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Night Owl #2
Last Light
Tensions rise, secrets grow bigger, and passions run deeper - and hotter - in Last Light, the second novel of the Night Owl Trilogy from bestselling author M. Pierce.Matt Sky is missing. After a solo ascent of Longs Peak that left only a large blood stain, tatters of climbing clothing, and the tracks of an animal in the snow, he is presumed dead.Hannah Catalano is guarding a she knows Matt is alive. After Matt's memorial service, she lingers on the East Coast with his family, but it soon becomes clear that his brothers' motives are less than gracious. Nate Sky is bent on tracking down the author of Night Owl, a book that charts the last days of Matt's life with uncanny and scandalous accuracy, and which appeared only after his death. Seth Sky is bent on getting Hannah into his bed.Hidden away in the woods, Matt and Hannah strive desperately to maintain their ruse and their relationship-but their web of lies only tightens as Matt struggles with the consequences of his decision, and Hannah tries to escape Nate's libel suit and fend off Seth's advances...until Hannah is put in danger, and Matt must make a life or death choice.
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First published October 28, 2014
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December 24, 2013
I'm having a great time writing LAST LIGHT, and I hope you'll all enjoy it. It's neat to see how many of you have added it to your shelves already. Thanks for your continued support. You're all the best.
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November 7, 201311/6/13 Just finished Night Owl..
WHERE???? WHERE is the gosh darn synopsis for book 2???? A blurb or something..Give me anything..ANY. THING.
COME. ON. After reading THAT epilogue I come on HERE and find book 2 with NO synopsis next to it...**throws arms up in to the air**
You know what, that is just..WRONG.
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WHERE???? WHERE is the gosh darn synopsis for book 2???? A blurb or something..Give me anything..ANY. THING.
COME. ON. After reading THAT epilogue I come on HERE and find book 2 with NO synopsis next to it...**throws arms up in to the air**
You know what, that is just..WRONG.
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October 2, 2014 I neeeeeeeed this book!!! N.E.E.D. IT!!!!
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November 7, 2014
*****3.75 STARS*****
It has been almost a year since I read the first book, Night Owl. I remembered how much I LOVED that book and how it brought a beautiful, filthy talking, and slightly peculiar book boyfriend into my life. I never forgot about Matt and his pet bunny, Laurence. I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Last Light.
I have to say, I'm not a fan of the DNF method, because I have found that many times a book that seems pretty dull in the first half, can somehow turn around towards the end. This is what happened for me with Last Light. It took me FIVE DAYS to finish this book!! I did catch up on a lot of sleeping time while trying to read this one.
The story starts off with Matt faking his death to get away from the public eye. He was unable to handle all the attention from his fans. Matt missed his anonymity. Hannah is in on the secret and refuses to run off and start a new life with Matt. She doesn't want to leave her family or lose her career. So he holds up in a cabin in the mountains while Hannah still lives in their condo in Denver and goes about her life while playing along with the charade that Matt is truly dead. They see each other every weekend when she drives up to the cabin.
Hannah's reasons for not wanting to run away with Matt, make absolutely no sense! First off, she's an administrative assistant! She could get a job like that ANYWHERE!! ALSO, she HARDLY spent any time with her family. I was plenty annoyed with her. She kept harping on the fact that she thought Matt loved his writing more than her and that she didn't know him as well as people from his past knew him!! The dude almost killed himself over her in book one!! He has a constant hard on for her. I don't know...sounds like he's pretty crazy about her to me!!
Matt is keeping secrets and lying to Hannah again. In his slightly deranged mind, he thinks what he is doing will convince Hannah to leave her life in Denver behind and run off with him instead.
I think because for most of the book these two were separated, it just felt off to me. Matt didn't seem as odd as he did in the first book. I missed his craziness. Maybe he needed his pet bunny with him!! The sex in the first half seemed a bit tame and rushed.
BUT, then towards the last 40% of the book, the story starts to get interesting. There are a couple of characters that will try to get between the two lovers. I started to feel the angst. There is something that Hannah does that I wish the author just completely left out of the book.
Truths are revealed, which forces Matt out of hiding and when he and Hannah come together, the sex is finally HOT!!! I started to have hope that I would end up liking the book after all. Matt actually became swoonworthy again!!
I can safely say that I did end up liking the book. Was it better than the first? No. But it was enjoyable towards the end. It ends on a little cliffy. Nothing bad. I promise. Will I read After Dark when it comes out? YES!
I want to see what happens next for Matt, and his "little bird".
It has been almost a year since I read the first book, Night Owl. I remembered how much I LOVED that book and how it brought a beautiful, filthy talking, and slightly peculiar book boyfriend into my life. I never forgot about Matt and his pet bunny, Laurence. I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Last Light.
I have to say, I'm not a fan of the DNF method, because I have found that many times a book that seems pretty dull in the first half, can somehow turn around towards the end. This is what happened for me with Last Light. It took me FIVE DAYS to finish this book!! I did catch up on a lot of sleeping time while trying to read this one.
The story starts off with Matt faking his death to get away from the public eye. He was unable to handle all the attention from his fans. Matt missed his anonymity. Hannah is in on the secret and refuses to run off and start a new life with Matt. She doesn't want to leave her family or lose her career. So he holds up in a cabin in the mountains while Hannah still lives in their condo in Denver and goes about her life while playing along with the charade that Matt is truly dead. They see each other every weekend when she drives up to the cabin.
Hannah's reasons for not wanting to run away with Matt, make absolutely no sense! First off, she's an administrative assistant! She could get a job like that ANYWHERE!! ALSO, she HARDLY spent any time with her family. I was plenty annoyed with her. She kept harping on the fact that she thought Matt loved his writing more than her and that she didn't know him as well as people from his past knew him!! The dude almost killed himself over her in book one!! He has a constant hard on for her. I don't know...sounds like he's pretty crazy about her to me!!
Matt is keeping secrets and lying to Hannah again. In his slightly deranged mind, he thinks what he is doing will convince Hannah to leave her life in Denver behind and run off with him instead.
I think because for most of the book these two were separated, it just felt off to me. Matt didn't seem as odd as he did in the first book. I missed his craziness. Maybe he needed his pet bunny with him!! The sex in the first half seemed a bit tame and rushed.
BUT, then towards the last 40% of the book, the story starts to get interesting. There are a couple of characters that will try to get between the two lovers. I started to feel the angst. There is something that Hannah does that I wish the author just completely left out of the book.
Truths are revealed, which forces Matt out of hiding and when he and Hannah come together, the sex is finally HOT!!! I started to have hope that I would end up liking the book after all. Matt actually became swoonworthy again!!
I can safely say that I did end up liking the book. Was it better than the first? No. But it was enjoyable towards the end. It ends on a little cliffy. Nothing bad. I promise. Will I read After Dark when it comes out? YES!
I want to see what happens next for Matt, and his "little bird".
October 13, 2014
In the follow up to Night Owl, M. Pierce brings us Last Light. Now after that epilogue in NO and all the speculation that swirled around how a trilogy was going to be created following that ending.
Matthew loved three things. Writing, his privacy and Hannah. Last Light is the discover of just what one of those things he loved more and what things he’d be willing to give up in order to have them. Matt wanted to fade away into the back ground, but with his identity known, that was no longer possible. After news of his death makes the news, a story appears. Not just any story. Matt & Hannah’s story. In all its glory. Every explicit detail. But how did it end up online? Who stole the story to publish?
Hannah knew she loved Matt. She knew she’d do anything to help him, even if that meant that he was taken away from her. As she carries on the lie, she is forced having to face Nate and his drive to restore the legacy to Matt’s writing by unearthing the person behind Night Owl and Seth, the other Sky brother seems to want to stop at nothing while pursing the woman that fell for his brother.
Things get a bit more complicated as more lies are told and the truth unfolds.
Can I just say that I loved Night Owl? And that I am so pleased that this did not get turned into a Paranormal Romance. So that out of the way, I struggled with some of the aspects of this story until the very end. The addition of Seth to this story along with the little secret that Matt was keeping from Hannah made me all kinds of uncomfortable. For about 60% of the book I felt like due to the way Night Owl ended, that this story was sort of painted into a corner and getting out of that was going to be painful. As much as the way things in Night Owl had no impact on me , there was something much different in this book.
Once I got to the point in the story where some hard choices, I found myself pulled back in. There was far more story to this installment, it wasn’t just about the hot sex and asshole personality of Matt. Where Night Owl focused on the coupling of these two, Last Light gave you the story. The words and actions to move this series along to the final installment.
I wasn’t sure what I wanted when it came to this story. Part of me wanted the same feelings that Night Owl evoked, but I needed a story. It wasn’t until the end of this that it all came together, but I do feel like I walk away from this book with less feeling for Matt & Hannah that I originally had going into it.
M. Pierce has a lot to live up to after delivering such an amazing debut with Night Owl. I am interested to see the response to this novel from readers. I was very pleased with the story by the time I read the last few lines and am back to feeling that same excitement for the release of the conclusion of this trilogy.
Images to be added soon.
Matthew loved three things. Writing, his privacy and Hannah. Last Light is the discover of just what one of those things he loved more and what things he’d be willing to give up in order to have them. Matt wanted to fade away into the back ground, but with his identity known, that was no longer possible. After news of his death makes the news, a story appears. Not just any story. Matt & Hannah’s story. In all its glory. Every explicit detail. But how did it end up online? Who stole the story to publish?
Hannah knew she loved Matt. She knew she’d do anything to help him, even if that meant that he was taken away from her. As she carries on the lie, she is forced having to face Nate and his drive to restore the legacy to Matt’s writing by unearthing the person behind Night Owl and Seth, the other Sky brother seems to want to stop at nothing while pursing the woman that fell for his brother.
Things get a bit more complicated as more lies are told and the truth unfolds.
Can I just say that I loved Night Owl? And that I am so pleased that this did not get turned into a Paranormal Romance. So that out of the way, I struggled with some of the aspects of this story until the very end. The addition of Seth to this story along with the little secret that Matt was keeping from Hannah made me all kinds of uncomfortable. For about 60% of the book I felt like due to the way Night Owl ended, that this story was sort of painted into a corner and getting out of that was going to be painful. As much as the way things in Night Owl had no impact on me , there was something much different in this book.
Once I got to the point in the story where some hard choices, I found myself pulled back in. There was far more story to this installment, it wasn’t just about the hot sex and asshole personality of Matt. Where Night Owl focused on the coupling of these two, Last Light gave you the story. The words and actions to move this series along to the final installment.
I wasn’t sure what I wanted when it came to this story. Part of me wanted the same feelings that Night Owl evoked, but I needed a story. It wasn’t until the end of this that it all came together, but I do feel like I walk away from this book with less feeling for Matt & Hannah that I originally had going into it.
M. Pierce has a lot to live up to after delivering such an amazing debut with Night Owl. I am interested to see the response to this novel from readers. I was very pleased with the story by the time I read the last few lines and am back to feeling that same excitement for the release of the conclusion of this trilogy.
Images to be added soon.
October 17, 2014
Night Owl was a favorite read of mine so when I saw book two up on Netgalley I was a requesting fool and was shocked to be so lucky to receive an arc…
I enjoyed book two in this three part series, perhaps not as much as book one but I still loved it. I loved being in Matt’s crazy thinking head while he is plotting and lying and loving on his “little bird”- Hannah.
What seemed to Matt to be a perfect way of gaining his privacy back and have Hannah all to himself, is turning into a bit of the opposite as Matt and Hannah can only be together on weekends and in secret.
Matt lives for his weekend rendezvous’ with Hannah and busies himself with his writing and reasoning.
Hannah is continuing with her work during the week and then weekends with Matt. She is still trying to get to know Matt on a deeper level and he is just not willing or ready to share. However, with Sky brothers, Nate and Seth popping up here and there- Hannah is finding out some interesting things about Matt.
The connection between Matt and Hannah is so intense and all consuming and when they are together- on top of each other-inside one another… I can’t get enough of their dirty talking, position changing, turn me on like a beacon ways…*sigh*
But is this physical perfection enough for them to last one more “last light” of day? Will the lies and secrets they are keeping from one another cause a downward spiral of misery and hurt? Will they fall into the arms of others?
Oh… my Matt Sky, M. Pierce loving friends… just wait until you get your hands on this one. It will make you crazy and seek comfort by-
petting an owl of course
November 9, 2014
3.5 - 4 ★'s
It's been a long journey just getting to this book. With the author going from self published to having a publisher and the inevitable release delay. Add to that the change of plot from a possible paranormal twist to keeping it just contemporary, well, I was a bit overwhelmed with all the possibilities. Unfortunately, after reading, I'm left feeling a bit under whelmed!
Hopefully, you've read the first book and you know that Matt has some issues. Yes, he's handsome, a dirty talker and quite sexually intense but he's also a liar, addict and a manipulator. He can be paranoid and he treasures his privacy but how did he get to this point? We've gotten a few tidbits but...I need to know why he's this way.
And as always, it just seems that poor Hannah is barely hanging on for the ride. She's been totally consumed by Matt. But thank goodness, she has some moments of clarity and hopefully it's enough for Matt to make a real effort in changing.
So Matt came up with a plan, executed it and basically forced Hannah to go along with things. Things she's not too happy about. In fact, some things were hard to read because really she's floundering...and it only gets worse.
Throw in some really weird and awkward plot twists and you really have to question why. What were the reasonings for Seth and Melanie? I hated the direction the story took with them and really the only thing I can think of is what came from it. Maybe this will be something that will be explained in the next book...or maybe not.
Regardless, you will be happy to know that the book is still as steamy as ever! Matt and Hannah go at it often and just about anywhere and anytime. Throw in some toys, some role play, the ever increasing BDSM influences, some back door luvins' and there you go.
I'm thankful we had both their POVs...I think things would have been a mess without it. In a way, I can see where Matt was coming from with all his lies and manipulations but I feel as though he didn't learn anything. And my mind is boggled by what Hannah did at the end (sorry I can't say...it's a BIG spoiler) especially when I like all her other stipulations.
So I have no clue what the next book will be about. Clearly, things will move forward but unless Matt really turns a corner, things are gonna be messy. And could the title be any more ambiguous? After Dark....whatttt??
Favorite quotes:
♥ "The heart always knows what the mind refuses to accept."
♥ "Do we have room for all my animal friends?"
♥ “Let’s not live like other people. Let’s not be like other couples.”
♥ “Because happiness is useless to me. Because I need agony and heat in my life.”
It's been a long journey just getting to this book. With the author going from self published to having a publisher and the inevitable release delay. Add to that the change of plot from a possible paranormal twist to keeping it just contemporary, well, I was a bit overwhelmed with all the possibilities. Unfortunately, after reading, I'm left feeling a bit under whelmed!
Hopefully, you've read the first book and you know that Matt has some issues. Yes, he's handsome, a dirty talker and quite sexually intense but he's also a liar, addict and a manipulator. He can be paranoid and he treasures his privacy but how did he get to this point? We've gotten a few tidbits but...I need to know why he's this way.
And as always, it just seems that poor Hannah is barely hanging on for the ride. She's been totally consumed by Matt. But thank goodness, she has some moments of clarity and hopefully it's enough for Matt to make a real effort in changing.
So Matt came up with a plan, executed it and basically forced Hannah to go along with things. Things she's not too happy about. In fact, some things were hard to read because really she's floundering...and it only gets worse.
Throw in some really weird and awkward plot twists and you really have to question why. What were the reasonings for Seth and Melanie? I hated the direction the story took with them and really the only thing I can think of is what came from it. Maybe this will be something that will be explained in the next book...or maybe not.
Regardless, you will be happy to know that the book is still as steamy as ever! Matt and Hannah go at it often and just about anywhere and anytime. Throw in some toys, some role play, the ever increasing BDSM influences, some back door luvins' and there you go.
I'm thankful we had both their POVs...I think things would have been a mess without it. In a way, I can see where Matt was coming from with all his lies and manipulations but I feel as though he didn't learn anything. And my mind is boggled by what Hannah did at the end (sorry I can't say...it's a BIG spoiler) especially when I like all her other stipulations.
So I have no clue what the next book will be about. Clearly, things will move forward but unless Matt really turns a corner, things are gonna be messy. And could the title be any more ambiguous? After Dark....whatttt??
Favorite quotes:
♥ "The heart always knows what the mind refuses to accept."
♥ "Do we have room for all my animal friends?"
♥ “Let’s not live like other people. Let’s not be like other couples.”
♥ “Because happiness is useless to me. Because I need agony and heat in my life.”
February 23, 2015
Everything was so fucked-up. So many lies. A castle of lies. And Matt was its king, and I was the queen, holding together our elaborate deception.
3 sadly underwhelming stars
I’m gutted to be writing this review right now. After the stunningly surprising introduction to this series with Night Owl, my expectations were high, and I was beyond excited to read the continuation of Matt and Hannah’s story. But I actually found this book quite boring, and I had a couple of issues with some of the behaviour going on.
Last Light picks up right after the end of that ‘WTF?’ epilogue at the end of Night Owl - and please be warned that this review will contain spoilers for that book.
To the outside world, Matt is dead. Although he is secretly living in a cabin in the woods in order to finally find privacy and escape from the constant public scrutiny that he struggles with so much. So while he lives his life in hiding, he broods, he writes, and he thinks about Hannah.
Hannah is in on Matt's big secret, but with too many ties in her life to disappear with him, she is living the life of the shattered girlfriend, keeping up the façade to friends and family while she counts down the days until she can sneak off and see him again.
Matt and Hannah’s obsession for each other is still very much present, but it’s mixed in with a deep love, and the intensity of their relationship and their passion for each other is all consuming. The daydreams, telephone calls and phone sex help tide them over but they only go so far, which makes their reunions a little bit epic, and when they are able to be together, it is hot, intense, a little bit kinky and dirty as all hell.
Bringing a touch of drama to the story is the internet release of Night Owl – Matt’s book chronicling his relationship with Hannah – in extremely explicit, smutty detail. With Matt presumed dead, speculation is rife over who wrote the book, and who actually released it, and Hannah is left to deal with the fallout of her private life being exposed to all.
I loved the inclusion of Matt's brothers in the story! Big brother, Nate is there to support Hannah and help her cope with all that she is facing, and then Matt’s other brother, Seth comes into the picture. Sexy, arrogant and openly flirty with Hannah, his presence in her life only adds to her confusion.
I loved Night Owl. Seriously loved it! It was different, it was shocking, and it was full of emotion. Sadly, this book didn’t hit me as hard, and I was bored for most of it because there’s not a lot going on in the story.
I had heard that M. Pierce’s original intention was for this book to shift the series into a minor paranormal setting, then he got a publishing deal and was asked to keep it contemporary. I’m not sure where he was going to take the story, but I feel like an opportunity has been missed here. For an author to be asked to change his entire concept for his series just seems wrong to me. I’m not sure if that’s the reason why this book lacked the intensity of the first, but it seemed a little directionless, just meandering through some drama for the sake of drama. I still really like his writing style, and he told the story well, there just wasn’t enough of it.
And when I say drama, the whole lot of it could have been easily avoided. There is stupid behaviour from both of them. Matt shows his secretive, manipulative side, and even though I like his unique craziness, he really went too far in this one. And Hannah’s stupid just pissed me off. And the whole way through, there are just too many lies!
The book does end on a (somewhat hastily reached) good point, with no cliffhanger - although it's definitely left open. And even though I have no idea what is going to happen in the next book, I’m curious enough to pick it up to see how Matt and Hannah finish out the series.
I really wanted to love this one, but I just didn’t feel it as much as I wanted to. 3 stars.
An Advanced Reader Copy of this book was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
3 sadly underwhelming stars
I’m gutted to be writing this review right now. After the stunningly surprising introduction to this series with Night Owl, my expectations were high, and I was beyond excited to read the continuation of Matt and Hannah’s story. But I actually found this book quite boring, and I had a couple of issues with some of the behaviour going on.
Last Light picks up right after the end of that ‘WTF?’ epilogue at the end of Night Owl - and please be warned that this review will contain spoilers for that book.
To the outside world, Matt is dead. Although he is secretly living in a cabin in the woods in order to finally find privacy and escape from the constant public scrutiny that he struggles with so much. So while he lives his life in hiding, he broods, he writes, and he thinks about Hannah.
Hannah is in on Matt's big secret, but with too many ties in her life to disappear with him, she is living the life of the shattered girlfriend, keeping up the façade to friends and family while she counts down the days until she can sneak off and see him again.
Matt and Hannah’s obsession for each other is still very much present, but it’s mixed in with a deep love, and the intensity of their relationship and their passion for each other is all consuming. The daydreams, telephone calls and phone sex help tide them over but they only go so far, which makes their reunions a little bit epic, and when they are able to be together, it is hot, intense, a little bit kinky and dirty as all hell.
Absence doesn’t make the heart go yonder or grow fonder. Absence makes people horny as fuck.
Bringing a touch of drama to the story is the internet release of Night Owl – Matt’s book chronicling his relationship with Hannah – in extremely explicit, smutty detail. With Matt presumed dead, speculation is rife over who wrote the book, and who actually released it, and Hannah is left to deal with the fallout of her private life being exposed to all.
I loved the inclusion of Matt's brothers in the story! Big brother, Nate is there to support Hannah and help her cope with all that she is facing, and then Matt’s other brother, Seth comes into the picture. Sexy, arrogant and openly flirty with Hannah, his presence in her life only adds to her confusion.
I loved Night Owl. Seriously loved it! It was different, it was shocking, and it was full of emotion. Sadly, this book didn’t hit me as hard, and I was bored for most of it because there’s not a lot going on in the story.
I had heard that M. Pierce’s original intention was for this book to shift the series into a minor paranormal setting, then he got a publishing deal and was asked to keep it contemporary. I’m not sure where he was going to take the story, but I feel like an opportunity has been missed here. For an author to be asked to change his entire concept for his series just seems wrong to me. I’m not sure if that’s the reason why this book lacked the intensity of the first, but it seemed a little directionless, just meandering through some drama for the sake of drama. I still really like his writing style, and he told the story well, there just wasn’t enough of it.
And when I say drama, the whole lot of it could have been easily avoided. There is stupid behaviour from both of them. Matt shows his secretive, manipulative side, and even though I like his unique craziness, he really went too far in this one. And Hannah’s stupid just pissed me off. And the whole way through, there are just too many lies!
Why did I always do the worst things? Why did I always arrange my life so that is was on the brink of collapse?
The answer came to me as if it had only been waiting for the question.
Because happiness is useless to me. Because I need agony and heat in my life.
I swallowed. My saliva was bitter.
The book does end on a (somewhat hastily reached) good point, with no cliffhanger - although it's definitely left open. And even though I have no idea what is going to happen in the next book, I’m curious enough to pick it up to see how Matt and Hannah finish out the series.
I really wanted to love this one, but I just didn’t feel it as much as I wanted to. 3 stars.
An Advanced Reader Copy of this book was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
May 3, 2015
Lies! So many lies ...
We'd been here before, and because of my lies.
Happiness is useless to me.
It took me a long time to pick up this book. Perhaps because I loved Night Owl so immensely ... I was quite certain that this wouldn't live up to my expectations. And, while this one didn't quite elicit the same intense feelings that I had for the first, it was certainly not a letdown. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. And how much I missed Matt ...
Oh.Em.Gee! I frekin' LOVE Matthew Sky!
Such a filthy talking, shameless, tortured, artistic and overall amazingly flawed character. If he was real ... well, I'd be camping out on his doorstep. Yes, I'm not afraid to admit to my stalkerish tendencies.
The storyline for this book was a little bit predictable. But the way in which it's told ... it's almost elegant in parts ... and so trashy in others. I think it's this duplicity that keeps me reading. Not to mention, that although I can somewhat predict the plotline, I'm completely unable to predict the character actions/reactions. It was Hannah that surprised me the most in this one ... she took on a new dimension in this story.With our black-eyed reflections and love-marked bodies, we looked criminal.
... And it excited me.
Now I'm anxious for the conclusion of the story ... What will happen next?
November 28, 2014
ARC PROVIDED FOR HONEST REVIEW
5 ***** Narcissistic Schizo Steamy Hot Stars*****
I know this makes absolutely no freaking sense...
So you know when you read a book until the wee hours of the night? You flip that last page and then there is just so much to say? So much to think? So much to share? AND NO ONE is around to discuss! Just you and the glow of your kindle illuminating the dark recesses of your room as you frantically type an emotionally filled review scouring your highlights and notes. Then I realized, there is NOTHING to write in my review. Everything, I mean everything would give something away and I don't want to taint your genuine reactions. As much as we all love the dysfunctional Matt Sky and M. Pierce you will love them even more after this book, well most of you will. BUT , you will ADORE Hannah more than ever.
Second books in a series are usually difficult for me to enjoy. They just don't seem to live up to the first and don't end quite yet so were often left in the "middle" of some conflict or left hanging for our closure with the characters. At first I thought here we go again another mehhh second book but then I realized I was feeling exactly what M wanted me to feel. Damn him! He cleans the slate in your mind of preconceived notions and has you reeling as a spectator to Hurricane Matt. In my notes section I wrote the following terms of endearment while reading , and in no particular order: A**, narcissistic douche, entitled, manipulative, hypocrite, paranoid, and schizo-you know, all the reasons we fell in love with him in Night Owl.
Yes, he did it AGAIN....its another hit. M has successfully pulled in many fans to his plausible reality by writing with such emotion and personal investment (or so it seems) that we all feel like were "friends" , we know him, were LOYAL to him. We all believe we are part of his world real or not.
It goes without saying, there are some hot steamy scenes and THANK YOU JESUS cause no one writes hot like M. **Warning the 65% mark is smoldering (and my favorite) ** OK well there is one other but you get the point.
Now I know why the blurb is so short or now looking at it I'm thinking vague. Is there nothing M. Pierce does without purpose? Is this story true or real? Is M purposely walking the fine line of reality and fiction or just making us think he is? The writing flow and story intertwined with plausible reality = marketing genius.
Like I said, there isn't much to say without giving away spoilers so I leave you with some quotes and emotions.
"We weren't so different in our desires"
"Dangerous...these changeable moods"
"The heart always knows what the mind refuses to accept"
"Effing Sky men with their presumptuous stares"
"Ecstasy is a strange fire"
"Unless your name is Hannah this is a no a** shaking zone"
There are so many more I have highlighted but they will give too much away!
Pre order link:
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Light-Nigh...
5 ***** Narcissistic Schizo Steamy Hot Stars*****
I know this makes absolutely no freaking sense...
So you know when you read a book until the wee hours of the night? You flip that last page and then there is just so much to say? So much to think? So much to share? AND NO ONE is around to discuss! Just you and the glow of your kindle illuminating the dark recesses of your room as you frantically type an emotionally filled review scouring your highlights and notes. Then I realized, there is NOTHING to write in my review. Everything, I mean everything would give something away and I don't want to taint your genuine reactions. As much as we all love the dysfunctional Matt Sky and M. Pierce you will love them even more after this book, well most of you will. BUT , you will ADORE Hannah more than ever.
Second books in a series are usually difficult for me to enjoy. They just don't seem to live up to the first and don't end quite yet so were often left in the "middle" of some conflict or left hanging for our closure with the characters. At first I thought here we go again another mehhh second book but then I realized I was feeling exactly what M wanted me to feel. Damn him! He cleans the slate in your mind of preconceived notions and has you reeling as a spectator to Hurricane Matt. In my notes section I wrote the following terms of endearment while reading , and in no particular order: A**, narcissistic douche, entitled, manipulative, hypocrite, paranoid, and schizo-you know, all the reasons we fell in love with him in Night Owl.
Yes, he did it AGAIN....its another hit. M has successfully pulled in many fans to his plausible reality by writing with such emotion and personal investment (or so it seems) that we all feel like were "friends" , we know him, were LOYAL to him. We all believe we are part of his world real or not.
It goes without saying, there are some hot steamy scenes and THANK YOU JESUS cause no one writes hot like M. **Warning the 65% mark is smoldering (and my favorite) ** OK well there is one other but you get the point.
Now I know why the blurb is so short or now looking at it I'm thinking vague. Is there nothing M. Pierce does without purpose? Is this story true or real? Is M purposely walking the fine line of reality and fiction or just making us think he is? The writing flow and story intertwined with plausible reality = marketing genius.
Like I said, there isn't much to say without giving away spoilers so I leave you with some quotes and emotions.
"We weren't so different in our desires"
"Dangerous...these changeable moods"
"The heart always knows what the mind refuses to accept"
"Effing Sky men with their presumptuous stares"
"Ecstasy is a strange fire"
"Unless your name is Hannah this is a no a** shaking zone"
There are so many more I have highlighted but they will give too much away!
Pre order link:
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Light-Nigh...
January 11, 2015
2.5 - it was average and it dragged - stars
I don't want to be mean but I waited a long time for this one, my hopes were high,
my excitement palpable and I get... meh.
Definitely not bothered about the third one oh well, I guess we can't win them all.
PRE-REVIEW:
EXPECTED
JANUARY
MAY
JUNE 2014!!! Okay, I can do this!
OCTOBER 28TH!!! IS THIS A FUCKING JOKE?!!
THAT'S RIDICULOUS. :(
Oh and 'current reading'? I won't hold my breath!
I don't want to be mean but I waited a long time for this one, my hopes were high,
my excitement palpable and I get... meh.
Definitely not bothered about the third one oh well, I guess we can't win them all.
PRE-REVIEW:
EXPECTED
OCTOBER 28TH!!! IS THIS A FUCKING JOKE?!!
THAT'S RIDICULOUS. :(
Oh and 'current reading'? I won't hold my breath!
January 6, 2015
4 Bird Love Stars!!
Casting:
I know that Jamie Dornan is forever going to by type-casted as Christian Grey but to me, he is the perfect Matt Sky too! I have always envisioned him as this character. He's got that whole tortured , sexy, brooding thing going on that is such a huge part of Matt's personality!
Aww, well, I didn't love it as much as Night Owl but it was still pretty great. The pacing was a tiny bit slow for me in the beginning but once it got going, I was hooked. The tone felt a bit depressing to me at first too, but after reading the blurb for the third book, I think this part of the second book was supposed to feel that way. And, it didn't last long.
Matt is still one of my very fave book boyfriends. I love his snarky, pissy humor and general outlook on life. You can't help but laugh at him, even when he's at his most arrogant. Hannah will forever be Matt's muse. It's his way of trying to process her impact on his life. And Hannah takes the cake in her strength and determination when it comes to their relationship. External factors continue to threaten these two. They're better, but they still have their issues to work out. Some decisions that BOTH of them made, could have easily irked me, but they felt very real and believable for these characters and where they are at right now. For all those fans (like me) of messy Matt, who is very rough around the edges, fret not, he's a little better, but he's still making his mistakes and figuring stuff out. I won't say more but just know that this is a fun and intense read....oh yeah, and these two are still just as hot and heavy as ever, and Matt's mouth is still just as filthy!!!
Like, seriously...
**WARNING - R Rated Teaser up ahead**
"When I fuck you ... I love to watch your breasts tremble." I bit her neck. She shuddered. "When I hit your ass ... I love to watch it quiver. I love your name. I love to moan it. You know I moan your name when I jerk off alone. Hannah... Hannah..." And that is just a taste!! Soooo much more in this book!!
And some PG favorites...
"I'm sorry I keep writing about you. I keep thinking about you. I'm obsessed with you." - Matt
"I don't want to be the sun in your sky," she continued. "Do you get what I mean? I'm happy being the moon. I'm happy coming second to your writing. If this crazy thing we're going to do is what it takes to protect your first love, then I'm game. We're in this together, Matt. You can count on me." - Hannah
Oh, and to the supporting characters:
Nate - I love you! What a great brother. Every scene with him just made me smile.
Seth - You creep me out dude.. even if you sing. Just..go away! Bro code...ever heard of it? Piss me off!
Melanie - Just....no. Go back to whatever freak, fan-girl rock you climbed out from under and stay there!! (Although, the one scene with her, did crack me up! I can't quote it, b/c it's a spoiler. You'll know when you get to it though.)
My favorite element of these books is still the quality of the writing. I don't know or care if M. Pierce is a guy, a girl, or a duo of both but damn....he/she/they can damn write!!
I loved this quote ---> "...but the world is full of beautiful women, and love, which starts as a feeling, but ends as a choice." That one stuck with me.
Can't wait for the third book!!!
Casting:
I know that Jamie Dornan is forever going to by type-casted as Christian Grey but to me, he is the perfect Matt Sky too! I have always envisioned him as this character. He's got that whole tortured , sexy, brooding thing going on that is such a huge part of Matt's personality!
Aww, well, I didn't love it as much as Night Owl but it was still pretty great. The pacing was a tiny bit slow for me in the beginning but once it got going, I was hooked. The tone felt a bit depressing to me at first too, but after reading the blurb for the third book, I think this part of the second book was supposed to feel that way. And, it didn't last long.
Matt is still one of my very fave book boyfriends. I love his snarky, pissy humor and general outlook on life. You can't help but laugh at him, even when he's at his most arrogant. Hannah will forever be Matt's muse. It's his way of trying to process her impact on his life. And Hannah takes the cake in her strength and determination when it comes to their relationship. External factors continue to threaten these two. They're better, but they still have their issues to work out. Some decisions that BOTH of them made, could have easily irked me, but they felt very real and believable for these characters and where they are at right now. For all those fans (like me) of messy Matt, who is very rough around the edges, fret not, he's a little better, but he's still making his mistakes and figuring stuff out. I won't say more but just know that this is a fun and intense read....oh yeah, and these two are still just as hot and heavy as ever, and Matt's mouth is still just as filthy!!!
Like, seriously...
**WARNING - R Rated Teaser up ahead**
"When I fuck you ... I love to watch your breasts tremble." I bit her neck. She shuddered. "When I hit your ass ... I love to watch it quiver. I love your name. I love to moan it. You know I moan your name when I jerk off alone. Hannah... Hannah..." And that is just a taste!! Soooo much more in this book!!
And some PG favorites...
"I'm sorry I keep writing about you. I keep thinking about you. I'm obsessed with you." - Matt
"I don't want to be the sun in your sky," she continued. "Do you get what I mean? I'm happy being the moon. I'm happy coming second to your writing. If this crazy thing we're going to do is what it takes to protect your first love, then I'm game. We're in this together, Matt. You can count on me." - Hannah
Oh, and to the supporting characters:
Nate - I love you! What a great brother. Every scene with him just made me smile.
Seth - You creep me out dude.. even if you sing. Just..go away! Bro code...ever heard of it? Piss me off!
Melanie - Just....no. Go back to whatever freak, fan-girl rock you climbed out from under and stay there!! (Although, the one scene with her, did crack me up! I can't quote it, b/c it's a spoiler. You'll know when you get to it though.)
My favorite element of these books is still the quality of the writing. I don't know or care if M. Pierce is a guy, a girl, or a duo of both but damn....he/she/they can damn write!!
I loved this quote ---> "...but the world is full of beautiful women, and love, which starts as a feeling, but ends as a choice." That one stuck with me.
Can't wait for the third book!!!
January 1, 2015
"I don't want to be the sun in your sky," she continued. "Do you get what I mean? I'm happy coming second to your writing. I don't want to be your whole life. And if this–If this crazy thing we're going to do is what it takes to protect your first love, then I'm game. We're in this together, Matt. You can count on me."
There will be slight spoilers in this review. While I will clearly put the bigger ones in spoiler tags some details will be discussed that you might find spoiler-ish. Read at your own risk...
I honestly don't know how I feel about the second installment of The Night Owl Trilogy. There are a few things I liked but the overall feeling I had was underwhelmed and really put off. For example, one of the things I loved about this story was the drama. Matt and Hannah are on the angst-express and rounding the corner at 100mph. On the other hand, one of the things I hated was the drama. Like the kind that feels like angst for the sake of angst. Kind of a double-edged sword there, huh? Let me explain...
"Matt loved to see me desperate for him; I loved to see him desperate for me. We weren't so different in our desires."
Last Light starts off with Matt and Hannah dealing with the fall-out of Matt's identity being discovered. Matt has always valued his privacy, so this is something that he cannot come to terms with. Matt, being the ever irrational man that he is, decides that faking his death is the only way to escape his unwanted fame. Hannah goes along with this and helps him concoct a believable story and this sets into motion a series of events that tests the strength and commitment of their relationship. One of the events that takes places after Matt's planned demise is the discovery of a tell-all book being released that details the highly sexual and sensitive nature of Hannah and Matt's relationship. Hannah is devastated by her dirty laundry being public fodder in the wake of Matt's "death" and with the help of Matt's brother, they are out to discover who could possibly be the culprit of this huge invasion of privacy. Unbeknownst to Hannah
"A moment ago, he was convincing in his force. Now he was convincing in his gentle concern. I didn't ask myself which was the real Matt. People are light and dark."
Because of that particular part of the story Not only is this really upsetting but it felt like Matt was just repeating history But my biggest problem with Last Light deals with the fact that . So overall I was really put-off by a lot in this book. Matt and Hannah were destructive together and I don't see how they could possibly ever have a functional relationship. Will I continue the series? Yes. I believe there will be more character growth in the last book and I'm very curious to see how it plays out. For fans of the series, this is one of those books that really pushes you out of your comfort zone and that may or may not be a good thing.
There will be slight spoilers in this review. While I will clearly put the bigger ones in spoiler tags some details will be discussed that you might find spoiler-ish. Read at your own risk...
I honestly don't know how I feel about the second installment of The Night Owl Trilogy. There are a few things I liked but the overall feeling I had was underwhelmed and really put off. For example, one of the things I loved about this story was the drama. Matt and Hannah are on the angst-express and rounding the corner at 100mph. On the other hand, one of the things I hated was the drama. Like the kind that feels like angst for the sake of angst. Kind of a double-edged sword there, huh? Let me explain...
"Matt loved to see me desperate for him; I loved to see him desperate for me. We weren't so different in our desires."
Last Light starts off with Matt and Hannah dealing with the fall-out of Matt's identity being discovered. Matt has always valued his privacy, so this is something that he cannot come to terms with. Matt, being the ever irrational man that he is, decides that faking his death is the only way to escape his unwanted fame. Hannah goes along with this and helps him concoct a believable story and this sets into motion a series of events that tests the strength and commitment of their relationship. One of the events that takes places after Matt's planned demise is the discovery of a tell-all book being released that details the highly sexual and sensitive nature of Hannah and Matt's relationship. Hannah is devastated by her dirty laundry being public fodder in the wake of Matt's "death" and with the help of Matt's brother, they are out to discover who could possibly be the culprit of this huge invasion of privacy. Unbeknownst to Hannah
"A moment ago, he was convincing in his force. Now he was convincing in his gentle concern. I didn't ask myself which was the real Matt. People are light and dark."
Because of that particular part of the story Not only is this really upsetting but it felt like Matt was just repeating history But my biggest problem with Last Light deals with the fact that . So overall I was really put-off by a lot in this book. Matt and Hannah were destructive together and I don't see how they could possibly ever have a functional relationship. Will I continue the series? Yes. I believe there will be more character growth in the last book and I'm very curious to see how it plays out. For fans of the series, this is one of those books that really pushes you out of your comfort zone and that may or may not be a good thing.
October 11, 2014
“I’m sorry I keep writing about you. I keep thinking about you. I’m obsessed with you.”
Night Owl was one of my favorite reads of 2013 so it pretty much goes without saying that I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Last Light all year. While I enjoyed this one, it didn’t quite live up to the amazing feeling I got from the first book.
After the shocking epilogue in Night Owl, I knew this was going to be a crazy ride with Matt and Hannah. Matt, unable to handle the public scrutiny and lack of privacy from being outed as author M. Pierce, fakes his death. Hannah, who is complicit in this plan is left to deal with his grieving family, an e-book scandal recounting all the sordid details of their love life, and Matt’s crazier than ever behavior.
While hiding out in the mountains of Colorado, Matt and Hannah are resigned to infrequent phone calls and the occasional weekend visit. While Hannah feels like his partner in crime, the only one knowing he’s alive, Matt is actually keeping secrets from her that could ruin everything. There is a lot of lying, half truths and manipulation going on and at times I wanted to scream at them to just tell the truth!
There were definitely some things that didn’t work for me, but also a lot I loved about his book. For one, the writing. I am a huge fan of M. Pierce’s writing style and its easy flow. I liked that the characters felt the same to me, yes there were changes, but it was easy to pick this up and remember how I loved them Night Owl. There is quite a bit of time with Matt’s brother Nate and the addition of the middle brother, Seth. Seth brings in a bit of mystery and a little drama, which at times I loved and other I didn’t. Either way, I liked him as a character and found myself really intrigued by his part in the story. Matt is just as filthy as ever, with many sex scenes including his embarrassing style of kinky fuckery and dirty talk. I actually like the sex scenes for their originality and I can’t help but be shocked by the things that come out of Matt’s mouth, they are at times hilarious and also kind of disgusting - ha!
I would have liked if the story was a little faster moving because for a majority of the book I kept asking myself, “where is this going!?” and wondering when something big would happen. It ended up being a bit boring at times and if it wasn’t for the strong character that Matt is, I think I would have struggled. My expectations may have been too high after just how much I loved Night Owl, but this one just didn’t have the same feel of excitement. All that said, I really am looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy because I do love Matt and Hannah’s crazy dysfunction, even if it is at times a little over the top.
3.5 stars.
ARC kindly provided by St. Martin's Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Night Owl was one of my favorite reads of 2013 so it pretty much goes without saying that I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Last Light all year. While I enjoyed this one, it didn’t quite live up to the amazing feeling I got from the first book.
After the shocking epilogue in Night Owl, I knew this was going to be a crazy ride with Matt and Hannah. Matt, unable to handle the public scrutiny and lack of privacy from being outed as author M. Pierce, fakes his death. Hannah, who is complicit in this plan is left to deal with his grieving family, an e-book scandal recounting all the sordid details of their love life, and Matt’s crazier than ever behavior.
She would understand how cruel the media can be. She would fear the public, with its vulgar curiosity and sickening sense of entitlement.
And then she would come to me.
While hiding out in the mountains of Colorado, Matt and Hannah are resigned to infrequent phone calls and the occasional weekend visit. While Hannah feels like his partner in crime, the only one knowing he’s alive, Matt is actually keeping secrets from her that could ruin everything. There is a lot of lying, half truths and manipulation going on and at times I wanted to scream at them to just tell the truth!
When would it be my turn to truly know him?
Fear answered: Never. You’ll never know him. You can’t hold a man like that.
There were definitely some things that didn’t work for me, but also a lot I loved about his book. For one, the writing. I am a huge fan of M. Pierce’s writing style and its easy flow. I liked that the characters felt the same to me, yes there were changes, but it was easy to pick this up and remember how I loved them Night Owl. There is quite a bit of time with Matt’s brother Nate and the addition of the middle brother, Seth. Seth brings in a bit of mystery and a little drama, which at times I loved and other I didn’t. Either way, I liked him as a character and found myself really intrigued by his part in the story. Matt is just as filthy as ever, with many sex scenes including his embarrassing style of kinky fuckery and dirty talk. I actually like the sex scenes for their originality and I can’t help but be shocked by the things that come out of Matt’s mouth, they are at times hilarious and also kind of disgusting - ha!
I would have liked if the story was a little faster moving because for a majority of the book I kept asking myself, “where is this going!?” and wondering when something big would happen. It ended up being a bit boring at times and if it wasn’t for the strong character that Matt is, I think I would have struggled. My expectations may have been too high after just how much I loved Night Owl, but this one just didn’t have the same feel of excitement. All that said, I really am looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy because I do love Matt and Hannah’s crazy dysfunction, even if it is at times a little over the top.
3.5 stars.
ARC kindly provided by St. Martin's Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
November 21, 2014
Before writing my review I re-read my review for Night Owl and I have to laugh because I'm in the exact same position I was two weeks ago!
I feel like I need to separate what I feel while reading the book and what I think about it.
My problem is Matt and how he is or how he acts. In the first book, I knew he had problems, as I said in my first review, he's secretive to an extreme. I understand that as a lot of artist, he's a tormented soul. The thing is, why is he so tortured? I would really like to have my answer because I think that Matt lived past events which push him to act the way he does.
I can understand his need for privacy, it's his choice and I can accept that even M.Pierce the author doesn't share much about him/herself but for Matt, IMO, it goes too far.
What the story is all about?
The story begins with Matt who fakes death with everyone (his family, his friends, his agent), only Hannah knows the truth. And so the story will be based on how she handle Matt's disappearance and her interactions with others. How her relationship with Matt is going to be affected? How will she manage to lie to Nate, Matt 's brother? At Pam Matt 's agent whose also Hannah's employer? In this book, you'll also meet new characters that are going to complicate the relationship between Matt and Hannah ... although Matt takes care of the complicated side alone!
My feelings
It's difficult to put into words how/what I feel.
For most of the book, I was angry. First, against Hannah because I didn't understand her love for Matt. She's with him for months and she knows so little about him that I don't understand why she stays with him. For me she accepts too easily how he is.
I don't speak of changing him but when you live with somebody, it's natural to know his secrets, his past, to understand the person with whom you live.
I am angry Matt because he's the most selfish prick/bastard you've ever seen! It's not until it's too late that he realizes he acts in a stupid way. He lies most of the time (dare I say all the times?), he knows it but it's like he can't do anything about it. He is in self-destruction mode.
I yelled at Hannah so much and I wanted to shake her so bad!. Everything she does, she does to protect Matt, out of love for him. Even when he tells her he loves her writing more she managed to be satisfied
I wanted to slap him countless times. The more he told lies and the more I wanted to hit him!
But my little heart relented in the end. Once again thanks to M.Pierce I don't completely hate Matt And all this leads to predict a good third book which I hope will reveal us more on Matt.
Oh but Matt:
Final thought
Regardless of whether or not you liked this book, I am sure you will sometimes feel extreme emotions, and just for that, I tip my hat to the author. Because basically, what do you want when you read a book. We want to be transported to another reality, we want out of our lives, we want to dream. But we also want to feel emotions of any kind. So just for that, I say to M.Pierce, well done!
One more (little) request
M.Pierce if you read this, I know you don't plan to make a spinoff (I read it on Facebook) but pretty pretty please, can you make a little exception for Seth?
I think he deserves his own happiness and I really want to read it. I think I may be in love with him. Thank you
Meet Matt and Hannah:
Third book
release date : 03/24/15
~Posted before writing my review ~
The Jury is still undecided on what to think about this book!
Sure I felt a lot of emotions. I've never screamed so much at my Ipad (poor thing) and I almost DNF the book but no like a good girl I keep reading andhonestly I don't know if I should have.
scratch that... 1-2 hours after reading I'm glad I finished it because when you feel so much while reading something it must be good.
I liked the ending but I don't see where this book goes for book 3.
I'll rate and write my review after a few days. I need time to process...
I feel like I need to separate what I feel while reading the book and what I think about it.
My problem is Matt and how he is or how he acts. In the first book, I knew he had problems, as I said in my first review, he's secretive to an extreme. I understand that as a lot of artist, he's a tormented soul. The thing is, why is he so tortured? I would really like to have my answer because I think that Matt lived past events which push him to act the way he does.
I can understand his need for privacy, it's his choice and I can accept that even M.Pierce the author doesn't share much about him/herself but for Matt, IMO, it goes too far.
What the story is all about?
The story begins with Matt who fakes death with everyone (his family, his friends, his agent), only Hannah knows the truth. And so the story will be based on how she handle Matt's disappearance and her interactions with others. How her relationship with Matt is going to be affected? How will she manage to lie to Nate, Matt 's brother? At Pam Matt 's agent whose also Hannah's employer? In this book, you'll also meet new characters that are going to complicate the relationship between Matt and Hannah ... although Matt takes care of the complicated side alone!
My feelings
It's difficult to put into words how/what I feel.
For most of the book, I was angry. First, against Hannah because I didn't understand her love for Matt. She's with him for months and she knows so little about him that I don't understand why she stays with him. For me she accepts too easily how he is.
Because I felt responsible for his unhappiness
I don't speak of changing him but when you live with somebody, it's natural to know his secrets, his past, to understand the person with whom you live.
I am angry Matt because he's the most selfish prick/bastard you've ever seen! It's not until it's too late that he realizes he acts in a stupid way. He lies most of the time (dare I say all the times?), he knows it but it's like he can't do anything about it. He is in self-destruction mode.
Happiness is useless to me
I yelled at Hannah so much and I wanted to shake her so bad!. Everything she does, she does to protect Matt, out of love for him. Even when he tells her he loves her writing more she managed to be satisfied
I wanted to slap him countless times. The more he told lies and the more I wanted to hit him!
But my little heart relented in the end. Once again thanks to M.Pierce I don't completely hate Matt And all this leads to predict a good third book which I hope will reveal us more on Matt.
Oh but Matt:
Final thought
Regardless of whether or not you liked this book, I am sure you will sometimes feel extreme emotions, and just for that, I tip my hat to the author. Because basically, what do you want when you read a book. We want to be transported to another reality, we want out of our lives, we want to dream. But we also want to feel emotions of any kind. So just for that, I say to M.Pierce, well done!
One more (little) request
M.Pierce if you read this, I know you don't plan to make a spinoff (I read it on Facebook) but pretty pretty please, can you make a little exception for Seth?
I think he deserves his own happiness and I really want to read it. I think I may be in love with him. Thank you
Meet Matt and Hannah:
Third book
release date : 03/24/15~Posted before writing my review ~
The Jury is still undecided on what to think about this book!
Sure I felt a lot of emotions. I've never screamed so much at my Ipad (poor thing) and I almost DNF the book but no like a good girl I keep reading and
I'll rate and write my review after a few days. I need time to process...
February 27, 2017
4.25!
After the epilogue of Night Owl, I needed to read immediately Last Light. The scenarios created in my head were driving me crazy until I started reading and found out what exactly happened.
I am really confused about this series. Although the writing is fantastic and it provokes tons of emotions, the story is too difficult to accept. My soul and heart ached during Night Owl and Last Light. Well, this book made me to feel but it wasn’t pleasant, it was a torture. The story is said again by dual POV that changes with each chapter.
Hannah is standing better on her feet. She finally has a life that she likes and goes for it. She loves Matt with all her heart but she refuses to make the choice he wants. I have enormous respect for her. I don’t know if I could have her strength in a similar situation. And she takes the blow and deals with everything thrown at her in the best possible way. By loving him. This is true love! I cannot believe that true love could hurt that much and Hannah was hurt again and again. I don’t know how to explain that Hannah may accepted the ugly -at least for me- behavior of Matt but she wasn’t a doormat for him. She had an opinion and she was voicing it whenever she had the chance.
Matt, oh Matt. I still don’t like him. I was really angry with him during this book. I hate that he uses his love to excuse his manipulation and lies! I hate that he can feel lonely and seek company but Hannah may not. I hate that Hannah loves him so much that I cannot stand it when he is away from her in this book. And the worse part for me is that Hannah can understand him where I honestly can't! She doesn't agree with him but she does understand. I’ve never felt like this for a hero before. It’s shocking for me.
Their interactions were perfectly balanced with love and lust. Their discussions weren’t deep or even honest from both sides but their actions said more than words could say. There were so many actions that I couldn’t accept and/or understand. There were events that were just confusing for me. And still, I couldn’t put this book down. I needed to know what happened.
The end of this book was abrupt. I was reading about Hannah and Matt and suddenly it stopped. Maybe it was a cliffhanger, maybe it was exactly the point to stop like this. I really don’t know. What I know is that I need time before starting the next installment of this love story. There is pain in love and I need a break from it for now but I will definitely read the end of the story of Hannah and Matt.
After the epilogue of Night Owl, I needed to read immediately Last Light. The scenarios created in my head were driving me crazy until I started reading and found out what exactly happened.
I am really confused about this series. Although the writing is fantastic and it provokes tons of emotions, the story is too difficult to accept. My soul and heart ached during Night Owl and Last Light. Well, this book made me to feel but it wasn’t pleasant, it was a torture. The story is said again by dual POV that changes with each chapter.
Hannah is standing better on her feet. She finally has a life that she likes and goes for it. She loves Matt with all her heart but she refuses to make the choice he wants. I have enormous respect for her. I don’t know if I could have her strength in a similar situation. And she takes the blow and deals with everything thrown at her in the best possible way. By loving him. This is true love! I cannot believe that true love could hurt that much and Hannah was hurt again and again. I don’t know how to explain that Hannah may accepted the ugly -at least for me- behavior of Matt but she wasn’t a doormat for him. She had an opinion and she was voicing it whenever she had the chance.
Matt, oh Matt. I still don’t like him. I was really angry with him during this book. I hate that he uses his love to excuse his manipulation and lies! I hate that he can feel lonely and seek company but Hannah may not. I hate that Hannah loves him so much that I cannot stand it when he is away from her in this book. And the worse part for me is that Hannah can understand him where I honestly can't! She doesn't agree with him but she does understand. I’ve never felt like this for a hero before. It’s shocking for me.
Their interactions were perfectly balanced with love and lust. Their discussions weren’t deep or even honest from both sides but their actions said more than words could say. There were so many actions that I couldn’t accept and/or understand. There were events that were just confusing for me. And still, I couldn’t put this book down. I needed to know what happened.
The end of this book was abrupt. I was reading about Hannah and Matt and suddenly it stopped. Maybe it was a cliffhanger, maybe it was exactly the point to stop like this. I really don’t know. What I know is that I need time before starting the next installment of this love story. There is pain in love and I need a break from it for now but I will definitely read the end of the story of Hannah and Matt.
November 28, 2014
J&G: ✯✯✯1/2 Stars
“He’s the golden boy, you see? We always forgive him.”
There’s no denying it. Night Owl blew us away when we read it last year. It was addictive, passionate and emotional. We were introduced to Matt Sky; an intelligent, rather eccentric character whose actions posed many questions and ensured we hungrily flipped every page as we experienced the intensity and passion of his and Hannah’s relationship. In Night Owl we empathised with the struggles Matt underwent throughout that book and felt and understood his need for anonymity. It was real and raw. His love of his craft, his craving to turn his thoughts and imagination into stories was as important to him as breathing. But it was at a cost.
“You don’t have the fucking patent on pain, Matt. You don’t get to play the tortured genius card.”
M. Pierce’s writing was unique and even spell binding at times. So, to say we were eagerly anticipating Last Light, picking up Hannah and Matt’s story where that heart stopping cliffy left off is an understatement.
And so we delved into Last Light with much enthusiasm and were pleased to find the same metaphorically expressive prose was still evident through most of the story. We fell in love with this authors writing style and that love affair was still present on the whole in Last Light.
‘Whatever else life contains, Matt once said to me, it’s sad because it has to end.’
One of biggest drawbacks in Last Light became our feelings towards Matt. Here was a character who charmed us and who we loved in Night Owl. In that instalment we found him witty, endearing and his dirty mouth wowed us. Yes, he was high maintenance, but we empathised with him and willed him the privacy he so needed. Sadly in Last Light Matt came across as selfish, whiny and self-centred and annoyed us to the point of distraction at times. We just couldn’t warm to him this time around as we did in Night Owl.
The shining light for us this time round were Nate and Seth, Matt’s brothers. These men completely stole our hearts. In fact, we felt more for these two than we did Matt. We felt so very, very sorry for Seth in Last Light. Here was a vulnerable and honest man who was a casualty of Matt’s game. He was a pawn and so cruelly treated. Nate had our hearts. A beautiful soul who was loyal to a fault and who, due to his uncompromising love for Matt was also a puppet in Matt’s selfishness. Yes we realise this sounds harsh, however, we have to be honest.
“Matt is a master manipulator, Hannah. And you’re not a cruel person, I can tell.”
Hannah, bless her, had our sympathy for most of this story. The young lady really came into her own in Last Light and showed great endurance and strength and we loved her for it. Although she agreed to it, we felt she was coerced into doing Matt’s bidding. It was extremely difficult on Hannah but Matt didn’t appear to shoulder any weight whatsoever and his expressions of guilt at putting Hannah through it all just didn’t feel honest. His words felt hollow and we felt Matt didn’t warrant the loyalty Hannah bestowed on him. We felt the emotional strain on Hannah throughout the story.
“Let’s not live in the real world.”
For us this book didn’t have the impact that Night Owl did and it absolutely GUTS us to say this, especially after excitedly looking forward to Last Light. The characters voices appeared to have changed somewhat for drama’s sake; some exaggerated even since the previous book which we feel affected our enjoyment of the story and was unnecessary. At times it also felt as if the Author’s voice changed from poetic and metaphorical to almost cheesy and repetitive. It was so transparently conflicting it felt as though ‘outside voices’ were involved. This is not the Author we came to love and it’s such a shame as we LOVE this Authors unique writing. Did Last Light venture into that ‘second book filler trap’ of a trilogy? Sadly, perhaps so.
“You’re so poetic when you want to be. Are you manipulating me, or are you a hopeless romantic? I can never tell.”
We will say that one aspect of this story we found particularly fascinating and very clever was the way M Pierce intrinsically wove real life into her fiction. It had us pondering at what point did reality end and fiction begin? It certainly raised many questions and became quite the lively conversational topic for us both.
“I don’t want to be the sun in your sky. Do you get what I mean? I’m happy being the moon.”
Will we be 1clicking After Dark, the final installment, the minute it’s live? You bet we will! We are enjoying this series enough to be invested in these characters, wanting to see their story through to the end. Not to mention we will be craving more of M Pierce’s mesmerising and beautiful prose. We can’t wait and hope we get the M. Pierce back whose writing is so very unique and addictive. Fans of this series will devour Last Light, of that we’ve no doubt, it just didn’t completely work for us this time around.
**Reviewed off an ARC copy provided by the publisher with thanks**
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November 13, 2014
Night Owl was one of my favourite books of last year. And by favourite, I mean it was like my fourth child (I have two actual children plus a dog who's also kind of my baby, but I digress). Usually I read and move on to the next on my never ending tbr list, but Night Owl was one of those rare exceptions - the moment I finished, I scrolled back to the start and read it all over again. I returned to it a couple of times late last year then I read it again in preparation for Last Light. I don't know whether such dedication was necessary to enjoy this sequel, but the point is, I loved it just as much the fifth time as I did the first. So with that in mind, I was a bit nervous about the follow up - just how do you match that?
The first thing to say is that Last Light really exceeded my expectations. I've read it twice already - making it just one of only two books out of the 250+ I've devoured so far this year that I've re-read. And for no other reason than that I loved it so much the first time, I wanted to experience it all over again.
This was really cleverly plotted, a story within a story, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. Last Light picks up a few weeks after the end of Night Owl (but before the epilogue) Matt has been exposed as 'M Pierce', the author of the internet publishing sensation, Night Owl. He's adored, mobbed wherever he goes...but his success means his highly prized privacy has been stripped away from him. He loathes it:
As the epilogue to Night Owl hinted, Matt and Hannah have come up with a cunning plan that will enable Matt to escape from the stifling glare of public attention and return to peaceful anonymity. But it's not without its issues, the major one being that Hannah is determined to hang onto her independence:
This is written in first person, alternating between Matt and Hannah, so we quickly learn that Matt hasn't been entirely honest with Hannah. Manipulative and conniving, he's determined to get what he wants. But his carefully laid plans quickly begin to go awry. The story was angsty at times and kept me reading obsessively from start to finish, unable to do anything else, but the overwhelming thing that I loved about Last Light - and Night Owl too for that matter - was Matt's obsessive love for Hannah.
The smut in this is like nothing else - I adore the way this author writes smut, it's so original and intense and, and, and...idk, hawt. *shrugs* sorry, that's the best I've got. Matt's mouth is as filthy as ever, demanding submission from Hannah, arousing her with his words and his touch and his body. Sometimes tender, sometimes rough, it's always intensely erotic.
Aside from the smut though, the author's writing style is quite unique; I highlighted so many examples of original observations or metaphors that really help to bring the characters and the story vividly to life:
*sighs* And not a "I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding" in sight. Bliss.
The ending isn't really a cliffhanger, but their story isn't finished. I cannot ruddy wait for the third book. Really highly recommended.
*** I received an arc from the publisher via Netgalley for review***
The first thing to say is that Last Light really exceeded my expectations. I've read it twice already - making it just one of only two books out of the 250+ I've devoured so far this year that I've re-read. And for no other reason than that I loved it so much the first time, I wanted to experience it all over again.
This was really cleverly plotted, a story within a story, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. Last Light picks up a few weeks after the end of Night Owl (but before the epilogue) Matt has been exposed as 'M Pierce', the author of the internet publishing sensation, Night Owl. He's adored, mobbed wherever he goes...but his success means his highly prized privacy has been stripped away from him. He loathes it:
Matt said I didn't know what it meant to him. He was right. I didn't know what it meant. I didn't know what the hell it was.
But now I know. It was his privacy. And now I know how he valued his privacy. Above me, above his family, above everything.
As the epilogue to Night Owl hinted, Matt and Hannah have come up with a cunning plan that will enable Matt to escape from the stifling glare of public attention and return to peaceful anonymity. But it's not without its issues, the major one being that Hannah is determined to hang onto her independence:
"I don't want to be the sun in your sky," she continued. "Do you get what I mean? I'm happy being the moon. I'm happy coming second to your writing. I don't want to be your whole life. And if this-" She kissed my shoulder. The imprint of her lips burned on my skin. "If this crazy thing we're going to do is what it takes to protect your first love, then I'm game."
This is written in first person, alternating between Matt and Hannah, so we quickly learn that Matt hasn't been entirely honest with Hannah. Manipulative and conniving, he's determined to get what he wants. But his carefully laid plans quickly begin to go awry. The story was angsty at times and kept me reading obsessively from start to finish, unable to do anything else, but the overwhelming thing that I loved about Last Light - and Night Owl too for that matter - was Matt's obsessive love for Hannah.
Matt's desire seemed to suck the sound out of the room, and the breath out of my body. And he was only staring.
The smut in this is like nothing else - I adore the way this author writes smut, it's so original and intense and, and, and...idk, hawt. *shrugs* sorry, that's the best I've got. Matt's mouth is as filthy as ever, demanding submission from Hannah, arousing her with his words and his touch and his body. Sometimes tender, sometimes rough, it's always intensely erotic.
Aside from the smut though, the author's writing style is quite unique; I highlighted so many examples of original observations or metaphors that really help to bring the characters and the story vividly to life:
"This is my assistant," Pam said to a group of distinguishedlooking ladies, and their eyes slid over me like a hand clears dust.
*sighs* And not a "I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding" in sight. Bliss.
The ending isn't really a cliffhanger, but their story isn't finished. I cannot ruddy wait for the third book. Really highly recommended.
*** I received an arc from the publisher via Netgalley for review***
October 29, 2014
5+++ stars!!
I love to read and I read a ton of books. Among all the books I have read, Night Owl is one of my top favorite books of all time. I could not wait to get my hands on Last Light. And let me just say that M. Pierce delivered big-time with this book.
Matt Sky makes my heart hurt. I have not stopped thinking about him since I finished reading Last Light. Wait, what? He's a fictional character? That's okay. I'm still obsessed with him.
Last Light picks up as Matt has faked his own death, and retreated to a life of solitude in the woods. He simply cannot bear the attention and acclaim that came with being a famous author. He has convinced Hannah to play along with his ruse, much to her growing dismay. Poor, beleagured Hannah is forced into the charade as she attends Matt's memorial and is faced with lying to his family and an ever-growing web of deceit. And hello, Sky brothers! In Last Light, we get to know uber-sexy, bad-boy Seth, who I hope and pray will get his own story soon. Seth is absolutely irresistable. But I digress. Matt made me very uncomfortable with his growing deception, and his relationship with a new character named Melanie. If she was supposed to be a sympathetic character, I'm not buying it. I hated her!!
I don't want to give away any plot spoilers so I will just say that I am in love with this series and with this author. The sense of melancholy that pervades this book is completely haunting, but is perfectly balanced with humor and some of the hottest sex scenes you will EVER read. Did I mention that M. Pierce is a brilliant writer? I haven't stopped thinking about this book since I finished and I might have to go back in for a re-read. The cast of characters from this series are unforgettable. I cannot wait for After Dark!
(*ARC reviewed from NetGalley)
I love to read and I read a ton of books. Among all the books I have read, Night Owl is one of my top favorite books of all time. I could not wait to get my hands on Last Light. And let me just say that M. Pierce delivered big-time with this book.
Matt Sky makes my heart hurt. I have not stopped thinking about him since I finished reading Last Light. Wait, what? He's a fictional character? That's okay. I'm still obsessed with him.
Last Light picks up as Matt has faked his own death, and retreated to a life of solitude in the woods. He simply cannot bear the attention and acclaim that came with being a famous author. He has convinced Hannah to play along with his ruse, much to her growing dismay. Poor, beleagured Hannah is forced into the charade as she attends Matt's memorial and is faced with lying to his family and an ever-growing web of deceit. And hello, Sky brothers! In Last Light, we get to know uber-sexy, bad-boy Seth, who I hope and pray will get his own story soon. Seth is absolutely irresistable. But I digress. Matt made me very uncomfortable with his growing deception, and his relationship with a new character named Melanie. If she was supposed to be a sympathetic character, I'm not buying it. I hated her!!
I don't want to give away any plot spoilers so I will just say that I am in love with this series and with this author. The sense of melancholy that pervades this book is completely haunting, but is perfectly balanced with humor and some of the hottest sex scenes you will EVER read. Did I mention that M. Pierce is a brilliant writer? I haven't stopped thinking about this book since I finished and I might have to go back in for a re-read. The cast of characters from this series are unforgettable. I cannot wait for After Dark!
(*ARC reviewed from NetGalley)
December 22, 2014
*ARC Given to Blog for Honest Review*
4.5 “little bird” “lord of lies” “Happiness is useless to me.” Kisses
I don’t know what to think or say or feel right now. This series and these characters mean so much to me and I’ve been looking forward to Last Light for a few days shy of a year. Night Owl completely blew me away and obviously, I had very high expectations for Last Light…needless to say, I was not disappointed. For the record...Last Light is the second book in the Night Owl Trilogy…a trilogy that absolutely must be read in order...and trust me...you need to experience Matt Sky.
Matthew Robert Sky Jr…oh my goodness where do I even begin with this man. Why is it that I find all of his negative traits adorable and endearing? I mean, he’s surly…brooding…at times rude…he has jerkish tendencies, can say some pretty mean stuff and at his worst, he’s really a complete asshole. And yet…I love him. I love him because of those things and in spite of them because while Matt is a very complicated character, I’ve seen the capacity of his heart and that is what makes it possible for me to see past all the negative. Matt isn’t a ‘bad guy’ by any stretch of the imagination…he’s definitely an acquired taste but…I get it. He has two loves in his life…his writing and Hannah. That’s all there is…and it blows my mind how truly simple Matt is, once you break him down.
Hannah Catalano…oh my dear sweet little bird, if it was possible, I grew to love Hannah more... I always thought Hannah was brave and strong…much more than I think she was given credit for, but she blew me away in Last Light. I feel like I got to experience Hannah in a different light…she is and always will be a more submissive woman, at least where Matt is concerned but it’s very interesting because I think being with Matt has made her stronger…more confident…it’s almost like he fuels her. With all that is going on and what she is having to do throughout Matt’s absence, in a way, Hannah blossomed. She had to be strong for both of them…do things she may have not liked…and all the while missing and longing for Matt in a way she couldn’t really express to anyone else. The sacrifices she made for him…because she loved him…made me love her a million times more...she truly is an easy to love character. At least for me.
Last Light is very different from Night Owl…we get to see Hannah and Matt’s relationship be tested…we see Matt and Hannah more as individuals, away from their relationship and how they handle being apart…this was both a good and bad thing for me. I loved the angst that the separation brought…and the way it in some ways strengthened their relationship…it was a whole new dynamic and stage for them to get to know and understand each other. The devotion that these two have completely captivated me…granted, Matt has his own unique way of showing it, I couldn’t not love the way they expressed themselves. Matt and Hannah are a very passionate couple…that’s one of the things I enjoy about their relationship…their physicality, their chemistry, it’s part of what makes them unique and it only strengthened over the course of Last Light. And thus that leads to my struggle…I love them so much together…and given the situation that we’re faced with, that’s just not possible.
I really cannot get over how much more connected I felt to Matt while reading…I felt like I got to understand him so much more…see him in a different light…he was elusive and untouchable in NO and I feel like in LL everything is laid out on the table…flaws and all and it’s either time to accept him and love him for who he is or…move on. He’s unapologetically who he is…the good, the bad and the ugly…insanely talented, massively arrogant, blunt and crude…but he does have this deep and unyielding passion for the things he loves and seeing that come alive is what draws me to him the most. I love how different he is from other book boyfriends….his surely attitude and sinfully sexy mouth. I also enjoyed getting more of the other Sky boys…Nate, of course, is still the same resilient and reliable older brother. And we also get to meet Seth…I have thoughts on Seth. While I never disliked him, I really never knew what to think about him. I wanted to like him, but there was something about him that made me uneasy. He’s hard to get a read on…he’s a little bit like Matt but with a lot of unpredictability.
I went into Last Light with no expectations…no predictions…and no idea what M. Pierce was going to do to me…and I was pleasantly surprised with the directions it took. It could have been predictable and cliché…but it wasn’t. At all. I’m not going to lie, the beginning is slow…at least it was for me because that’s when Matt and Hannah are apart the most. Because they have to be and…there is purpose behind it. That purpose doesn’t make a lot of sense until towards the end of the book…but there is reason and cause behind everything that happens and I appreciated that very much. Because I went into it not really knowing what might happen…I didn’t figure it out until it smacked me in the face. It worked very well for the characters…it was completely necessary as far as character development, although it brought out some particularly choice emotions on my part…but I should expect nothing less from M. NO and LL are very different books and I mean that in a good way. NO is so passionate and electric and emotionally charged…LL is a little bit more subdued, the intensity is there but in a different way…but it still worked for the flow of the story line.
Something I loved from NO that I felt was stronger in LL was…the writing. M. has a very distinctive style…and I am a huge lover of basically every word. It’s very crisp and clean with a slight edge…it’s descriptive but not to the point of being over the top or flowery. It’s hard hitting and emotional…but not sappy…it feels raw and real. The connection I feel to the characters in this series just defies words…I didn’t think it was possible for me to love Hannah and Matt more, but somehow M made it happened. I enjoyed seeing a different side to both of them, as well as their relationship…it made me appreciate them more as characters and brought me closer to understanding who they are.
Alright…so the end…it might be considered a little cliffhanger-ish. On the cliffhanger spectrum it is towards the lighter scale…but…it’s there. There are a lot of things still left unanswered IMO…which is a good thing because now I’m dying for After Dark. I know it will be worth the wait because LL was…and I have no doubt, Hannah and Matt will get the HEA they so richly deserve.
4.5 “little bird” “lord of lies” “Happiness is useless to me.” Kisses
I don’t know what to think or say or feel right now. This series and these characters mean so much to me and I’ve been looking forward to Last Light for a few days shy of a year. Night Owl completely blew me away and obviously, I had very high expectations for Last Light…needless to say, I was not disappointed. For the record...Last Light is the second book in the Night Owl Trilogy…a trilogy that absolutely must be read in order...and trust me...you need to experience Matt Sky.
Matthew Robert Sky Jr…oh my goodness where do I even begin with this man. Why is it that I find all of his negative traits adorable and endearing? I mean, he’s surly…brooding…at times rude…he has jerkish tendencies, can say some pretty mean stuff and at his worst, he’s really a complete asshole. And yet…I love him. I love him because of those things and in spite of them because while Matt is a very complicated character, I’ve seen the capacity of his heart and that is what makes it possible for me to see past all the negative. Matt isn’t a ‘bad guy’ by any stretch of the imagination…he’s definitely an acquired taste but…I get it. He has two loves in his life…his writing and Hannah. That’s all there is…and it blows my mind how truly simple Matt is, once you break him down.
‘“Hannah-“
“No, listen. I’m okay with that, Matt. I don’t…” She traced her fingers over my knuckles and pursed her lips as she thought.
Reflexively, my fingers stirred against her thigh. We should turn in early. Yeah…right. Hannah was wearing a tiny turquoise nightie and I was in nothing but lounge pants. And after almost two months of living with Hannah, I still felt crazy when I looked at her.
“I don’t want to be the sun in your sky,” she continued. “Do you get what I mean? I’m happy being the moon. I’m happy coming second to your writing. I don’t want to be your whole life. And if this-” she kissed my shoulder. The imprint of her lips burned on my skin. “If this crazy thing we’re going to do is what it takes to protect your first love, then I’m game. We’re in this together, Matt. You can count on me.”
“Hannah.” I spoke her name slowly. I dragged my fingers up her inner thigh. “You’re stronger than I am. Do you know that?”
She shivered. “We’re different…”
“Night and day,” I murmured. The air between us was charged. A few touches, a kiss – that was all it took.’
Hannah Catalano…oh my dear sweet little bird, if it was possible, I grew to love Hannah more... I always thought Hannah was brave and strong…much more than I think she was given credit for, but she blew me away in Last Light. I feel like I got to experience Hannah in a different light…she is and always will be a more submissive woman, at least where Matt is concerned but it’s very interesting because I think being with Matt has made her stronger…more confident…it’s almost like he fuels her. With all that is going on and what she is having to do throughout Matt’s absence, in a way, Hannah blossomed. She had to be strong for both of them…do things she may have not liked…and all the while missing and longing for Matt in a way she couldn’t really express to anyone else. The sacrifices she made for him…because she loved him…made me love her a million times more...she truly is an easy to love character. At least for me.
‘“Great,” I said. “Perfect. I can’t wait…”
“Me either,” she murmured.
“I can’t wait, Hannah.” I pressed the point of my pen against the page. Black ink bled out. “You’re home. I’m glad.”
“Me too. I don’t…want to wait.” Whenever Hannah got embarrassed, which happened often and easily, her voice softened. I grinned and tilted my head. Mm, Hannah’s shy side delighted me. It made me feel like a devil.’
Last Light is very different from Night Owl…we get to see Hannah and Matt’s relationship be tested…we see Matt and Hannah more as individuals, away from their relationship and how they handle being apart…this was both a good and bad thing for me. I loved the angst that the separation brought…and the way it in some ways strengthened their relationship…it was a whole new dynamic and stage for them to get to know and understand each other. The devotion that these two have completely captivated me…granted, Matt has his own unique way of showing it, I couldn’t not love the way they expressed themselves. Matt and Hannah are a very passionate couple…that’s one of the things I enjoy about their relationship…their physicality, their chemistry, it’s part of what makes them unique and it only strengthened over the course of Last Light. And thus that leads to my struggle…I love them so much together…and given the situation that we’re faced with, that’s just not possible.
‘“Do you…like it?” I whispered.
How did this work? Matt’s desire seemed to suck the sound out of the room, and the breath out of my body. And he was only staring. I peeked at him through my lashed.
The look I found on his face is with me forever. It was need mingled with satisfaction. A hunger in his eyes, a thin smile on his lips. Matt wanted me, and Matt already had me. I was his.’
I really cannot get over how much more connected I felt to Matt while reading…I felt like I got to understand him so much more…see him in a different light…he was elusive and untouchable in NO and I feel like in LL everything is laid out on the table…flaws and all and it’s either time to accept him and love him for who he is or…move on. He’s unapologetically who he is…the good, the bad and the ugly…insanely talented, massively arrogant, blunt and crude…but he does have this deep and unyielding passion for the things he loves and seeing that come alive is what draws me to him the most. I love how different he is from other book boyfriends….his surely attitude and sinfully sexy mouth. I also enjoyed getting more of the other Sky boys…Nate, of course, is still the same resilient and reliable older brother. And we also get to meet Seth…I have thoughts on Seth. While I never disliked him, I really never knew what to think about him. I wanted to like him, but there was something about him that made me uneasy. He’s hard to get a read on…he’s a little bit like Matt but with a lot of unpredictability.
‘I should have known better, but I never learned, and I wondered at myself as I waited for Hannah to say more. Why did I always do the worst things? Why did I always arrange my life so that it was on the brink of collapse? That answer came to me as if it had only been waiting for the question. Because happiness is useless to me. Because I need agony and heat in my life.’
I went into Last Light with no expectations…no predictions…and no idea what M. Pierce was going to do to me…and I was pleasantly surprised with the directions it took. It could have been predictable and cliché…but it wasn’t. At all. I’m not going to lie, the beginning is slow…at least it was for me because that’s when Matt and Hannah are apart the most. Because they have to be and…there is purpose behind it. That purpose doesn’t make a lot of sense until towards the end of the book…but there is reason and cause behind everything that happens and I appreciated that very much. Because I went into it not really knowing what might happen…I didn’t figure it out until it smacked me in the face. It worked very well for the characters…it was completely necessary as far as character development, although it brought out some particularly choice emotions on my part…but I should expect nothing less from M. NO and LL are very different books and I mean that in a good way. NO is so passionate and electric and emotionally charged…LL is a little bit more subdued, the intensity is there but in a different way…but it still worked for the flow of the story line.
‘I want this, Matt said. Don’t hold back. Do your best…
Matt always wanted me to abandon reason – in sex as well as in life. That’s what he did. Why couldn’t I? He lived without fear of what others thought. I lived like a normal person, in my self-imposed restraint. But Matt was free, I knew, and I was not, and the double edge of his freedom was his incredible instinctive selfishness.’
Something I loved from NO that I felt was stronger in LL was…the writing. M. has a very distinctive style…and I am a huge lover of basically every word. It’s very crisp and clean with a slight edge…it’s descriptive but not to the point of being over the top or flowery. It’s hard hitting and emotional…but not sappy…it feels raw and real. The connection I feel to the characters in this series just defies words…I didn’t think it was possible for me to love Hannah and Matt more, but somehow M made it happened. I enjoyed seeing a different side to both of them, as well as their relationship…it made me appreciate them more as characters and brought me closer to understanding who they are.
‘“Always,” he whispered. “You feel it, too, don’t you? You always want me. I always want you. We belong together, Hannah.” His fingers dug into my bottom and I squeaked. It hurt just enough to feel good.’
Alright…so the end…it might be considered a little cliffhanger-ish. On the cliffhanger spectrum it is towards the lighter scale…but…it’s there. There are a lot of things still left unanswered IMO…which is a good thing because now I’m dying for After Dark. I know it will be worth the wait because LL was…and I have no doubt, Hannah and Matt will get the HEA they so richly deserve.
July 25, 2015
3.5 ★
Hmmm... I had to think hard about this one...
There were parts I didn't like or appreciate, or understand. There were parts that had me scratching or shaking my head. There were parts that put me off. Yet, There were parts that had me reeling. There were parts that I was just completely enamored with. There were parts that tugged at the heart string. And then there were the parts that got meself fanning. Now that last part, stayed consistent from the first book to here, just saying *grins*
At this point, I won't talk anymore about the epilogue from Night Owl, including my reaction to it or the direction that this book apparently did not go, fortunately. M. Pierce, I thought, did nicely tie that into the beginning of this book.
The story revolved around the "secret" that Hannah is keeping, and how she had to deal with things and the people in their lives. Along the way, conflicts arise from both sides as expected, some of them unnecessary if I may add. After all, that kind of secret can only be sustained so long. I think those were the parts I struggled with .
Hannah didn't quite win me over in the first book and did she change my mind in this book? I'm not sure. I was starting to really like her but then she just did that stupid thing . And something about her dynamics with Matt's brothers felt unsettling for some reason. I didn't understand some of her thought process. But near the end, I thought she showed maturity.
Matt... hmmm... I thought I got him in the first book. I still think I get him but I felt like he was just really unhinged in some parts.
One thing that can't be denied however is the heat between these 2. M. Pierce, do you know how to write those scenes or what! And for all the craziness these 2 went thru, whether I understand it or not, I say they're meant for each other and they deserve each other.
If I may just say another thing, I've been meaning to say this even from the first book that I thought it's quite clever of M. Pierce weaving his/her(?) own pen name and his/her(?) books into the story to make it almost a circular story, in my head anyways. I can't help but feel though that somehow, somewhere in there, the joke's on us as readers, and it's a tad uncomfortable feeling.
My last thought, do I make that 0.5★ up my rating? Sure, why not. Regardless of what I've written, I know I'll be reading the conclusion to Matt and Hannah's story.
*Complimentary ARC received from publisher via Netgalley*
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Hmmm... I had to think hard about this one...
There were parts I didn't like or appreciate, or understand. There were parts that had me scratching or shaking my head. There were parts that put me off. Yet, There were parts that had me reeling. There were parts that I was just completely enamored with. There were parts that tugged at the heart string. And then there were the parts that got meself fanning. Now that last part, stayed consistent from the first book to here, just saying *grins*
At this point, I won't talk anymore about the epilogue from Night Owl, including my reaction to it or the direction that this book apparently did not go, fortunately. M. Pierce, I thought, did nicely tie that into the beginning of this book.
The story revolved around the "secret" that Hannah is keeping, and how she had to deal with things and the people in their lives. Along the way, conflicts arise from both sides as expected, some of them unnecessary if I may add. After all, that kind of secret can only be sustained so long. I think those were the parts I struggled with .
Hannah didn't quite win me over in the first book and did she change my mind in this book? I'm not sure. I was starting to really like her but then she just did that stupid thing . And something about her dynamics with Matt's brothers felt unsettling for some reason. I didn't understand some of her thought process. But near the end, I thought she showed maturity.
Matt... hmmm... I thought I got him in the first book. I still think I get him but I felt like he was just really unhinged in some parts.
One thing that can't be denied however is the heat between these 2. M. Pierce, do you know how to write those scenes or what! And for all the craziness these 2 went thru, whether I understand it or not, I say they're meant for each other and they deserve each other.
If I may just say another thing, I've been meaning to say this even from the first book that I thought it's quite clever of M. Pierce weaving his/her(?) own pen name and his/her(?) books into the story to make it almost a circular story, in my head anyways. I can't help but feel though that somehow, somewhere in there, the joke's on us as readers, and it's a tad uncomfortable feeling.
My last thought, do I make that 0.5★ up my rating? Sure, why not. Regardless of what I've written, I know I'll be reading the conclusion to Matt and Hannah's story.
*Complimentary ARC received from publisher via Netgalley*
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November 8, 2014
As soon as I read the last page of Night Owl, I was anticipating this follow up novel. Hannah and Matt have a gritty and dark relationship. They started their love affair online. Matt was buried in lies. Hannah was hurt and tried to get away from Matt. After reading Last Light, I wonder if she made the right choice by going back to him. In a way I think she should have stayed away from him before things went from bad to worse.
Last Light begins with Matt in hiding. The world things he is dead. He lives to see Hannah on the weekends. Hannah is devastated lying to her friends, her family, Matt's family, and the world! She is doing it because she loves Matt. Right at the beginning I felt like Matt didn't truly love Hannah. When you love someone you would never force them to do something that is completely out of character for them. Let's just say I started the story mad at Matt and the resentment just continued to bloom.
Matt has secretly released a scandalous book about his and Hannah's love affair. It has been leaked to the public and Nate (Matt's older brother) is trying to convince Hannah to sue whoever leaked it. Matt has secretly been working with a mystery girl to release it. (One that he met on the same writing site he met Hannah.) He continues to develop a friendship with this girl. So not only has Matt has pushed Hannah into lying but he is now a cheater. Emotional cheating is cheating.
Meanwhile, Hannah is not only pretending to mourn the death of Matt she is mourning the long distance relationship. She is broken without Matt.
"I never got to go to dinner with my boyfriend anymore … never got to walk down the street holding his hand … all week I slept alone in our king-size bed. The hell with him. I was the one sacrificing. He got his happy anonymous little life, and he just wanted more, more, more."-Hannah
Matt's other brother Seth makes a play for Hannah. I cannot help but feel sorry for Seth. He doesn't know that Matt is alive. Hannah is lonely but she remains faithful to Matt. (Why?!?!?! I am not quite sure....at first Seth looks like a valid option for her to explore.)
What can I say good about this book? I do feel that the writing style is amazing. No matter how mad I felt, I didn't want to put it down. I still harbored feelings for the Hannah and Matt from Night Owl. I kept hoping that Matt would come clean and redeem himself. I know the sex was hot. But truthfully, it didn't matter. I couldn't get emotionally invested with these two when things were just so messed up!
Honestly, things went from bad to worse. The deceptive web that Matt is spinning is even worse than what we thought. This just makes me hate Matt even more (if that is that even possible?)! Then Hannah finally comes to her senses. Or does she really come to her senses?
All I can say is somehow they ended up together the end. Why? I will never understand. They both need some serious therapy. All of this being said, I am sure that I will read the third book. I am just a sucker for seeing things through. I really didn't hate Last Light. I was just terribly disappointed in both Hannah and Matt. It makes it difficult to feel invested in a story when that happens.
“He draws people in without even trying. Puts them under a spell. And then he does what he always does—lies or disappears— and you break on the rocks you were too dazed to see.” You break on the rocks … A master manipulator."-Hannah
Last Light begins with Matt in hiding. The world things he is dead. He lives to see Hannah on the weekends. Hannah is devastated lying to her friends, her family, Matt's family, and the world! She is doing it because she loves Matt. Right at the beginning I felt like Matt didn't truly love Hannah. When you love someone you would never force them to do something that is completely out of character for them. Let's just say I started the story mad at Matt and the resentment just continued to bloom.
Matt has secretly released a scandalous book about his and Hannah's love affair. It has been leaked to the public and Nate (Matt's older brother) is trying to convince Hannah to sue whoever leaked it. Matt has secretly been working with a mystery girl to release it. (One that he met on the same writing site he met Hannah.) He continues to develop a friendship with this girl. So not only has Matt has pushed Hannah into lying but he is now a cheater. Emotional cheating is cheating.
Meanwhile, Hannah is not only pretending to mourn the death of Matt she is mourning the long distance relationship. She is broken without Matt.
"I never got to go to dinner with my boyfriend anymore … never got to walk down the street holding his hand … all week I slept alone in our king-size bed. The hell with him. I was the one sacrificing. He got his happy anonymous little life, and he just wanted more, more, more."-Hannah
Matt's other brother Seth makes a play for Hannah. I cannot help but feel sorry for Seth. He doesn't know that Matt is alive. Hannah is lonely but she remains faithful to Matt. (Why?!?!?! I am not quite sure....at first Seth looks like a valid option for her to explore.)
What can I say good about this book? I do feel that the writing style is amazing. No matter how mad I felt, I didn't want to put it down. I still harbored feelings for the Hannah and Matt from Night Owl. I kept hoping that Matt would come clean and redeem himself. I know the sex was hot. But truthfully, it didn't matter. I couldn't get emotionally invested with these two when things were just so messed up!
Honestly, things went from bad to worse. The deceptive web that Matt is spinning is even worse than what we thought. This just makes me hate Matt even more (if that is that even possible?)! Then Hannah finally comes to her senses. Or does she really come to her senses?
All I can say is somehow they ended up together the end. Why? I will never understand. They both need some serious therapy. All of this being said, I am sure that I will read the third book. I am just a sucker for seeing things through. I really didn't hate Last Light. I was just terribly disappointed in both Hannah and Matt. It makes it difficult to feel invested in a story when that happens.
“He draws people in without even trying. Puts them under a spell. And then he does what he always does—lies or disappears— and you break on the rocks you were too dazed to see.” You break on the rocks … A master manipulator."-Hannah
November 1, 2014
I don’t know what to think…I do not know how to write this review…I am just don’t know.
“LORD OF LIES”
My stomach was in knots. The writing in Last Light was 10+ stars, but how the story unfolded…I am still thinking about it days after finishing it. What is going to happen to Matt and Hannah? How could things get so out of control so quickly?! What do I even think about them??
It had to go this way otherwise it would not show exactly who Matt and Hannah truly were. They need to grow.
I do not want to give anything away so this review is hard for me to write and very short.
Last Light starts exactly with Hannah going through how Matt’s “death” appeared. Hannah is covering for Matt, but while covering for Matt’s “death” she is lying to his family, to his brothers, to everyone. There is Nate who is the good brother who is married and really takes care of everything. Then there is Seth. He is the brother who takes risks; the one that Hannah has to be careful around.
In Last Light, I was at the edge of my seat. I think I will need to read book 3 and find out what is going on. Things just go out of control and in my head while reading this all I could hear are three words “LORD OF LIES”. Matt and Hannah’s story is also released and no one knows who or why.
You have to read the series in order.
There were a lot of things going on that I did not agree with but I think that these characters need a lot of maturing. They need guidance. They need to have faith and tell the truth. I hope book 3 brings my faith back in these because this book left me sad.
A copy provided in exchange for an honest review.
“LORD OF LIES”
My stomach was in knots. The writing in Last Light was 10+ stars, but how the story unfolded…I am still thinking about it days after finishing it. What is going to happen to Matt and Hannah? How could things get so out of control so quickly?! What do I even think about them??
It had to go this way otherwise it would not show exactly who Matt and Hannah truly were. They need to grow.
I do not want to give anything away so this review is hard for me to write and very short.
Last Light starts exactly with Hannah going through how Matt’s “death” appeared. Hannah is covering for Matt, but while covering for Matt’s “death” she is lying to his family, to his brothers, to everyone. There is Nate who is the good brother who is married and really takes care of everything. Then there is Seth. He is the brother who takes risks; the one that Hannah has to be careful around.
In Last Light, I was at the edge of my seat. I think I will need to read book 3 and find out what is going on. Things just go out of control and in my head while reading this all I could hear are three words “LORD OF LIES”. Matt and Hannah’s story is also released and no one knows who or why.
You have to read the series in order.
There were a lot of things going on that I did not agree with but I think that these characters need a lot of maturing. They need guidance. They need to have faith and tell the truth. I hope book 3 brings my faith back in these because this book left me sad.
A copy provided in exchange for an honest review.
October 3, 2014
Quick review:
Cover: Cute
Rating: NC-17
Thumbs Up: 4.5
Overall: Emotional lows and lower, lol.
Characters: Well Written
Plot: Taking a stand and sticking to it.
Page Turner: Yes
Series Cont.? YES
Recommend: Yes
Book Boyfriend: Hannah (girlfriend this time ;))
SUMMARY (60 words or less)
What a bumpy ride. I will admit that there were times I hated this book… and there were a lot of them. But when I step back and really think about it, when a book makes your FEEL so passionately not just about the story but the characters themselves good or bad, then an author has done their job right?
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COMING SOON 10/7/14
Cover: Cute
Rating: NC-17
Thumbs Up: 4.5
Overall: Emotional lows and lower, lol.
Characters: Well Written
Plot: Taking a stand and sticking to it.
Page Turner: Yes
Series Cont.? YES
Recommend: Yes
Book Boyfriend: Hannah (girlfriend this time ;))
SUMMARY (60 words or less)
What a bumpy ride. I will admit that there were times I hated this book… and there were a lot of them. But when I step back and really think about it, when a book makes your FEEL so passionately not just about the story but the characters themselves good or bad, then an author has done their job right?
For a full review and yummy pic, see my blog post at:
COMING SOON 10/7/14
November 6, 2014
I wanted to love Last Light and had high expectations since I loved Night Owl so much but this fell flat for me. One thing I loved about Night Owl was the refreshing and different prose. In Last Light, I found the writing to be lacking and ordinary. It took me almost a week to finish this book as opposed to Night Owl which I read in one day. Maybe that's my problem. I shouldn't be comparing it to its predecessor.
July 21, 2015
3 1/2 Stars
“He’s the golden boy, you see? We always forgive him.”
There’s no denying it. Night Owl blew us away when we read it last year. It was addictive, passionate and emotional. We were introduced to Matt Sky; an intelligent, rather eccentric character whose actions posed many questions and ensured we hungrily flipped every page as we experienced the intensity and passion of his and Hannah’s relationship. In Night Owl we empathised with the struggles Matt underwent throughout that book and felt and understood his need for anonymity. It was real and raw. His love of his craft, his craving to turn his thoughts and imagination into stories was as important to him as breathing. But it was at a cost.
“You don’t have the fucking patent on pain, Matt. You don’t get to play the tortured genius card.”
M. Pierce’s writing was unique and even spell binding at times. So, to say we were eagerly anticipating Last Light, picking up Hannah and Matt’s story where that heart stopping cliffy left off is an understatement.
And so we delved into Last Light with much enthusiasm and were pleased to find the same metaphorically expressive prose was still evident through most of the story. We fell in love with this authors writing style and that love affair was still present on the whole in Last Light.
‘Whatever else life contains, Matt once said to me, it’s sad because it has to end.’
One of biggest drawbacks in Last Light became our feelings towards Matt. Here was a character who charmed us and who we loved in Night Owl. In that instalment we found him witty, endearing and his dirty mouth wowed us. Yes, he was high maintenance, but we empathised with him and willed him the privacy he so needed. Sadly in Last Light Matt came across as selfish, whiny and self-centred and annoyed us to the point of distraction at times. We just couldn’t warm to him this time around as we did in Night Owl.
The shining light for us this time round were Nate and Seth, Matt’s brothers. These men completely stole our hearts. In fact, we felt more for these two than we did Matt. We felt so very, very sorry for Seth in Last Light. Here was a vulnerable and honest man who was a casualty of Matt’s game. He was a pawn and so cruelly treated. Nate had our hearts. A beautiful soul who was loyal to a fault and who, due to his uncompromising love for Matt was also a puppet in Matt’s selfishness. Yes we realise this sounds harsh, however, we have to be honest.
“Matt is a master manipulator, Hannah. And you’re not a cruel person, I can tell.”
Hannah, bless her, had our sympathy for most of this story. The young lady really came into her own in Last Light and showed great endurance and strength and we loved her for it. Although she agreed to it, we felt she was coerced into doing Matt’s bidding. It was extremely difficult on Hannah but Matt didn’t appear to shoulder any weight whatsoever and his expressions of guilt at putting Hannah through it all just didn’t feel honest. His words felt hollow and we felt Matt didn’t warrant the loyalty Hannah bestowed on him. We felt the emotional strain on Hannah throughout the story.
“Let’s not live in the real world.”
For us this book didn’t have the impact that Night Owl did and it absolutely GUTS us to say this, especially after excitedly looking forward to Last Light. The characters voices appeared to have changed somewhat for drama’s sake; some exaggerated even since the previous book which we feel affected our enjoyment of the story and was unnecessary. At times it also felt as if the Author’s voice changed from poetic and metaphorical to almost cheesy and repetitive. It was so transparently conflicting it felt as though ‘outside voices’ were involved. This is not the Author we came to love and it’s such a shame as we LOVE this Authors unique writing. Did Last Light venture into that ‘second book filler trap’ of a trilogy? Sadly, perhaps so.
“You’re so poetic when you want to be. Are you manipulating me, or are you a hopeless romantic? I can never tell.”
We will say that one aspect of this story we found particularly fascinating and very clever was the way M Pierce intrinsically wove real life into her fiction. It had us pondering at what point did reality end and fiction begin? It certainly raised many questions and became quite the lively conversational topic for us both.
“I don’t want to be the sun in your sky. Do you get what I mean? I’m happy being the moon.”
Will we be 1clicking After Dark, the final installment, the minute it’s live? You bet we will! We are enjoying this series enough to be invested in these characters, wanting to see their story through to the end. Not to mention we will be craving more of M Pierce’s mesmerising and beautiful prose. We can’t wait and hope we get the M. Pierce back whose writing is so very unique and addictive. Fans of this series will devour Last Light, of that we’ve no doubt, it just didn’t completely work for us this time around.
**Reviewed off an ARC copy provided by the publisher with thanks**
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October 28, 2014
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If you’ve read and loved Night Owl, you won’t be disappointed with Last Light. In fact, I’m willing to say that Last Light is better than Night Owl. I know what you’re thinking, how is that possible? The twists and turns in the plot are shocking, and the meta aspects of the book were so damn creative. The sex is out of this world hot, M. Pierce really turned things up a notch with Last Light. It makes me wonder what we’re in store for with After Dark!
Hannah really came into her own in this book. She was bolder and her feisty side was played up a lot more than we’ve previously seen. I felt like the reader really got to know Hannah on a deeper level this time around. She did things to protect Matt that just floored me. While I think Hannah has always known who Matt is, I think in Last Light she finally realized the extent of his issues. I was proud of Hannah, for sticking up for herself, for not giving in to Matt when he was being such an impossible jerk, and for truly loving him despite everything.
Matt really stepped up his deception in LL. His selfish side reared it’s ugly head and gave us a look into what being pushed into the public eye did to his psyche. The side of Matt that lies to get his way was frustrating to see. The guy knows how to get himself into so much trouble it seems impossible for him to escape it. He does it to himself so there’s no one else to blame but him and the thing is, he gets caught. EVERY SINGLE TIME. So why does he keep doing it? He clearly has issues with manipulation but he’s so vulnerable you can’t help but love him. Just like in Night Owl, I wanted to punch him in the face and then hug him throughout Last Light. His decisions felt self-destructive, like he’s always testing his limits to see how far he can go. His crazy is oddly endearing.
Let’s talk about the sex between Matt and Hannah. It’s always been hot, but good grief, in Last Light it’s on freaking fire! There’s a scene where things get a little bit rough and O.M.G. I’m shocked I didn’t spontaneously combust. Matt has always been the one to be in control but Hannah was able take the reins a bit and do things her way. It was thrilling to see her make Matt squirm and lose control. I really loved this bolder Hannah.
In Last Light we’re introduced to Seth Sky. He’s… unique. He commands attention and has a dark side, just like Matt. He’s bold and tries to take what he wants, even though it’s not his. His relationship with Hannah is going to make you uncomfortable and maybe even a bit excited. I found myself hating him, then loving him. I predict everyone is going to be talking about this Sky brother for a long time to come. We also get introduced to a new character named Melanie. I can’t decide what to do with this girl. She’s smart but she comes across as flighty and desperate at times. Matt has a weird attachment to her and can’t seem to let her go, even when it may cause issues with Hannah. She’s an enigma and her presence in LL stirs up trouble. LL also features Nate. I love him. He’s always there for Matt, even when he screws things up so badly you’d think he would be ready to walk away. But Nate surprised me in this book, his dedication to Matt knows no bounds.
M’s characters are always entertaining and it’s off-the-wall scenes like what occurs in the ice cream shop that make M’s characters come to life. Ice cream in the winter will forever remind me of Matt. The detailed quirky traits that M weaves into the characters make them so bold and real. I always feel like I’m living in their world when I’m reading them.
One of my favorite parts of Last Light, besides the uber-hot sex, is how M used the Epilogue in Night Owl within Last Light. It’s a huge part of LL’s plot so I won’t give anything away, I’ll just say I thought it was clever and brilliant and shows what a true artist M is. I’m so attached to these characters that I’m both looking forward to After Dark and dreading it. AD releasing means this Trilogy is over and I just may lose my mind when we no longer have a new story to look forward to. Night Owl was a 5 star read for me, and topped my 2013 best books list. Last Light topped Night Owl, so it’s only fitting that I give it 6 stars and encourage anyone who hasn’t read this series to start it today!
If you’ve read and loved Night Owl, you won’t be disappointed with Last Light. In fact, I’m willing to say that Last Light is better than Night Owl. I know what you’re thinking, how is that possible? The twists and turns in the plot are shocking, and the meta aspects of the book were so damn creative. The sex is out of this world hot, M. Pierce really turned things up a notch with Last Light. It makes me wonder what we’re in store for with After Dark!
Hannah really came into her own in this book. She was bolder and her feisty side was played up a lot more than we’ve previously seen. I felt like the reader really got to know Hannah on a deeper level this time around. She did things to protect Matt that just floored me. While I think Hannah has always known who Matt is, I think in Last Light she finally realized the extent of his issues. I was proud of Hannah, for sticking up for herself, for not giving in to Matt when he was being such an impossible jerk, and for truly loving him despite everything.
Matt really stepped up his deception in LL. His selfish side reared it’s ugly head and gave us a look into what being pushed into the public eye did to his psyche. The side of Matt that lies to get his way was frustrating to see. The guy knows how to get himself into so much trouble it seems impossible for him to escape it. He does it to himself so there’s no one else to blame but him and the thing is, he gets caught. EVERY SINGLE TIME. So why does he keep doing it? He clearly has issues with manipulation but he’s so vulnerable you can’t help but love him. Just like in Night Owl, I wanted to punch him in the face and then hug him throughout Last Light. His decisions felt self-destructive, like he’s always testing his limits to see how far he can go. His crazy is oddly endearing.
Let’s talk about the sex between Matt and Hannah. It’s always been hot, but good grief, in Last Light it’s on freaking fire! There’s a scene where things get a little bit rough and O.M.G. I’m shocked I didn’t spontaneously combust. Matt has always been the one to be in control but Hannah was able take the reins a bit and do things her way. It was thrilling to see her make Matt squirm and lose control. I really loved this bolder Hannah.
In Last Light we’re introduced to Seth Sky. He’s… unique. He commands attention and has a dark side, just like Matt. He’s bold and tries to take what he wants, even though it’s not his. His relationship with Hannah is going to make you uncomfortable and maybe even a bit excited. I found myself hating him, then loving him. I predict everyone is going to be talking about this Sky brother for a long time to come. We also get introduced to a new character named Melanie. I can’t decide what to do with this girl. She’s smart but she comes across as flighty and desperate at times. Matt has a weird attachment to her and can’t seem to let her go, even when it may cause issues with Hannah. She’s an enigma and her presence in LL stirs up trouble. LL also features Nate. I love him. He’s always there for Matt, even when he screws things up so badly you’d think he would be ready to walk away. But Nate surprised me in this book, his dedication to Matt knows no bounds.
M’s characters are always entertaining and it’s off-the-wall scenes like what occurs in the ice cream shop that make M’s characters come to life. Ice cream in the winter will forever remind me of Matt. The detailed quirky traits that M weaves into the characters make them so bold and real. I always feel like I’m living in their world when I’m reading them.
One of my favorite parts of Last Light, besides the uber-hot sex, is how M used the Epilogue in Night Owl within Last Light. It’s a huge part of LL’s plot so I won’t give anything away, I’ll just say I thought it was clever and brilliant and shows what a true artist M is. I’m so attached to these characters that I’m both looking forward to After Dark and dreading it. AD releasing means this Trilogy is over and I just may lose my mind when we no longer have a new story to look forward to. Night Owl was a 5 star read for me, and topped my 2013 best books list. Last Light topped Night Owl, so it’s only fitting that I give it 6 stars and encourage anyone who hasn’t read this series to start it today!
May 6, 2015
Once upon a time a jaded book nerd discovered a story that stood out among the sea of carbon copy FSOG wannabes and proceeded to knock her socks off.
The first book in this trilogy, Night Owl was that book.
Now, this book nerd was more than a little picky when it came to her idea of the Perfect Leading Man. Broody, sensitive with a bit of possessiveness thrown in? Right up her alley. Throw in a dry sense of humor and one hell of a dirty mouth, and she was in heaven. Enter Matt Sky....and this humble book nerd was a goner.
Jump ahead a couple of years, and this same book nerd has decided it is FINALLY time to tackle the next book in the series.
After the first chapter, she remembered how much she had loved the first book, and sighed in contentment to be back inside the heads of these wonderful, unique characters. This feeling of contentment continued throughout the first half of the book.
And then....things started to go wrong.
The book nerd (i.e. Me) isn't sure the exact moment things began to fall apart. Maybe it was when Matt's being evasive turned into obsessively lying to cover his ass. Or, maybe it was when Hannah decided to not only start drooling over Matt's bother Nate (a good guy, and a likable character)...but also his OTHER brother, Seth (a broody musician who goes from being a totally douchey Alpha-asshat in the beginning, to having no balls whatsoever by the last act of the book). I guess Hannah is just SO IN LOVE with Matt that she can't control her hormones around any of the Sky men. If their father had been alive, I'm sure she would have started daydreaming about him as well.
There were just so...many...times...where Matt and Hannah's actions made little sense. Especially in the scope of the previous book. Yes, they went through some trust and lies issues in Night Owl...but the level of fuckery that was on display here was ridiculous. Matt has always been a loose cannon, he has real issues to deal with, and he definitely struggled here. But some of HANNAH'S behavior just boggled my mind.
**Warning: Spoil-filled rant ahead**
Were the sex scenes still smoking hot? Hell yes. Was Matt's dirty mouth still on full display? Praise Sweet baby Jesus, it was. But....believe it or not, i need more than just great sex scenes to fully enjoy a book.
Considering the high ratings this book has gotten, i know these opinions are in the minority. And maybe my expectations were just too high for this book. But, this was one of the biggest let downs by a book I've had in a while. I almost feel like this was filler between the beginning and the end of Matt & Hannah's story. Maybe it should have remained a stand alone. I just wish i felt differently.
The first book in this trilogy, Night Owl was that book.
Now, this book nerd was more than a little picky when it came to her idea of the Perfect Leading Man. Broody, sensitive with a bit of possessiveness thrown in? Right up her alley. Throw in a dry sense of humor and one hell of a dirty mouth, and she was in heaven. Enter Matt Sky....and this humble book nerd was a goner.
Jump ahead a couple of years, and this same book nerd has decided it is FINALLY time to tackle the next book in the series.
After the first chapter, she remembered how much she had loved the first book, and sighed in contentment to be back inside the heads of these wonderful, unique characters. This feeling of contentment continued throughout the first half of the book.
And then....things started to go wrong.
The book nerd (i.e. Me) isn't sure the exact moment things began to fall apart. Maybe it was when Matt's being evasive turned into obsessively lying to cover his ass. Or, maybe it was when Hannah decided to not only start drooling over Matt's bother Nate (a good guy, and a likable character)...but also his OTHER brother, Seth (a broody musician who goes from being a totally douchey Alpha-asshat in the beginning, to having no balls whatsoever by the last act of the book). I guess Hannah is just SO IN LOVE with Matt that she can't control her hormones around any of the Sky men. If their father had been alive, I'm sure she would have started daydreaming about him as well.
There were just so...many...times...where Matt and Hannah's actions made little sense. Especially in the scope of the previous book. Yes, they went through some trust and lies issues in Night Owl...but the level of fuckery that was on display here was ridiculous. Matt has always been a loose cannon, he has real issues to deal with, and he definitely struggled here. But some of HANNAH'S behavior just boggled my mind.
**Warning: Spoil-filled rant ahead**
Were the sex scenes still smoking hot? Hell yes. Was Matt's dirty mouth still on full display? Praise Sweet baby Jesus, it was. But....believe it or not, i need more than just great sex scenes to fully enjoy a book.
Considering the high ratings this book has gotten, i know these opinions are in the minority. And maybe my expectations were just too high for this book. But, this was one of the biggest let downs by a book I've had in a while. I almost feel like this was filler between the beginning and the end of Matt & Hannah's story. Maybe it should have remained a stand alone. I just wish i felt differently.
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