NEW CONTENT ADDED!They say life is written in the stars…There was no way I wasn’t going to fall for Carsen Wheatley. He came out of nowhere and we collided like stars in the night sky. It was fast and brutal. The buildup was slow and the burnout inevitable.I never intended for him to be anything more than a summer fling, and he never thought of me as more than fleeting moments of happinessBut … than fleeting moments of happiness
But the summer is only temporary, and so were we.
We are imperfect.
We are mismatched.
And we stand no chance against any of it.
This book has been updated from its original version as of 5/14/2018. This is a standalone contemporary romance with low heat.
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We are the Stars is one of those books that is beautiful from beginning till the end. Such a beautiful story of Carsen and Elliot.
Elliot is a spitfire, and she’s bored. She’s bored with life. Nothing is challenging her. That is until Carsen comes along. I loved Carsen, he was deeply misunderstood and had a lot of anger coming out of him, for a good reason. But they brought out the best in each other. There’s such a deep meaning to this story. I loved how Hunter took the idea of stars and just built it into this story. It gave it this meaning that just touched you.
This is another book that I wish I could hug. I know its weird, but come on! just read it. You’ll understand and then I won’t be so weird. Gah! Anyways I was surprised how much I fell into this story. There are some tough moments. I loved that they got each other, even when there’s a moment where they think it will never be the same. They gave each other that break, which was killing them. But they did it for each other. They knew that they couldn’t be their true selves until they worked on themselves.
I think I might this paperback, that’s how much I loved it. So it’s obvious I’m giving this Five Boundless Stars.
This was my first novel by Teagan Hunter and won’t be my last 🙂
I loved Elliot and Carsen’s connection from the start. Both refused to be honest with each other (and themselves) about the attraction to one another, but as with most young loves, they both cave. And when they do? It’s incredible.
I originally review this book when it first came out. At that time I gave it 4 1/2 stars because I wanted more of Ellie and Carsen and the epilogue just wasn’t enough for me. Now an additional 20K has been added to the end. The additional material added is so great. It makes the story feel whole for me. If you haven’t read this one yet you should definitely pick it up. If you read the original then you are definitely goign to want to pick this one up to read more Carsen and Elliot. Below is my orgianl review with the part where I complain about wanting more taking out because wanting more doesn’t apply anymore.
I went into reading this one with not really knowing much about it. I didn’t read the blurb or anything. I saw the author’s name and was like that sounds like a cool name and that’s how I decided to pick up the book to read it. I really liked this one. I would say this one is more of YA read.
Elliot is spending the summer at home and working at a bowling alley. Even though she lives in a small town, her family isn’t in to the town gossip. Elliot is twenty sometimes I thought she acted a younger then that and I had to keep reminding myself that she was a college age and not a high school age. She is a straighter shooter and she just says what she’s thinking.
While at home for the summer she meets Carsen. Carsen has a past that is not very good. The town rumor mill is in full force with his past. Some people give him a chance. Carsen at first is a cold grumpy guy. Life has dealt him a hard hand and it takes him a long time to warm up to Elliot. He also has temper. I like how Elliot slowly peals the layers of Carsen away and we get to glimpse of the real Carsen. Both Carsen and Elliot are still young and looking for direction in life. They have their ups and downs.
It’s not new information that I am a big Teagan Hunter fan. When I started We Are The Stars I was expecting the same reaction I had to “Text” series. This book was so different. Yes it had the romantic humor elements. But the story was deep and emotional. And I felt myself really feeling for the characters. This is the story of Elliott (a female) & Carsen. Their first time meeting doesn’t go well. Especially when Elliott’s best friend Jace calls Carsen a murderer and offends him based off gossip. Everyone believes that Carsen murdered his mother. Elliott doesn’t believe it for a second. She ends having to work with Carsen. He tries to put up a wall and close her out like he does everyone else. But Elliott is not everyone else. She brings out a different side of Carsen. But Carsen also has a darkness in him. No matter the good Elliott brings out, the darkness may not be able to be ignored.
I loved the characters of this book. Elliott is strong and fiery. I loved her quick witt and her honest. I was swooning over Carsen right away. And I could see the good just like Elliott.
Another thing I loved about this story is once I thought I figure it out the author surprised me. And it made it that much more enjoyable. I do highly suggest this book. It was so much fun to read. I couldn’t put it down. Fans of this author will not be disappointed. New readers will become a fan quickly.