A review by chroniclesofabookreader
Moonshot by Alessandra Torre
5.0
I don't have words for the way this book affected me. MOONSHOT is so many different things that it just tore through me in every possible way, and it hurt so good. It's a second-chance, coming-of-age, forbidden, angst-filled romance with some suspense sprinkled on top. There was so much depth to the characters and the story that I couldn't help but be sucked in. Tyler made me love baseball...and she doesn't even play it. Her dedication, devotion, and love to the craft of the game romanticized the sport and it actually had me seeing it in a whole new light. Ms. Torre set up the romance between Tyler and Chase in such a uniquely hypnotic way that the burn felt more like a sweet pain, one that you keep going back for no matter how much you know it's going to hurt. The affection and compassion that Chase shows not only to the game that he loves but to Tyler is absolutely addicting.
(I've written and erased things so many times in this review already because everything I want to say says too much.) I loved how the suspense peek-a-booed continuously throughout where it never overshadowed but instead enhanced the story. The love story was top-notch in execution, and I fell in love every little bit as they did. Baseball was such an enjoyable secondary character (yes, even though it's not a person) because it was the driving force in these two characters meeting and essentially giving them the opening for their second-chance. It was a passion for both Tyler and Chase, and yeah it's a sport, but it was palpably a big part of the story.
And the angst...I waited to bring this up, but it hurt. But all second-chance love stories bring on an aching pain to the heart, and MOONSHOT was no different. I felt the pain and the loss and the sacrifices made. And then I felt the tension and the pull and the things overlooked. It was GOOD. All of it. Ms. Torre has a way with telling a story, and I will read whatever she writes, regardless of the genre. This standalone romance will give you a dang good book hangover, and it will need a place on your shelf. It was beautifully romantic, heart-achingly painful, and a literal moonshot from the field.
**Received an early copy in exchange for an honest review**
(I've written and erased things so many times in this review already because everything I want to say says too much.) I loved how the suspense peek-a-booed continuously throughout where it never overshadowed but instead enhanced the story. The love story was top-notch in execution, and I fell in love every little bit as they did. Baseball was such an enjoyable secondary character (yes, even though it's not a person) because it was the driving force in these two characters meeting and essentially giving them the opening for their second-chance. It was a passion for both Tyler and Chase, and yeah it's a sport, but it was palpably a big part of the story.
And the angst...I waited to bring this up, but it hurt. But all second-chance love stories bring on an aching pain to the heart, and MOONSHOT was no different. I felt the pain and the loss and the sacrifices made. And then I felt the tension and the pull and the things overlooked. It was GOOD. All of it. Ms. Torre has a way with telling a story, and I will read whatever she writes, regardless of the genre. This standalone romance will give you a dang good book hangover, and it will need a place on your shelf. It was beautifully romantic, heart-achingly painful, and a literal moonshot from the field.
**Received an early copy in exchange for an honest review**