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After an awkward first encounter, Birdie and Daniel are forced to work together in a Seattle hotel where a famous author leads a mysterious and secluded life in this romantic contemporary novel from the author of Alex, Approximately.
Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination. Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents, she’s cultivated a whimsical fantasy life in which she plays the heroic detective and every stranger is a suspect. But her solitary world expands when she takes a job the summer before college, working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel.
In her new job, Birdie hopes to blossom from introverted dreamer to brave pioneer, and gregarious Daniel Aoki volunteers to be her guide. The hotel’s charismatic young van driver shares the same nocturnal shift and patronizes the waterfront Moonlight Diner where she waits for the early morning ferry after work. Daniel also shares her appetite for intrigue, and he’s stumbled upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writer—never before seen in public—might be secretly meeting someone at the hotel.
To uncover the writer’s puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shell…discovering that most confounding mystery of all may be her growing feelings for the elusive riddle that is Daniel.
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
I love Jenn Bennett's stories. They are always so good and rich and have the best characters. All her characters have such personalities and back stories. None of them are perfect and they are all so unique. Serious Moonlight is just another great addition to her young adult contemporary romance books. I absolutely adored Birdie and Daniel. Birdie loves mysteries and when Daniel presents her one at her new job she can't resist. The only problem? Daniel and her already met and she left things pretty awkward between them. But, like Daniel says, "fate finds a way." They take a leap of faith and pursue the mystery while they find themselves becoming friends and then falling in love. Their romance is sweet and awkward and adorable. But what I love about both of them most are their pasts and who they are. Neither are perfect. They have their secrets and fears and we get to see them lower their defenses and open up to one another as they try to move forward. Really loved this book. If you loved her other books, then this one will not disappoint. Jenn Bennett's writing is fantastic and I always find myself picking the book up and not putting it back down until I'm finished.
I received an ARC for an honest review.
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