From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners and the "delectable, moving" (Entertainment Weekly) My Favorite Half-Night Stand comes a modern love story about what happens when your first love reenters your life when you least expect it...
Sam Brandis was Tate Jones's first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.
During a whirlwind two-week vacation abroad, Sam and Tate fell for each other in only the way that first loves do: sharing all of their hopes, dreams, and deepest secrets along the way. Sam was the first, and only, person that Tate-the long-lost daughter of one of the world's biggest film stars-ever revealed her identity to. So when it became clear her trust was misplaced, her world shattered for good.
Fourteen years later, Tate, now an up-and-coming actress, only thinks about her first love every once in a blue moon. When she steps onto the set of her first big break, he's the last person she expects to see. Yet here Sam is, the same charming, confident man she knew, but even more alluring than she remembered. Forced to confront the man who betrayed her, Tate must ask herself if it's possible to do the wrong thing for the right reason... and whether "once in a lifetime" can come around twice.
With Christina Lauren's signature "beautifully written and remarkably compelling" (Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author) prose and perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Jennifer Weiner, Twice in a Blue Moon is an unforgettable and moving novel of young love and second chances.
Christina Lauren are auto-read authors for me, and though this book was not as much rom-com as their previous releases, it was a really solid second chance romance with a strong focus on family and forgiveness, which I really enjoyed.
I was utterly swept away in throes of young love during the beginning of the book. Those nights I spent with Sam and Tate watching the stars were some of the best. They wore their hearts on their sleeves, and I must admit, Sam's betrayal broke my heart. I was shipping these two so hard, that when fate (and a movie) brought them back together, I was really excited.
The bulk of the "now" part of the story was really Tate working through her heartbreak and emotions regarding Sam and how he betrayed her trust. It really affected her, and even over a decade later, it was interfering in her relationships. I found all her emotions and reactions realistic, and it was a pleasure seeing Tate grow and come to terms with so many things in her life, because I really wanted her to find her happy.
It was a lot of fun being on the movie set, and I loved the whole idea and inspiration for the film, but as always, it was the characters that Christina Lauren crafted, which took this story to another level for me. Tate's bestie, mother, grandmother, and the rest of the cast were all wonderful and colorful, and I grew to adore them each and every one of them. And, as with any great romance, I cried some happy tears for these two, and the ending was perfection.
Overall: Another fabulous addition to the CLo catalog.
