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Serious Moonlight
Serious Moonlight | Jenn Bennett
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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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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I‘d bought my books and was leaving when I spotted the bargain table and this beauty was looking for a home - I‘ve read it already but I loved it so - back to the register I went 🤣🤩

Freespirit I love a bargain!! 2y
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emmaturi
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Pickpick

I just loved this story, and the two main characters Birdie and Daniel. They end up working together after an awkward encounter. They try to work out their relationship both have some emotional baggage to deal with. Their is a mystery too, but it isn't the main part of the story. You just really want them together!

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Cailey_Mac
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It‘s another rough Saturday here 😂📚🌨 #tbr #currentread #catsoflitsy #Remy

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Cailey_Mac
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I‘m loving these little moments between the characters in the book ☺️📖

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chlolovesbooks
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

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MallenNC
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Birdie is starting her first job, dealing with loss and some complicated relationships, and trying to solve a real life (not murder) mystery. There are quirky characters in this one, which reminded me of cozy mysteries. (Especially Aunt Mona). The book is told by Birdie, who is established as sheltered and a bit naive. I wanted to shake her a few times as she read so much into anything another character said to her.

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MallenNC
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My current read happens to have been a #gift for my birthday! I better get it read before it is time to get more gifts for the holidays.

#SleightheShelves

OriginalCyn620 I want to read this one too! 😂 3y
MallenNC @OriginalCyn620 I‘ll put it aside for you! 3y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks! 😃 3y
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MallenNC @OriginalCyn620 I might need a cart if we don‘t see each other soon! 3y
OriginalCyn620 😂😂😂 3y
ckittle019 I liked this one🙂 3y
MallenNC @ckittle019 I like it too! I have about 100 pages left. 3y
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MallenNC
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During this low key Thanksgiving weekend I‘ve gotten a lot of reading done! That was my main #Feastmode goal, just to read as much as I could. Starting this one with Hallmark movies in the background.

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Myhometownandbeyond
Serious Moonlight | Jenn Bennett
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The other day I visited my local little free library and donated three 📚books (loveless, radio silence, and serious moonlight).

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erinachu
Serious Moonlight | Jenn Bennett
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Cheating just a little bit for this one. Publication date: April 16, 2019. I started it within 12 months of publication 😉

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erinachu
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This book was so cute 🥰 I hadn't read any purely romance books before discovering Litsy and I'm so glad that the three I have tried have been amazing. Might have to try reading Jenn Bennett's other books now.
⭐⭐⭐⭐

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pareads
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How have I not discovered Jenn Bennett before this? I loved this book. Quirky main character, hot Asian American male love interest (can we get more of this please?) and solving a mystery in an old Seattle hotel. Jenn Bennett is incredible when she describes the settings of her books. I felt like I was in Seattle with the characters! #yacontemporary #jennbennett

erinachu I'm like 70% done and its great! 4y
pareads @erinachu I loved it! Then I read two of her other books right after 🤣 4y
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erinachu
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I am LOVING this book 😍🥰 the mystery is so much fun!

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MidnightBookGirl
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While I'm pretty much off work at @FountainBookstore because of my full time job in healthcare, I did make a early run this morning to pick up some books before my coworker came in to do online orders (we're closed except for pickups and shipping). I ordered the 4th HP illustrated book, grabbed the tag book bc I wanted a physical copy, Sin in the Second City for book club, and the RuPaul drag tarot and Bites of Terror just for funsies.

OnlyYoo Omg that‘s hilarious RuPaul has a tarot deck! Are the cards just different queens? 4y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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2020 so far has felt like a loooooong year - is it Christmas yet?

Anyway this is what I read in March! Nowhere near what I thought I would... but April is a fresh start!

julesG It actually feels like they should have chocolate St Nick's in the shops and not chocolate eggs and bunnies. Maybe the first half of 2020 is a beta version. It's definitely full of bugs. 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @julesG, by the time we emerge - it might well be to the stores getting ready for Christmas 4y
AlaMich If only we could be certain that they will have worked out the bugs by the end of the year. *sigh* 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @AlaMich, fingers crossed! 4y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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After being in a bit of a general panic about *everything* when I finally managed to convince myself to read - I freaking loved this! And not just because there were several mentions of my bae, Jessica Fletcher 🥰

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Jessica Fletcher 💜

AmyG I love that pin! 4y
raeintheworld Yes!!!! 4y
batsy That pin is the best! ❤️ 4y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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This is the Jessica Fletcher appreciation I was waiting for.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Choosing Midsomer Murders when shows like Murder, She Wrote exist is a life choice I don‘t understand...

Miss Fisher is most excellent tho. And recent 😂

SkeletonKey BOOKWORM DISEASE. Same. 4y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @SkeletonKey and there is no known cure 🤔 you just have to keep the symptoms at bay with some quality reads! 😉 4y
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maich
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There are love stories you Littens read with my.
All of them sound so great and will check them. Thanks for reading with me😍💕
#ReadingWithMaja #alovestory #readingchallenge #litsyfun

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Gissy
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Mehso-so

2nd book read during Contemporary-A-Thon, 7 challenges which I combined in 3 books. This one was in my tbr for a long time. YA book, it has cultural diversity (Japan), it has a love story (#ReadingwithMaja) & some kind of mystery which at the end was more related with family drama. Topics like narcolepsy condition & suicide attempts are discussed. For me reading goes from ok to so-so but some persons might like it because it has cute scenes. 3⭐️

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cleoh
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• Serious Moonlight, One Of Us Is Next, City of Bones, and The Martian
• The Bride Test, Wallbanger, and My Favourite Half Night Stand
• The Grammarians for @BookishTrish as part of the #jolabokaflodswap!

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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HeatherBlue
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If you say so...

Crazeedi Lol😉 4y
Deifio Not sure about the axe thing 😉🤗 4y
jb72 😂 absolutely true 🪓 4y
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DayBegins
Serious Moonlight | Jenn Bennett
Pickpick

My lil heart wasn‘t really in the mood for a ya contemporary but I felt like I had to read it especially because my best friend was squealing about it all day. So I read it, and I enjoyed it even though I felt a little disconnected. It felt totally Seattle tho, and I want to go back.

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mandabanana
Serious Moonlight | Jenn Bennett

Also I just read this today and it‘s only been 8 hours but I already want to reread it. Is this going to go on my favorites list? Only time will tell...

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Sharpeipup
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“Judging other people unfairly doesn‘t define them; it defines you. And in the end everyone will be disappointed.”

Need to remember this. #quote #audiobook

ju.ca.no Great quote! 4y
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IheartYA
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Bennett has such a way with words. Her characters are irresistibly relatable, and her stories are deeply emotional. I might just read anything she puts on paper.

PageTurner789 I want to read this one! I just got her book Starry Eyed from the library yesterday but I haven't read it yet!
4y
IheartYA @PageTurner789 Starry Eyes was very good, too! 4y
PageTurner789 This one sounds good too! 4y
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MallenNC
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I went searching for a book relating to #moonlight and found this. It sounds cute, and thanks to the title I now have David Bowie‘s Lets Dance playing in my head, so that‘s a win. #FallisBooked

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🌝💛🎼 4y
OriginalCyn620 I want to read this too! And Bowie stuck in your head isn‘t a bad thing! 4y
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hes7
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I expected nothing less than this delightful romance from Jenn Bennett. 😍

Book 1 of #24b4Monday ✔️
Time: 5h5m

Avanders “Delightful romance”.. @bethm have you read this? It almost looks a little Christmas‘y (and this would fall into my no romance exception 😁😁) 5y
Andrew65 Well done, a great start. 😊👏👏👏 5y
BethM @Avanders I have not! 5y
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hes7 @Avanders Heads up, it‘s not Christmas-y and a little angsty. 5y
Avanders @hes7 good to know!! @bethm 5y
BethM Oof I don‘t do angsty. 5y
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hes7
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After a day of too much homework and not enough (fun) reading, I couldn‘t resist indulging while listening to this book. #24b4monday

BeansPage Girl, you're making me hungry! LOL 5y
MrBook I like it! 😎👌🏻 5y
jb72 Yeah I had fast food today too. 5y
Bookwormjillk That looks delicious! 5y
Andrew65 Increases reading time! 👍 5y
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bookandbedandtea
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This was REALLY angsty. Birdie is a champion over-thinker. I thought I was an over-thinker but she leaves me in the dust. I did get a little annoyed with that but at the same time she felt very real so it was probably a good thing. Daniel, Jiji, Mona, and Grampa Hugh were delightful. Over all I liked this even though it was darker than I expected.

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Nebklvr
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This book is pretty intense in the romance department and in the complex characters. I would recommend it but carefully. TW: suicide

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bookandbedandtea
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1- Reading Serious Moonlight, listening to His Majesty's Dragon
2- Maple
3- "I'm not making my Nancy Drew face."
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Nebklvr
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I like this oath

DivineDiana I do too! ❤️ 5y
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KimmyM
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Pickpick

I really liked this! It was a romance with a little mystery, and some good banter! This was a random selection from the library and I'm pleased it turned out to be so good!
4/5 ⭐

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jackilynn
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Pickpick

Full of heart, misdirection, mystery, & fate. Another great addition to the contemporary kick I seem to by on right now.

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jackilynn
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Kicking back with 2 of my 3 snuggle buddies (Dobby wanted a chair all to himself) starting a new book as the storm rolls in.

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MidnightBookGirl
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Pickpick

I LOVED this book! Full of romance, mystery, real life games of Clue, pie, and mistakes!

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MidnightBookGirl
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I'm on the train on my way back from BookExpo (alternating between reading tagged book and SSDGM on audio) and the Hubs keeps sending me ridiculously adorable pics of our dog Pages. So ready to be home!

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MidnightBookGirl
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Just chilling on the High Line and reading, despite (or maybe because of) the rainy day.

#NYC #outdoorreading #bookexpo19 #BookExpo

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MidnightBookGirl
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Enjoying the few and this book while sipping on my 4 dollar coffee at one of the restaurants at my hotel. It's going to be a rainy day, but I packed an umbrella and am ready to explore before #bookexpo19 starts tomorrow!

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MidnightBookGirl
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I'm here, Littens! Chilling in Central Park while I wait to check into the hotel. (Picture is of Columbus Circle). #bookexpo19 #BookExpo #outdoorreading

TrishB Enjoy 👍🏻 5y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Big fan of this author, and this book was fantastic! I loved everything about it! Makes me want to go back to Seattle again.

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Lisas.Library
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I‘ve read two books by Jenn Bennett and I loved both. It‘s to the point now where I anxiously await her new releases!

Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents. Birdie 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.

Amie I recently read Alex, Approximately and really liked it, even though teen romance is not a genre that I typically read. I'm looking forward to reading this one. 5y
Lisas.Library @amie~ Teen romance isn‘t typically my first pick but I do enjoy them when I read them. I‘m a sucker for Jenn Bennett‘s books. Lol 5y
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TracyReadsBooks
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Pickpick

This was a cute YA contemporary book about two teens who have an awkward encounter & then meet again. Fate? Serendipity? Sheer dumb luck? When the opportunity to solve a mystery presents itself, along with an opportunity to see if they can move beyond that first encounter, how can they say no? They can‘t! Love the Seattle setting, the fun, quirky secondary characters, the two main characters & all the twists & turns. A fun, quick read.

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TracyReadsBooks
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😂

Love all the Goldblum references in this book. No, this is not the first. Yes, they‘ve already discussed it‘s actually “Life will find a way...”

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TracyReadsBooks
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Ah, the never ending debate, ☕️ or 🍵.

Confession: I often start the day with coffee and end the day with tea. I‘m not a one or the other kind of person—I like them both!!! (More importantly, different books require different beverages, right?!?)

SW-T I like both as well ☕️🍵 5y
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TracyReadsBooks
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😂

Four pages in and I‘m definitely entertained.