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Star Light, Star Bright
Torn between two women--Lily Forsythe Rutledge, a delicate beauty who suffers from a strange illness, and Brooke Blair, an independent woman who is very protective of Lily--Rage McClure must delve into the secrets of the past to choose the woman he truly loves. Reprint.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
About the author
Katherine Stone
74 books115 followersKatherine Stone is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two novels, including her new Christmas novel, SLEIGH BELLS RING.
Katherine's books have been translated into twenty languages and are sold worldwide. A physician who now writes full-time, she lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, physician and novelist Jack Chase (Fatal Analysis, Mortality Rate, The Magruder Transplant.
Katherine's website is www.katherinestone.com.
Jack's website is www.medicalthriller.com.
Katherine's books have been translated into twenty languages and are sold worldwide. A physician who now writes full-time, she lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, physician and novelist Jack Chase (Fatal Analysis, Mortality Rate, The Magruder Transplant.
Katherine's website is www.katherinestone.com.
Jack's website is www.medicalthriller.com.
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March 10, 2010
Star Light, Star Bright represent two girls who are as close as sisters. There is Lily Forsythe, Star Light and Brooke Blair, Star Bright. Lily is fragile, delicate and loving, whereas Brooke is strong, caring and protective. When tragedy strikes their lives, each girls are wounded in different ways, heal in different ways but it is Rafe, a blue-eyed stranger who is at the center of their lives and who rescues them.
Rafe is rescuer to everyone and anything except himself and only one one of the sisters can touch his lonely heart. He rescues horses, flowers and befriend the sisters. He keeps the sisters connected when their relationship is strained. The tragedy that forever affects their lives had triggers Brooke's survival instinct and she flees from her old life and new found friendship with Rafe, leaving Lily to reach out for his comfort and friendship. Years later Brooke returns and friendships are renewed and old and new bonds, strengthened and discovered.
The premise was interesting: friendship, family and romance with a subplot of mystery, more minor but necessary to the story line. The first half of the story felt like a long prologue and it wasn't until the second half that the story became engaging. Rather than connecting with the characters I felt myself learning about them from a distance rather than being a part of it. The characters lacked confidence for the majority of the story which, in part impaired my ability to feel or connect with them. The misunderstandings and assumptions were too many and not enough communication.
The final half of the story was definitely the better half where character developments and the interconnecting relationships between them are improved. As the mystery unfolds, the girls become closer and each come to their own. In the end it felt like the beginning.
Rafe is rescuer to everyone and anything except himself and only one one of the sisters can touch his lonely heart. He rescues horses, flowers and befriend the sisters. He keeps the sisters connected when their relationship is strained. The tragedy that forever affects their lives had triggers Brooke's survival instinct and she flees from her old life and new found friendship with Rafe, leaving Lily to reach out for his comfort and friendship. Years later Brooke returns and friendships are renewed and old and new bonds, strengthened and discovered.
The premise was interesting: friendship, family and romance with a subplot of mystery, more minor but necessary to the story line. The first half of the story felt like a long prologue and it wasn't until the second half that the story became engaging. Rather than connecting with the characters I felt myself learning about them from a distance rather than being a part of it. The characters lacked confidence for the majority of the story which, in part impaired my ability to feel or connect with them. The misunderstandings and assumptions were too many and not enough communication.
The final half of the story was definitely the better half where character developments and the interconnecting relationships between them are improved. As the mystery unfolds, the girls become closer and each come to their own. In the end it felt like the beginning.
February 1, 2020
Ok book but pretty predictable.
July 28, 2021
A good story but a bit too long and un necessarily dragged on
November 15, 2016
This was an interesting - as in different - read. However I found the whole Aztec thing confusing. The relationships among the people were "different" - not something I have seen or heard before. And I really did not understand anyone enough to like them. I've read better by this author.
August 25, 2009
Review added: May 16, 2013
First off, things I liked about the book: (1) the title, it's a nice touch of whimsy, (2) the cover colors, and (3) the little shooting star above the chapter numbers (hey, it's cute!). I'm sorry to say that's about it.
This book was just a disaster; there was an excessive amount crammed into 360 pages, and all of it was predictable, over-the-top, and unbelievable. All the characters are supposed to be flawed but they were one-dimensional and boring. Lily and Peter were an exception; I think they had possibilities, most likely better suited to a completely different book. Brooke was an absolutely horrible character; she's boring, whiney, and did many things that I don't think her character would do (such as leave her horses without a by-your-leave), not to mention when her mother tells Brooke about her father and she's not affected by it in the least. What?! Then she spends the whole rest of the book a whole mess of a person who really needs to be sent to a psychiatric clinic, it's just too bad no one else sees this. Ugh, why would anyone like this person, let alone love her?
I don't think the author knew quite what to do with the book. First, the prologue, I'm sorry but it really didn't make sense to the rest of the book, not that the rest made much sense either. Secondly, the author was always changing direction; from the back of the book, I thought it was a love triangle, not exactly. Ms. Stone shifted to and from that but never really settled on a solution to have the triangle. Next, the conversations were a joke; everybody just opens up to a stranger and tells them a whole story? Every conversation was so melodramatic too.
Now for the relationships... No love triangle, that's why I read the book, I thought it sounded interesting. Rafe and Brooke: he's 26, she's 17 when they meet, they spend 9 days together...they're in love? Ha! Not to mention it's very creepy. I can pretend that Brooke is a mature 17 but I don't think a relationship for 9 days would reckon they love each other, they don't even know each other well. I'm sorry but 9 years in between, especially when the younger is 17 is huge; it's not like when someone is 30 and the other is 39, it's a big difference. I also find it hard to believe that 12 years later, everyone is the same and feels the same, no one has really changed. Then from here, the rest of the book is played out in a week, and the last bit totals a month. Way too much for the time period.
I know I had many, many more problems with this story but I think I'll stop here because I gave the main ones. If I continued on I might give spoilers and I don't want to do that in case someone actually wants to read this book. I don't know if this story was supposed to be like a fable, but if it was, it was a dismal failure.
First off, things I liked about the book: (1) the title, it's a nice touch of whimsy, (2) the cover colors, and (3) the little shooting star above the chapter numbers (hey, it's cute!). I'm sorry to say that's about it.
This book was just a disaster; there was an excessive amount crammed into 360 pages, and all of it was predictable, over-the-top, and unbelievable. All the characters are supposed to be flawed but they were one-dimensional and boring. Lily and Peter were an exception; I think they had possibilities, most likely better suited to a completely different book. Brooke was an absolutely horrible character; she's boring, whiney, and did many things that I don't think her character would do (such as leave her horses without a by-your-leave), not to mention when her mother tells Brooke about her father and she's not affected by it in the least. What?! Then she spends the whole rest of the book a whole mess of a person who really needs to be sent to a psychiatric clinic, it's just too bad no one else sees this. Ugh, why would anyone like this person, let alone love her?
I don't think the author knew quite what to do with the book. First, the prologue, I'm sorry but it really didn't make sense to the rest of the book, not that the rest made much sense either. Secondly, the author was always changing direction; from the back of the book, I thought it was a love triangle, not exactly. Ms. Stone shifted to and from that but never really settled on a solution to have the triangle. Next, the conversations were a joke; everybody just opens up to a stranger and tells them a whole story? Every conversation was so melodramatic too.
Now for the relationships... No love triangle, that's why I read the book, I thought it sounded interesting. Rafe and Brooke: he's 26, she's 17 when they meet, they spend 9 days together...they're in love? Ha! Not to mention it's very creepy. I can pretend that Brooke is a mature 17 but I don't think a relationship for 9 days would reckon they love each other, they don't even know each other well. I'm sorry but 9 years in between, especially when the younger is 17 is huge; it's not like when someone is 30 and the other is 39, it's a big difference. I also find it hard to believe that 12 years later, everyone is the same and feels the same, no one has really changed. Then from here, the rest of the book is played out in a week, and the last bit totals a month. Way too much for the time period.
I know I had many, many more problems with this story but I think I'll stop here because I gave the main ones. If I continued on I might give spoilers and I don't want to do that in case someone actually wants to read this book. I don't know if this story was supposed to be like a fable, but if it was, it was a dismal failure.
January 19, 2011
I don't know why I finished this book...I guess because I was stuck with a sick kid on my lap and it wasn't all that long and the print was huge. Actually, I caught myself looking at the spine to see if the library mistakenly put this on the fiction shelf instead of the large print section. Truthfully, I don't even know what to write about this book...you really didn't get to know the characters that well, and I found myself skimming parts of it. Definitely not one of this author's better books. I definitely would not recommend this to anyone.
April 4, 2011
If you have a choice, DON'T READ THIS BOOK! It was the worst book I've ever read. Half the time I didn't know where I was or who was speaking, and that was rough since there was so very little dialogue. The premise might have had potential, but the writer must have been asleep when she penned this. Avoid at all costs.
May 2, 2011
This book ended up being a big waste of my time, because I could not understand what was going on, which made it boring and hard to follow. My mother bought me this for Christmas, but Im sorry mom, but this book was just horrid.
February 16, 2010
This book was not what I expected but was an enjoyable read with a surprise ending.
March 15, 2010
I found I really do not like books with anything like fantasy involved.
May 24, 2014
Sometimes I wonder why I continue reading books I don't really like. Not a favorite. But I did finish it.
November 8, 2017
Count finish it didn't made sense
March 26, 2013
She writes a nice easy-to-read romance. No bodice rippers.
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