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3.94 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted more resolution
Eric and Alex are fantastic and funny. I love so much about their story and learning about their past.
My biggest complaint about this story is that there wasn’t the resolution with one of the plot points. Hopefully it will be resolved in a future book.
Eric and Alex are fantastic and funny. I love so much about their story and learning about their past.
My biggest complaint about this story is that there wasn’t the resolution with one of the plot points. Hopefully it will be resolved in a future book.
emotional
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sort of a combination industrial espionage thriller / hockey romance, which weirdly kind of worked. I’m always interested in the decision making and emotional processes leading to retirement for professional athletes, so I enjoyed this. Also appreciated a high powered tech CEO heroine whose earnings far outstrip her male partner’s, which isn’t a dynamic I see too often in this genre.
Men who love pregnant women and wear baby slings are my new favorite kind of book boyfriend. ❤️ Who would’ve guessed Eric Bayer would be that kind of guy?
I enjoyed the bit of mystery in this book in addition to the love story. The last half really picked up and got so funny and heartwarming. I thought the sled scene was perfect and everything there after had me clutching my heart and then laughing in the next breath.
Although this book is a standalone, I loved the cameos from familiar characters from the Brooklyn Bruisers world. I was worried I wouldn’t like Alex because of how rude she was to Becca in Brooklynaire, but Sarina made sure she was redeemed and I ended up loving her.
I enjoyed the bit of mystery in this book in addition to the love story. The last half really picked up and got so funny and heartwarming. I thought the sled scene was perfect and everything there after had me clutching my heart and then laughing in the next breath.
Although this book is a standalone, I loved the cameos from familiar characters from the Brooklyn Bruisers world. I was worried I wouldn’t like Alex because of how rude she was to Becca in Brooklynaire, but Sarina made sure she was redeemed and I ended up loving her.
Bowen uses this story of yet another member of the Brooklyn Brusiers' professional hockey team to spin off a new series, one that is more romantic suspense than sports romance. The hockey player in question here is Eric Bayer, 34, who is not in the least interested in joining his father and older brother Max at their super-secret high-tech security firm ("The Company"). But Max tricks him into accepting an off-season one-off job, guarding old family friend Alex Engels, current CEO of a New York cable company. Alex needs protection at an upcoming conference not only because of her high business profile, but also because her abusive ex will be in attendance—and said ex doesn't know that she's 3 months pregnant with his child. To fool said ex, Eric will pretend to be Alex's new boyfriend.
Alex and Eric end up burning up the sheets, but after the conference, Alex calls a halt to their sexual shenanigans, knowing that she has too much on her plate (a new product release; custody to negotiate; a baby to gestate) to have room for any other connections. Eric is disappointed, but goes on with his life—until Alex is threatened from an entirely different direction. Can two people whose lives have always been about work make room in their lives for love?
Bowen follows her formula here, even when inaugurating a new series: an self-confident-to-the-point-of-arrogant hot male protagonist, matched with an equally powerful female protagonist who still melts at smexy talk of said hot male protagonist. But the addition of damsel-in-distress/lady in peril stuff, along with the multiple tearful and fear-filled moments on the part of the powerful female, make this one feel less powerfully feminist than many of Bowen's other novels.
Also wasn't keen on the sexist assumptions both characters give voice to at various moments ("Most men would be running for the door right now"; "A spill on your dress won't be the thing they notice first. For better or for worse, those [male] eyes will be one whichever parts of you the dress doesn't cover"), although Bowen balances them with Alex's chewing out of the male conference planners for the lack of female presenters on the program, and a timely critique of the data-collecting/privacy invading with which many tech companies are currently engaged.
Alex and Eric end up burning up the sheets, but after the conference, Alex calls a halt to their sexual shenanigans, knowing that she has too much on her plate (a new product release; custody to negotiate; a baby to gestate) to have room for any other connections. Eric is disappointed, but goes on with his life—until Alex is threatened from an entirely different direction. Can two people whose lives have always been about work make room in their lives for love?
Bowen follows her formula here, even when inaugurating a new series: an self-confident-to-the-point-of-arrogant hot male protagonist, matched with an equally powerful female protagonist who still melts at smexy talk of said hot male protagonist. But the addition of damsel-in-distress/lady in peril stuff, along with the multiple tearful and fear-filled moments on the part of the powerful female, make this one feel less powerfully feminist than many of Bowen's other novels.
Also wasn't keen on the sexist assumptions both characters give voice to at various moments ("Most men would be running for the door right now"; "A spill on your dress won't be the thing they notice first. For better or for worse, those [male] eyes will be one whichever parts of you the dress doesn't cover"), although Bowen balances them with Alex's chewing out of the male conference planners for the lack of female presenters on the program, and a timely critique of the data-collecting/privacy invading with which many tech companies are currently engaged.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Delightful romp. Loved the chemistry between the MCs
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars
I will happily read anything written by Sarina Bowen, but Moonlighter was just okay for me. I loved Alex’s intelligence and independence. Eric is such a steady and faithful sweetheart to his teammates, his family, and Alex.
I would love to be treasured by Eric the way he cares for Alex. Alex can be cold towards Eric sometimes though. Blame it on her having a bad day or being fearful, but I had no patience for her game playing or disregard for Eric’s feelings. When they are in sync, though, it’s Swoonsville.
The mystery regarding Alex’s safety and her company was only mildly intriguing to me. However, I wanted the puzzle to be solved, and given the amount of time spent focusing on it, it seems odd that the reader is left hanging with an unresolved plot.
Eric’s cyber security genius brother really intrigued me. I hope to learn more about him in a future book.
Recommended for fans of:
Childhood friends turned lovers
Athletes
Artificial Intelligence
Hawaii
I will happily read anything written by Sarina Bowen, but Moonlighter was just okay for me. I loved Alex’s intelligence and independence. Eric is such a steady and faithful sweetheart to his teammates, his family, and Alex.
I would love to be treasured by Eric the way he cares for Alex. Alex can be cold towards Eric sometimes though. Blame it on her having a bad day or being fearful, but I had no patience for her game playing or disregard for Eric’s feelings. When they are in sync, though, it’s Swoonsville.
The mystery regarding Alex’s safety and her company was only mildly intriguing to me. However, I wanted the puzzle to be solved, and given the amount of time spent focusing on it, it seems odd that the reader is left hanging with an unresolved plot.
Eric’s cyber security genius brother really intrigued me. I hope to learn more about him in a future book.
Recommended for fans of:
Childhood friends turned lovers
Athletes
Artificial Intelligence
Hawaii