Starry Nights
By: Daisy
Whitney
Published
by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
Publication
Date: September 3, 2013
Source:
Digital ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for honest review.
Synopsis
A star-crossed love story with
shades of The Thomas Crown
Affair from critically
acclaimed author Daisy Whitney.
Seventeen-year-old Julien is a romantic—he loves spending his free time at the museum poring over the great works of the Impressionists. But one night, a peach falls out of a Cezanne, Degas ballerinas dance across the floor, and Julien is not hallucinating.
Seventeen-year-old Julien is a romantic—he loves spending his free time at the museum poring over the great works of the Impressionists. But one night, a peach falls out of a Cezanne, Degas ballerinas dance across the floor, and Julien is not hallucinating.
The art is reacting to a curse that trapped a beautiful girl, Clio, in a painting forever. Julien has a chance to free Clio and he can't help but fall in love with her. But love is a curse in its own right. And soon paintings begin to bleed and disappear. Together Julien and Clio must save the world's greatest art . . . at the expense of the greatest love they've ever known.
Like a master painter herself, Daisy Whitney brings inordinate talent and ingenuity to this romantic, suspenseful, and sophisticated new novel. A beautifully decorated package makes it a must-own in print.
Review:
This book
is an absolute gem! It’s every bit an artistic masterpiece as the paintings
mentioned in the book. Starry Nights is
not only well written, but the story is so beautiful you will fall in love with
it and imagine Julien stepping out of the pages just like the paintings in the
Musée d’Orsay.
Daisy
Whitney has a special way of bringing her characters to life, and Starry Nights takes it one step further.
Julien is such a loveable character with true passion for art. He has a heart
of gold and will make you fall in love with art yourself. There are many other
very colorful characters in this books including an interesting boy who wears
women’s clothes, a guy who draws caricatures on the steps of the Musée d’Orsay,
and of course, Clio, who is trapped in one of the museum’s paintings. Each
character has his or her role and will touch your heart in a different way.
The story
in Starry Nights is beautifully
creative. Imagine the movie Night at the
Museum only with classic art and a charming love story. This is a read you
won’t want to miss, and I strongly suggest buying a printed copy so you can
enjoy the beautiful art.
Starry
Nights is available at Amazon, Barnes
& Noble, IndieBound,
IBooks and in independent bookstores.
About the Author
Daisy Whitney is also the author of The Mockingbirds novels and When
You Were Here. She lives in San Francisco, California with her fabulous
husband, fantastic kids, and the two best dogs. She spends her days reporting
on television, media, and advertising for a range of news outlets, and her
nights dreaming of Paris, the most wonderful city in the world. Daisy earned a
degree in art history at Brown University and has always believed
paintings have great stories to tell. www.daisywhitney.com.
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