Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
Release Date: July 7, 2009
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 368
From: Publisher
Interest: genre & plot
All her world’s a stage.
Beatrice Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.
She is not an orphan, but she has no parents.
She knows every part, but has no lines of her own.
Until now.Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the characters of every place ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book—an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family—and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known.
An strikingly enchanting debut novel, featuring a quirky cast of characters that not only entertains but enthralls!
Never have I read a novel so uniquely portrayed, so full of magic and awe. Mantchev is exceptional storyteller and I can’t wait to read more. Although most of the characters in the novel have been portrayed in plays of the theater, Mantchev was still able to enhance their characterization into beings as magical as the Theatre Illuminata itself. Not to mention the intrepid Beatrice Shakespeare Smith!
Perfectly intriguing plot line. I will admit that I was a little confused at first, amidst the “scene changes” and whatnot, but I quickly acquired to the theater lingo! I love it when authors create such an appealing world, I find it hard to disengage and put down! Eyes Like Stars is one of those novels.
I’m eagerly awaiting the next installment in the series!
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I loved this book! I cannot wait for the next one as well– Great review!
This was an amazing book, thanks for the great review! And I do agree with you that it was a tad confusing at times, but still wonderful!
It's like a million plays explode in your head at first. You grab an anchor (Bertie) and get swept along with the current of randomness. Best ride ever!
on the to-be-read list
great review
I wrote a great review on my examiner.com page as well. I totally loved this book. I'm giving a copy of the arc away on my blog so for those of you who are interested, check it out!
<3Nisha
What a BEAUTIFUL cover. And a beautiful book to boot!
I have not heard a bad review yet!
I LOVED this one and I can't wait to read more in the series. I liked that I could still get into it without a big knowledge of Shakespeare.
This book sounds really good! I think I might pick it up soon.
-Briana
This book sounds great.
Wow. I had considered passing on this because I'm not a fan of theatre but your review has me reconsidering.
My ARC didn't come with the gorgeous cover….boo hoo! I'm excited to begin this one, great review!
I started reding this yesterday. I am a little confused right now, but I can already feel the magic.
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I just bought this book on Tuesday after all the talk on Twitter about this book. Dying to read it very soon. Great Review by the way.
I thought Eyes Like Stars was a ton of fun, and the presentation certainly was unique! I had some quibbles, but I agree that it was a scintillating read.
I've linked to your review here.
I bought this book and it was a great read! thank you for your website and spending all the time blogging that you do, I follow along and always find good things to read just wanted to say Thanks
I bought this book and it was a great read! thank you for your website and spending all the time blogging that you do, I follow along and always find good things to read just wanted to say Thanks
Great Review! I loved this book as well! I just finished Perchance to Dream, and it was utterly amazing as well!
Great Review! I loved this book as well! I just finished Perchance to Dream, and it was utterly amazing as well!
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