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A review by bookishmadness
Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller
4.0
What I thought: I was super excited to read this, because I absolutely loved Something Like Normal! Turns out, Trish Doller is a superstar because this book was just as amazing. Like, seriously.
We meet Callie, a 17 year old girl that hasn't gone to school, never stays in one place too long and usually eats her meals from a vending machine. This is life with her Mum, until her Mum gets caught by the police and faces jail for kidnapping Callie as a kid. So now begins her life with her dad. Now she has a bed, a computer, food to eat, a friend and the beginnings of a something with the hot boy from the dock. But Callie can't just leave her Mum behind, and she's got a dark secret buried deep that could ruin everything.
Callie has had a hard life, and made some fairly poor choices, and you can see all these past things making her a bit self-destructive. It's to read a story like this, knowing that there could be many girls out in the world going through exactly what Callie has been through. I think Callie grew so much as a character, putting everything behind her and moving on.
All the secondary characters have some sort of influence over her, helping her to change and grow.
Plus there is Alex. This book is worth reading, even just to meet him. I want my own Alex now...
Where the Stars Still Shine faces some pretty touchy issues, and in my opinion, Trish Doller does a good job at writing them carefully. I can't wait to see what else she gives us!
The Good: This book gave me so many feels! BE PREPARED FOR THE FEELS.
The Bad: I wanted to know so much more about everything after it finished!
Rating: 5 bookstacks
We meet Callie, a 17 year old girl that hasn't gone to school, never stays in one place too long and usually eats her meals from a vending machine. This is life with her Mum, until her Mum gets caught by the police and faces jail for kidnapping Callie as a kid. So now begins her life with her dad. Now she has a bed, a computer, food to eat, a friend and the beginnings of a something with the hot boy from the dock. But Callie can't just leave her Mum behind, and she's got a dark secret buried deep that could ruin everything.
Callie has had a hard life, and made some fairly poor choices, and you can see all these past things making her a bit self-destructive. It's to read a story like this, knowing that there could be many girls out in the world going through exactly what Callie has been through. I think Callie grew so much as a character, putting everything behind her and moving on.
All the secondary characters have some sort of influence over her, helping her to change and grow.
Plus there is Alex. This book is worth reading, even just to meet him. I want my own Alex now...
Where the Stars Still Shine faces some pretty touchy issues, and in my opinion, Trish Doller does a good job at writing them carefully. I can't wait to see what else she gives us!
The Good: This book gave me so many feels! BE PREPARED FOR THE FEELS.
The Bad: I wanted to know so much more about everything after it finished!
Rating: 5 bookstacks