Under the Orange Moon by Adrienne Frances

HAPPY NEWS: *No* cliffhanger! This is a complete story!! I will love you for the rest of my life.'Ĭomplimentary copy provided in exchange for an honest review.ĪNGST LEVEL: Perfect! Nothing OTT, but there is some angst and real, honest emotion. Even if you make me go away, just know that I will never stop. I will definitely be reading more about this family! Highly recommend if you are looking for a sweet, quick read. However, the story is well written and the characters were developed and likable, I just wish Ben could have been more lovable. His character really frustrated me and I would have felt better had I seen more groveling. My only compliant is I wish there had been more time for Ben to redeem himself. They were truly friends and knew each other inside and out, I loved the connection they shared. I enjoyed seeing the couple interact and seeing how well they knew each other. I really enjoyed this friends to lovers tale and the little bit of sneaking around. Ben still yearns for Dylan but knows he will never be good enough to deserve her. Dylan still thinks about Ben and compares every guy to him. The story picks up five years later and despite them both growing up not much else has changed.

That night Dylan decides to lay it all on the line and make her move, only to have him leave. Until the last night he is in town before he leaves for school. Yes, every night Ben comes to Dylan’s room and sleeps with her - just sleeps. So despite Ben’s attraction to Dylan he refuses to let things go any further. Since then his mother has done nothing but instill in him how he is not good enough and just like his father. While his father is successful and his family is wealthy, his dad left he and his mother when he was younger. However, Ben’s home life isn’t like the Matthews. She gets him, accepts him, and calms him. While it may not seem like Ben is interested, he is. 'Boys are stupid, the never know a good thing until they’ve run it over a few times.” This wasn’t the case though, as they say boys will be boys. She wanted him to want her as much as she wanted him. Then one day her feelings for Ben changed into more, she wanted Ben to see her as a girl. Dylan being the tomboy she is, was always around the guys. It just so happened she could also keep up with her brothers.īen McKenna is her twin brother Jonah’s best friend and always consider one of the Matthews since he was around so much. This isn’t a story where the girl turned from ugly duckling to beautiful swan, no Dylan was always beautiful. This story did just that.ĭylan Matthews grew up as the only girl surrounded by her brothers and turned into a huge tomboy. I am not sure what is about these stories that, if done correctly, can leave me with a huge smile on my face.

It is no secret that I love a brother’s best friend story.

Under the Orange Moon by Adrienne Frances