Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett, 417 pages. Simon Pulse, 2018. $18.
Content: Language: R (88 swears; 5 “f”); Mature Content: R; Violence:
G.
BUYING ADVISORY: HS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Zorie and Lennon used to be friends, but when they tried to
move from friends to dating, Lennon let Zorie down. Now they’ve been trying to avoid each other
for the past year, but when Zorie is invited on a glamping trip with friends,
Lennon gets invited also and they find themselves falling back into their easy friendship
and maybe something more.
I enjoyed the romance
in this book and the characters had good chemistry. I loved the setting on a camping trip and the
realization that being away from their phones and the pressure of social media
is refreshing. However, Lennon’s moms
own a sex shop and there is a lot of references to sex toys and such, making it
so the mature content is over the top and not something I really think should
be read about in a young adult novel.
The swear count is high and there is heavy make-out sessions and pretty close
to on page sex.
C. Peterson
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