Lake
It was a hot summer day when I met him on the construction site next to my parents' house. If I’d known then what I do now, would I have kept on walking? Manning was older, darker, experienced—and I’d trusted him when he said the story would only ever be about us. I’d held those words close and challenged fate, but I had lost.
A part of me is still that sixteen-year-old girl squinting up at Manning, but no matter how far I fall or high I soar, I’ll always be a bird without her bear and nothing without him.
Manning
When I close my eyes, I can no longer see her. The decisions I made were to push Lake in the right direction—away from me. But now that she’s gone, would I have made those same choices?
I’d walked away like I was supposed to. I’d kept my distance. I’d bent over backward to keep Lake pure, but she’s no longer that girl, and I don’t know if I can stay away anymore. I only know I don’t want to. She’s still everything I want and nothing I should ever have, but if anyone can move the stars, it’s her great bear in the sky.
It was a hot summer day when I met him on the construction site next to my parents' house. If I’d known then what I do now, would I have kept on walking? Manning was older, darker, experienced—and I’d trusted him when he said the story would only ever be about us. I’d held those words close and challenged fate, but I had lost.
A part of me is still that sixteen-year-old girl squinting up at Manning, but no matter how far I fall or high I soar, I’ll always be a bird without her bear and nothing without him.
Manning
When I close my eyes, I can no longer see her. The decisions I made were to push Lake in the right direction—away from me. But now that she’s gone, would I have made those same choices?
I’d walked away like I was supposed to. I’d kept my distance. I’d bent over backward to keep Lake pure, but she’s no longer that girl, and I don’t know if I can stay away anymore. I only know I don’t want to. She’s still everything I want and nothing I should ever have, but if anyone can move the stars, it’s her great bear in the sky.
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To say that I was excited for the release of Move the Stars would be an understatement. Jessica Hawkins had captured my attention with the first chapter of book one and I’d been enthralled ever since. So when this landed on my Kindle, I was giddy and nervous. Hawkins had torn my heart apart with each book and I knew that this one wouldn’t be any different. Except it was. I’m not sure why but I didn’t find myself as emotional or as captivated with Move the Stars. And that, in turn, broke my heart.
Lake has completely changed her life, moved across the country, and is trying to recover from her broken heart. Four years after the event that changed everything, she looks across the street to see him. Manning. The connection between these two characters is one of the strongest I’ve ever seen in a novel. I’m not denying that. But the events that take place in this book, while upsetting didn’t rock me as emotionally as I thought it would. The two of them are still explosive, heart wrenching, and devastating. I just didn’t feel it. I don’t know if it’s because I just didn’t like some of their actions in this book or what.
That being said, I am sad to see the end of this trilogy. There is definitely angst in this book and maybe I just read it at the wrong time. Perhaps if I read it again it’ll drive me to the brink like the first two did. But it was a satisfying ending. Keep in mind, this is just my personal thoughts on the matter. Hawkins is a masterful storyteller and if you haven’t had a chance to read her novels yet, definitely do so. She’ll rip your emotions apart but I promise in the end she makes it worth it.
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Jessica Hawkins grew up between the purple mountains and under the endless sun of Palm Springs, California. She studied international business at Arizona State University and has also lived in Costa Rica and New York City. To her, the most intriguing fiction is forbidden, and that's what you'll find in her stories. Currently, she resides wherever her head lands, which is often the unexpected (but warm) keyboard of her trusty MacBook.
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