The Starfish Sisters

I was approved for a copy of this book and I couldn't have picked it up at a better time. It has a lot in common with my previous read. This is also domestic fiction and has a coastal setting. It also has its own niche and personality which explores the layers of female friendships along with its bl......more

Phoebe and Suze are twelve when they meet in a small coastal town in Oregon, famous for the sea stacks known as the Starfish Sisters, Suze has recently moved there with her father an evangelist preacher and Phoebe visits her grandmother Beryl in summer. Phoebe and Suze become best friends, they consi......more

It was a beautifully written book. It made me jealous of Phoebe and Suze’s relationship and at the same time, I also didn’t want to be in their shoes. Phoebe was a very selfish and jealous character. I do believe she had love for Suze, but her love was very selfish. She was always jealous of Suze, ev......more

I’ll never forget when Molly told me “there’s just a lot of average books out there.” This was one of those average books. Long gone betrayals that people should get over and not enough interesting things or character development to really care. Not bad but somewhat boring.......more

A gorgeous, perfectly woven story of a friendship of a lifetime, its demise and resurrection, The Starfish Sisters is a wonderful read. Two teenage girls meet on the coast of Oregon—Phoebe, who visits her grandmother each summer, a refugee of her parents difficult marriage, and Suze, who lives there......more