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Publication Date: April 16, 2019
Source: ARC via publisher
After an awkward first encounter, Birdie and Daniel are forced to work together in a Seattle hotel where a famous author leads a mysterious and secluded life in this romantic contemporary novel from the author of Alex, Approximately.
Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination. Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents, she’s cultivated a whimsical fantasy life in which she plays the heroic detective and every stranger is a suspect. But her solitary world expands when she takes a job the summer before college, working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel.
In her new job, Birdie hopes to blossom from introverted dreamer to brave pioneer, and gregarious Daniel Aoki volunteers to be her guide. The hotel’s charismatic young van driver shares the same nocturnal shift and patronizes the waterfront Moonlight Diner where she waits for the early morning ferry after work. Daniel also shares her appetite for intrigue, and he’s stumbled upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writer—never before seen in public—might be secretly meeting someone at the hotel.
To uncover the writer’s puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shell…discovering that most confounding mystery of all may be her growing feelings for the elusive riddle that is Daniel.
If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you probably know that I’m obsessed with Jenn Bennett’s books. Imagine my surprise when I was offered an ARC of one of her books by the publisher! Thank you so much to Lauren at Simon & Schuster for getting this ARC to me!
There are two things found in every Jenn Bennett book that I really love: sex positivity and witty dialogue. Both of these are present and accounted for in Serious Moonlight, and, honestly, I couldn’t have been happier about it. I think it’s so important for teens to read about a safe, healthy relationship that just happens to include sex. I also love that Jenn Bennett’s witty dialogue never comes across as pretentious or forced.
If I’m honest, this is a slightly lower five than Starry Eyes or Alex, Approximately. The reason for that is partially me (I just kept getting distracted while reading) and partially the book (the mystery aspect didn’t pull me in as much as I’d expected and I guessed the ending pretty early on). But even with those small complaints, I still loved this book.
Jenn Bennett is one of my favorite authors and I don’t think she’s capable of writing anything less than an amazing book.
#ps19: a book featuring an amateur detective
Have you read Serious Moonlight? Do you love Jenn Bennett as much as I do?Let’s talk in the comments!
I was given an ARC too! Shocked! Lol. I will be reading this one soon. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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That’s so great! I hope you love it!
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Ooh, I was planning on maybe reading this book but now I’m totally gonna read it when it comes out!! Great review!
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Thank you! I hope you love it! ❤
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I’m sooo excited for Jenn’s next book! I love how (most of her) love interests become my new book boyfriends. (Except the lizard-loving guy in the camping book. Ehhh.) Anyway, I didn’t know this was coming out so soon! excited!
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Oh my goodness, I love all of her love interests too. I hope you love this book (and Daniel) as much as I did! ❤
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Ooh that’s a cute cover! This sounds good!
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I love the cover too! 🙂
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I’m so so so excited for this to be released!!
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It’s so so so good! 🙂
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You make this sound pretty enticing. And I love the cover. Thanks for the post.
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It has a really great cover, and it was so good!
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Ohhh this sounds so good!
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It really is!!
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Nice review! Excited that it’s coming out this week! Content-wise, I was wondering whether there is anything more than kissing?
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Thank you! There is more than kissing in this book, but I wouldn’t call it explicit or anything.
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I just devoured this book ❤ Great review 😍
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I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! ❤
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