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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. 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. 
Eyes Like Stars: Theatre Illuminata, Act I
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unquestionably sparkling! : Eyes Like Stars: Theatre Illuminata, Act I
I wasn't seeing send to writing this review, because it would be hard to tamp down my enthusiasm.
This was exactly the book I wanted to read.
The word that kept arrival back to me as I read it was effortless. The humor works perfectly, and the dialogue rivals Gilmore Girls--only it's a lot more genuine. The cast--and it is a large cast, since, you know, every character from every play lives in the Theater--was handled deftly, and even the minor characters shine.
I was worried when I started, afraid that worldbuilding could have weighted the manuscript down. That's the problem with arrival up with something so unique, so fresh--most writers don't know how to make it work. I'm all the time terribly interested in the workings of the world in which characters I like live, but frequently it gets in the way of plot. Again, the word easy pops up. Mantchev tells the reader just what they need to know to make the story viable--no more--and leaves the rest up to the imagination...or perhaps the next books in the series.
And the voice?
Oh wow, the voice rocks my socks. Glib but tinted with mystery, new but old, piquant and straightforward, the contradictions only add depth and flavor to an already solid plot.
As for the characters, I fear saying much because their stories are so tightly woven that I might give spoilers. Trust me, you don't want spoilers. You just want to sense the magic that is this book.
And I think that's what's been missing from a lot of fantasy stories: real magic. But Eyes Like Stars has magic and so much more. Can't wait for the next installment to get here!
