Starling
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance
3.8
Isabel Strychacz
Edward Scissorhands meets When the Moon Was Ours in this “darkly whimsical…engrossing” (Kirkus Reviews) novel about two teen sisters who fight to protect the mysterious stranger who literally fell from the stars and into their backyard.Strange things have always happened in the small town of Darling… Yet Delta Wilding and her sister Bee are familiar with the peculiar. Raised by an eccentric father always on the hunt for the spectacular, they’re used to following weather patterns that twirl onto strange paths, a car that refuses to play any artist but one, and living in a sentient house with whims of its own. But when a mysterious boy falls from the stars into the woods behind the Wilding sisters’ farmhouse, nothing can prepare them for the extraordinary turn their lives are about to take. Extraordinary, and dangerous. Starling Rust is not from this world and his presence in the Wilding home brings attention. As the terrified locals, Delta’s ex-boyfriend, and the unscrupulous mayor descend onto their home, both Delta and her sister go to incredible lengths to protect their mystical visitor—especially as Delta’s growing feelings for Starling could prove the greatest risk of all.
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Author
Isabel Strychacz
Pages
448
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2021-11-16
ISBN
1534481109 9781534481107
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"I have mixed feelings about this book. I found the story interesting but the relationship between Starling and Delta just didn’t work for me. I’d rather have seen Delta and Tag’s bond mature. For two teenagers that grew up with each other they knew little to nothing about the lives of the other. He had never even been in her house. The hatred between families was unexplainable and the reason the town hated Tag’s family made no sense. Sorry Strychaz. The story has potential but I feel like you didn’t receive good guidance on this one."
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Tanya Andoniadis