Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Book Review: Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney

Hello! Today I'm going to be talking about a book I recently read that just came out. Please leave your comments about whether I should do more book reviews or not.

Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney

From the inside flap: "Seventeen-year-old Julien is a romantic—he loves spending his free time at the museum poring over the great works of the Impressionists. But one night, a peach falls out of a Cezanne, Degas ballerinas dance across the floor, and Julien is not hallucinating.

The art is reacting to a curse that trapped a beautiful girl, Clio, in a painting forever. Julien has a chance to free Clio and he can't help but fall in love with her. But love is a curse in its own right. And soon paintings begin to bleed and disappear. Together Julien and Clio must save the world's greatest art . . . at the expense of the greatest love they've ever known."


This book was quite a thrilling read. I finished it in 3 days flat, staying up way past my bedtime with the thought of; "just one more chapter!"
Daisy describes everything in the book with impeccable detail. This book sucks you in to the streets of Paris and right into Julien's shoes. The book has a lot of great aspects. Firstly, Julien is very relatable and "human", if you will, his emotions are mixed just like any teenager. He struggles with his grades and works at the museum giving tours. He has a passion for art, and suddenly that turns into a real love when he meets Clio. A girl trapped in a painting long ago.
There is a lot of romance in this book, at times being a bit ridiculous.
I adore the character Simon, Julien's best friend who is a bit of a show-off. A total goof, but willing to help his friend out of even the weirdest situations.
The author clearly did her research on this book, describing real paintings with immense detail.
I love the whimsical aspect of this, touching on Greek mythology and at times rather similar to Percy Jackson.
Overall I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars, and I would suggest this to ages 14 and up. However there is little to no Vulgarity or anything that would make it inappropriate for younger, it just has a lot of romance and can be a little complicated at times.

Well, there you have it folks, my honest-no spoilers-opinion of Starry Nights!
Au revoir!
Muzzy

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