{"id":24842,"date":"2019-10-22T09:19:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T13:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=24842"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:59:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:59:43","slug":"review-twice-in-a-blue-moon-by-christina-lauren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/22\/review-twice-in-a-blue-moon-by-christina-lauren\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-24842\" data-postid=\"24842\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-24842 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/twice-in-a-blue-moon-christina-lauren.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sam Brandis was Tate Jones\u2019s first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2014the long-lost daughter of one of the world\u2019s biggest film stars\u2014ever revealed her identity to. So when it became clear her trust was misplaced, her world shattered for good.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2019s 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\u2019s possible to do the wrong thing for the right reason\u2026 and whether \u201conce in a lifetime\u201d\u00a0<i>can<\/i>\u00a0come around twice.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg?resize=135%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Oct 22, 2019<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Gallery Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first thirty percent of the book was set in London. Readers take the journey with Tate and Sam as they fall in love. Honestly, I thought it was rather fast, but I held my reservations because let\u2019s face it, the authors know how to set the tone for any book they write.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tate shares with Sam her biggest secret and it blows up in her face. My heart was pounding when it was all revealed as I felt horrible for her. To be thrust into the spotlight like that and hurt by your first love is devastating.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fast forward fourteen years later, Tate is now an actress in Hollywood. She is presented with a new role co-starring her estranged father. The first day on set, she runs into Sam. He is the writer of the script. To say she spirals out is an understatement. They have a very tense first encounter but they both try to put the past in the past.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sam and Tate felt disjointed somehow. I couldn\u2019t connect with them as a couple. I understood that in the first part of the book it was young love and I left it at that. When we got to the second\u00a0half of the book I expected to see why they would still be in love with one another. The tingles and \u201caww\u201d moments were not there. I think they finally came around at the end but who wants romance at 90%.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The supporting characters were okay but they couldn\u2019t hold up the story and at times, they felt like major distractions. Even the glimpses of the script that the authors threw in the story didn\u2019t hold my attention. If they would have shown some sort of romantic side to Sam, I would have swoon a bit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite me not loving this one, I did enjoy it. I am keeping the authors right on my \u201cmust check it out\u201d list.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2qvPY0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/twice-in-a-blue-moon\/id1454462298?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/twice-in-a-blue-moon-christina-lauren\/1130508244?ean=9781501197437#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/twice-in-a-blue-moon-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christina_Lauren_Twice_in_a_Blue_Moon?id=3D-KDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Brandis was Tate Jones\u2019s first: Her first love. 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Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.<br \/><br \/>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\u2014the long-lost daughter of one of the world\u2019s biggest film stars\u2014ever revealed her identity to. So when it became clear her trust was misplaced, her world shattered for good.<br \/><br \/>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\u2019s 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\u2019s possible to do the wrong thing for the right reason\u2026 and whether \u201conce in a lifetime\u201d\u00a0<i>can<\/i>\u00a0come around twice.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Oct 22, 2019<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Gallery Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first thirty percent of the book was set in London. Readers take the journey with Tate and Sam as they fall in love. Honestly, I thought it was rather fast, but I held my reservations because let\u2019s face it, the authors know how to set the tone for any book they write.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tate shares with Sam her biggest secret and it blows up in her face. My heart was pounding when it was all revealed as I felt horrible for her. To be thrust into the spotlight like that and hurt by your first love is devastating.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fast forward fourteen years later, Tate is now an actress in Hollywood. She is presented with a new role co-starring her estranged father. The first day on set, she runs into Sam. He is the writer of the script. To say she spirals out is an understatement. They have a very tense first encounter but they both try to put the past in the past.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sam and Tate felt disjointed somehow. I couldn\u2019t connect with them as a couple. I understood that in the first part of the book it was young love and I left it at that. When we got to the second\u00a0half of the book I expected to see why they would still be in love with one another. The tingles and \u201caww\u201d moments were not there. I think they finally came around at the end but who wants romance at 90%.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The supporting characters were okay but they couldn\u2019t hold up the story and at times, they felt like major distractions. Even the glimpses of the script that the authors threw in the story didn\u2019t hold my attention. If they would have shown some sort of romantic side to Sam, I would have swoon a bit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite me not loving this one, I did enjoy it. I am keeping the authors right on my \u201cmust check it out\u201d list.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2qvPY0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/twice-in-a-blue-moon\/id1454462298?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/twice-in-a-blue-moon-christina-lauren\/1130508244?ean=9781501197437#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/twice-in-a-blue-moon-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christina_Lauren_Twice_in_a_Blue_Moon?id=3D-KDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}