The back cover says it all. Prep school, drugs, friendship, tragedy. Already knowing that, there was nothing left for me to be engaged by.
Gossip of the Starlings is the story of two girls (Catherine and Skye) and their friendship while attending an all girls boarding school. Catherine is a new student leaving her old school for her "bad girl" ways and Skye is the daughter of a senator with a constant spotlight on her.
I thought I was in for a shocking tragic read, it was more sad and not totally unexpected based on the premise. I didn't find myself connecting with any of the characters or really caring what happened to them. I would have enjoyed more of the prep school atmosphere, with more teachers and students and their interactions. I felt the story was pretty simple and almost quiet in a way. It would have been nice to see Catherine and Skye framed by a few more characters.
Overall it was a ok read, I did enjoy the writing, it was beautiful, just would have liked more character development and characters.
Out June 10th. ARC from Librarything's Early Reviewers program.
2.5/5 Stars
Hmm.. I was kind of afraid of it being like that. I guess it is not a must buy then.
ReplyDeleteYeah not so much a must buy. Maybe a library checkout or a bookmooch.
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