Starring Kitty By Keris Stainton
Published By Catnip Publishing
Genre YA
Blurb:
Kitty's keeping secrets.
Like how she's struggling to cope
with things at home.
And how she can't stop thinking about
the girl with the purpley-red hair...
A fun film competition with her friends Sunny and
Hannah seems like the perfect distraction.
But then Dylan wants to be more than
Kitty's secret. Is Kitty ready to let her two worlds
meet or will she risk losing Dylan forever?
My Review.
On The Blurb.
A story about family, friendship, love and sexuality.
Reading the blurb made me eager to read it as soon as possible, it sounded perfect for an afternoon of reading.
On The Cover.
Such a simple cover and it reflects what the story was about so much, Two girls holding hands looking out to sea, though I did wonder what the red and white thing was tied around one of the girls wrists was... Then as I read further on into the story i understood.
The Story.
The story starts with when Kitty sees Dylan (Who is a girl by the way, with a boy's name) and she is instantly smitten, cant take her eyes off her. I loved the way that right from the very beginning we find out that Kitty is dealing with her sexuality and this is not your typical "Girl meets boy and falls in love story".
Kitty's home-life is difficult as her mother has MS and it has a huge affect on the family, they all used to sit down and talk but since her mother was diagnosed everything changed and her mum spent most of her days in bed, too ill to do anything.
Kitty and her two friends Hannah and Sunny decides to enter a school competition in which they have to capture their hometown as a tourist destination, this seems like the perfect detraction for Kitty to forget about her mum's illness for a little while and to have fun.
And then there is Dylan.
The growing friendship between Dylan and Kitty is so sweet and it had me rooting for them from very early on. The connection that they had with each other and the sly little looks that were exchanged between the two girls just melted my heart.
Final Word.
Starring Kitty is a short and sweet read that can be devoured in one sitting.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book but with only two hundred and four pages it did leave me wanting more.
It dealt with:
Sexuality = Lesbian characters
Health = MS
Religion = Sunny is Asian
Friendship = Between the three main characters, Kitty, Hannah and Sunny.
Family = Kitty's family
*This book is the first in the series*
The second book is called "Spotlight On Sunny" and will be out Spring 2015.
Star Rating.
4.5/5