Misfits Like Us

Like Us #11

by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

As the eldest daughter of famous parents, Luna Hale is anything but normal. She escapes most days inside the fandoms she loves and the fics she writes, and she's accepted that real life just sucks more than fiction. But there is someone who could rival every swoony man inside her imagination.
And he only lives three floors below her. Too bad he's incredibly off-limits. Her brother's bodyguard, eight years older (okay, sometimes, nine), and the son of meth addicts-the tattooed, shameless bodyguard is the only one her dad really hates. But Luna isn't sure exactly why.
She's trying not to be hung up on him.
Paul Donnelly is trying not to be hung up on her.
With his life among the security team and his friends at stake, he doesn't need to make waves among the Hales, especially the notoriously overprotective Loren Hale, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Petty. But when Donnelly's two best friends set a time and place for a double-no, a "triple" date-the countdown to finding a date is on.
Donnelly has no idea who he should bring. He just knows it can't be her.
Luna finds herself in the same predicament as bad luck unfolds. Find a date.
And it can't be him.
Yet, the more they try to stay away, the more the universe has other plans. Nowhere in Luna's wildest imagination could she have predicted what happens next.
The slow burn heartache, feel-good fandom chats, lifelong friendships, and epic cosmic love of this next installment in the Like Us series will send your hearts into orbit with Luna & Donnelly, and you won't want to make a landing without them.

Genres: Romance, Friends To Lovers, Contemporary, New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Slow Burn, Bodyguard Romance

438 pages, Hardcover

First published July 22, 2022

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NYT & USA Today Bestselling Authors Krista & Becca Ritchie are identical twins—one a science nerd, the other a comic book geek—but with their shared passion for writing, they combined their mental powers as kids and have never stopped telling stories. They love superheroes, flawed characters, and soul mate love.

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Reviews

[. · Rating 1 out of 5]

WHERE IS CHARLIES BOOK

[mira · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.75⭐️

“What are we, space babe? It’s been written in the stars. And this—it can never be unwritten.”

now now now did i expect to rate it so low? no but this was DRY af. no sexual tension, no angst, no drama. NO NOTHING. even loren wasnt much of a douche? like i wanted SO MUCH DRAMA of him saying no to donnelly but we didn’t even get that??????? LOREN is OKAY WITH THEM DATING? wtf ???? in what world.

lets circle back to the no sexual tension, chemistry, angst. they were boring. i don’t understand why they have 3 books when they’ve been liking each other since headstrong like us???? like even loren doesn’t mind them dating SO WHY THE FUCK DO WE HAVE 3 BOOKS FOR THEM WHEN WE ONLY WANT THE COBALTS?

nah but seriously i am a fucking petty bitch bc i want my cobalt empire to fucking have their happy ending. but these fucking twins wanna fucking ruin my fucking experience. GIVE ME CHARLIES BOOK!!!!!!!




any fucking way the only thing that made this book bearable to me were the cobalts <3 my fucking angels <3 the love of my lives <3



BARE IN MIND SPOILERS BELOW

🌌 tropes 🌌

👾 friends to lovers
👾 pen pals
👾 bodyguard romance
👾 roommates
👾 age gap
👾 slowburn
👾 friends with benefits

🌌 things i loved 🌌

💚 CHARLIE <3

💚 THE COBALTS <3

💚 the way elliot is actually me. loses interest in people too quick? reads people all too well? listens to audiobooks at x3? MEEEEEEE

💚 jo and beckett <3 MAKE THEM HAPPEN

💚 the only thing i liked about lunnelly is that well it wasn’t a secret that they both were into each other, like it was so casual with people knowing it felt weird but in a good way?

💚 garrison was there for like one scene and I MELTED, i miss my boy <3

🌌 things i hated 🌌

👽 the fact that kitsulletti were fucking mentioned the first SECOND of this book. I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH THESE ASSES.

👽 sulli — are we fucking surprised? no no we aren’t.

👽 the way they had their first “kiss” or whatever the fuck that was.

👽 WHY GIVE US SO MUCH DETAILS ABOUT THE COBALTS IF YOU WONT EVEN FUCKING WRITE THEIR BOOKS?????? JAIL, BC I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND YALL JUST TEASING US NOW.

👽 i’m sorry if y’all find this sexy but him jerking off to her monster smut was weird.

👽 i hate the fact the moffy and farrow are the richest bitches you can find but its the poor broke kid that has to waste his whole pay check on marrow’s child. like??????? DOES NO ONE CARE ABOUT DONNELLY???????????? moffy and farrow are the most selfish bitches out there.

👽 isn’t it fucking ironic that loren hates donnelly because of his family’s addictions when loren is an addict himself? like bitch lily gave YOU a chance. how about you be grateful and not shame people when you are just the same.

👽 why tf did we get more direct messages about a fucking show that I DONT FUCKING CARE ABOUT more than any ROMANCE?

👽 ew i don’t fucking wanna know that the parents are 50 STOP PLEASE I CANT THEY CANT BE OLD PLEASE

👽 ngl all this tv show, alien, and lizard hissing/dancing was way too much. i know kbr usually over exaggerate characters quirks but this was too much. donnelly basically didn't have a personality bc he was just copying everything luna was doing. like i really do get now why luna was bullied in school, i can't defend her when kbr writes her in such embarrassing conditions.

👽 i’m being petty af about this but — if you wanna bring astrology into a book at least run with it? how you gonna make them both fire signs but they the most calmest couple? like leo and sags legit are up each others asses, mocking and arguing with each other which leads to “fiery sex” like they mentioned. these two are so boring together that it makes 0 sense LMAOOAOA.

👽 ngl their roleplaying with all the alien crap was so cringe. i was gagging bc wtf?

👽 i really don't like how kbr tried to mke lunnelly a combo of gallow and lilo like with all the tv shows and comics and shit? like can't they have something to their own?

👽 are you fucking telling me that LOREN had a worse reaction to FARROW hooking up with moffy but not with DONNELLY and luna??????? WTF? i dont understand

🌌 thoughts and confusion 🌌

“People who hate on Kitsulletti think it’s their 9-5 job to burn anything happy. And I’m always hoping to preserve good, joyous things.”

KBR shut up. JUST SHUT UP STOP FORCE FEEDING US THEM. we do not FUCKING CARE.

“I motion to my thigh and lift a portion of my shorts, showing him the side of my butt. “Then down to my kneecap. I think it’s an easy enough place to color when I’m sitting.”

my question is HOW IS THAt fucking comfortable???? no bc my back hurts thinking about trying to color the side of my ass.

“You know, on my planet, we make promises by touching tongues. Not fingers or lips. Just tongues.” I wiggle mine.

Donnelly never hesitates. His hand encases my cheek, and like we’re inside the same cosmos in rhythm and orbit, we near and the tips of our tongues tease and waggle, our eyes alight. Joy is a starburst glowing inside of me.”

NAH FUCKONG JAIL FOR THIS JAILLLLLLLLLL. I DONT WANT TO EVEN.




i may be a dramatic bitch BUT DID U REALLY HAVE TO GIVE US THIS FUCKING SCENE DO U WANT ME TO BLEACH MY FUCKING EYESSSSSSS.

“Our hands fly to our face, palms open on either side like we’re frilled lizards.
We hiss.”

are you fucking joking me? am i supposed to find this cute. I'M FUCKING EMBARRASSED. nah kbr did luna dirty bc how am i supposed to defend her when this is how she is written. ya ya i know she's supposed to be weird but? at this point this girl thinks she's an actually alien. she needs help and someone to defend her not to be doing hissy dancing to strangers WHAT IS THIS FUCKING CRAP.

“Sulli calls out, “Here, Luna.” She waves a box of tissues, and with the strength of an Olympian, she accidentally chucks it at my face.”

i don’t believe for a second that that was an accident. get this bitch out of this series already.

“He’s usually pretty much like this around me. Short sentences. In a hurry. But he never makes me feel like I’m an embarrassment.”

PURRRRRRRR GURLLLLL, thats bc CHARLIE IS THE BEST <3

“Girl has my heart,” I tell Farrow. “Or it’s the blood loss.”
“You haven’t lost that much blood.”
Didn’t think so.”

i know im a hater but this was cute, i like lunnelly together its just they shouldve been the first bodyguard romance in this series, its so water downed now that why would anyone even have a problem with them dating?

“Donnelly loves the Cobalts and their histories and traditions, and I don’t blame him. They have an allure and magnetism that draws me in, too, but I’m constantly reminded I’m not them. The world sees Cobalts as impenetrable immortals, and I’m just a Hale. I’m meant to bleed.”

KBR stop just STOP if you aren’t planning on giving us their books then STOP fucking teasing us this way. fucking bitches.



🌌 CONCLUSION 🌌

1. big mistake in making lunnelly the 4th bodyguard romance, they shouldve been first for the sexual tension, chemistry, and angst. we don’t get none of that here.
2. give me charlie’s book, you nasty twins.
3. i am still sulli’s no1 hater.

i hope you enjoyed my rant. this was def something.

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

“What are we, space babe? It’s been written in the stars. And this—it can never be unwritten.”

I've been excited for Misfits Like Us since it was announced. We all know the Hale's are my favorite fictional family and Donnelly is one of my favorites of the bodyguards so I had a feeling I would enjoy this one, but I didn't know I would love it this much. This is my favorite of all the 'Like Us' books. I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea but I loved every second.

Luna and Donnelly's story is very much a friends to lovers/forbidden romance, but it's also got a pen pal element that I always love. My favorite thing about this story is just how into each other they were. Like, they're both a couple of weirdos (I mean that in the best way possible) and they can just be weird with each other. They're able to be 100% themselves and I loved it so much.

I loved the chapters with Donnelly's Daily Planner with his notes and goals. They made me laugh out loud. And Xander Hale is by far my favorite of the 'Like Us' series so with Donnelly being his bodyguard and Luna being his sister we got a lot of him. Also my #1 Loren Hale! He was in so many scenes...sigh. This one left me wanting so much more and I can't wait for Lunelly's next book!

[Corina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Between three and four stars. Need to think a little more about how I feel.

I don't think there is anything wrong with this book. I enjoyed catching up with my favorite characters. But I also noticed that I'm just not that into this series anymore.
And that can be because of several reasons.

I skipped the last three books, and I'm not sorry about it. But even the books that came before, with the exception of Maximoff and Farrow's books, have just been ok. Nothing spectacular.

I'm also a HUGE fan of the core 6, and still re-read Rose and Connor's books. And even though I love the kids, their stories and especially personalities don't touch me the same way.

I've been reading this series since 2014, that's 8 years, and the amazing stories that wowed me then don't deliver anymore. Especially since the big conflicts are mostly the same, on repeat. The series ran out of its freshness/uniqueness factor long ago.

So, that's what I'm feeling right now, and it can change again at any time. But at the moment I'm planning on reading the rest of the books as they come, but I don't think any of them will make it on my keeper shelf, or are re-read material.

[lex · Rating 2 out of 5]

charlie book after lunnelly trilogy please and thank u

edit: not enough charlie but the marrow and lo crumbs were>>> i also like donnelly and farrows friendship very much give me more.

there is quite literally nothing going on in this book that’s memorable. there were a lot of moments where i had severe cases of second hand embarrassment which i definitely don’t want to remember though…

to be honest this felt like a filler book and i don’t know why i keep coming back to read books from the addictedverse but trust i will be tuned in for the cobalts books… the only ones that matter (after marrow ofc). i’m gonna need kbr to hurry up with those so i can read them and finally be free from this series.

[TJ ☾ · Rating 2 out of 5]

a standing ovation please



for me 😌

cause how did i read that scene where luna was hissing at the girl in the coffee shop and not only did i finish the book, but i also didn't give it 0 stars after...... like does my goodwill know no bounds? i'm so much better than you bitches fr 😂😂 just bought my ticket into heaven sksksksk later losers

[anya · Rating 2 out of 5]

two stars

“It was everything. You’ve sent me to the moon. More than once.”
His grin brightens. “Don’t think that’s possible, space babe.” Before I ask, he lowers towards my lips and whispers, “You are the moon.”

if i say i waited for this book more than anything it would be a big understatement. i literally had few lunnelly brainrots because of how much i wanted lunnelly’s books to come out and just couldn’t read anything else. so imagine my frustration and my pain rn that after months of waiting i got THIS🤩🤩 krb, you’re both in my black list. i will never forgive u for doing my babies luna and donnelly this dirty. they had all potential in the world and u absolutely succeeded in fuck up all of it.

first of all, lo in this book was so judging i wanted to punch his motherfucking face so bad.

“On top of that, he’s tied to a family involved with meth. Do I want that around any of you? Over my rotting corpse.”
“Couldn’t the same be said the other way around?” I ask him. “Anyone I’m dating could say they don’t want to be tied to a family of alcoholics and sex addicts.“Then they don’t have to be around us,”

how can i even read this shit seriously?? and after that he just said “i can be a hypocrite.” lmao ur self-consciousness doesn’t make the cruel words u said any better. u can’t judge the person basing on his parents’ history while u had shitty parents as well. even more so when ur also an addict💀.

“I could stand here and tell you how you’re nothing. Nobody. I’ve ripped bigger careers away from wealthier people and dined on their ugly despair. You’re not even a snack I could gnaw on. You’re a goddamn crumb. And you’re not special to me. Don’t ever think you are.”

and this is only because donnelly filled luna tattoo SHE requested😋😗. i will never forgive lo for this. he judged the person he didn't know at all and made him feel worthless for simply existing for no particular reason. i don’t care that he was concerned about luna. he had absolutely NO rights to say such cruel things just because of his worry about his daughter. lo, u fucking piece of cunt. it’s not the flawed character behaviour. it’s the attitude of some white motherfucker who thinks he can shit on people just because he’s rich. fuck u with passion💋.

and the fact that he enables his kids to have NO friends beside their siblings and cousins??

“Like I told your sister, Courtneys come and go. You know who stays?”
“Family,” I murmur.
“Family,” he nods. “Family will always be there for you.”

what the actual fuck?? it’s not okay that they have no friends beside their family members. i get it that they’re popular and it can be hard to find true friends, but it’s not the reason to stop trying. all of their friends who weren’t famous ended up being the villains of the books. beside easton. i love this boy so much and if he and xander end up being a couple, i will jump off the cliff. krb, don’t u dare. in this book we also had the hints on another poly relationship between beckett, joana and leo😭. god leave this type of relationship alone.

“I never said I liked her,” Beckett says, more defensively. “She’s possibly the most annoying woman I’ve ever met in my life. A borderline brat.”
Damn he likes her.

“I won’t go after your girl.”
He gives me his classic what the fuck face. “She’s not my girl.”
“My bad, I meant your borderline brat.”
Beckett rarely glares, but he’s glaring after I called Jo that. As if only he can.
I haven’t seen him be like this towards anyone. Except, maybe, Leo.
No, definitely Leo.
I’m smirking.

i want to cry. no just no never. istg. i will not bear this again. it’s either joanabeckett or leobeckett. but omg if it will be leobeckett, then it will be already third gay couple. the question is why there’s no lesbians in this series but kinney??😃 ugh i really need to start some good sapphic romance after this shit.

the good thing tho, is that we got the crummb of jessawinona🧚🏻‍♀️

“Jesse Highland is hopelessly in love with Winona.”

I NEED THEIR BOOK RIGHT FUCKING NOW. but I’m also very scared because krb have all potential for another fuck. i have no expectations for the new books, but i still love these kids‼️❤️‼️❤️

now, the main thing that i fucking hated was, unexpectedly, romance😃. i read 10 fucking books of this trash ass series for lunnelly to finally get to their book where they starts to have some kind of relationship only at 75%??????!!??! u gotta be kidding me😍. absolutely fucking NOTHING was happening till then. FUCKING NOTHING. this whole book was a HOLLOW PIECE OF SHIT. i can’t even say what was going on because NOTHING WAS. lunnelly just ended up being the side characters’ in their own book.

firstly, lunnelly started to text each other anonymously on some app about fandoms. krb literally the queens of unnecessary plot lines, because that one added absolutely NOTHING to the plot. they just texted each other about non existing characters. why do i need this information? the authors even created fictional characters in the universe and showed us how lunnelly are fangirling about them.. just a simple question: how did i deserve this? why is this happening to me??.

then donnelly started to reread luna’s smut from her fan fiction about aliens. and u know what? he started jerking off. and he'd said he does it ✨ocasionally✨. fyi he’s almost thirty years old.

I’m jerking off to Luna’s smut, and it’s not the first time I needed to grip my shaft while reading her stories.

donnelly, it wasn’t u. i refuse to accept this. u would never do this.

now, about one of the most annoying things in the book. aka how luna is portrayed as a child even though she’s almost twenty one years old. i know she was bullied in her childhood and i still remember how much i cried because of THAT sleepover scene in skop, but why is everyone still treating her like she’s a child? i literally forget that she’s an adult sometimes because of how the authors portray her as a helpless kid.

Can one of you explain why you all chose The Green Room for your triple date?

I hit send. That seemed nice enough. The responses are quick.

I don’t trust Korey. – Maximoff

*We* don’t trust Korey – Oscar

Hey, Luna! Donnelly told us about him. I didn’t love the sound of Korey either – Jack

This was not my idea. I was outvoted. – Farrow

from one hand it’s cute that they’re care about her, but on the other she can’t always rely on other people’s help. she needs to grow up already and start to fight her own battles. the fact that when luna’s high school bully confronted her and started to insult her, luna just started hissing already showing that something needs to change🙂.

Luna gesticulates her hands theatrically and inhales and exhales so deeply it sounds like hissing.

luna babe is in her kitty cat era😭😭. she really needs to have character development in the next books, because this is just unacceptable and dumb. literally the only person who treat luna like an adult is my man charlie. charlieluna duo is my fav thing in this series btw.

He’s usually pretty much like this around me. Short sentences. In a hurry. But he never makes me feel like I’m an embarrassment.

AHWWWW I LOVE THEM WILL ALL MY HEART<333💗💞💝💕💝💓

“If it’s getting too annoying to edit them(her fanfics), just give me the signal and you can jump ship.” I’m offering him an out on a silver platter.
He sips from his champagne flute.
“If it keeps some anonymous troll from being a cunt to you, I’m going to keep doing it.”💟

charlie, marry me i can be a housewife🙏🏼🙏🏼.

now, did i already mention that our dear krb are queens of unnecessary drama?? because now all core six’s legacies will be destroyed, because someone leaked luna’s smut stories from the fan fiction app😗😝.

What will this do to them? Their businesses? I’ve written some raunchy stories about space bounty hunters and otherworldly species that won’t be good for Halway Comics, Hale Co., Superheroes & Scones…not to mention I’m the niece to Connor and Rose. How is this going to affect Calloway Couture and Cobalt Inc.?
What about Aunt Daisy?
Camp Calloway.
I’ve only been thinking of my life, but…this could destroy so many other people, too. Legacies imploding…because of me.

u think really high of yourself, darling.

Someone must’ve connected Luna Hale to her anonymous username galaxxygirlx.

so u want to say, that luna hale is the only person in the world who loves space and obsessed with the galaxy stuff? ohmygod this is makes sense🤩. there were literally no proofs that this was her account, but yeah who cares anyway? we just need some drama of the characters’ personal information being leaked to the internet. again. why not right?

but yk what? even tho this book is my biggest disappointment of the year, lunnelly’s content toward the end still has my heart. the fact that their first sex was in galaxy style, because luna told donnelly she fantasied about it that way☹️💗.

I roll over onto my elbows. My room is bathed mostly in purple colors from my lava lamp and dim, warm lighting from the fairy lights in the netting of my headboard.

“This is Donnelly of the Starfleet Optima,” he says into the radio. “Classification: Bounty Hunter. Log 010.”

donnelly is the standard💝💘💞💕. and the fact he has two dick piercings oh maannn😞😞.

“What if…I just give you my heart and soul for safe-keeping?” I ask tearfully. “We’ve made a swap then. ‘Cause I’m pretty sure you already have mine.”

even after all this shit the authors put my babies through, i’m still obsessed with lunnelly. paul is accepting all of the “weird” sides of luna and love them altogether is soo hot and precious. even tho the sex scene was weird i still see it like donnelly just loves all parts of luna💗

at the end i wanna say that ofc I’m disappointed in krb and i won’t even trust them again. they literally shifted the release MONTH to make this book better, so what is this then? this book is embarrassing even for an unfinished version, i’m not talking about a published on. and i’m still waiting for them to start adding black people in their books, because it seems like they literally don’t exist in this universe.

[ellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why does the end of me always make me think of her?

okay, so lemme first just acknowledge that i actually agree with a lot of the lower rated reviews. i recognise im a big ole hypocrite because a lot of things in this book were just weird to me and made me cringe, too. and im still giving it five stars. ooops, sorry. (this review is gonna be littered with lil spoilers so beware!!)

there are just some books i can’t view in my usual objective, analytical way. and this book is one of them.

ultimately, i just loved Luna and Donnelly so much as a couple and as individuals that this couldn’t be anything but five stars. but i totally understand why others were disappointed and thought this was weird.

Life is made up of exultant seconds and full breaths, and I’m breathing so fully with him. I know this.

because i will say this had its very crinegy moments. like Luna’s confrontation with her bully at the coffee shop...



idk why KBR thought it was a good idea, but then again, it’s KBR so what else should we expect?

i allow all my fave couples in this series to have one hall pass on cringey moments and we’ll move on and forget about them— Raisy howling, pretending their wolves and shit. Thatcher calling Jane “honey” like it isn’t the cringiest nickname ever. Lunelly doing that weird OA dance publicly...

Gillow are perfect. they’ve never done a weird or cringey thing in their whole lives. it’s true, your honour.




so yes, im aware of the cringe.

BUT!

the cringe kinda suits them and their dynamic. we’ve always known Luna Hale was the weirdest of the second gen kids. it’s a known fact. with glitter and stickers on her face at all times. wearing Spider-Man suits in public. dressing like an alien. writing alien smut and fan fiction. she’s the definition of weird and wonderful, quirky and eccentric. so i wasn’t surprised at all. and i love her so much for it.

Luna relaxes her weight against my side. Her head softly on my arm, I stroke her hair out of her eyes and behind her ear in a melodic motion. Over and over, my fingers grazing the ribbons she tied throughout her light brown strands.

Luna Hale, love of my life. i adored her from the moment i met her as a kid in Some Kind of Perfect. the whole debacle of her being bullied at a sleepover and seeing how broken both she and her parents were



ive just always adored the shit out of her, so im super biased. you see a lot of her struggles in this book— she really doesn’t see herself as worthy of being a Hale, being Lo and Lily’s daughter, being part of the entire core six’s cohort of kids. her insecurities severely broke my heart and her character exploration was done really well for me. i felt like i got a good sense of her early on, she felt unique and distinct from the previous heroines. i just love her so much, eurghhh. her and Jane, and Daisy and Willow are my girls✨

i was just rooting for her so hard, just seeing her sad makes my heart hurt. i will gut that Jeffra bitch!! hold of her to bully people when she’s legit called “Jeffra”. she better watch it, fr. every tear Luna has ever shed will be avenged by me.



while Donnelly actually made me sob, my god. his backstory was implemented really well throughout the story. he would just drop these little comments about his unworthiness, saying them so casually like they were concrete fact that made me go feral, i can’t lie. he evoked a lot of emotion from me. especially his interactions with Lo🔪 just seeing Donnelly be so beat down by the world but still be so wonderful, kind and selfless made me even sadder, tbh. he had a right to be angry but he very rarely was, he just took what people dished out even if he didn’t deserve it and it made me all misty-eyed.

me staying up till 3am, sobbing over Paul Donnelly:

”Girl has my heart,” I tell Farrow. “Or it’s the blood loss.”
“You haven’t lost that much blood.”
Didn’t think so.

most people won’t consider this slowburn, but i feel like for KBR standards it very much is😭 i mean, i refused to go to sleep until Lunelly kissed for the first time and next thing i know it’s 2:30am and im at 70% and it still hasn’t happened🧍 that’s not KBR’s usual go-to formula, especially for this series. like Jane and Thatcher were already making out in her bedroom at like 15% while Farrow and Moffy were so open about their attraction to each other it may as well have been stamped on their foreheads from the first page.

so, for me, this was slowburn. but i get why others wouldn’t think it is. and i loved the pacing honestly because they had these pockets of such intense longing and pining for one another that my heart was in my throat.

LIKE THE DAMN TRIPLE DATE. im sorry but that scene made me wanna cry. it was the perfect amount of angst for me— Luna on the verge of tears, Donnelly on the verge of tears because Luna is on the verge of tears because of him. his desperation to fix things. the aftermath of them putting stickers on each other’s cheeks, caressing each other’s faces????? fuck me, i swoooooned so hard. i just loved their version of the weird and wonderful.

”It’s life. Might as well color it green.” She uses her thumb to press a green star sticker on my cheek. She has a whole pack in hand.
I begin to smile, taking a sticker sheet from her. I dot stars above her neon-green painted brows. Gently, Luna presses another to my cheek, then a few more around the crease of my eye.
Her smile appears, flushing her round face.

so while this had its cringe moments, it kinda worked because that’s just who Luna and Donnelly inherently are as people. he gets her brand of alien-weirdness and my girl deserves that shit!!

just the little things he did/said really bad me melting:

⟡ calls her “my space babe”

⟡ the fact all her tattoos were drawn and tattooed by him🥺

Having Donnelly tattoo me is private and secret and mine before it’s anyone else’s.

⟡ he sketches her without even realising

⟡ he reads all the stories she writes and remembers all of the details.

⟡ he never judges or shames her, ever.

⟡ wears that damn ugly jumper she knitted him

⟡ dances with her like no one else is in the room

⟡ is willing to hurt himself to protect her relationship with her dad

⟡ the sleepwalking shit is golden even if it’s cliche as fuck. him making her snacks while he’s sleepwalking and mumbling about how obsessed he is with her... they’re soulmates, your honour.

In two years, I’ve sleepwalked more than I have in the past ten.
In two years, I haven’t been able to stop thinkin’ about her.

⟡ THEIR LOVE DECLARATION NEEDS TO BE ENGRAVED ON MY GRAVESTONE WHAT THE FUCK. i actually got emotional wtf, it just felt so raw and intense like this big crescendo that had been building for so long. i loved it.

honourable mention to Donnelly calling Lo a piece of shit🥰

but despite my irritation at Lo, the whole Hale family had me by the throat, which is surprising since LiLo definitely aren’t my fave couple of the core eight. but in the end, i actually understood Lo’s motives even when they hurt Donnelly, and by proxy, Luna too. i liked the eventual “bonding” between him and Donnelly, it was super sweet and i could see the parallels between them. im excited to see their dynamic grow in the next two books.

I step backwards towards the door. “You have me hooked, Luna Hale. Don’t forget it.” I point at her.
“I never will.”

i also loved the motif of space and science-fiction being equated to their love for each other. the little metaphors were silly but adorable, and some were even gut-wrenching. it was like this little whispered secret between them, that no one else understood because not only is their bond unique, so are they as people. and no one quite understand stands them like the other does. they’re just the perfect fit.

For so long I’ve been resigned to the fact that fiction is often better than reality, but every minute I’m with Donnelly, my reality is brighter than any story.
Or maybe the story of my life is just becoming the best written one.

but, honestly, Luna and Donnelly’s story could have been cold sick on a plate sprinkled with rat droppings and i would still think it’s a masterpiece. so, take this gushing review with a grain of salt, okay? because a lot of the lower rated reviews are completely right in why parts of this book failed. but i–



i liked the ending too, it was the type of “cliffhanger” i can tolerate... even if the conflict involving Donnelly’s family low-key doesn’t make any sense, but okay.

i just can’t believe we have to wait a YEAR for the next one😒🔪 by the time we get the Cobalt brothers we’ll all be geriatrics in mobility scooters. i also really want QuinnFrog to happen, and Easton and Xander?👀 they’d be cuties

My chest rises. “What are we, space babe? It’s been written in the stars. And this—it can never be unwritten.”

p.s. i hate the cover, that it not Donnelly wtf.

[Iqra · Rating 4 out of 5]

#2 Read - July 2023 - 4 stars

It’s really sad when a reread shatters those rose tinted glasses you have for a book you loved on the first read.

But that doesn’t mean I don’t love the characters, no, I definitely cried MORE — if that’s even possible — than I did the first time I read it. I related sm to parts of the book and my heart hurt for what the characters were feeling including side characters.

I still love lunelly together and separately smsmsmsm they’re so adorable and precious ugh

The emotions were high for me. The Lo & Donnelley chapters had me in a chokehold 😭🔫 I’m so attached to this whole family it’s unreal.

The Donnelley farrow and Oscar trio still have me in a chokehold bc I loved every scene with them together this time around too.

During the RR I found some of the scenes impossibly hard to ignore and gloss over. They were just too embarrassing 😭 :

- the OA scene pls the second hand embarrassment was at its PEAK I cannot even ✋ KBR did lunelly so dirty idc it was totally unnecessary.

- the first “spice” scene - I have no words. Idk what I was on when I read this the first time bc . . 💀💀💀 why did I not even mention how weird it was?!??? I mean okay yeah it’s VERY on brand with the couple and it was so sweet how he let her express herself but they were too “out of this world” Iykyk lol.

The fanaticon chapters were such a relief bc I could skim them quick lol.

Also!! I rlly hope Donnelly starts eating more in the next book or it gets addressed that he’s hardly eating bc it’s breaking my heart 😭 I noticed this during my first read but forgot to mention it.

The Charlie & Beckett/Jo crumbs gave me lifeeee pls I need their book to come after lunelly’s or imma start a RIOT

Side note:
I’m keeping my first review, I love how delulu I was 💀

~

Rereading before book 2 releases 🤞💗

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

#𝟭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 - 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 - 𝟱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀

Who allowed me to get so invested in this family??! Hmm? Who!

This book has drained me from all emotions. DRAINED ME.

When I began this book I really thought I’d be completely lost and I’d just understand the gist of what was happening but boi was I wrong. It was so easy to follow and most of the things that happened in the previous books were explained. Obviously there were some things I missed and didn’t get since I jumped five books but whatever.

DONNELLY ILYSM <3
He literally deserves the world. Everything. His inner monologue is pure gold and so precious that I want to protect HIM from being hurt. The way he GETS Luna and sincerely loves her makes me want to cry. I can’t gush enough about him. Ugh I hate his rancid, rotten family!

The friendship between Donnelly, Farrow and Oscar made me crack up so much. I love them way too much bc I’d keep looking forward to their scenes all the time.

Luna is so relatable in some ways which makes me want to scream and cry when she gets hurt or is met with any adversity. She’s so resilient and strong and I love her so much for how she persists with life. Her heart is so pure, the way she feels is so similar to Lily, and it shows. I can’t help but adore her for making the most of life.

I felt every little thing they did as if it were my own feelings and emotions put on the line. I cried like three times during this book from straight pain for them ❤️‍🩹

I relate to Donnelly and Luna so much it’s unreal. They deserve the world in every universe Luna & Donnelly exist 🥹

𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
KBR really did me dirty with the ending. I gasped when I realised that was the last page 😭

𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀: 🎧 (I told you I daydreamed about their playlist 🤷🏻‍♀️)
Status quo - Abigail
Planet - Grazy Grace
Not like them - Leah Clark
Telesto - VI NIQ
Maybe my soulmate died - iamnotshane
Record player - AJR x Daisy the great
MAGIC - FAZE
Back - LOLA
Minzie- Azul
Orion’s Belt- Sabrina Claudio
Barque - Jean Castel
Love me land - Zara Larsson
Back of the car - Miike snow
Crowded room - Selena Gomez
Enemies - the score

𝗙𝗮𝘃 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:

“𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐈’𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞. ‘𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐈’𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲. 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲.”
~LMAOO

“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞?”
“𝐀𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.”
“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤?”
“𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞.”
~😭❤️‍🩹

“𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚, 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐞”


“𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭,” 𝐈 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. “𝐎𝐫 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬.”
“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝.”
𝑫𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒔𝒐.”

~AWWWH <3

“𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬? ‘𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭.”
“𝐍𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.”
“𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧,” 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐠. “𝐈𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧, 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐞.”
𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑺𝑷𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑩𝑨𝑩𝑬.”
~🤭💕💗💘

“𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞.”
𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬. “𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐞.” 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐤, 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬, “𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣.”

~🥹💗💘❣️🤰

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀:
Devious liars - Parker S Huntington
Bad reputation duet - Krista & Becca Ritchie
Hook, line and sinker - Tessa Bailey

[Phuong ✯ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dr. Strange could show me fourteen million six hundred five possible outcomes and I guarantee you that I will still hate this book in every single one.

[Maya · Rating 1 out of 5]

no❤️

they hiss.
donnelly jerks off to alien smut.
luna makes fanfics her whole personality.

and that’s what you missed on misfits like us!

[Mia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ah shit here we go again. Like always with this series I'm going to start with positive and that is to no one surprised is Cobalt family. Thank you so much ghostwriter for writing them.
Here scenes steeler is Eliot, every scenes with him had me glued to page. Kbr confirmed he has connor’s fashionable style and fit build, I want his book so bad. Tom, Charlie, Beckett all have good scenes even though they are more crumbs. Beckett is jealous and obsessed with Jo, that's my endgame. Give pinterest board Leo to Tom my boy deserves it. Even though they had one scene Quinn and Frog had more chemistry then Luna and Paul have whole book.
Lilo and Hale family scenes were wholesome and this book solidify they best Hale kids are Kinney and Xander. Loren was ooc especially at the end, my Lo would fire that lying asshole immediately.


Now on to bad, everything else. I was going to give it 2 stars because I enjoyed Cobalt scenes. But there were no scenes of them by end of book so you know.
Let start with Paul, he is 30 year old man that is tiktoker supposed to be bodyguard but he is doing everything beside that. Literally more mature is Xander and he is teen also he thinks he is his friend but moving on. If you didn't like how Sulli was written, then you won't like Luna because is basically same. I never hide I didn't like her and Paul as couple, mind you she is 18 and he was 27 when he go down on her. I'm wondering who restrain KBR and they didn't do that while Luna was 17. Now them as couple have no chemistry, this is first time I'm reading KBR book where couple has no chemistry. Everything they say to each other is cringe, you are not going to convince that this 30 year old man is soulmate to 20 year sheltered girl.
One last things this whole plot of them needing a date I think that was originally for Sulli and Akara, if think it all make sense.
Until next time for more Cobalt crumbs.

[ʚ turtle ɞ (v. busy) · Rating 5 out of 5]

August 3, 2025 (5/5 ⭐️)
Staring at the wall in silence with tears in my eyes because I’m simply not okay. (Those 5 stars are mainly for Donnelly).

I loved this, such a great start to their story. I'm dying to start the next book immediately (again, I'm so so so glad that I don't have to wait), but I have work and desperately need to sleep 🧎🏻‍♀️‍➡️

I spent the entire book wanting to hug Donnelly, I just felt like I need to protect him somehow.
┆ ⤿ "These people—they’re not mine. They never
‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎will be. I have a family. The rats in the sewers.
‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ I'm just one of those.
┆ ⤿ “People can survive without me.” “I don’t think any
‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎of us want to,” Luna says softly.
┆ ⤿ "I’ve been unwanted by almost everyone the minute
‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ I took a breath on this Earth," I say slowly. "and it’s
‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎just something I’ve come to expect.”
I literally cried reading every single one of his thoughts ᴖ̈ I just wanted to scream, “No, you’re not!” at him.

Also, I’m really looking forward to seeing his relationship with Lo get better!! It’s the one thing bothering me the most right now, especially because they lowkey remind me of each other. They’d actually have the most perfect father-son relationship ever.

┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

⊹⟢ Pre-read:
When I tell you this series flew by, I’m not even kidding ɵ̷̥̥᷄ˬɵ̷̥̥᷅ How am I already down to Luna’s story? I swear it feels like I just started this series yesterday. I’m already grieving it and I still have three books left.‎‎ ‎‎‎‎

[d · Rating 3 out of 5]

lunelly i love you, i really do, but what the hell was this. was expecting so much more from them, kinda disappointed

best thing to come out of this were the loren hale dilf moments

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

my brain is not functioning for a review yet but wow lunnelly is everything to me I love them so much… the family moments <3 farrow and lo served guys i’m obsessed

[jazmin ✿ · Rating 4 out of 5]

“What are we, space babe? It’s been written in the stars. And this—it can never be unwritten.”

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

Reread #3 Update:

oohkay i wanna take a moment to address some of the comment in my original review now that i have read this 4 times lol
- having read all of the lunnelly books now, i will say that their character feel much more fleshed out! so i really just needed to be more patient
- def felt the secondhand embarrassment a lottttt less
- them addressing the kitsulletti hate is still hilarious
- wouldn't say its my fav lunnelly, might even be my least fav, but still great!

Original Review:

⇢Misfits Like Us in under 15 words
- Aliens, galaxies, and tv shows
- Friends-to-lovers (sorta)
- Mutual pining

⇢General Thoughts

Okay, first, I want to say that I knew I would enjoy this book. I mean, it’s Lunnelly. I’ve been waiting for their story for years. Like I’ve said before, I’m pretty biased towards the books in this series. However, I’m trying not to let that affect me, and I’m definitely going to talk about the weaker parts of this book. Because… those definitely existed.

⇢The Characters

If you know this series, you know that there are a ton of characters in it, and that basically means that in order to differentiate between them, they get pretty defined traits/quirks assigned to them, and those traits are a large part of their story or ARC. Now, this isn’t a problem as long as that trait isn’t their WHOLE personality, but in this book, it felt like so much of both Luna and Donnelly’s personalities revolved around their assigned interests. To the point of being a little too much…?

On the one hand, I love these characters so I’m excited to see their hobbies and whatnot, but I just wished their characters were a little bit more complex and fleshed out. People aren’t only one thing.

AKA, PLEASE less tv show talk next book, their personalities don’t have to be 100% fandom talk and whatever… (I’m not going to mention this again because it reminds me of some questionable scenes so yeah)

That being said, I do think we’ll see more sides of them in their next two books. 🤞

All the side characters, were, of course, great. It was so fun having Lo in such a big role, and I loved seeing more of Eliot, FROG <3, Xander, and Tom (etc).

Also the kitsulletti mentions were so funny it was kinda clear they were addressing the hate towards them LOL 😭😭😭

Like most people, I wish we got more charlieroxanne crumbs or even more Winona and Jesse or (maybe) Eliot and Winnifred, but I’ll take what we got.

⇢The Romance

Of course, the romance between Luna and Donnelly was great. They have such good chemistry, and their scenes together were all so cute! Okay, there were some… questionable moments that had me dying of second-hand embarrassment, like I said before, but I’m choosing to ignore that. Like yes, they’re part of their personalities and everything so i’m happy they were expressing themselves, but I hate feeling secondhand embarrassment in books 😭

"And it’s his. I couldn’t exclude him. You’ll find out why soon enough."

SPOILERS FROM HERE

SPOILERS: The only thing I was surprised about was that they were basically in love for the entire book… I know that they have history so it couldn’t quite be like the other couples who started off at a much different (earlier) stage, but I kind of wish there were more flashbacks so that we could see previous interactions from before they cared about each other, from their own perspectives.

Like yes, this was a slow burn, as advertised, but it also didn’t feel like it because of the mutual pining situation going on??

SPOILERS END

But all of that being said, I LOVED the beginning of Luna and Donnelly’s story. Maybe they don’t need 3 whole books LOL, but you bet I’m going to be tuning in.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

My Misfits Like Us Playlist:
Space Girl by Frances Forever
Dreams by The Cranberries
sex by EDEN
Purple Haze by Zella Day
my luna hale playlist

my carrd ❦

[Harepatronus · Rating 1 out of 5]

I cannot believe we have reached the point where I am now dreading the Lunnelly books. The characterizations becomes shallower and shallower as the books progress. The weird over the top hatred the family gets will probably even doubled in this book considering KBR have decided people would hate Luna because she likes sci-fi and believes in aliens. It doesn’t make any rational sense.

I also want to add that every pairing in this series except for CLU has a had an age gap where they had met and interacted with the each other when one was under 18. It’s the same thing over and over again. If it was once, I would give it a pass, but it is happening repeatedly and it’s gross and questionable that the authors feel the need to repeat this.

[zoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

the cia could not get me to say bad things about lunnelly they are my best friends do not even care about how cringey certain parts (cough donnelly’s tiktok) were

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 space babe and Wawa king stars


I was smiling like a goof reading this book.I had really high expectations and KBR managed to somehow woo me.There’s a bit of slow burn until 50% into the book but I absolutely loved that this book gave a sneak peek into future main characters (clears throat, Cobalt Brothers).I feel like Eliot and Tom really stole the show and even Charlie had some really cute scenes with Luna (yes I just associated Mr Cobalt with the word cute).We found out Eliot is in his slutty era (good for you baby) and Tom is again crushing on someone out of his league.No mention of my girl Roxanne but at this point we already know her and Charlie are end game.Joana made an appearance and proved she’s still that bitch,I adore her.Beckett admitting he was jealous that Jo went on a date with someone else was such a highlight.I wish we got more scenes with pregnant Jane but hopefully we’ll see her and Thatcher more in People Like Us.
PS: Anyone else thinks Eliot Cobalt has the exact same personality as Damiano David? I can’t be the only one who sees this
Now about the main characters,Luna was everything I expected.I like that KBR didn’t try to make her more mainstream for readers by reducing her weirdness.She’s honestly perfect the way she is.
And Donnelly was such a cutie pie.I love how random his thoughts were and my man has great taste let’s not forget that.Him simping over Cobalt Empire makes him even more adorable.Also the fact that so many people try to bring him down with mean comments (WAC fans saying he’s the least attractive bodyguard??? Are you kidding me?) but he never lets it get to him.
Things I didn’t like:
-Donnelly jerking off to Luna’s fic.wtf.I skipped that part.
-Kitsulleti’s presence
-No mention of Roxanne??
-Beckett and Ben getting the least attention out of all the Cobalt boys
-Let’s be honest the role playing was kinda cringe
-No Papa Cobalt cameo?
-Too much info about a made up show that Lunnelly were watching
Overall I’d defend Lunnelly and Trouble Makers (Tom and Eliot) at any cost.

[siena · Rating 1 out of 5]

read that scene where she did that dance from the oa. that’s all i needed to read. no idea what goes through kbr’s heads. free lily and loren from their children

[Kerry Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

my brain is blank right now, i need at least 2-3 business days to write a review, but all in all my babies served, i love them sm, and PLS lo & farrow ate up!!

[Haley · Rating 5 out of 5]

April 2023 reread:
"'Cause that's what I imagine in the end," I grin, pulling out a cigarette. "You and me and our galaxy. And maybe I don't want you to forget it."
"I never will," she says so mightily - you'd think she was born of superheroes.

*Closes Kindle app and looks around* oh my gosh I’ve been waiting so long for this book and I devoured it in less than twelve hours and I don’t know what to do with myself now! I truly, truly believe that no other characters were so perfectly made for each other over Luna and Donnelly. They fit, they make sense in so many ways - Krista and Becca said they’d describe this book as precious and hell yes, it’s that to a T. I loved finally getting more backstory on Donnelly, understanding what goes on in that shameless MF’s head. How Luna sees the world through her writer’s eyes. All the interactions between so many side characters in this one! It was all perfect and the only thing that would make it better is having Unlucky Like Us right now. I can rate five stars but this book deserves all the stars and moons and planets in the galaxy!

[nika · Rating 3 out of 5]

well that was certainly something...ngl im disappointed but kbr could never make me hate lunnelly no matter how embarrassing they get🤞❤️ losers get behind me!

anyways loren hale and farrow keene both DILFS OF THE YEAR

[lea౨ৎ · Rating 2 out of 5]

misfits like us was one of my most anticipated reads of the year i’ve waited for lunnelly for years and i have to say i’m disappointed (but what else to expect from kbr right??)
i’m not saying i completely hated it, compared to sulli’s books this one wasn’t THAT awful but there were a lot of things that i wish were done differently or maybe i just imagined luna and donnelly different in my head🤷‍♀️

anyways since i have a lot of thoughts i decided to write a list of things i liked and dislikes so here we go.

warning: potential spoilers, chaotic review, not in order with the plot.

Let’s start with things i loved/enjoyed:
-LILO <333 they’re perfect to this day literally the dictionary definition of soulmates
-beckett and donnelly’s relationship love them
-also his relationship with xander (learning language from LOTR and calling him little elf yeah)
-the secret internet bff trope?? not knowing it’s actually them yeah just excellent
-farrow being the #1 shooter for lunnelly
-the jealousy🤌
-“You are the moon”
-finally getting to see garrison🫶
-the yale boys' interactions
-donnelly not being able to stop thinking about luna for two fucking years
-the fact that donnelly fully accepts luna’s weirdness never judges her
-lo and donnelly, and the “New Goal: Make Loren Hale Like Me…Then Make Him My Best Friend” (wish loren would beat his ass tho but i see the best in-laws vision so clearly at the end of book3)
-zero miscommunication between them, donnelly told luna about his family right away (or almost right away)
-the club scene with them dancing together
-FIRST KISS KINDA PERFECT
-donnelly putting luna and the famous families safety first
-BECAUSE SHES NOT YOU SCENE😵‍💫
-donnelly’s backstory with his fam…i just wanna give him a big hug
-the delicious pining at the beginning
-farrow keene the man that you are
-LOREN DILF
-the cobalt boys🧎🏻‍♀️just always steal the spotlight for me
-seeing more of the younger girls
-XANDER HALE❤️
-donnelly drawing luna
-lunafrog my girls <3
-beckett and joana's chemistry INSANE. they're definitely happening next maybe even beckettjoleo🤔
-quinnfrog carried god bless

Now for the things i didn’t like:
-THE COVER SHOULD'VE BEEN MY FIRST RED FLAG but somehow i repressed the image from my head and still had high expectations
-they were very embarrassing and if it wasn’t for the fact i love both of them i probably would’ve -put the book down multiple times
-the nerdy shit and fandom talk was a little too much at times like please have a different -personality trait than being a stan
-that’s said i skipped some of the cringy scenes just to spare myself
-words like: tiktok and donnelly should never be said in the same sentence NEVER.
-i’m okay with all the pop culture references (even tho the book is set in the future so seeing modern-day stuff is kinda????) but i draw a line at tiktok
-LOREN BEING OK WITH THEIR RELATIONSHIP SO FAST??? NO MY LOREN HALE WOULD NEVER
-whatever the fuck was that dance from the oa…i had to close my eyes and breathe for a second
-donnelly at the ripe age of 30 and still acting like a teenage frat boy…i needed him to be serious for a moment
-WHERE WAS THE PROMISED SLOW BURN????
-the alien or something roleplay the first time they had sex…yeah a big no from me…like do whatever you want but don’t make me read about it pls
-luna’s homecoming outfit like what was that about!?? an umbrella??? i just wanna know what the hell was she wearing bc
-also donnelly masturbating to luna’s alien porn was very concerning please💀
-they’re were some moments where i needed luna hale to STAND UP
-donnelly’s family threatening the most powerful and richest families in the world and somehow “winning”???? please what is that plot (on the bright side there were no attempts on luna’s life so that is definitely a nice change from sulli’s book😭)
-luna was for sure written like a 2013 tumblr girl
-the usernames💀💀💀

that’s it for now.
overall it wasn’t the worst thing kbr has ever written (or maybe im just to attached to the addicted universe to be objective), yes it was very much giving second hand embarrassment but lunnelly still have my heart and i will be tuning in for the next one (hoping for a lot side characters crumbs🤞)

2.5 stars

[ana clara · Rating 4 out of 5]

“What are we, space babe? It's been written in the stars. And this—it can never be unwritten.”

Before anything: bad things will be ignored because I'm not just very biased but I'm also pretty hypocritical sometimes.
I liked this book. I mean, I already loved Luna (mostly her) and Donnelly a lot, so getting to know them better and getting to see what's going on in their weirdo (not in a bad sense) minds was something I liked very much. Luna with no middle name, my one and only wannabe alien best girl, deserves all the happiness in the world. And even though she can't see that yet, she's so strong and amazing, I wish I could give her a hug. And Donnelly, gosh, getting to know his mind and his past (which is twisted and sad) was just wow—can't get more of these, to solve and understand him better. Plus, I need him to be happy too, he's been through a lot already, and deserves to find peace and joy.
Well, Lunnelly is such a cute couple—that I'd loved from the very beginning, so my opinions might not be very consistent—, and I loved their scenes. I mean, the mutual pining and the angst?? Gosh. Also, their friendship and dynamic were fun to enjoy and to love.
Now, a little dump of things I liked: I loved to see more of the Hales, idc I just really was missing them already (and I mean ALL of them, which totally and definitely includes from Lo to Farrow and baby Ripley). Also, Luna's friendship with Eliot and Tom!!!! I love my troublemakers, can't wait to see more and more of their friendship. And Luna's relationship with Charlie—we didn't get much of this, but Idk I just really like them. And definitely liked Beckett and Donelly's scene (it hurt but yeah). Also, the "crumbs" of Winona and Jesse—not sure if they'll be a thing (I hope so), but if that's the case, Nona really will make the poor boy work for it. OH, AND CAN'T FORGET THE BECKETTJO CRUMBS!!!!!!!! I really hope KBR decide to give them books because it could be outstanding—they truly have so much potential, I hope the twins won't waste it.
And yet I said I was going to ignore bad things, I can't just not mention this. And I wish I had nothing to say about it, but these twins are the freaking QUEENS of writing cringy scenes. For some moments I really had to stop reading, take a breath then come back because they barely gave me a break.
Anyways, I liked how the book ends and can't wait for the next two (I swear I'll be living in agony until my babies can finally be happy and together).

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[* · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5⭐

It's the best book in the series. The best MMC of the series. The best FMC of the series.
This book is simply the best one.

After reading the same kind of book in the series, it was so refreshing to finally read Donnelly and Luna pov.
They are adorable and match each other's freak. Luna Hale doesn’t need to fit in to shine, she's just perfect the way she is.
Donnelly sarcasm is his love language, and Luna’s quirky nature makes it impossible not to adore her.

Loren being Loren is giving Donnelly a hard time but I know he will come around. I adore Xander and Donnelly bond so much.

[anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

loren hale ate carried devoured🤷‍♀️

[Wendys Wycked Words · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love this series and the original one but sad to say I wasn't really feeling this one... Too much weirdness and space shit going on..which I am not into at all. Also Donnelly almost starving himself, so his rich as fuck best friend (Farrow) can keep his adopted son... Not cool. I just don't get why no one is helping him. It is thanks to him they have the kid and will be able to keep him. They know what it has cost him and they know shit is wrong... Disappointed in Farrow and Moffy tbh.

Let's see if book 2 will be better. And hopefully less space shit.. this was just too much for a non space lover.

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full disclosure, I have been shipping Luna and Donnelly [Lunnelly] since Lovers Like Us, which was 9 books ago! Their interaction with each other in Lovers Like Us caught my eye and I haven't been able to let go since. When the authors finally announced that Lunnelly was going to get a book, I was the happiest person on earth!



We waited nearly 5 years to get Lunnelly's story and I have to say after reading it, it was definitely worth the wait!



Ever since Some Kind of Perfect, I've wanted Luna to have her happily ever after. I love that Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie tie all these stories together. Since I read the Addicted Series before the Like Us series, I feel like I have a better understanding of all the characters (Krista and Becca's books are very character driven!) and I get a sense that I've watched these characters grow over the years, from the parents (the core 6 characters from the Addicted Series) to the children (the characters from the Like Us series) - it's a truly wonderful thing to experience! To get a better understanding of the person that Luna is, I think it's best to start (at least) from Some Kind of Perfect when we're first introduced to Luna. She is weird to the core and unabashedly herself regardless of how people treat her and view her as a second hand embarrassment.

We first met Donnelly in Damaged Like Us, but Luna and Donnelly don't start to orbit around each other until Lovers Like Us. Donnelly's character doesn't give a fart whistle about other people's opinion. He is confident and believes in himself, even (and especially) when no one else does. The differences (and similarities) between Luna and Donnelly's characters make them such a cute and unique pair and they're just so perfect for each other. I am over the moon for this pairing and I'm so excited that they continue their story in two more books! I can't wait to read more of their epic cosmic love.

Also, I love all the "Easter eggs" and the parallels between the Addicted Series and the Like Us series. There are so many of them that I bet even if I re-read both series from beginning to end, I will still miss a lot of them. I've read all 26 books by these authors (10 of them from the Addicted Series and 11 from the Like Us Series) and I am still very much in love with their writing. Their stories just completely captivate me and I'm very very much looking forward to the next books to come!!


------- Initial Reaction: June 26, 2020 -------

Lunnelly trilogy! We're getting a Lunelly trilogy!!!!! I don't even know what to think right now. Cake. Has. Name. I can't function.