Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren
November 2, 2019 October 10, 2019 by Classy x Book Reviews
Sam Brandis was Tate Jones's first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.
During a whirlwind two-week vacation abroad, Sam and Tate fell for each other in only the way that first loves do: sharing all of their hopes, dreams, and deepest secrets along the way. Sam was the first, and only, person that Tate—the long-lost daughter of one of the world's biggest film stars—ever revealed her identity to. So when it became clear her trust was misplaced, her world shattered for good.
Fourteen years later, Tate, now an up-and-coming actress, only thinks about her first love every once in a blue moon. When she steps onto the set of her first big break, he's the last person she expects to see. Yet here Sam is, the same charming, confident man she knew, but even more alluring than she remembered. Forced to confront the man who betrayed her, Tate must ask herself if it's possible to do the wrong thing for the right reason… and whether "once in a lifetime" can come around twice.
Twice in a Blue Moon is a novel that I was generously provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I always expect that I'm going to like Christina Lauren's books more than I do. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy this one, because did. I just didn't love it.
I really enjoyed the first half of Tate's story when she was young. I felt like this was a good way for the reader to get to know her. I liked that we saw her younger and then flashing forward to her present. I think we got to know less about Tate in the second half, aside from her issues with her father.
I also really liked Sam. But he felt kind of generic. I feel this way about most of the characters. They have like one or two personal details, unless they're Tate or her family.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was quick and fun to read, but didn't blow me away.
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5 thoughts on "Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren"
I'm listening to this now and I only got through a couple of chapters. I agree that so far the characters feel generic. But I am looking forward to flashing to the future!
I already feel like I remember nothing from this book hah!
Haha maybe I won't finish it…
I mean, I think I enjoyed it well enough while I was reading it but it didn't leave a huge lasting impression. Most romance really doesn't for me.
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