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Under An Endless Moon by A.L. Jackson
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
*๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : 5.0 โญ
*๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ: 3.5 ๐ถ๏ธ
โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.โ
โจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจ
๐๐ ท๐ พ๐๐ ถ๐ ท๐๐
I really enjoyed Otto and Ravenโs story. These two, in my view, were created for one another. Since she was young, he has been a source of comfort, safety, and protection for her. Though they have had feelings for each other for years, it seems that outside forces just wonโt allow them to just give in to their desire and love for one another.
On one side, we have Otto who throughout the book, has this internal turmoil and guilt that he is dealing with from his past. Something happened to someone who he loved, and he felt like he should have been there to protect her and because he couldnโt, he feels like he does not deserve love or happiness, and he fears that allowing himself to fall for Raven may lead to danger for her. He also made a promise, took an oath to protect Raven, bring no harm to her, and see her as just a little sister. We see his struggle to stay faithful to that promise throughout the story.
Otto also has a singular focus in the story: he is focused on rage and revenge and until he is able to get that out of the way, he feels like he just cannot give Raven what she deserves. Raven too is suffering. She has survivorโs guilt. So, these two troubled individuals are trying to navigate a tumultuous outside world and though they can only find solace in one another, they are afraid to do so because of what could happen if they allow themselves to completely fall and be happy with each other.
This story was beautifully written. I just loved the dual timelines and how the author goes back and forth between the past and the present. This really allows us to understand the characters, their motivations, and their struggle to love one another freely and out loud. I loved Raven and Ottoโs chemistry. They were not only lovers (yesโฆthis one is spicy ๐ถ๏ธ ๐ฅต ๐ฅ!!) but they were also really close friends. I loved the comfortability they had with each other, their funny banter, and how no matter what was going on around them, they were able to find peace with and within each other. Though this was a story of unimaginable pain, and how those we trust to be our biggest protectors failing us in life, this was also a story of joy, happiness, and love! Yes, this was a truly beautiful love story.
I also loved the secondary characters. The whole Sovereign Sanctum crew was so cool, from River to Cain, to Cash, and though this is a part of a series (and I did not have a chance to read book one {River & Charleighโs story} before this book), I still felt like I knew all the characters and there was no confusion for me. This book makes me want to go back and read book one because I loved River, Charleigh, and Noland so much. River was a great big brother, Charleigh, the bestest and loyalists of friends, and Noland was such a cutie. They are raising that little boy right with his love of family! I just loved it all.
In addition to the love story, I enjoyed the mysterious nature of the story. Up until the end, I had no clue who was messing with Raven and when that character was revealed I was flabbergasted but if you go backโฆ.it makes so much sense. This mystery really kept me engaged as I wanted to know who was causing all this craziness.
Overall, this was a great read. This was my first A.L. Jackson book, but it will not be my last because I really enjoyed her writing style, her characters, and the world that they live in. I will be reading more from this author for sure.
๐ ผ๐ ๐๐ ท๐ พ๐๐ ถ๐ ท๐๐ ๐ พ๐ ฝ ๐ ฐ๐๐ ณ๐ ธ๐ พ๐ ฑ๐ พ๐ พ๐ บ
**๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : 5.0 โญ
I had an opportunity to receive and ALC (advanced listenerโs copy) of Under an Endless Moon and I must say that the narrators, Connor Crais as Otto, an Desiree Ketchum, as Raven, did a phenomenal job. They embodied the characters perfectly and were able to bring them to life and keep me as a reader totally engaged. And Ketchumโs rendition of Noland was the cutest! I just loved their narration!
โจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจ
๐๐ ท๐ ฐ๐ ๐๐ พ ๐ ด๐๐ ฟ๐ ด๐ ฒ๐
๐ฉตRoommates to Lovers
๐๏ธBrotherโs Best Friend
๐ฉตAge Gap
๐๏ธForbidden Love
๐ฉตSlow Burn
๐๏ธClose Proximity
๐ฉตTouch her and ๐
๐๏ธ Romantic Suspense
๐ฉตSmall Town
๐๏ธChildhood Friends
๐ฉตMorally Grey Hero
๐๏ธBand of Brothers
๐ฉตSecret Society
๐๏ธNo Cheating
๐ฉตNo Third Act Breakup
๐ ต๐ ฐ๐ ๐ พ๐๐ ธ๐๐ ด ๐๐๐ พ๐๐ ด๐/๐๐ ฐ๐๐ ธ๐ ฝ๐ ถ๐
๐ฉต โLove. Protect. Never cause harm to the innocent.โ
๐ฉต โโฆyouโre the only thing in this world that keeps me sane. Only thing that grounds me to reality when I feel it slipping.โ
๐ฉต โโฆsometimes, laws couldnโt contain hearts, and his had busted right through it.โ
๐ฉต โYou. Just you. You andโฆeverything. You are the face of every hero in my books.โ
๐ฉต โYou are the first thought I have when I open my eyes in the morning and the last one before I go to sleep. You are the thunder in my veins and the chaos in my spirit. You are everything I want and the one thing Iโm not supposed to have.โ
โจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจ
* ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ 5.0 ๐๐๐๐๐
**๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
--> Thank you A.L. Jackson and Valentine PR of the ALC of Under an Endless Moon in exchange for my honest review. <--
*๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ: 3.5 ๐ถ๏ธ
โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.โ
โจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจ
๐๐ ท๐ พ๐๐ ถ๐ ท๐๐
I really enjoyed Otto and Ravenโs story. These two, in my view, were created for one another. Since she was young, he has been a source of comfort, safety, and protection for her. Though they have had feelings for each other for years, it seems that outside forces just wonโt allow them to just give in to their desire and love for one another.
On one side, we have Otto who throughout the book, has this internal turmoil and guilt that he is dealing with from his past. Something happened to someone who he loved, and he felt like he should have been there to protect her and because he couldnโt, he feels like he does not deserve love or happiness, and he fears that allowing himself to fall for Raven may lead to danger for her. He also made a promise, took an oath to protect Raven, bring no harm to her, and see her as just a little sister. We see his struggle to stay faithful to that promise throughout the story.
Otto also has a singular focus in the story: he is focused on rage and revenge and until he is able to get that out of the way, he feels like he just cannot give Raven what she deserves. Raven too is suffering. She has survivorโs guilt. So, these two troubled individuals are trying to navigate a tumultuous outside world and though they can only find solace in one another, they are afraid to do so because of what could happen if they allow themselves to completely fall and be happy with each other.
This story was beautifully written. I just loved the dual timelines and how the author goes back and forth between the past and the present. This really allows us to understand the characters, their motivations, and their struggle to love one another freely and out loud. I loved Raven and Ottoโs chemistry. They were not only lovers (yesโฆthis one is spicy ๐ถ๏ธ ๐ฅต ๐ฅ!!) but they were also really close friends. I loved the comfortability they had with each other, their funny banter, and how no matter what was going on around them, they were able to find peace with and within each other. Though this was a story of unimaginable pain, and how those we trust to be our biggest protectors failing us in life, this was also a story of joy, happiness, and love! Yes, this was a truly beautiful love story.
I also loved the secondary characters. The whole Sovereign Sanctum crew was so cool, from River to Cain, to Cash, and though this is a part of a series (and I did not have a chance to read book one {River & Charleighโs story} before this book), I still felt like I knew all the characters and there was no confusion for me. This book makes me want to go back and read book one because I loved River, Charleigh, and Noland so much. River was a great big brother, Charleigh, the bestest and loyalists of friends, and Noland was such a cutie. They are raising that little boy right with his love of family! I just loved it all.
In addition to the love story, I enjoyed the mysterious nature of the story. Up until the end, I had no clue who was messing with Raven and when that character was revealed I was flabbergasted but if you go backโฆ.it makes so much sense. This mystery really kept me engaged as I wanted to know who was causing all this craziness.
Overall, this was a great read. This was my first A.L. Jackson book, but it will not be my last because I really enjoyed her writing style, her characters, and the world that they live in. I will be reading more from this author for sure.
๐ ผ๐ ๐๐ ท๐ พ๐๐ ถ๐ ท๐๐ ๐ พ๐ ฝ ๐ ฐ๐๐ ณ๐ ธ๐ พ๐ ฑ๐ พ๐ พ๐ บ
**๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : 5.0 โญ
I had an opportunity to receive and ALC (advanced listenerโs copy) of Under an Endless Moon and I must say that the narrators, Connor Crais as Otto, an Desiree Ketchum, as Raven, did a phenomenal job. They embodied the characters perfectly and were able to bring them to life and keep me as a reader totally engaged. And Ketchumโs rendition of Noland was the cutest! I just loved their narration!
โจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจ
๐๐ ท๐ ฐ๐ ๐๐ พ ๐ ด๐๐ ฟ๐ ด๐ ฒ๐
๐ฉตRoommates to Lovers
๐๏ธBrotherโs Best Friend
๐ฉตAge Gap
๐๏ธForbidden Love
๐ฉตSlow Burn
๐๏ธClose Proximity
๐ฉตTouch her and ๐
๐๏ธ Romantic Suspense
๐ฉตSmall Town
๐๏ธChildhood Friends
๐ฉตMorally Grey Hero
๐๏ธBand of Brothers
๐ฉตSecret Society
๐๏ธNo Cheating
๐ฉตNo Third Act Breakup
๐ ต๐ ฐ๐ ๐ พ๐๐ ธ๐๐ ด ๐๐๐ พ๐๐ ด๐/๐๐ ฐ๐๐ ธ๐ ฝ๐ ถ๐
๐ฉต โLove. Protect. Never cause harm to the innocent.โ
๐ฉต โโฆyouโre the only thing in this world that keeps me sane. Only thing that grounds me to reality when I feel it slipping.โ
๐ฉต โโฆsometimes, laws couldnโt contain hearts, and his had busted right through it.โ
๐ฉต โYou. Just you. You andโฆeverything. You are the face of every hero in my books.โ
๐ฉต โYou are the first thought I have when I open my eyes in the morning and the last one before I go to sleep. You are the thunder in my veins and the chaos in my spirit. You are everything I want and the one thing Iโm not supposed to have.โ
โจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจโจ
* ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ 5.0 ๐๐๐๐๐
**๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
--> Thank you A.L. Jackson and Valentine PR of the ALC of Under an Endless Moon in exchange for my honest review. <--