The Moon and Back by Ginger Scott
Synopsis:
Johnny Bishop crashed into my life like a hurricane. Not once, but twice.
The first time, we were teenagers. He was the star quarterback destined to save our small town's high school team. I was the music nerd desperate to shine, but always falling short.
Until him.
Johnny was good at football, but he was great at music. And when I realized we shared a love of performing, I fell for his charm. I drank in his words and was hypnotized by the way he sang. I was never fully in the spotlight with him, but the way he held onto me and kept me close felt good enough. His star was bright enough for both of us, and his dreams were worth all the risks, even if they were my dreams first.
But when he left our town--leaving me in it--the damage in his wake was devastating. I spent a decade trying to piece together my broken heart. A decade trying to avoid his music, a nearly impossible feat considering he was selling out arenas and piling up Grammys. While he tore through city after city, I built a quiet life as a music teacher in my hometown.
I'd made peace with the fact that a now famous rockstar once held my hand and told me he loved me. But when he shows up unannounced, begging for help, I’m sucked right back into his gravitational pull.
I want to hate him. I want to punish him for turning his back on me. But I can’t when he’s so broken. And the more time we spend in our present talking about our past, the more I start to wonder if maybe Johnny left to save us all from the storm.
Maybe that story about me and the famous rockstar has a lot more story to be told.
The first time, we were teenagers. He was the star quarterback destined to save our small town's high school team. I was the music nerd desperate to shine, but always falling short.
Until him.
Johnny was good at football, but he was great at music. And when I realized we shared a love of performing, I fell for his charm. I drank in his words and was hypnotized by the way he sang. I was never fully in the spotlight with him, but the way he held onto me and kept me close felt good enough. His star was bright enough for both of us, and his dreams were worth all the risks, even if they were my dreams first.
But when he left our town--leaving me in it--the damage in his wake was devastating. I spent a decade trying to piece together my broken heart. A decade trying to avoid his music, a nearly impossible feat considering he was selling out arenas and piling up Grammys. While he tore through city after city, I built a quiet life as a music teacher in my hometown.
I'd made peace with the fact that a now famous rockstar once held my hand and told me he loved me. But when he shows up unannounced, begging for help, I’m sucked right back into his gravitational pull.
I want to hate him. I want to punish him for turning his back on me. But I can’t when he’s so broken. And the more time we spend in our present talking about our past, the more I start to wonder if maybe Johnny left to save us all from the storm.
Maybe that story about me and the famous rockstar has a lot more story to be told.
Review:
The Moon And Back was a gorgeous but heart breaking read, I shed more tears than I thought.
Ginger Scott writing brought me on an emotional rollercoaster, past and present are combined and thoroughly mixed to convey how hard and troubled was the main characters' journey.
Ginger Scott writing brought me on an emotional rollercoaster, past and present are combined and thoroughly mixed to convey how hard and troubled was the main characters' journey.
“He’s still a far cry from the eighteen-year-old with stars in his eyes. But those stars... I can almost see them. They’re dim ghosts trapped in his chaos.”
Johnny life wasn't easy, he carried a lot of weight on his shoulders, he shined the brightest, and then he collapsed. Brynn have a beautiful family and a good heart, she knows her strengths and weaknesses. She loves hard, and even if Johnny broke her heart she can't turn her back on him when he asks for help.
I adored these characters. I felt their fears and frailties, I wanted to hug them both, but Brynn a little more. She is my favourite, she is strong but vulnerable, she is talented, she is broken hearted but not closed off.
Their timeless love made me swoon and cry, they deserved a second chance to find and enjoy their happiness.
"When weakness needs an angel, she'll come with a song... Showing you how much you're worth and how much they were wrong."
Read this novel you won't regret it.
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Release Date: 10.09.2023
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