But if you love the love triangle trilogy, then it might be worth a listen. If you're looking for something unique in the teen romance genre, this would not be it. The only thing that made it bearable was the full-cast performance, which was well done. previous 1 2 next sort by previous 1 2 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author.

I had to force myself to finish listening to the book as it trudged along to its predictable ending. Books by Lisa Mantchev (Author of Eyes Like Stars) Books by Lisa Mantchev Lisa Mantchev Average rating 3.79 31,532 ratings 4,001 reviews shelved 90,756 times Showing 30 distinct works.

Her friends are loyal to her for reasons I can't figure out, and two guys are attracted to her but I just don't see the attraction. Her picture book, STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS, was named a 2016 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honorable Mention. Then the rest of the book follows along as she makes one stupid, selfish decision after another. Shifts from ignorance to Knowledge In the beginning, Bertie is ignorant because she is willing to believe people dont. Bertie doesn't appreciate how special and unique her life is until she's threatened to leave. Bertie tries to be a rebel- dying her hair blue, but it all just felt too cookie-cutter. Instead, the story focuses almost entirely on the teen angst of Bertie, the completely unlikeable heroine. Instead of taking time to explain or explore why the theater is the way it is, Mantchev treats it as though all theaters are run in this way, and that there is nothing out of the ordinary in the Theatre Illuminati. By the third chapter I knew that the book would disappoint me. I thought the idea really unique and I was excited to explore that world. Lisa Mantchevs theatrical fantasy Eyes Like Stars pits a plucky orphan, Beatrice Shakespeare Smith, and her fairy attendants against the wiles of Ariel. All her worlds a stageEnter Stage RightBeatrice Shakespeare Smith (Bertie): Our heroine. I used a credit because I was intrigued by the idea of a theater whose plays are acted by the actual characters. THEATRE ILLUMINATA, ACT I, LISA MANTCHEV, Q.95. Would you try another book from Lisa Mantchev and/or Cynthia Bishop?Īfter reading Eyes Like Stars, I definitely wouldn't pick up another book by Lisa Mantchev.

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev