We are not guaranteed anything, not even this life.
Rivers Young is the popular guy untouchable by reality. He is like a star—bright, consuming, otherworldly. The thing about stars, though, is that they eventually fall, and he is no different.
He falls far and he falls hard.
Delilah Bana is the outcast enshrouded in all of life's ironies. Alone, in the dark, like dusk as it falls on the world. When Rivers hits the ground, she is the night that catches him. In the darkness, they meld into something beautiful that shines like the sun.
Only, the greater the star is, the shorter its lifespan.
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Lindy Zart has been writing since she was a child. Luckily for readers, her writing has improved since then. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and one cat. Lindy loves hearing from people who enjoy her work.
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4.5 'My heart needs you, Delilah.' Stars
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone.
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.
This is purely a blissful celebration of contrasts.
"When Rivers hits the ground, she is the night that catches him. In the darkness, they meld into something beautiful that shines like the sun. "
Sometimes, it’s not always about choice. Sometimes as much
as we chose a path, fate always intervenes. And then sometimes, if we tangle fate
and choice together, what we get is something……. SPECTACULAR…… IRREVOCABLE…….
And ultimately INTENSELY AWE-INSPIRING that it leaves us mind boggled and out of breath.
Unlit Star is a poignant portrayal of youth and looking beyond the surface.
People don't like ugly things. People don't like things they don't understand.
A melding of separate and different worlds. Two individuals learning about the meaning of life, love and loss. Both fighting their own trials and tribulations.
How do you break through the black and into the light?
Perfect rich boy, Rivers Young, meets working class, awkward, conundrum of an eighteen year old girl, Delilah. When their paths collide, the beauty that is created is blinding and brighter than the stars above.
"When Rivers hits the ground, she is the night that catches him. In the darkness, they meld into something beautiful that shines like the sun. "
Rivers is scarred- physically and emotionally. After a boating accident, the perfect, pretty boy jock, isn't so perfect anymore. His legs are mangled and scars run the length of his face. Making him brooding and angry, he secludes himself from everyone. Always trying to be perfect for everyone else and himself to. A facade that will soon perish.
Delilah, sweet, contradicting Delilah. She is a young face with an old soul. Delilah Bana has a strategic and mature outlook towards life. After a life altering accident at the age of six, Delilah has grown up fast. Her plan is to go on a holiday by train. In her quest to attain this, she takes a job at Rivers house as the housekeeper. But unbeknownst to both herself and Rivers, she will become more than a housekeeper. She will become his strength, his perseverance. Delilah will push Rivers below the surface. To find all the beauty within the ugly. Rivers will learn the true meaning of life through the eyes of a misfit. A perfect misfit.
How does a boy who used to have everything decide he has something to fight for when he's lost all he's known?
Reading their story was heartbreaking, joyful, and poetic. Lindy's words elicited all these emotions within me that drew me down, made me laugh, smirk, and bawl my eyes out. Her use of literary devices made Rivers and Delilah dance before my eyes. My own thoughts got mixed up with this fictional story, yet it's realistic tendencies, stole a piece of my heart, my soul, and these pieces got buried within the pages with Rivers and Delilah.
Rivers is a perfect mix of clouds and sunshine, openness and hardness. He's an impeccable, yet inconsistent being of all that if good and all that is not.
Delilah, sweet, contradicting Delilah. She is a young face with an old soul. Delilah Bana has a strategic and mature outlook towards life. After a life altering accident at the age of six, Delilah has grown up fast. Her plan is to go on a holiday by train. In her quest to attain this, she takes a job at Rivers house as the housekeeper. But unbeknownst to both herself and Rivers, she will become more than a housekeeper. She will become his strength, his perseverance. Delilah will push Rivers below the surface. To find all the beauty within the ugly. Rivers will learn the true meaning of life through the eyes of a misfit. A perfect misfit.
How does a boy who used to have everything decide he has something to fight for when he's lost all he's known?
Reading their story was heartbreaking, joyful, and poetic. Lindy's words elicited all these emotions within me that drew me down, made me laugh, smirk, and bawl my eyes out. Her use of literary devices made Rivers and Delilah dance before my eyes. My own thoughts got mixed up with this fictional story, yet it's realistic tendencies, stole a piece of my heart, my soul, and these pieces got buried within the pages with Rivers and Delilah.
I will argue that Delilah thought Rivers to live, to treasure every single moment, experience everything. Good an bad, dark and light. To laugh when sad. For me, she made Rivers strong, so that when her turn came, he could be strong for her. Delilah didn't want a reason to be angry with life, with God. She has an innate respect for fate and things that cannot be changed.
“I didn't get to choose whether or not I wanted my life this
way, but there was one thing I did choose. It was you. I chose you.”
My favourite part of this book was the epilogue. Hearing Rivers thoughts was amazing. The depth of his emotions. His yearning and his undying love. Embracing his feelings was heart rendering and even more emotional the the actual story.
Lindy Zart, you simply have a way with words. I initially compared your work to that of Amy Harmon's - Making Faces. However, you story was MORE, it was profound, with such wonderful themes. It made me re-evaluate what's important and it's all about perspective.
Thank you Lindy Zart for allowing me the opportunity to read this 'work of art.'
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