Title: Serious Moonlight
Author: Jenn Bennett
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: April 16, 2019
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Summary
Birdie and Daniel had a very awkward first encounter at the Moonlight Diner. Birdie would be happy if they never saw each other again. But who does she see when she walks into her new job at a hotel in downtown Seattle? Daniel.
At first, she does her best to ignore him. But the two are drawn together, especially when Daniel reveals a juicy hotel mystery to Birdie. A mystery aficionado, Birdie can’t resist. But just solving a mystery together doesn’t mean that anything else has to happen. They can just be friends. Or so she thought.
As they work together to solve the mystery, Birdie might be falling for Daniel. Can she work against her instincts and stick around long enough to see it through?
Review: Serious Moonlight
Thank you to Simon & Schuster and Edelweiss for providing me an early copy of this to review! Quite honestly, it’s the perfect read for this time of year. As the weather turns nicer, you just want to read something that matches the happy change in weather. This one definitely hit that spot.
Jenn Bennett is an author that I’ve seen around Instagram and Twitter, but I’ve never gotten around to picking up her books. I think I’m glad that this one was my first one. There was so much to love here. You’ve got mystery, romance, lots of pop culture references, and even discussion of some serious topics. Daniel struggles with depression, while Birdie struggles with anxiety and undiagnosed narcolepsy. Bennett deals with these topics with grace, and they make the book more than it seems at the surface.
Honestly, I can’t think of anything that I didn’t like about this book except that it might give you unrealistic expectations for romance. Seattle was the perfect setting for this story, and once I started it, I absolutely didn’t want to put it down. Actually, I didn’t want it to end. What a perfect book to start April with.
Serious Moonlight is a character-driven romance that you’ll definitely want to add to your spring TBR.
5/5 stars