A review by annie8782
Alyzon Whitestarr by Isobelle Carmody

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It raises questions and thoughts that may not have otherwise come to mind, it has a fascinating plot, and the characters are very interesting. They all have different sides and really added to the story. Being Australian, I also always love when books are set here.
I can see why some people might not enjoy this book. It is a different story to what the blurb might lead to suggest, and a lot of the story was internal monologue. For me, this was fine, and I enjoyed this novel immensely.

I really liked the friendship between Alyzon, Gilly, Harrison, Raoul and Sarry. I also enjoyed the Whitestarr family daily life.

I liked that this book did not focus on romance at all, but still had just that tad bit because

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Harrison and Alyzon really needed to end up together and I'm so glad they did.

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I didn't like Serenity/Sybil, and wasn't surprised to see her go the direction that she did. The story is over, but I like to hope that she improved and became a better person, even if it took a while. It does confuse me, though, because I'm sure that she was only thirteen? A little over the top.