Title: Serious Moonlight
Author: Jenn Bennett
Pages: 368
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK
Release Date: 16th May 2019
Blurb from Goodreads:
Raised in isolation and home-schooled by her strict grandparents, the
only experience Birdie has had of the outside world is through her
favourite crime books. But everything changes when she takes a summer
job working the night shift at a historic Seattle hotel.
There she meets Daniel Aoki, the hotel’s charismatic driver, and together they stumble upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writer—never before seen in public—is secretly meeting someone at the hotel.
To uncover the writer’s puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shell, and in doing so, realize that the most confounding mystery of all may just be her growing feelings for Daniel.
There she meets Daniel Aoki, the hotel’s charismatic driver, and together they stumble upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writer—never before seen in public—is secretly meeting someone at the hotel.
To uncover the writer’s puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shell, and in doing so, realize that the most confounding mystery of all may just be her growing feelings for Daniel.
My Review:
*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Simon & Schuster UK Children's and NetGalley*
Birdie has had an
isolated life filled with grief - her mother died when she was young,
after which she lived with her grandparents who home-schooled Birdie,
and several months ago Birdie's grandmother died.
Birdie manages to
convince her grandfather to let her get a part-time job working the
night-shift at a hotel. There she encounters Daniel who works as a
driver. Daniel is charming and funny, but there's one problem - they
have already met and it didn't end well.
When Daniel tells
the mystery-obsessed Birdie about a mysterious guest that he thinks
may be a reclusive, famous author, the duo decide to put the past
behind them and find out what the guest is up to.
Can Daniel and
Birdie solve the mystery?
Can they put what
happened behind them and just be friends?
Having read one of
the author's other books and enjoyed it, I was keen to read Serious
Moonlight, especially as it had a mystery element.
Birdie was a good
protagonist, but there were several times where I found her a bit
annoying.
I actually liked
Daniel more as a character - he was sweet, funny and kind, and I
loved his family.
Both Birdie and
Daniel had gone through a lot and I felt sorry for them.
Mona was an
interesting character and I liked how close she and Birdie were, but
I can't actually imagine anyone dressing how she did in real life.
The plot was good
overall, but I did find myself becoming less interested and invested
throughout the second half of the book- mainly because the mystery
didn't intrigue me as much by that point and I felt that Birdie and
Daniel were just being nosy. However, I didn't actually guess the
mystery, which did end up surprising me.
I hadn't read a book
before with a protagonist with sleep problems so that was different
and interesting.
The writing style
was easy to follow, but I wasn't gripped.
I'm disappointed
that I didn't like this more, but it was a nice contemporary book.
Overall, this was an
enjoyable read.
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