding of the reason for the break down of the friendships and relationships until the very end kept me at a distance as a reader. I enjoyed the beginning, but as the story progressed I realized the only reason I was continuing the story was to find out what the fallout between the friends had been over. I struggled to find a likeable character in the whole book, which added to my disconnect. The author is a very a competent writer, and I can see the appeal if this style of book is your thing, but it's just not for me. Definitely give it a try though if you enjoy contemporary high drama, time jumping examinations of the pieces of a friend circle fallout.
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