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bookishnova's review against another edition
5.0
loved!!
4.5 Stars
Loved this book!! Rhys had my heart from the beginning, and he just further cemented my devotion as the story went on. He was a completely broken soul, and Maggie seemed to be the only one to see it. She saw his hurt, his pain, his burden behind every smile, every laugh. And she wanted to prove to him he was worth loving - worth saving. I also loved Maggie, and how she never gave up fighting for what she wanted. She fought for Rhys - never gave up no matter the obstacle. I loved them together, and I’m glad we got to their dreams start to come true. The only thing I wish we could’ve gotten was a resolution to her mom - I feel like it was kind of left open ended. Other than that, LOVED this book and highly recommend.
4.5 Stars
Loved this book!! Rhys had my heart from the beginning, and he just further cemented my devotion as the story went on. He was a completely broken soul, and Maggie seemed to be the only one to see it. She saw his hurt, his pain, his burden behind every smile, every laugh. And she wanted to prove to him he was worth loving - worth saving. I also loved Maggie, and how she never gave up fighting for what she wanted. She fought for Rhys - never gave up no matter the obstacle. I loved them together, and I’m glad we got to their dreams start to come true. The only thing I wish we could’ve gotten was a resolution to her mom - I feel like it was kind of left open ended. Other than that, LOVED this book and highly recommend.
profromance's review against another edition
4.0
Overall Grade: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Reading A.L. Jackson’s Beneath the Stars is an emotionally visceral experience. In reading the Falling Stars series, I’ve noted time and time again the poetry of Jackson’s style in these books. Once again, in the newest book of the series, she lends poetry to her story. As you read, you are hit in the heart with the vibes or feelings of her characters, and it overwhelms you in the best of ways.
Like her other stories in this series, what you see of her musicians is not their reality. In Beneath the Stars, Rhys’s past threatens to derail any future he might have with Royce’s younger sister, Maggie. Additionally, Maggie has her own secret that has the potential to destroy her life and the lives around her. Like Royce and Richard in the earlier books, Rhys is hiding something and it causes him to deny himself his feelings for Maggie. Much of Beneath the Stars is Rhys’s denial and Maggie’s persistence. Each chapter reveals waves of emotional angst as denial and attraction push and pull these two through Jackson’s story.
What you find by the end of Beneath the Stars is a life lived in lies. Everything you come to believe about Rhys and his past is actually wrong. Jackson makes the interesting choice in this series to take the most jocular and seeming unaffected character and give him the deepest heart for his loved ones. There is a beautiful poetry in Rhys’s characterization. Jackson is also careful in her construction of Maggie given her own trauma. Her insistence in writing scenes about emotional safety feels important.
If I have any criticism of this series at large, it would be the repetitiveness of her characters’ stories. In each one of the Falling Stars books, one of the characters has a secret, and Jackson takes much of the book to reveal it. There is definitely a beauty in the elaboration of these journeys. Jackson makes it clear that these couples are fated, soul mates. For example, in Beneath the Stars, Rhys and Maggie can sense each other’s energies. But Rhys holding his secret close to his vest isn’t different than Richard’s or Royce’s. I would have loved to see a different approach to Rhys and Maggie’s story, if I have to be honest.
Overall, though, Beneath the Stars is a gorgeous read. It will absolutely tug at your heart and put you through your emotional paces. If swoony rockstars are your thing, you’ll want to read A.L. Jackson’s newest Falling Stars story. I’m pretty sure that Rhys is my favorite hero of this series.
Reading A.L. Jackson’s Beneath the Stars is an emotionally visceral experience. In reading the Falling Stars series, I’ve noted time and time again the poetry of Jackson’s style in these books. Once again, in the newest book of the series, she lends poetry to her story. As you read, you are hit in the heart with the vibes or feelings of her characters, and it overwhelms you in the best of ways.
Like her other stories in this series, what you see of her musicians is not their reality. In Beneath the Stars, Rhys’s past threatens to derail any future he might have with Royce’s younger sister, Maggie. Additionally, Maggie has her own secret that has the potential to destroy her life and the lives around her. Like Royce and Richard in the earlier books, Rhys is hiding something and it causes him to deny himself his feelings for Maggie. Much of Beneath the Stars is Rhys’s denial and Maggie’s persistence. Each chapter reveals waves of emotional angst as denial and attraction push and pull these two through Jackson’s story.
What you find by the end of Beneath the Stars is a life lived in lies. Everything you come to believe about Rhys and his past is actually wrong. Jackson makes the interesting choice in this series to take the most jocular and seeming unaffected character and give him the deepest heart for his loved ones. There is a beautiful poetry in Rhys’s characterization. Jackson is also careful in her construction of Maggie given her own trauma. Her insistence in writing scenes about emotional safety feels important.
If I have any criticism of this series at large, it would be the repetitiveness of her characters’ stories. In each one of the Falling Stars books, one of the characters has a secret, and Jackson takes much of the book to reveal it. There is definitely a beauty in the elaboration of these journeys. Jackson makes it clear that these couples are fated, soul mates. For example, in Beneath the Stars, Rhys and Maggie can sense each other’s energies. But Rhys holding his secret close to his vest isn’t different than Richard’s or Royce’s. I would have loved to see a different approach to Rhys and Maggie’s story, if I have to be honest.
Overall, though, Beneath the Stars is a gorgeous read. It will absolutely tug at your heart and put you through your emotional paces. If swoony rockstars are your thing, you’ll want to read A.L. Jackson’s newest Falling Stars story. I’m pretty sure that Rhys is my favorite hero of this series.
bibliophile90's review against another edition
4.0
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**
I was sad to see the Falling Stars series end, but I was looking forward to Rhys' story. He was very fun, wild and laidback in the previous books so I couldn't wait to see how Maggie would impact him. My heart broke for what Maggie went through in her life. On paper Rhys and Maggie wouldn't make a lot of sense but sometimes two people complete each other and that was definitely the case for these two broken characters. In this book we learn more about Rhys' background and the flashbacks were beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. I personally wouldn't have minded a couple of flashbacks to Maggie's past, but it probably would've made the book too long. The attraction and chemistry between these two characters was beautiful and pure. Maggie wants to get out of her shell and live her life. Rhys doesn't think he is good enough but he can't stay away.
They were both so understanding of each other and I really appreciated how they both acted in certain situations. There was no heartbreaking or miscommunication but two adults trying to figure out how to be together. I loved seeing Maggie grow throughout the series, she went from a scared sheltered teenager to a strong and determined young woman. This being the last book I was happy that a setting was created where we saw all of the previous main characters be present. We even saw characters from other series, and I just loved being reunited with them. This book was really a great ending to the Falling Stars series. However, there were some parts in this book that I thought were a bit slow and I personally didn't like a couple of the nicknames the main characters had for each other. But overall I really enjoyed this emotional contemporary romance.
I was sad to see the Falling Stars series end, but I was looking forward to Rhys' story. He was very fun, wild and laidback in the previous books so I couldn't wait to see how Maggie would impact him. My heart broke for what Maggie went through in her life. On paper Rhys and Maggie wouldn't make a lot of sense but sometimes two people complete each other and that was definitely the case for these two broken characters. In this book we learn more about Rhys' background and the flashbacks were beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. I personally wouldn't have minded a couple of flashbacks to Maggie's past, but it probably would've made the book too long. The attraction and chemistry between these two characters was beautiful and pure. Maggie wants to get out of her shell and live her life. Rhys doesn't think he is good enough but he can't stay away.
They were both so understanding of each other and I really appreciated how they both acted in certain situations. There was no heartbreaking or miscommunication but two adults trying to figure out how to be together. I loved seeing Maggie grow throughout the series, she went from a scared sheltered teenager to a strong and determined young woman. This being the last book I was happy that a setting was created where we saw all of the previous main characters be present. We even saw characters from other series, and I just loved being reunited with them. This book was really a great ending to the Falling Stars series. However, there were some parts in this book that I thought were a bit slow and I personally didn't like a couple of the nicknames the main characters had for each other. But overall I really enjoyed this emotional contemporary romance.
smithre7's review against another edition
5.0
Loved!!!
Omg I can’t express how much I loved this! The whole series was amazing but this one was an amazing end to the series! And I love the visit from Sunder ❤️
Omg I can’t express how much I loved this! The whole series was amazing but this one was an amazing end to the series! And I love the visit from Sunder ❤️
syndi3's review against another edition
I usually can tolerate Miss Jackson poetic, rhymatic story telling. Some of her books are good and gut wrenching. In Beneath the Stars, sadly nothing work for me.
This book drowning is nothingness.
And not to mention the length of audio book is 11 hours. I only can managed until 4th hour. Then I give up.
This book drowning is nothingness.
And not to mention the length of audio book is 11 hours. I only can managed until 4th hour. Then I give up.
fsmeurinne's review against another edition
5.0
Rhys and Maggie's story is amazing, this is the fourth book in the series, and one I really wanted to read. Their chemistry is off the charts, I loved both characters, so many emotions, it was intense and so good. I think it might be my favorite one so far, the heartache had me reading it in no time, I really needed to get to the end. You will ride in a rollercoaster you want to finish but at the same time, you will enjoy every twist and turn. Your heart will struggle, but it will be so worth it. I am sad that the series is ending but I can't wait to see what AL Jackson comes up with next. I love her writing and her imagination. It's a 5-star blowing my mind!
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rebeeps's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
stealingourhearts's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Okay I liked this one more than books 2 and 3. Book 1 still stands as my favorite in this series but this book had a little something extra special about it.
Our heroine Maggie is the younger sister of the hero from book 2. We know that she was sexually assaulted and is recovering from the trauma of that - we found this out in the last couple of books when all the sex trafficking stuff went down. Rhys our hero is a total playboy, but it’s just a mask. He was one of the most fascinating characters out of everyone we met in these last 3 books. I really enjoyed the flashbacks to when he was little and the relationship we see with his mom and dad. Queue the tears. I cried A LOT.
The spice in this book was fantastic. There was a beautiful build up with these two characters - tons of sexual tension and they payoff was *chef’s kiss* 🔥 Although there was a bit of Instalove feel to this story, it wasn’t as apparent as the last two books and the connection between these two felt a lot more believable. I definitely recommend this one!
Our heroine Maggie is the younger sister of the hero from book 2. We know that she was sexually assaulted and is recovering from the trauma of that - we found this out in the last couple of books when all the sex trafficking stuff went down. Rhys our hero is a total playboy, but it’s just a mask. He was one of the most fascinating characters out of everyone we met in these last 3 books. I really enjoyed the flashbacks to when he was little and the relationship we see with his mom and dad. Queue the tears. I cried A LOT.
The spice in this book was fantastic. There was a beautiful build up with these two characters - tons of sexual tension and they payoff was *chef’s kiss* 🔥 Although there was a bit of Instalove feel to this story, it wasn’t as apparent as the last two books and the connection between these two felt a lot more believable. I definitely recommend this one!