Reviews for Daughter of the Stars

The average rating for Daughter of the Stars based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-01-10 00:00:00 Henry Maranan I used to read Phyllis A. Whitney's books on a regular basis and always enjoyed them. I ran across this one that I had not read a few days ago and brought it home. I loved it! It turned out to have several of my favorite elements: a twisted tale involving quite a few characters - one family, in particular - in the present day linked to people involved in events that took place generations ago, ties to a place and an event I have heard about since childhood, a mysterious cover-up perpetrated over the years, and bits of romance here and there throughout. I could hardly put it down until I knew the answers!

Review # 2 was written on 2016-02-19 00:00:00 Robert Bamford Enjoyed the history and local color (Harper's Ferry, WV), and the plot was interesting enough. On the downside, the prose often felt amateurish. It was not painfully bad, but frequently more awkward than Whitney's contemporaries Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt ever got. Still looking for an American author of this genre who writes with their skill and authority. But Whitney, although she doesn't write "keepers," is entertaining enough until I find her.