This book was everything i wanted it to be. The suspense was amazing, and that twist was insanely good. I did not see that coming at all. 

All in all this was a super fast read that kept me interested and engaged from start to finish.

This story blew me away. The two opposite timelines coming together near the mid-point of the story added just the right amount of tension to keep me reading.I

I'm still not totally sure what this book was trying to be. At the beginning, I thought it was going to be kind of thriller-y, but by a few chapters in, it seemed more of a serious contemporary. But then the ending got a little thriller-y again? I also thought from the first chapter that this was going to be sapphic, which very quickly proved to not be the case (and which I would have known if I'd refreshed myself on the synopsis before reading), but all in all, I just didn't know what to expect from this book.

I never really got a good grasp on the characters, either. There were a couple that I couldn't keep straight, and others who I thought I understood but then would immediately be prove wrong.

I'm giving this three stars instead of two because of the ending. I predicted a big part of the ending near the start of the book, but a few chapters in, I thought I was wrong. Turns out I was right! And looking back, it all fits together so well. There are so many things that make so much more sense looking back.

TW: major character death, alcoholism, underage drinking, drug use, drug dealing, neglectful parenting

I liked this book, but it felt very slow paced. There were parts that seemed to drag as the story tried to reveal the great "before" of the story. It deals with heavy topics, like grief, and moving on through pain, and those are important for young adult readers to learn. It will not be a book I recommend to every reader, but I will recommend it to readers on a case-by-case basis.

Bex, Jenni, and Ellory were three stars rotating around their sun: Ret. But then everything fell apart. See All the Stars takes place in two timelines. In the earlier timeline Ellory has three close friends and her first real boyfriend. In the later timeline she has no one. So what happened?

Kit Frick's debut is a story of (borderline?) toxic friendship and a massive falling out. It's a great concept. Friendships end and not all friendships are healthy. And a friendship breakup comes with its own mourning process.

Kit Frick's writing is really lovely. It's the kind of writing that gives you that melancholy feeling in your chest. I was struck by the writing right away.

However, the duel timeline concept is one that definitely has pros and cons. It ups the suspense but it also can stall the pacing, and I found it was ultimately unsuccessful in this book. The later timeline didn't hold my attention. There was just too much Ellory all alone in her head with no one to talk to and very little action. I kind of wish I could deconstruct this book and put it together differently.

I am a huge Pretty Little Liars fan, and I thought this book would be more like those. And I thought it would also be like We Were Liars, which was also another book I loved the heck out of. But it was not. I think the comparisons are not fair, and this book is its own story. But I didn’t like it as much as I had hoped. But I think it would great for those starting out in thrillers who don’t want to be too overwhelmed with information. 

Ellory lost her friends and boyfriend. You get to switch back and forth to see what happened to make her lose them. But it wasn’t super interesting since the switches were so abrupt, and. I struggled to connect to the characters. It did remind me of how PLL switches back and forth, but that adds to the story and this just seemed like it was trying to force the plot along. 

The ending was a shocker like We Were Liars though, and that made me like the book a little more.

See All the Stars was a surprising novel with twists I never saw coming. I liked the character and plot development in this novel a lot.

This story is such an interesting concept and as someone who LOVES reading about the planets, stars, and moon, I loved this idea. I read this book in one sitting... and that is saying something as I have two kids! Getting past the typically high school drama and focusing on the mysterious event that turned a young woman's life upside down, this book is a fun ride with unexpected twists!

First, I have to say that I am so grateful for having been given the privilege of reading this e-arc. I absolutely ADORED this book. 

I can't remember all the details as I did not write this review right after finishing the novel. 

But I do remember that it took my breath away. 

A story of sorting truth from the lies, whether that be lies told by others or lies told by herself. 

A story of true strength, of pushing through the hard times. 

I love the title of this book, I love the cover. I love everything. I will definitely be keeping Kit Frick on my unofficial list of authors to read!

Felt like this novel dragged out the story.  It relied a lot on the "before" aspect and I think it would have been better served to not have it told in flashback.

Great book, it kept me compelled until the end through and through. I read this book from beginning to end without putting it down, it was able to hold my attention

I was excited to read this book, the synopsis really grabbing me. And yet, this book was not for me. Honestly, I think the problem lies with me rather than the book itself. I can see why many people would enjoy this book and rate it highly, however I think I’ve just out grown the young adult genre.

Welcome! I am so pleased to be a part of the See All the Stars blog tour, coordinated through the Fantastic Flying Book Club! And this book… oh my goodness. OH MY GOODNESS. There are so many things I CAN’T say when talking about this book in order to keep the review spoiler-free, but WOWZA. I’ll say that.

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In See All the Stars, we follow the dual timelines of Ellory May Holland, a teenage girl who attends the gigantic-sounding Pine Brook High School. The THEN timeline follows the summer between sophomore and junior years, and then junior year of high school. It shows Ellory’s toxic relationship with the leader of their friend group, Ret (short for Margaret), and the budding romantic relationship she has with Matthias Cole, who is one giant enigma. In the NOW timeline that alternates with the THEN, we see Ellory during her senior year at the same high school following a two month suspension at the end of junior year and a summer away at art camp. Something catastrophic happened, but Frick weaves the story in a way that readers don’t know what that event was until the very end. This is what you know at the beginning: Ellory isn’t friends with Ret or that group anymore; in fact, she really shouldn’t even be seen with them; and Matthias is nowhere to be found.

The ending packs a punch, let me tell you.

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3 Things I Loved
The writing. This may be Kit Frick’s debut, but HOLY COW, this book was fantastic. I was drawn in from the very first page. I wanted to only read this book and do nothing else. It’s so well-written, so good.
Ellory. While clearly an unreliable narrator, I found it very easy to relate to Ellory as a character. Her high school story may have been more dramatic than mine, but it was believable to me. And the depths of her pain were so easily felt.
The dual timelines. This doesn’t always work for me, but in this case, YES PLEASE. It ups the intrigue so SO much. And it just works for this book.
Dislikes/Problematic Content
In terms of the content of the book, there wasn’t anything problematic that was easy to see on the surface. Now that I’ve sat on it for a bit… the friendship between Ellory and Ret is so incredibly toxic that it hurts my heart for Ellory. I’ve been in toxic friendships, and it really affects the rest of your life. It makes it easier to see how Ellory could get into a relationship with Matty, who was clearly hiding things from her the entire time. She was used to the toxicity. And that’s real and shitty at the same time.

I have a lot of feelings about Matty, but to prevent spoilers, I’ll just keep those to myself. *flails*

Rating
A reminder of the rating scale:

Red = DNF, I hated everything
Orange = Ugh, no thank you
Yellow = I mean, I’ve read worse, but there were problems
Green = This was good! 
Blue = Oh my gosh, I loved this book!
Purple = This is the unicorn of books and I will be rereading it until the binding falls apart and EVERYONE should be reading it!
This book was so good, and I’m so happy that I got to read it early! It’s twisty and turny and you’ll really get drawn in. Therefore, I’m going to give See All the Stars a BLUE rating. It’s a good one, y’all. You should go read it!

Thank you to the publisher, to Netgalley, and to the Fantastic Flying Book Club for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. And thank you for letting me be a stop on the blog tour! Don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below!

Thanks to NetGalley for providing a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review

See All the Stars is a book about toxic friendships and romantic relationships, where Ellory switches from past to present in every chapter and we get to know the apparently really close group of friends that she had then and barely talk to each other now, or the perfect boyfriend that she had then that she avoids at all costs now. What happened in the middle? 

I liked this book but at times I got a little bored I must admit, even if the ending was quite unexpected. I bet a lot of people guessed what happens but I was just so invested in the chapter-by-chapter events that I wasn't even looking at the whole picture. 

I would have loved the author to get more deep in regards to mental health. Her work was good anyway, but I was left a bit unsatisfied in that aspect.

I liked this book a lot. It really reminded me of ‘One of Us is Lying’ in the best way. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it.

I really enjoyed this debut novel by Kit Frick! I would definitely recommend this book and I look forward to future books!

Talk about confused feelings, both in and out of the story. First, the dynamics between Ret and Mallory itself is so confusing, they are friends, maybe best friends but with a lot of 'you-are-mine' possessiveness, which is border line strange. In fact, after the first few chapters, I was pretty sure this story was about Ret and Mallory discovering their feelings for each other.

Second, Mallory seems to be the only good in Mattias's life and he seems hell bent on driving her away from him. Oh, for her own good, of course ! What better way than to betray her in the most important thing. And even then, he does not want a clean cut, because he keeps sending her letters, which she collects and reads even when she has moved away to college. Talk about unresolved feelings. For me, I did not get any sense of closure.

Third, the book had a series of Now and Then scenes, where Then shows the incidents that let to Mallory's isolation and the Now scenes are where she is trying to find closure in order to move on. Although, what might have been closure for Mallory was plain unresolved torture for me. Even relationship was left incomplete, not that they were very strong to begin with. Friendships were not friendship, mere selfish company. Love was not love, mere temporary holding on to sanity. It's like Mallory was punished for being a decent girl.

But what was most unresolved for me was the relationship between her and Ret. Maybe there wasn't any time given to mourn the end of the relationship to us readers. You see, Mallory knew what had happened Then and she was already on her way to find closure. But, for me, I got a complete picture of what happened 'Then' only towards the end, and the story was over before I could comprehend the severity of the twist. So, those resolved feelings of Mallory didn't sync with my unresolved feelings at all. And so the end seemed very incomplete to me. And if that is not enough, even the Mattias angle seemed unresolved. Confusing.. Pssht !!

There's nothing like a story with a good, unexpected twist. Pair that with a contemporary high school scene and you have a win in my book. See All the Stars by Kit Frick was just that. This part love story, part thriller follows high school student Ellory both at present in her senior year and in flashbacks to her junior year. Something clearly happened that split Ellory's friend group apart and destroyed her life, but what?

While one part of this story was incredibly predictable, the main twist came out of left field and completely took me by surprise! If you read my blog regularly, you'll know that's rare for me! I really enjoyed the characters and was especially intrigued by Ret. With characters like her, I'm always fascinated by what makes them so attractive that people can't help but want to be in their orbit. I honestly can't say I've ever met a person so charismatic in real life, so these types of characters are some of my favorites!

Overall, I enjoyed how unique and truly realistic the characters were. I appreciated that Ellory was into metalworking as an art form. I found that so unique and wish I could have seen some of her pieces. The writing in this novel was absolutely beautiful and poetic, and the story just flowed off the page. The last chapter was good closure, and I felt satisfied with the ending. And can we talk about this cover - it's gorgeous!

Fans of We Were Liars by E. Lockhart will absolutely love this read! It's one of those books that you will want to read over and over again to get your questions answered and discover more details.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

Thanks so much to Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster for a finished copy of this thrilling read! See All the Stars by Kit Frick is out now, so be sure to pick up a copy!

This is a solid ya mystery that had me turning the pages to finish in one sitting. I don't want to say anything to give away the plot, but if you like mysteries this is a good choice. Recommended!

I would definitely call this book a page-turner. Fans of We Were Liars would probably enjoy this title for the suspense and secrets.