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A review by eantoinette285
Lone Star by Paullina Simons
4.0
I absolutely adored every minute I spent with Chloe traipsing across Europe. Being with her and her friends made me realize that I don’t miss those teen years where kids are petty about every little thing. Chloe’s friends were no different. They knew how and when to bring the drama with them as they moved.
It’s when they met Johnny Rainbow on a train that things begin to change. Each character began to face realizations about themselves and about each other. There’s nothing like traveling with others to make you realize what kind of people you’ve surrounded yourself with.
I enjoyed getting more history lessons from Simons and her characters as they moved through Poland and other areas of Europe to visit family and locations that impacted humanity and left their dark marks in the world. Chloe’s friend Hannah might not have appreciated the group’s excursions but I certainly did. Once Johnny was in the picture, he brought both knowledge and incredible tension to the little group. Still, I enjoyed witnessing Chloe being so disgusted by him and then slowly evolve to become totally enthralled by him.
It’s when things go awry in Europe and everyone eventually makes it back state-side that life shifts gears completely. All the craziness Chloe, Hannah, their boyfriends Mason and Blake, and their latest companion, Johnny have to endure in trying to move from city-to-city causes them to grow apart more than come together. Once they’re home again, they’re not the happy quartet they once were and adulthood shifts their perspectives on life.
Chloe and Johnny are from two different worlds, and she spends her college years trying to find him again, and that research and adventure leads her to things and people she never thought she’d find.
This was a longer story, almost 700 pages, but listening to it on Audible just made it feel so magical for me. Paullina is absolutely phenomenal with her words. I did compare this story to The Bronze Horseman a LOT because that series is one of my favorites and I wanted the same feeling of enchantment to wash over me with this book too, and it did, in its own way. I won’t give anything away because the last thing I want to do is spoil this for you, but if you are a fan of The Bronze Horseman trilogy, you need to give this a go. I promise, the comparisons and familiarity is there for a reason and you won’t be disappointed when you get closer to the end of the story.
Lone Star was filled with adventure, friendship, romance, tragedy, history, and utter heartbreak, but my goodness, with the good and the bad combined, it was an absolutely fantastic journey.
If you’re looking for something to read this weekend, look no further and check out this utterly gorgeous story!
It’s when they met Johnny Rainbow on a train that things begin to change. Each character began to face realizations about themselves and about each other. There’s nothing like traveling with others to make you realize what kind of people you’ve surrounded yourself with.
I enjoyed getting more history lessons from Simons and her characters as they moved through Poland and other areas of Europe to visit family and locations that impacted humanity and left their dark marks in the world. Chloe’s friend Hannah might not have appreciated the group’s excursions but I certainly did. Once Johnny was in the picture, he brought both knowledge and incredible tension to the little group. Still, I enjoyed witnessing Chloe being so disgusted by him and then slowly evolve to become totally enthralled by him.
It’s when things go awry in Europe and everyone eventually makes it back state-side that life shifts gears completely. All the craziness Chloe, Hannah, their boyfriends Mason and Blake, and their latest companion, Johnny have to endure in trying to move from city-to-city causes them to grow apart more than come together. Once they’re home again, they’re not the happy quartet they once were and adulthood shifts their perspectives on life.
Chloe and Johnny are from two different worlds, and she spends her college years trying to find him again, and that research and adventure leads her to things and people she never thought she’d find.
This was a longer story, almost 700 pages, but listening to it on Audible just made it feel so magical for me. Paullina is absolutely phenomenal with her words. I did compare this story to The Bronze Horseman a LOT because that series is one of my favorites and I wanted the same feeling of enchantment to wash over me with this book too, and it did, in its own way. I won’t give anything away because the last thing I want to do is spoil this for you, but if you are a fan of The Bronze Horseman trilogy, you need to give this a go. I promise, the comparisons and familiarity is there for a reason and you won’t be disappointed when you get closer to the end of the story.
Lone Star was filled with adventure, friendship, romance, tragedy, history, and utter heartbreak, but my goodness, with the good and the bad combined, it was an absolutely fantastic journey.
If you’re looking for something to read this weekend, look no further and check out this utterly gorgeous story!