TWICE IN A BLUE MOON by Christina Lauren

TWICE IN A BLUE MOON by Christina Lauren

No one writes a contemporary romance like our favorite duo Christina Lauren. Every time I finish one of their books, I’m itching to pick up another because they do SUCH a good job every time. This is why CLo’s books superior to many others in this genre: they introduce us to the romance early enough in the story and then make the characters fight through real life tribulations, so that by the time they end up back together, the reader has this confidence in them as a couple that they’ll make it work in the long run. It satisfies the reader to know the romance isn’t fleeting. ⠀
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TWICE IN A BLUE MOON is no exception to that format. And, as one can expect in a second-chance romance, there is a good deal of turbulence in the middle of this book. The first 120 pages of this story were incredible. I was obsessed. I couldn’t stop thinking about Sam and Tate and their love story. I wish I could have stayed in those 120 pages forever. In their acknowledgements, CLo say that this book underwent several revisions, and a part of me wonders whether there was a version of this book where that first 120 pages was 400. And it makes me sad that isn’t the case.⠀
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But that doesn’t mean I didn’t love the way the book turned out! It’s still a great read. I think for me, I was so obsessed with Sam and Tate finding each other again (as we KNOW is going to happen in a second-chance romance), that I found myself tearing through the middle of the book searching for what I wanted to find. As a result, I was a little less interested in some of the subplots. If I were to break my rating of this book into chunks, I’d give the first 120ish pages 5 stars, the next 200ish 3.5 stars, and the last 50ish 4 stars. So, overall, that gives this book a solid 4 stars, which means I still love this book, would absolutely recommend you read it if you like this genre, and—as always—I am excited for what Christina Lauren writes next!