Birdie has lived a pretty sheltered life since her mother died when she was 10 and she went to live with her grandparents on an island near Seattle. This is Birdie’s first real job, because her grandmother, who recently passed away, was incredibly strict.
The novel begins with Birdie getting ready for her first day-night, actually-of work at a hotel.
The way Bennett writes romance and handles various different issues from mental health to familial conflict with a gentle touch, I can never get sick of her writing and that remained true with Serious Moonlight.Īt first I was worried I wouldn’t be able to fall into this book like I had with her other books because I wasn’t connecting with the main character, Birdie, but that changed pretty quickly. I became a fan of Jenn Bennett when I read Alex, Approximately and absolutely fell in love with her writing. My thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The first reference to The Thin Man had me squealing, so you can imagine my full blown fangirl screaming when the characters started referring to each other as Nick and Nora! Thank you, Jenn, for making my little heart so happy and for introducing a new generation to the world’s greatest detectives! Birdie and Daniel were a perfect example of a couple who fought past their insecurities to get that bond with each other. There’s awkwardness and arguments and head games you can play with yourself, but Bennett masterfully projects the truth into her stories: If you want the relationship to work, you gotta work for the relationship. Most authors finish a story once the guy and girl get together, but Bennett shows how hard relationships can be. Having read Alex Approximately last year, the first thing that stood out to me as being different to other contemporary books, is that Bennett shows characters ‘in’ relationships, not just skirting the edges of them. Some references were obvious, some were there for the die hard geeklings among us (“Wuv, twue wuv”) It was so refreshing to read a YA book that contained so many references to books and movies from the 1920’s - 1950’s! The author’s love for vintage eras poured through the pages.
Jenn Bennett is very quickly becoming one of my favourite contemporary authors! Birdie was such a lovable character, (and a fitting 21st century Nora Charles!) But each character shone under their own spotlight, making them vivid, interesting people I wanted to know more about.Įnough blathering, let’s talk about what I loved:
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