Once in a while I get the chance to find a book that reminds me why I love reading so much. “See All the Stars” is definitely one of those.

It kept me interested from page 1 to the very end of the story. I was desperate to know more and more, and the author found the way to make me care –really care– about Ellory.

Somehow, she became more than a character to me. She was real. I wanted to talk to her and let her know that everything would be alright. Even at this moment, I wish I could give her hug.

This story touched me deeply, not because it was something I could relate to, but because it was developed in such a way that, as a witness, I was given everything I needed to sympathize with the main character’s feelings, insecurities, and fears.

I couldn’t wait to know what the big secret was. It was driving me crazy, and, when the truth was uncovered, I put the book aside for a minute and let it sink in. I was so moved by it.

I think part of the reason why I was so drawn into the story had to do with the structure of it. The “then” and “now” thing. That was so good.

However, what I assume is intended to be the most shocking part of the book didn’t have a huge impact in me, maybe because I was so lost trying to digest previous revelations.

Anyway, it was a real pleasure to read this debut novel. I really enjoyed it and learned at least two important lessons from the story: sometimes the things you don’t say can hurt your relationship more than the things you say; and, of course, friends are supposed to be friends, not followers.

Great read!

I really enjoyed this book. It was utterly heartbreaking and beautifully written. I previously saw that it was compared to We Were Liars and The Serpent King and this was what pulled me in and I couldn't agree more.

See All The Stars is a young-adult mystery novel that follows Ellory-May, a high-school student entering her senior year at Pine Wood. The chapters alternate between 'then' and 'now'; then Ellory was part of a close-knit friendship group, now she's in her senior year trying to navigate to her locker without bumping into anyone. The 'then' chapters build chronologically towards the event which Ellory's parents refer to as 'the fall'; what actually happens isn't revealed to the reader until right at the end, I was expected to be disappointed but was pleasantly surprised by.

The alternating worked really well as you get to see the changes in Ellory's character and the effect whatever happened had on her and it was great at building suspense; I did get the 'must keep reading, must find out what happened' feeling as the 'then' chapters inched closer and closer towards her Junior year Spring Break.

I gave this four out of five stars and would recommend to anyone who's enjoyed shows/books along the lines of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars; its the dark side and drama behind female high school friendships.

Really good, addictive read. Easily devoured in one sitting.

Weaving in some mystery and some romance the author does a great job of keeping the reader captivated.

I'm terribly sorry, I had a lot of issues downloading this book and couldn't get it to be visible for review. I'm disappointed as it looks amazing and I've seen some other reviews so I know I'm missing out.

This is going to be an extremely difficult book to review, and I probably should have left this as a mini review solely for the fact that the less you know the better. See All The Stars is a character driven novel full of suspense with page turning compulsion, and I believe fans of YA novels that cross over between contemporary and mystery will eat this up. I am cautious to scream "READ THIS BOOK" because I know it's the fastest way to build hype and set up for unrealistic expectations, but I really do encourage readers to give this a second glance come August. It's not that this story hasn't been told before, but it's the way it's told and the sheer tension built throughout that really impressed me. Below, I'm going to frame some of the reasons I loved this in a non-spoiler filled manner and let you decide for yourself whether to pick it up.

The most important thing to remember about this novel is that it's a lesson in working through hard things. Grief, conflict, and betrayal aren't new themes, especially in the young adult realm, but I do think we need more novels showing teens how to work through these issues, and that's precisely what Frick has written into her narrative. While I guessed early on the source of the conflict (but more on this in a minute) and also had guessed somewhat of how the big twist would play out (also more on this in a minute), I didn't feel that detracted from the importance of what this novel has to offer. The real jewel here is, again, the lesson of facing your fears, facing your mistakes, and also learning to forgive yourself for not only the things you can't control, but also the things you can. I also love how naturally Ellory's use of a therapist is included here; not once is it portrayed as uncool, weird, or taboo, but as a necessity to her mental health and something she admits to helping her along her journey. We all make mistakes, and See All The Stars paints a picture of how one action can cause a chain of reactions that were never intended in the first place. We also see a classic tale of the manipulative, narcissistic friend that shows both the highs and lows of such platonic abusive relationships.

This novel was written in a very particular way, which will become clear as to why once you read it, and I loved it! For the majority, we receive alternating chapters (all from Ellory's POV) of past and present, or "pre The Fall" and "post The Fall". Like I mentioned above, you are somewhat expecting the betrayal that is coming, but I felt the author intended this, almost as a tool to ramp up the tension and suspense as we don't know exactly when it will happen and what the big fallout was afterward. Sorry for the vagueness, but trust me, you want to go in blind! Also, I mentioned above that I guessed the twist almost 100% on point (I knew the what but I didn't know how it came about until the end), and that was solely based on a book that the blurb compares this to. (I didn't include this in my synopsis above but it's easy to find if you choose to look for it.) While I see the necessity in finding the right audience for a novel, and do agree that fans of said novel will take to this, I also felt I wouldn't have guessed the twist prior to the reveal if I hadn't seen that and this would have been bumped up to a 5 star read.

Overall, this was the most compulsive book I've read to date in 2018. I absorbed everything from cover to cover in less than 24 hours, and I felt the characters were the type that will stay with me for a long time to come. I've been trying to write this review for almost a week now, and still feel moved and unsettled (in a good way) by this story. Also... CoVeR LoVe! <3 If you're looking for a lightning fast read that will play on a wide range of your emotions, give this a try. Compulsive, addicting, and suspenseful, this checks all the right boxes for a quick summer read. Highly recommended and I can't wait to see what the author brings us next!

Books about high school friendships and fallouts are common, and yet somehow there is an element to them that eludes most writers: the bad times aren’t constantly bad. See All the Stars by Kit Frick perfectly captures the see-saw-like, constantly changing nature of friendships. Kit Frick did a great job capturing the essence of high school, with characters that seem to jump right off the pages. A compelling storyline combined with beautiful writing make this a must-read.

Before Ret, I was basically invisible.
With Ret, I was somebody.

Lets meet the characters:
Ellory- She is our main character. The artist. The shy, kind and easily influenced one.
Ret- The leader, the it-girl, the girl everyone wants to be. You get it.
Jenny- the wannabe, poser of sorts, snob, suck-up
Bex- The mediator, problem solver, peacemaker.


This novel had so much depth and beauty in every chapter. Now being an adult this novel makes you go back in time and think of the raw beauty of childhood and what mistakes will be made and how it will shape your future. My mind is still in a jumble of what I just read that I'm not sure how to put it into words. My favorite read so far.



This novel is told through Ellory's perspective. We follow her and her best friends through high school years, going from two timelines 'NOW and 'THEN' eventually colliding into the epically tragic finale of finding out what really happens, which is referred to as 'the fall' I had my guess on what was going to happen and of course I was right but the author through in a HUGE mind blowing twist that left me utterly speechless.

Overall I loved this novel more you can imagine. I was hesitant to read this because it is a YA novel but this wont disappoint.

Thanks to NetGalley & everyone!!!

A BIG Thank You to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing and Margaret K. McElderry Books for providing me a copy of “See All the Stars” by Kit Frick in exchange for my review.

Before I get into the details, I LOVED reading this book and managed to finish most of it in one sitting.

The story is written in a beautiful way where each chapter shifted between what’s happening NOW vs what’s happening THEN. Even though the setting changed between the chapters, the pacing remained consistent and kept me invested in the story. Throughout the book, the author cleverly integrates topics of friendship, breakups, and betrayals masked with a level of suspense. Furthermore, the ending completely threw me off. I am not going to spoil it, but I did not see that plot twist coming at all! I had to go back and re-read a few passages to see if it all fit, and it did! It’s one of those books that made me sit in awe after finishing, just to grasp it all in. That in itself makes this such a memorable read.

Coming to the characters, the author has written them realistically that the reader can easily relate to. They are complex, have issues, make mistakes and act impulsively; in other words, they behave like teenagers. Moreover, I loved the analogy the author used to connect each character to a planet/star to describe their bond. Ellory is the main character and the person whom I could relate to the most. When she reminisces over her friendship with Ret, it made me recall about my past friendships and how they fell apart. Ret is a character you just love to hate. She oozes confidence and attracts people to be her friends for her own advantage. More than Ret, I think I despised Jenni. Even though she doesn’t appear much, I hated her attitude towards Ellory whenever she appeared.

Kit Frick has done an amazing job in her debut novel and I have instantly become her fan! When I think about it, the story is nothing new and has been done countless times before. However, the way the author has weaved the words and described the story is so captivating that feels fresh. There was never a moment where I got bored and felt like skipping a few pages. Now that I have finished reading “See all the stars”, I am already anxiously looking forward to her next book release. Overall, I loved “See All the Stars” and highly recommend others to give it a chance and read it.

I was very disappointed by this story. I love a good mystery and at the start of the story I was definitely interested in finding out what had happened between Ellory and Ret. Unfortunately this story doesn't bring anything new, the twists were not unique and I saw them coming miles away. There are only so many twists out there in the world I guess so great characters and storytelling would have been able to still make this a compelling read. However, the characters weren't all that interesting, Ellory is extremely boring. I didn't care for her one bit. Ret was such a cliche and their friendship was very toxic. I didn't like any of the characters and I just didn't care for anyone. It took me forever to read this book and I put it down for a while multiple times. The only reason I continued was to see if I was right about the 'twists'. Like I said, this book was quite boring and didn't bring anything new. You might be able to enjoy if you haven't read more stories like this but I think there are way better ones out there.

I mainly got a copy of this through NetGalley due to my interest in the synopsis, mainly the part that said this book was like "We Were Liars".

I was interested from the beginning. There's a timeline split, a "then" and a "now", to show what has happened to Ellory, our main character and her friends. The story is well paced and interesting but the characters were hard for me to care about. There's also a bit of instalove which I don't like.

Overall, the story was entertaining enough but it didn't draw me in much.

I didn't expect this book to be special, but that's what it was. I absolutely loved how it was written, the storyline... but especially the characters. They were very well written and it was like they were going to jump out of the page and continue the story in front of my eyes. I can't wait this book to be released because it was one of my favourite novels of the year.

Book requested via Netgalley. Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity.

The book starts out with four girls Ellory, Ret, Bex and Jenni. The narrator, Ellory, describes her and her friends as parts of the solar system. We find them towards the beginning of their junior year and then we flash forward to senior year where none of the girls are even friends anymore. What tore these girls apart?

The story is pretty typical teenage girl drama and manipulation. Pretty much everything every girl hated about high school. The story really reminded me of the show Pretty Little Liars, especially with the fact that we had to wait forever to find out what tore them all apart. I must admit the end did shock me a bit and it was definitely a decent read.

If you are looking for your typical high school drama story, here it is. Told from before and after the event you get the repercussions before you get the actual event. The story itself was well written, but I had a hard time getting invested as it was hard to watch all of the toxic relationships and bad decisions. At the beginning the characters were hard to tell apart, but by the end each character had grown into their own distinct person. This high school drama had a lot going on such as juggling high school relationships, friend groups and college applications. The ending felt a little off for me. On the one hand, it felt anti-climatic and on the other hand it caught me by surprise. The whole book I was waiting for this book reveal of what divided the before and the after, once it was revealed I just thought to myself "really?" and then the second part of the event happened and I was really caught off guard. It pulled everything together in a really nice way. The way that it is written, jumping back and forth between the past and present, did a good job of pulling me in as I wanted to know where the friendship fractured but in some cases it made it difficult to keep track of what was happening. I am giving it three stars because it was good, just not great.

I was really looking forward to reading this book but I have been unable to download it in the current format. Hopefully I can read it when it is published.

This book was hard for me to rate because while I liked it, I also had trouble connecting to the characters in the book. I ended up with a 4 star rating because I did not see the end coming at all.

This novel alternates between taking place in the past, starting the summer before Ellory's junior year (then), and the present, starting just before Ellory starts her senior year (now). We know that something happened between then and now that left Ellory friendless and single with her only goal to make it through the year, but we don't know what happened, and we slowly learn, in this alternating timeline, the events that led to her current predicament.

I really liked this way of telling the story. I think that if the book had been chronological, I wouldn't have liked it nearly as much, because the mystery of not knowing what happened was kept intact until close to the end of the book. There were a lot of times that I found myself reading solely to find out what happened because what was currently happening wasn't really holding my interest. I was able to predict one of the twist but the other definitely surprised me.

As I mentioned earlier, I had trouble connecting with the characters in this story. The whole story is told from Ellory's POV, and in the 'then' parts, we see her friendship with Ret, Jenni, and Bex, as well as her relationship with Matthias. While I couldn't connect with them, it also felt real to me, and I liked that. It was really interesting to see how the relationships changed as the story progressed, so despite personally not connecting with any of them, I still liked seeing how everything panned out with them.

I would recommend this to people who like YA contemporaries. I think it's well written and engaging and the mystery on what happened is definitely intriguing. As a side note, maybe I just have never seen this, but the fact that their school had 8 stories seemed very unrealistic to me. I don't think I've ever heard of a school with more than 3 levels, but again, that could just be my limited knowledge of high schools around the country.

See all the stars is one of those books that stays with you. Since the first chapter I knew this book was going to be something special to me. I could relate with the main character, I could feel her pain and her struggles with trying to move on. It's a book about friendship, heartbreak, betrayal, and finding yourself on your own way, meaning you decide who you get to be not other people. The book alternates between the past and present day, this way you start to piece together what happened to the main character. At some point it reminded me a lot of Pretty Little Liars, in the sense that something big happened between the group of four friends, something so big that they never talked to each other again. Then, you have the romance aspect, in which something happened between the two lovers that he is no longer part of the MC life. For me this book hit close to home since I had a similar dynamic with some friends in high school, I felt that without them, I was nobody. I had a best friend that I knew I was special to her but the way the relationship developed and she started treating me, it wasn't how a true friendship should be. Eventually we parted our ways and it was hard, but I learned to think and act for myself and If I had stayed with that group, I would not have been able to do that.

This book also had a little suspense to it, since you do not know what happened between the characters, and when we found out, you can say it can be a little surprising. Personally I was not expecting it, but when I found out, a lot of things made sense. I completely suggest this book if you are into a contemporary, "suspense" story. It is completely relatable, you can have 30 years and still feel the struggles and issues the characters were going through in High School.

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

4.5🌟

"It's hard to find the truth beneath the lies you tell yourself." Kit Frick
It was a nice reading with teens and their problems. It's a lot of teen drama from highschool, handling boys, school, friends. I was a little bit confused by the ping-pong between then and now chapters. I think now I would read the entire THEN part and then skip to the NOW, seems logical this way.

I liked Ellory and Mathias. Ret was not my kind of girl, too mean, too self-absorbed. It looked like everything was spining around her.

The end was abrupt but all over everything flowed naturally. It was sad and heart-broking.

Over all it was a reading I enjoyed. I'm looking forward to see the next book from this author.

"Whoever said that time heals all wounds didn't know what he was talking about. Time dulls the wounds, makes them bearable. But it doesn't patch you up and send you on your way, good as new." Kit Frick

This books was much more suspenseful than I expected, and the shift between then and now really dded t the tense atmosphere. I don't want to give away anything, but I did not see that twist in the end coming!