Tate and Sam meet while vacationing in London and it's almost love at first sight. They quickly grew close but their romance unfortunately doesn't last. Years later, on set for a new movie Tate is starring in, the screenwriter is none other than her old love Sam. Let's just say she is not happy to see him. It was a cute love story but not my favorite from Christina Lauren but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

This was my first Christina Lauren novel. After hearing so many rave reviews about their other titles, I thought I'd give this one a try. And, unfortunately, I was disappointed. It reads like a young adult novel. The main characters, Tate and Sam, are supposed to be 18 and 21 (in the beginning), but they are portrayed like 13 yr olds. And, the dialogue is dreadfully boring, no wit and humor. Also, I just didn't buy into the secret love child storyline.

I absolutely love a second chance romance!!! On top of that I absolutely love Christina Lauren’s books!! So to say this book was meant to be read by me is an understatement. I had very high expectations of this one after reading, The Honeymooners, and it lived up to every one.

I loved how it started out when Same and Tate originally meet, it really set the scene for the whole story. I completely fell in love with Sam and Tate, through all the ups and downs I couldn’t help but root for them. There was so much emotion behind each character I could literally feel the passion.

Here we have yet another Chrintina Lauren book I couldn’t help but love. I am so excited to be able to read so many before publication, and also have so many more to read before I found my love for them. This story contained everything, romance, scandal, family relationships, and everything else you could possibly think of. I can’t reccomend this one enough!

CLo strikes again! I loved this romance, it was definitely a slow burn with only 2 steamy scenes but the character development and story progression kept me intrigued! I love the way that this story came full circle

Can't believe I am going to actually say this but I am officially giving a Christina Lauren book 3 stars. I gobbled this book up in 2 days (typical of me for Christina Lauren books). I loved the first half of the book (when they were younger) because it was all about young love and it was swoon-worthy! However, the second half was really stale to me. I never felt connected to the characters and the story itself just felt rushed together. I still love Christina Lauren and will continue to read all their books!

Gifted authors Christina Lauren craft an emotional, heartfelt love story.

When eighteen year old Tate Jones goes on a two week vacation to London with her very strict grandmother, she never imagined that the unexpected intrusion of two Vermont farmers would be pivotal in her life.

During the day, Sam and his grandfather Luther join the women in their London expedition. During the night, Sam and Tate share their dreams and secrets under the blanket of the stars in their hotel’s garden. He tells her about his suspicion that his grandfather is dying. She shares a secret about her star studded heritage she’s never told anyone else before. They fall deep for one another, until he betrays her.

Tate embraced being the daughter of a world-renowned actor and almost a decade and a half later she’s become a star in her own right. But when Sam unexpectedly reappears in her life she must decide if she’ll willing to forgive him and give the love of her life a second chance.

I loved almost everything about this story. All the characters, main and secondary, are well developed. Yes, from the synopsis I knew there would be heartbreak because of a betrayal, but Sam is a romance hero, he has a good reason and character flaws are what make them relateable. The plot is hooking, the backdrop in London and later on back in the States is fabulously described giving the story an added layer of goodness. The story is well paced, the angst and accompanying second chance feelings were spot on, and then the book ends. Abruptly. It felt as though Tate and Sam’s story deserved a better resolution, the kind of feel good, fairytale happily ever after kind. Don’t misunderstand, the romance was lovely, the story was very enjoyable, and it did have a happy ending. It was just a regular kind of smile ending instead of an ear to ear smile.

Twice in a Blue Moon is a standalone second chance romance by Christina Lauren. It is a heartfelt romantic escape told from the heroine’s point of view, and has a happy ending. No cliffhanger.

I love Christina Lauren but this one is not my favorite.
Most of it was on a movie set and had a script dialogue.
I just didn’t connect with the characters or the plot.
I’m so bummed.
~BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS~
Plot~ 4/5
Main Characters (hero/heroine)~ 4/5
Secondary Characters~ 4/5
The Feels~ 4/5
Pacing~ 4/5
Addictiveness~4/5
Angst~ 4/5
Steam/Hotness/Chemisty ~ 4/5
Theme or Tone~ 4/5
Flow (Writing Style)~ 4/5
Backdrop (World Building)~ 4/5
Originality~ 4/5
Ending~ 4/5
Book Cover~ Eye Catching
Series~ Stand-alone
Source~ Kindle eBook - ARC provided by NetGalley

I will never pass up a Christina Lauren book, and Twice in a Blue Moon lives up to their previous titles.

What do you do if the love of your life betrays you? What about if the person who betrayed you comes back into your life years later? Sam and Tate fell for each other during a two week vacation in London when they were young. They shared everything - and then Sam betrayed Tate. Years later, she is a successful actress and starting to shoot the most anticipated movie of her career. When she runs into Sam on the set, she must confront her feelings about him.

This book was adorable! I have loved every Christina Lauren book I have read so far, and this one did not disappoint. It gave me a lot of the same feelings as Love and Other Words. The premise is intriguing, and I loved learning more about life on the set of a movie. My favorite part was reading about Tate and Sam falling in love originally and seeing how those feelings develop over years apart. I highly recommend this to fans of Christina Lauren and other contemporary romance!

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the chance to early review! I will be posting a review on my book Instagram page, @the_infiniteTBR_list.

The novel was well written. The female character was likeable in the beginning and halfway through the book. But the hero was not very heroic. I didnt understand what she liked about him. For one, his physical attributes were not appealing but mainly his flaw was unforgiveable. Even when he explained his reasons, it wasn’t something I could find compelling. He lacked virtue. And the female protagonist seemed pathetic toward the end, just chasing after the guy even after he did what he did to her and didn’t really do anything noble to win her over and make up for what he did.

The sex scenes were unnecessarily extended, I skipped about 10 pages at a time. Eyeroll.

Twice in a Blue Moon is a sweet and swooning romance written by Christina Lauren and published by Gallery Books. This novel is set to be released on October 22, 2019. A few months ago, I read and reviewed The Unhoneymooners by the same authors, a steamy romance and a laugh-out-loud story that I highly recommend. So, it is only natural that I requested this book. I simply had to read Twice in a Blue Moon.

Twice in a Blue Moon will steal your heart. The story is about two teenagers, Tate Jones and Sam Brandis, who meet during a two-week vacation in London. They are immediately drawn to each other. They laugh, share unforgettable moments, and steal each other’s hearts. They both fall hard. Tate trusts Sam with everything, including her darkest, most well-kept secret. When Sam convinces Tate that they have to continue to see each other once they’re back in the States, Sam betrays Tate in a way that will break her and forever change her life.

A decade later, Tate is a famous actress landing a project that will set her career, but on her first day, she meets the one person she never thought she would ever see again, Sam Brandis. A man she is supposed to work with. Tate must push aside her own feelings to remain professional when her heart is still bruised by the betrayal.

This story took me by surprise. It was different from The Unhoneymooners in a good way. The story is raw and beautiful, with a swoony romance. My heart ached for the characters, and I devoured every single line. I read this book in one sitting, finishing the story at 2:00 am because I simply couldn’t put it down. The writing is beautiful and the characters relatable, and the story made me feel so much.

Christina Lauren is the pen name of two authors who I’ve grown to adore. I loved reading Roomies and The Unhoneymooners. I’m now set on reading every single other book they wrote. Thank you again, NetGalley, Gallery Books, and Christina Lauren for giving me the opportunity to read this book. This is hands down a five-star rating that I highly recommend

2 reviews - both 5 stars

Oh my heart...

Christina Lauren has tugged on my heart strings from beautiful, heart eyed, intense first love to betrayal and utter devastation to small glimmers of hope and understanding. This story has it all.

Tate Jones is living her life in secret For her 18th birthday, her nana takes her to London. Here they meet Luther and his 21 year old grandson, Sam. Not only is Sam handsome but he makes Tate feel safe... adored. She gives everything to Sam: her virginity, her truth. They make plans for a future only for Luther and Sam to disappear. Tate feels heartbroken and matters only get worse when the media becomes aware that she is the long missing daughter of Actor/Icon Ian Butler and that she is in London.

Tate is thrown back into the limelight after 10 years hidden from the world, but now she is able to use this to her advantage; taking up acting and trying to have some sort of relationship with her father.

Now 32, she is cast in a movie that will propel her career into a different genre. Not only will she be acting alongside her father but on her way to her first table read she finds out that Sam is the one who wrote the movie (under a moniker). To say that Tate is surprised would be understatement. Her emotions range all over the page but stemming mostly from anger.

The underlying hurt and love simmer just below the surface. You can't help but root for these two and be slightly mad that they had let 14 years lapse.

I had to tell myself to slow down and really read the words and emotions. I can't help that Christina Lauren writes so epically beautiful that I want to read it all in one sitting. I actually started to get nervous and teary eyed about the ending. Will there be a second chance for these two?

Definitely one click this book. You will not be disappointed.
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Tate and Sam had a whirlwind romance while on vacation in London. He was her first love, and then he not only broke her heart, but shattered her whole world. Fourteen years later, he is the last person she expects to see on the set of her new movie. She has to confront all of those feelings from long ago.

This novel kept me hooked from start to finish. It was sweet and told a beautiful narrative of second chances. You do not want to miss this novel.

This is easily my favorite Christina Lauren book. I have been a huge fan of Christina Lauren since the beginning. The writing is so vivid and I was in love with Sam from the very first moment we met him. Read in one sitting, I smiled, I laughed and my chest hurt all at once. Amazing!!

Unfortunately, overall, this book was not for me. I didn't find the young love section to be particularly emotional, and wasn't drawn into the characters or their story. For the most part, I skimmed to the end, and thought the 'screenplay' element made no sense in the book (and would remove it in an additional edit, if there's time). Based on this novel, I don't think I would pick up other works by Ms. Lauren, as 'Twice in a Blue Moon' seemed overall to be immature.

Christina Lauren is one of the best romance writing duo's that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. They can write funny, emotional, and everything in between. This one is a second chance romance, one filled with fame and feelings of "what if's". It's a tender tale, and has a unique quality that only the authors can bring to their readers. While it may not have been my very favorite of the duo, it is a really winner and I am so happy to have read a copy! I can't wait for others to read this one.

I really enjoyed Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren! I enjoyed the story of a sheltered Tate, freshly 18 years old, and on a trip to London with her grandmother. There's a secret about Tate's identity that they are tight-lipped about, which seems to keep Tate caged in a way. She meets Sam and his grandfather, also vacationing in London. The foursome start up a friendship, and Sam and Tate begin to have feelings for each other. The young love romance is exciting and relatable, feelings we've all experienced in our lifetime. But, as with most young romances, a betrayal of sorts occurs and cuts their relationship short. Lauren then introduces us back into Tate's life 14 years later I believe, and of course Sam and Tate meet up again.

Twice in a Blue Moon is a delicious tale of young love, Hollywood, and feelings that last a lifetime. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I loved the first half of this book. After high school graduation, Tate’s grandmother takes her on a trip to London. There she meets Sam, a guy who is a couple years older and is traveling with his grandfather. The two embark on a whirlwind 2-week affair that ends when Sam and his grandfather leave abruptly and all of Tate’s secrets are mysteriously exposed. I enjoyed seeing the relationship blossom between Sam and Tate with London as a backdrop. And their quirky grandparents made for great secondary characters.

The second part of the book brings Sam and Tate back together fourteen years later. Tate is an actress and Sam is a screenwriter. They end up working on the same movie. There was still great chemistry between Sam and Tate in the second part of the book but I feel like the plot unraveled a bit. Things did not seem to fit together nicely and the book had a bit of an abrupt ending for me. I would have liked to see an epilogue.

I'm posting this review here without the spoilers, but the spoiler version can be read on Goodreads.

Let me start by saying that I’ve read and loved the last 5 or 6 books by Christina Lauren. We’ve hit the point where I don’t even look to see what a book is about – I see the name, I get it.

This turned out to be a huge mistake. The basic premise of the book is OK, I guess. But the details defy all logic. I had so many issues with the events that drove the plot, which made it tough to enjoy the book.

I did enjoy watching young Tate and young Sam fall in love. But apparently I am just not interested enough in celebrity culture to enjoy the rest of the book. To me, it just felt like the authors were under pressure to get another book out quickly and no one stopped to read it critically. Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free review copy.

I'm not entirely aure how I feel about this one. On one hand, the story was interesting enough and I really enjoyed the filming on a movie set. On the other, I jist didn't really feel chemistry between Sam and Tate. Everything felt a bit too easy, despite all the wrenches.

There was a lot of disbelief suspending, as well. The sequence in which they filmed, the fact that Tate didn't get the connection of the film and Sam for forever... I don't know that the instalove helped matters, or the fact that Sam and Tate didn't really interact all that much.

I really liked all of the supporting characters, and what they all meant to Tate. Tate's family and friends all felt like they had a good amount of depth.

All in all, I think I'll just have to consider this the one Christina Lauren book that wasn't a hit for me.

I've let my thoughts on this one marinate overnight but I'm still unsure exactly how I want to rate this. 4? 5? In between? The thing is that I really loved this and finished it in two sittings. Christina and Lauren did a fantastic job of showing these characters at 18 and 21 versus 32 and 35. Sometimes there's a time jump in books and the characters sound the same, but you could really feel the growth here. The situation between Tate and Sam is complicated, and the way that the authors navigated through the emotions of the characters was really well done to me. There was drama, but the realistic kind.

Two problems that also aren't problems are that one: this book was very, very predictable. And two: was Sam's arc enough to forgive? I feel like these two things will be issues for some people. For me, they were not, at least not completely. Starting with Sam's arc: again, the situation is so complicated, and it really could go many ways in real life. I think some people won't agree with Tate's decisions or the consequences Sam faces for his actions. Personally, I'm not sure where I stand, which I think shows the depth of the conflict. What was important was not how I felt on the matter, but how the characters worked through their feelings, which I think was wonderfully explored.

Then there's the predictable part. To me, it was very easy to pick up on everything that came as revelations to Tate. There was one plot point at the end that I didn't see coming, but the rest was pretty obvious. However, I can't tell if it was intentional. Normally this would be a problem for a book or any storytelling media, but for me, I didn't really mind. Insert some cheesy quote about the journey being the important part here. But that's really how it was. The predictability could have ruined the book if it was relying on shock value, but it didn't. Instead what kept me gripped was how much I was feeling Tate's feelings, rather than relying on the actual plot points that were occurring to hold my interest. Something would happen that I knew was going to, but it would still get to me because of how well Tate's emotions were written, especially in the beginning of the book (about 30% of it) when we're with 18-year-0ld Tate.

Overall, this book is about a whirlwind romance, and I think the authors did a great job at creating that feeling. This book has so much heart compared to the other two Christina Lauren books I've read (Josh & Hazel and The Unhoneymooners). I flew through the story and was captivated throughout. In the end though, there was just a little something missing that I can't quite put my finger on that keeps this from being a five-star read. Maybe that will change as my feelings settle. But regardless, it was fun, it was fast, and it was sweet. Definitely recommend!