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  August's BotM ~ Eyes Like Stars *SPOILERS*

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  Eyes Like Stars
  by Lisa Mantchev
  
  All her world’s a stage.
  Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.
  She’s not an orphan, but she has no parents.
  She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.
  That is, until now.
  Enter Stage Right
  NATE. Dashing pirate. Will do anything to protect Bertie.
  COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD SEED, and PEASEBLOSSOM. Four tiny and incredibly annoying fairies. BERTIE’S sidekicks.
  ARIEL. Seductive air spirit and Bertie’s weakness. The symbol of impending doom.
  BERTIE. Our heroine.
  Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the actors of every play 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.
  Lisa Mantchev has written a debut novel that is dramatic, romantic, and witty, with an irresistible and irreverent cast of characters who are sure to enchant the audience. Open Curtain

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  Wanderer 

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  My review: (read it months later but oh well)

  I LOVED IT!!! While I'm feeling a bit lazy at the moment, I probably won't do it justice trying to review it right now. I love Mantchev's vivd imagination. The idea of characters from various plays being trapped inside the Theatre and the power of words did vaguely remind me of the book, Inkheart, in a random way, but it was still very original. Also, the writing style, not the plot, reminds me of the book, Flora Segunda. Though I did prefer Eyes Like Stars. This book took me longer than necessary to get into, since I wasn't sure I'd like it at first. But eventually I was racing towards the end. There's humor and suspense, and a bit of romance that I was able to deal with, (I usually can't stand it or too much of it). Definitely recommend. Great read!

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