A review by kala_b_reviews
The Moon & His Tides by Giana Darling

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-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

4.0

So, you know me and first books we don’t mesh well together and this is technically no different. Definitely an introductory book to a (very complicated) love story. However, I just now realized that there are previous series/books with stories about Sebastian’s sibling prior to this book. And now I’m thinking, I would have been way more interested in this story had I read the previous books. But…of course, I always dive into books head first not really reading blurbs 😭 

Now please don’t misconstrue my words, just because I assume I would have loved this book more had I read his sisters’ stories first does in no way mean this book does not deserve its credit. 

I’m not gonna lie, I was a bit worried because, knowing Giana’s writing, the love is always gut-wrenchingly hard earned with her characters. The way this book was written, majority of the time, just seemed to look like we meet these 3 characters, we get to know their outward and internal struggles and then we get to see them fall for each other…of course, it just had to be the ending that took me out. And I mean freaking bawling while I’m listening to this at work 🤦🏽‍♀️

I listened to the audiobook version and everyone did great! As someone who has an ear for the Italian accent, it was a bit awkward here and there but, it did not deter me from the story at all. Kudos to Shane East, CJ Mission and Desiree Ketchum!