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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
bookly68's review against another edition
5.0
Audible Review:
Beautiful, just so beautiful!!! This love story is deeply moving. Two people with deep emotional scars who can hear each other’s heart, feel each other’s soul and reach into each other’s dreams. It’s filled with “love, love, love”.
A.L. Jackson can write the most beautiful romance. Her words touch the heart in a very deep and emotional way. They leave you feeling full, and her stories are those you’ll never forget.
Beautiful, just so beautiful!!! This love story is deeply moving. Two people with deep emotional scars who can hear each other’s heart, feel each other’s soul and reach into each other’s dreams. It’s filled with “love, love, love”.
A.L. Jackson can write the most beautiful romance. Her words touch the heart in a very deep and emotional way. They leave you feeling full, and her stories are those you’ll never forget.
olyviaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
mazal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-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
4.25
gabbylovesbooks28's review against another edition
5.0
5+ stars!
Beneath the Stars is an absolute dream. In more ways than one. I’m constantly in awe of A.L. Jackson’s words. However, Beneath the Stars is on another level. I’m madly, desperately, wholeheartedly in love with this story. From the magnificent storytelling to the beautiful broken characters and the undeniable connection between Rhys and Maggie, this book was nothing short of perfection. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.
The fourth standalone in the Falling Stars series is a gorgeous forbidden, age gap, friends-to-lovers, rockstar romance featuring Carolina George’s sexy bassist, Rhys Manning and Maggie Fitzgerald who also just happens to be Royce’s - from Catch Me When I Fall - little sister.
Full of sweet touches, secrets, heartbreak, suspense and healing, A.L. Jackson does a great job drawing in you and keeping you at the edge of your seat.
Both these characters have my heart. I looove Rhys and Maggie soo sooo much. My favorite thing about them is how they just felt it when one needed the other. They’re just so connected to each other. Talk about swoony. I had a feeling, as I read the other books in the series, Rhys was going to rock my world. Oh my goodness. I didn’t expect to fall so hard for this beautiful man who was really just a scared little boy with a world of guilt on his shoulders. He hid behind his easy going smirk, cocky attitude and player ways. There were so many times where I wanted to reach in and wrap him up and heal his hurt. But alas, only Maggie could heal him and feel him. Maggie is such a pure soul. Innocent and sweet but also dealing with demons of her own. God, what she went through as a teenager is just so heartbreaking. Still, the risks she is willing to take to help others are inspiring. Hands down my favorite heroine in the series.
The forbidden element added another layer of tension that I just ate up. There was a really great push and pull. Wanting to be together but also fearing they would hurt one another if they did get together. Throw in a protective older brother who would not approve, gah! So good!! I'll say it a thousand times more. I loved this book. I can pretty much guarantee that Beneath the Stars will be in my top reads of the year list.
Beneath the Stars is an absolute dream. In more ways than one. I’m constantly in awe of A.L. Jackson’s words. However, Beneath the Stars is on another level. I’m madly, desperately, wholeheartedly in love with this story. From the magnificent storytelling to the beautiful broken characters and the undeniable connection between Rhys and Maggie, this book was nothing short of perfection. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.
The fourth standalone in the Falling Stars series is a gorgeous forbidden, age gap, friends-to-lovers, rockstar romance featuring Carolina George’s sexy bassist, Rhys Manning and Maggie Fitzgerald who also just happens to be Royce’s - from Catch Me When I Fall - little sister.
Full of sweet touches, secrets, heartbreak, suspense and healing, A.L. Jackson does a great job drawing in you and keeping you at the edge of your seat.
Both these characters have my heart. I looove Rhys and Maggie soo sooo much. My favorite thing about them is how they just felt it when one needed the other. They’re just so connected to each other. Talk about swoony. I had a feeling, as I read the other books in the series, Rhys was going to rock my world. Oh my goodness. I didn’t expect to fall so hard for this beautiful man who was really just a scared little boy with a world of guilt on his shoulders. He hid behind his easy going smirk, cocky attitude and player ways. There were so many times where I wanted to reach in and wrap him up and heal his hurt. But alas, only Maggie could heal him and feel him. Maggie is such a pure soul. Innocent and sweet but also dealing with demons of her own. God, what she went through as a teenager is just so heartbreaking. Still, the risks she is willing to take to help others are inspiring. Hands down my favorite heroine in the series.
The forbidden element added another layer of tension that I just ate up. There was a really great push and pull. Wanting to be together but also fearing they would hurt one another if they did get together. Throw in a protective older brother who would not approve, gah! So good!! I'll say it a thousand times more. I loved this book. I can pretty much guarantee that Beneath the Stars will be in my top reads of the year list.
amandafay1994's review against another edition
5.0
Another great story. Originally not who I wanted paired with Rhys, but I can understand why it was Maggie he was meant to be with. Definitely think the 3rd book in the series is my favorite though.
opowell320's review against another edition
1.0
This book was stupid. The entire time Rhys is dealing with a problem that would be solved immediately if he just told people and stopped guilting himself for something that happened when he was like 9. Spoiler: he accidentally ran over his dad in a tractor and he was dealing with guilty 20+ years later and he thought his dad committed suicide and his girlfriend was scared of him because "she knew what he did." Stupid. Then he was being blackmailed for... i guess "stealing" someone else's fiance even though she didn't want to be with the guy to begin with? I don't really know what he was paying for.
Maggie. Maggie was abused by a guy and her father was a gross guy that manipulated people and enslaved people. Maggie felt guilty and paranoid but she had a right to be paranoid (her condo was burned down, she was almost run over, etc) and yet she still tried to act like she was fine and just accident-prone? Turn out she found a stash of money her dad left behind ($5 million) and was trying to give it to victims of her dad. Her mom knew she had the money and was after it. All of the issues they had- okay, many of their issues- could have been solved by just TELLING EACH OTHER/OTHERS. Oh Maggie, you want to give the money to the victims and are being watched? Let us help you do that and we will also ensure you are safe. Oh, Rhys, you think you are responsible for your dad and his suicide? No, you were a kid he was the adult. You think you have to pay for genny or something? No, you didn't do anything wrong. let's check up on her or the fiance. Solve the problem?
Ugh, this book was so frustrating. Maggie and her gaslighting (constantly reminding her brother she wasn't a kid and didn't need his protection but she actually was in danger and needed his protection but for some reason didn't want to add to his plate?)
Normal issues: age gap, little sister of his best friend, etc etc. that would have been plenty of drama with clear communication.
Maggie. Maggie was abused by a guy and her father was a gross guy that manipulated people and enslaved people. Maggie felt guilty and paranoid but she had a right to be paranoid (her condo was burned down, she was almost run over, etc) and yet she still tried to act like she was fine and just accident-prone? Turn out she found a stash of money her dad left behind ($5 million) and was trying to give it to victims of her dad. Her mom knew she had the money and was after it. All of the issues they had- okay, many of their issues- could have been solved by just TELLING EACH OTHER/OTHERS. Oh Maggie, you want to give the money to the victims and are being watched? Let us help you do that and we will also ensure you are safe. Oh, Rhys, you think you are responsible for your dad and his suicide? No, you were a kid he was the adult. You think you have to pay for genny or something? No, you didn't do anything wrong. let's check up on her or the fiance. Solve the problem?
Ugh, this book was so frustrating. Maggie and her gaslighting (constantly reminding her brother she wasn't a kid and didn't need his protection but she actually was in danger and needed his protection but for some reason didn't want to add to his plate?)
Normal issues: age gap, little sister of his best friend, etc etc. that would have been plenty of drama with clear communication.
canadian_chaos_gremlin's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my stars. My heart. My soul. It is forever meshed into this series and especially this installment of the Falling Stars series. A.L. Jackson gives us something so raw and powerful as the culmination of the end of this series. I am so sad to see these guys go but knowing Jackson, she will sneak them in somewhere so we can get a glimpse of what is going on with them. But Rhys and Maggie, my heart shattered for these two. For everything that they both had to endure. I found that they had a kinship with everything that happened to the two of them in the past and found solace in one another. For that though, there were a lot of twists and turns that added to these two. Between the secrets they both hold, to the big brother Royce interfering and so much more, you are literally gripping your ereader as you discover everything that is happening.
The connection that Rhys and Maggie have is something that dreams are made of. That kind of love that is unconditional. That will hold each other fiercely and do whatever it takes to keep the other safe. When things collided for these two, it was jaw dropping intensity and so much more. Jackson has a brilliant way to weave a tale that is gut wrenching, heart stopping and full of awe inspiring love that you need in your life. Beneath the Stars is a stunning story that will leave you completely breathless!
The connection that Rhys and Maggie have is something that dreams are made of. That kind of love that is unconditional. That will hold each other fiercely and do whatever it takes to keep the other safe. When things collided for these two, it was jaw dropping intensity and so much more. Jackson has a brilliant way to weave a tale that is gut wrenching, heart stopping and full of awe inspiring love that you need in your life. Beneath the Stars is a stunning story that will leave you completely breathless!
holly_hayes's review against another edition
4.0
“But sometimes brokenness went so deep it was hard to reach the bottom of it ...”
So much of me wanted to give @aljacksonauthor ‘s #beneaththestars five stars instead of four. I loved Rhys and Maggie - two survivors fighting their attraction to each other and their circumstances. It was a quick-moving story that never left me bored or tired. The passion and the feeling felt real.
But ... I had such a tough time with the writing. It was so choppy and disjointed. I get using sentence fragments for effect, but halfway through so was just dying for a grammar edit. I understand the author was trying to give the characters a distinct voice, but I just kept getting distracted and trying to figure out what she meant.
Four stars is still great and you will fall for the characters. If poor grammar causes you issues - be prepared to overlook the writing to enjoy this fully.
So much of me wanted to give @aljacksonauthor ‘s #beneaththestars five stars instead of four. I loved Rhys and Maggie - two survivors fighting their attraction to each other and their circumstances. It was a quick-moving story that never left me bored or tired. The passion and the feeling felt real.
But ... I had such a tough time with the writing. It was so choppy and disjointed. I get using sentence fragments for effect, but halfway through so was just dying for a grammar edit. I understand the author was trying to give the characters a distinct voice, but I just kept getting distracted and trying to figure out what she meant.
Four stars is still great and you will fall for the characters. If poor grammar causes you issues - be prepared to overlook the writing to enjoy this fully.