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moreilly1917's review against another edition
5.0
A bit of a slow burn, winding up to the final climax. Frustrating at some points, but no one does tension quite like A L Jackson. Steamy scale 2.5 of 5 (Audible)
__nosestuckinabook's review against another edition
5.0
AL Jackson lyrical writing style really does it for me, I’ve loved everything I’ve read from her and this was no exception. Rhys and Maggie are two broken people who have lived through some awful things. Their attraction and connection is undeniable and consuming. This really had a bit of everything - steam, swoon, a bit forbidden, a bit of age-gap, a suspenseful backstory and a twist I definitely didn’t see coming but definitely kept me turning the pages. Rhys and Maggie help tame each other’s demons in the most beautiful way.
lynnreads2's review against another edition
5.0
This is the fourth book in the Falling Stars series. A forbidden love story between rock star Rhys and sweet Maggie. With a 12 year age difference and Maggie's overprotective brother, anything more than friends was off limits. But the feelings between these two could not be ignored. The constant desire to be near each other was overwhelming.
Both Rhys and Maggie struggled with events from their past. Memories haunted them. But being near each other gave them a sense of peace. Together, they made each other feel alive. They both had kind souls and good hearts. They trusted each other no questions asked. I could really feel how much this couple belonged together and how much they needed one another.
This was a beautiful friends to lovers romance. Yet again, A.L. Jackson is a master at intertwining a suspenseful element within a love story.
I received an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Both Rhys and Maggie struggled with events from their past. Memories haunted them. But being near each other gave them a sense of peace. Together, they made each other feel alive. They both had kind souls and good hearts. They trusted each other no questions asked. I could really feel how much this couple belonged together and how much they needed one another.
This was a beautiful friends to lovers romance. Yet again, A.L. Jackson is a master at intertwining a suspenseful element within a love story.
I received an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
nean's review against another edition
5.0
Rhys is determined to spend his life alone to protect those he cares for. Then there’s Maggie, that has an innocence about her, and he knows he shouldn’t, she’s off limits being the baby sister of his friend and twelve years younger.
Maggie is about living her no matter what, after what she went through. There’s a pull to Rhys that he keeps denying, she knows there’s good in him, even if he can’t see it.
Rhys knows that it won’t end well, and he can’t start something with Maggie, but the pull is there, and his heart wants her, but will they both survive when the demons start to try to destroy them.
Maggie is about living her no matter what, after what she went through. There’s a pull to Rhys that he keeps denying, she knows there’s good in him, even if he can’t see it.
Rhys knows that it won’t end well, and he can’t start something with Maggie, but the pull is there, and his heart wants her, but will they both survive when the demons start to try to destroy them.
justavoraciousreader's review against another edition
4.0
Passionate, captivating, stunning... Beneath the Stars will take your breath away. New to me author AL Jackson writes an exceptional love story. The power of Maggie and Rhys' connection and their undeniable love and devotion touched my heart. Bravo! I received an advanced copy of this book and am enthusiastically leaving an honest review.
saharadawn29's review against another edition
5.0
Oh the way the author would weave the words together , felt like poetic music. I've wondered why authors that write about a musician and write such beautiful song lyrics in their stories don’t write songs for real singers. AL Jackson has that beautiful talent!
This is a story of 2 people who have so much chemistry, so much love and attraction to each but because of their stories, their situations, they feel like they cannot be together. I loved Rhys, he is the ultimate gentleman, so loving, gentle and kind. He's broken, he's got a past that he cannot run from and Maggie, She also comes from a traumatic past but she is so strong. Maggie gets beat down but always stands taller. They finally come to the realization that they cannot stay apart, their love is just too deep but , they can't tell anyone, especially Maggie's brother Royce. He is soooo protective of her . He tries so hard to be such a good brother to her.
The story is this rollercoaster of emotions and you think its going in one direction and it totally turns. Could not stop reading! Had to keep going , to find out what is going to happen!
This is a story of 2 people who have so much chemistry, so much love and attraction to each but because of their stories, their situations, they feel like they cannot be together. I loved Rhys, he is the ultimate gentleman, so loving, gentle and kind. He's broken, he's got a past that he cannot run from and Maggie, She also comes from a traumatic past but she is so strong. Maggie gets beat down but always stands taller. They finally come to the realization that they cannot stay apart, their love is just too deep but , they can't tell anyone, especially Maggie's brother Royce. He is soooo protective of her . He tries so hard to be such a good brother to her.
The story is this rollercoaster of emotions and you think its going in one direction and it totally turns. Could not stop reading! Had to keep going , to find out what is going to happen!
jazzy_belle's review against another edition
5.0
My first book by AL Jackson and I am itching to explore the rest of her catalogue. This book had me at the blurb because it teased a story that had some of my favorites; brother’s best friend, age gap, forbidden, yes yes yes please, give it to me. Jackson delivered with a capital d.
Maggie, I loved her. I loved how she went for what she wanted. I like how despite everything she had been through she refused to falter and wilt. She wanted to be more than her past and was unwilling to let it define her.
Rhys...oh my, this indescribable man, I just don’t even have words for him. That broody broken spirit of his called to me like a siren song. His emotional turmoil broke me. I knew from the first chapter it was just the beginning of the ways Jackson was going to play my heart like an emotional fiddle and boy did she but for a man like Rhys I don’t regret it one bit. Beneath the Stars is more than just a forbidden brother’s best friend, it is a beautifully tumultuous journey of resilience, absolution and love. Love, love love.
Maggie, I loved her. I loved how she went for what she wanted. I like how despite everything she had been through she refused to falter and wilt. She wanted to be more than her past and was unwilling to let it define her.
Rhys...oh my, this indescribable man, I just don’t even have words for him. That broody broken spirit of his called to me like a siren song. His emotional turmoil broke me. I knew from the first chapter it was just the beginning of the ways Jackson was going to play my heart like an emotional fiddle and boy did she but for a man like Rhys I don’t regret it one bit. Beneath the Stars is more than just a forbidden brother’s best friend, it is a beautifully tumultuous journey of resilience, absolution and love. Love, love love.
bqueb's review against another edition
5.0
“Now go on before I carry you back to my bed and your brother doesn’t see you for the next three days.” He winked. And I finally understood what it meant to swoon.—-Same Maggie! Same!! Rhys is definitely a guy to swoon over