Read Serious Moonlight eBook Jenn Bennett

Product details File Size 4409 KB Print Length 432 pages Publisher Simon Pulse (April 16, 2019) Publication Date April 16, 2019 Language English ASIN B07GNS1RLY

Serious Moonlight eBook Jenn Bennett Reviews

• I love Jenn Bennett’s stories. They are always so good and rich and have the best characters. All her characters have such personalities and back stories. None of them are perfect and they are all so unique. Serious Moonlight is just another great addition to her young adult contemporary romance books. I absolutely adored Birdie and Daniel. Birdie loves mysteries and when Daniel presents her one at her new job she can’t resist. The only problem? Daniel and her already met and she left things pretty awkward between them. But, like Daniel says, “fate finds a way.” They take a leap of faith and pursue the mystery while they find themselves becoming friends and then falling in love. Their romance is sweet and awkward and adorable. But what I love about both of them most are their pasts and who they are. Neither are perfect. They have their secrets and fears and we get to see them lower their defenses and open up to one another as they try to move forward. Really loved this book. If you loved her other books, then this one will not disappoint. Jenn Bennett’s writing is fantastic and I always find myself picking the book up and not putting it back down until I’m finished.
  
  I received an ARC for an honest review.
• Jenn Bennett does not disappoint--her ability to write great characters with meaningful, oh-so-relatable issues that take actual time and hard work to resolve comes shining through in her latest YA novel "Serious Moonlight" (side note David Bowie references are worked in throughout and each chapter starts with a quote from a TV or movie detective--these are the details that make a book pure awesomeness!)
  The book is told from the perspective of Birdie Lindberg, a 17-year-old homeschooled narcoleptic wanna-be detective. She is delightful. She has some serious waters to navigate, and she's scared, unsure, has no idea who to go to for help, embarrassed by things and by her own existence. Anyone who has ever experienced a moment of social anxiety or awkwardness (or, y'know, everyone, except maybe Helen Mirren) will immediately relate to and want to help Birdie.
  Don't miss the mystery, the love story, the families learning to not keep secrets. Fun read-- I say it again WHERE WERE ALL THESE AWESOME YA AUTHORS WHEN I WAS Y?
• Almost like a story in reverse, this is quirky, heartfelt and ends with much satisfaction.
• Birdie is kind of an awkward girl who is always afraid of embarrassing herself. Her mom died when she was younger and she grew up with her grandparents. Her grandma was very strict and home schooled her. After she died, Birdie was able to convince her grandpa, with the help of Aunt Mona, that eighteen year old Birdie was ready to get a job in Seattle. Birdie is also obsessed with mysteries. She actually makes detective profiles of the people she meets. Birdie has sleep issues and might have narcolepsy, but hasn’t been diagnosed yet.
  
  Daniel is nineteen and very outgoing. He’s always smiling and everyone knows him. He does have a secret that he’s been keeping. Daniel lives with his mom, but never knew his dad or who he was. His mom just said he was white, had money, and had to marry someone white, which she was not. Daniel loves magic and lost his hearing in one ear.
  
  Birdie and Daniel meet one day at The Moonlight Diner. They have this instant connection and decide to go on a date. They never got further than the car. Birdie and Daniel were having sex, but she freaked out and ran away. She figured she would never see him again, but she thought about him and what happened often. She always looked for him when she went to The Moonlight Diner. She lived about the diner when she was growing up and it felt like home there.
  
  Birdie gets a job at a hotel on the night shift. She is shocked on her first night when she sees that Daniel works there. Birdie is freaked out, but they eventually start talking a bit. He knows she likes mysteries, so he tells her about this guy that shows up every Tuesday for an hour. He believes it’s a popular mystery writer that keeps himself hidden. While working to solve this mystery, Birdie starts to have feelings for Daniel which scares her. Half the people she’s loved have died.
  
  I loved Birdie and Daniel. They both had insecurities and the relationship never felt forced. It showed the awkwardness and not just the good stuff. I also loved Aunt Mona. She was so funny and made the story even better. Her grandpa was also a standout. I love books with good adult/parental figures.
  
  I gave this book 4 1/2 stars rounded up to 5. Thank you to the publisher for reaching out and sending me a copy through Edelweiss.
  
  Warnings for depression, talk of suicide, and abandonment from a parent.
  
  One final thing I want to share is this quote that really stood out to me.
  
  Family isn’t always blood, and it isn’t contained in a single tree. It’s a forest. It took me a long time to figure out that not everyone in my life was meant to stay. But using that armor didn’t shield me from future heartache.”