Originally published as See All the Stars. Now releasing in paperback with a brand new title and a brand new look!
We Were Liars meets Goodbye Days in this debut YA—part love story, part suspenseful thriller—that asks: What happened then to make Ellory so broken now?
SIMON & SCHUSTER/MARGARET K. MCELDERRY BOOKS Hardcover release: AUGUST 14, 2018 Paperback release: MAY 7, 2019
♦ A Publisher’s Marketplace Spring/Summer 2018 YA Buzz Book ♦ An Amazon Best Books of August 2018 Editor’s Pick ♦ A Bustle Best YA Book for August 2018
UK: Simon & Schuster UK (August 22, 2019) France: Bayard (August 21, 2019) as Toxic Girls Czech Republic: Dobrovsky (January 20, 2020)
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Before we were sorry, we were …
best friends
soul mates
everything
THEN They were four—Bex, Jenni, Ellory, Ret. Electric, headstrong young women; Ellory’s whole solar system.
NOW Ellory is alone, her once inseparable group of friends torn apart by secrets, deception, and a shocking incident that changed their lives forever.
THEN Lazy summer days. A party. A beautiful boy. Ellory met Matthias and fell into the beginning of a spectacular, bright love.
NOW Ellory returns to Pine Brook to navigate senior year after a two-month suspension and summer away—no boyfriend, no friends. No going back. Tormented by some and sought out by others, troubled by a mysterious note-writer who won’t let Ellory forget, and consumed by guilt over her not entirely innocent role in everything and everyone she’s lost, Ellory finds that even in the present, the past is everywhere.
The path forward isn’t a straight line. And moving on will mean sorting the truth from the lies—the lies Ellory has been telling herself.
Complex, captivating, and gorgeously written, this suspenseful story of the lines that blur between friendship, love, and self-discovery demands to be read in one sitting.
Taut and riveting, Frick’s psychological thriller will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
A gripping and atmospheric contemporary thriller that excels in portraying the complex intensity of its characters.
Subtle and aching, with writing that crackles off the page—See All the Stars perfectly captures the aftershock of first love, betrayal, and loss.
Full of heart and hard truths, See All the Stars is a vivid, vibrant unraveling of friendship, loss, guilt, and betrayal.
If you’re looking for a riveting summer page-turner, you found it.
A book to be devoured all in one sitting … Frick deftly keeps the suspense and mystery of what happened ‘then’ just out of reach until the very end, when the pieces fall into place and we can see all the stars.
It’ll be evident by page one that Kit Frick is a poet by trade. See All the Stars has the pace of a thriller and the prose of literary fiction … You won’t see these twists coming.
One of those novels you just won’t be able to put down.
Kit Frick combines the hand of a consummate storyteller with the heart of a master poet to craft an intriguing, suspenseful, and compelling story of love, lies, and complicated friendship.
A stunning meditation on grief and friendship masked as a mystery, See All The Stars is one of summer’s most unforgettable YA novels.
Tensions heighten with each new secret revealed, and readers will find themselves glued to the page until they uncover the plot’s final twists and turns.
Not many books surprise me anymore but this one gut punched me in the best way possible. Not only is this a page-turner, but it’s also a beautifully weaved story on love, trust, and friendship, that’s both relatable and heartfelt. A stunning debut!
A gritty look at complicated friendships, sure to keep the reader guessing to the end.
The prose in Frick’s fast-paced debut will pull readers in immediately … A coming-of-age novel that hits all the stops—drama, friendships, and first love—and would be an excellent choice for YA shelves.
Frick’s realistic depiction of the intensity of teen girls’ friendships, and the ensuing drama when things go awry, is absolutely on target.
A multilayered story about love, friendship, and personal responsibility. In her debut, Frick beautifully pens a compelling tale with which her audience will relate; the sweetness of first love and the burning sting of betrayal are relatable to most. It will appeal to fans of mystery and realistic fiction alike.
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