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Chasing the Moon
A modern-day retelling of the Greek Myth of Selene and Endymion.
He was the sun, and she was the moon. A love like theirs was never destined to last.
Selene Drake has always been the girl that blends into the background.
The wallflower.
Quiet.
Unnoticed.
Sweet as can be.
It never bothered her, she preferred slinking into the shadows.
When she first laid eyes on Endymion Black, she fell irrevocably in love with him.
The bad boy.
Cold.
Distant.
Handsome as ever.
For years, she pined after the unattainable boy who had somehow burrowed his way into her heart.
Until everything changed.
One unforgettable night bridled with passion and forbidden lust destroyed her naïve heart and reshaped her innocent soul. It sent her fleeing from the only town she’d ever truly known.
Six years later, Selene is back in Dunsmuir and the boy she spent years loving in silence, has now turned into a man. A man with his sights set on her. Somehow, the tables have turned, and this time around, he’s the one doing the chasing, determined to claim her heart as his. Only, he doesn’t realize, she has a secret of her own.
One with the potential to change their lives forever.
Chasing the Moon is a full-length standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA.
He was the sun, and she was the moon. A love like theirs was never destined to last.
Selene Drake has always been the girl that blends into the background.
The wallflower.
Quiet.
Unnoticed.
Sweet as can be.
It never bothered her, she preferred slinking into the shadows.
When she first laid eyes on Endymion Black, she fell irrevocably in love with him.
The bad boy.
Cold.
Distant.
Handsome as ever.
For years, she pined after the unattainable boy who had somehow burrowed his way into her heart.
Until everything changed.
One unforgettable night bridled with passion and forbidden lust destroyed her naïve heart and reshaped her innocent soul. It sent her fleeing from the only town she’d ever truly known.
Six years later, Selene is back in Dunsmuir and the boy she spent years loving in silence, has now turned into a man. A man with his sights set on her. Somehow, the tables have turned, and this time around, he’s the one doing the chasing, determined to claim her heart as his. Only, he doesn’t realize, she has a secret of her own.
One with the potential to change their lives forever.
Chasing the Moon is a full-length standalone romance with a guaranteed HEA.
422 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 26, 2020
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S.M. Soto
24 books2,469 followersS.M. Soto was born and raised in Northern California where she currently resides with her son. Her love for reading began when she was a young girl, and has only continued to grow into adulthood. S.M. lives for reading books in the romance genre and writing novels with relatable characters. She refers to herself as a bit of a romance junkie. S.M. loves to connect with readers and eat copious of donuts that will surely lead to her demise (carbs are life).
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November 2, 2020
I fell for these characters and their story HARD. SM Soto writes a love story so beautifully, and the emotions that she drew from me were everything. CTM is an epic love story - a heartwrenching, heartwarming, lust-filled, young love, second chance story that just consumed me whole! It is emotional, bold and beautiful. I recommend going in blind to this story because every page brings another layer to the characters and their development. The connection and chemistry between Endymion and Selene was something out of a fairy tale, and I loved every second of it!!
January 15, 2021
Oh shit (pardon my magniloquence)
I've just realised I loved the book that features drunken one-night stand, memory loss case, secret baby trope, second chance romance, constant push and pull, bitchy ex antics and what not, lol.
The thing is that second chance romances ESPECIALLY with secret pregnancy bullshit never EVER do it for me in romance books (why I even chose this book as my next read is a question for another day...lol) but what a lovely exception this story is!!!
It would be a crime not to mention how sweet and adorable the MCs' daughter is. Pure comedy, sweet baby charm, sassy little shark😍!M̶a̶k̶e̶s̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶c̶h̶i̶l̶d̶r̶e̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶ no no no
I've just realised I loved the book that features drunken one-night stand, memory loss case, secret baby trope, second chance romance, constant push and pull, bitchy ex antics and what not, lol.
The thing is that second chance romances ESPECIALLY with secret pregnancy bullshit never EVER do it for me in romance books (why I even chose this book as my next read is a question for another day...lol) but what a lovely exception this story is!!!
It would be a crime not to mention how sweet and adorable the MCs' daughter is. Pure comedy, sweet baby charm, sassy little shark😍!M̶a̶k̶e̶s̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶c̶h̶i̶l̶d̶r̶e̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶ no no no
September 29, 2020
Emotional. Captivating. Raw.
I was slapped in the face with ALL the feels with this one.
Selene and Endymion’s story reminded me why unrequited love is one of my all-time favourite romance tropes ever; I was in angst heaven from the moment these two laid eyes on each other to the very end.
Full review to come.
I was slapped in the face with ALL the feels with this one.
Selene and Endymion’s story reminded me why unrequited love is one of my all-time favourite romance tropes ever; I was in angst heaven from the moment these two laid eyes on each other to the very end.
Full review to come.
November 7, 2020
Too lazy to write up a review but I really enjoyed this one. All the feels.
October 28, 2020
I couldn’t love this story more if I tried!!!
I needed this book today. I needed a story that made me feel. That broke my heart, that made me rage, that made me laugh, that made me swoon. A story that reminded me that not all stories are packed with unnecessary drama. Some are just packed with raw character driven plots and so many emotions your chest hurts.
This author gives me female characters I become protective of, she writes people I feel like I know. I adored the quirky heroine in this story and as for the hero, well he definitely won me over. Teenage boys are dumb. End of story. But sometimes if you’re lucky they grow into awesome men.
This story is complicated, it’s beautiful and it’s definitely a 2020 Favourite for me.
I give it all the stars & the moon too 🖤
I needed this book today. I needed a story that made me feel. That broke my heart, that made me rage, that made me laugh, that made me swoon. A story that reminded me that not all stories are packed with unnecessary drama. Some are just packed with raw character driven plots and so many emotions your chest hurts.
This author gives me female characters I become protective of, she writes people I feel like I know. I adored the quirky heroine in this story and as for the hero, well he definitely won me over. Teenage boys are dumb. End of story. But sometimes if you’re lucky they grow into awesome men.
This story is complicated, it’s beautiful and it’s definitely a 2020 Favourite for me.
I give it all the stars & the moon too 🖤
October 28, 2020
This book is probably my favorite by SM Soto and I don't think that this could be any different!
I was captivated by the blurb and cover but I couldn't even imagine how emotional this book would be.
Selene and Endymion have met when she was 11 and he was 15yrs old. She saw her first love, while he just saw another kid with heart eyes.
Years have passed but her love for him only grown up from a kid's crush, to the love of a lifetime... At least for her.
He is the sun, and I am the moon. I’ll always chase him, and he’ll always run. I wonder if there will ever be a day when he’ll chase the moon?
Selene gives up from chasing the sun and goes to college, with all the intentions of forget everyone in their city...
Six years later she's back in their old small town. But now she's a new person, with a new life, new goals and a daughter, but this time... is Endymion who can't let go of the chance to chase the moon.
Guys this book... It's incredible emotional!
Their love story is so intense, so raw, so full of ups and downs, of passion and pain, of regret and forgiveness... and I just couldn't stop reading!
I hated how they left things before she left for college, but I loved his grovelling and all that he did to woo her and make her agree to one date with him.
The double standards about their past sexual life wasn't something that I enjoyed either, but not enough to taint my experience reading it.
I'll not give spoilers about the story, but so much happened with them as person and as family... Both Selene and Endymion got on my nerves at some point, but when they finally found their way back to each other, they were a force to be reckoned!
I also loved the side characters!
Everyone needs a best friend as Julia!
Have I mentioned that Selene's daughter name is Luna, just like my own daughter?
Yep... Another motive to love this book, since this Luna is as much sassy as my own! God help me!
This one is definitely a must read!
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September 5, 2020
ARC RECEIVED!
MAN OH MAN! TGE ANGST! UGH!
I'm an ANGST whore. And this! Just made my fckn life great. I love Selena's words. They're addictive asffckk. I was crying, laughing and swooning hard throughout the whole book. Epic read! Definitely a top read for 2020.
MAN OH MAN! TGE ANGST! UGH!
I'm an ANGST whore. And this! Just made my fckn life great. I love Selena's words. They're addictive asffckk. I was crying, laughing and swooning hard throughout the whole book. Epic read! Definitely a top read for 2020.
October 5, 2024
It was awful and lacked substance but who allowed this cringe-fest to be published?
October 27, 2020
This book is not that bad...if you can overlook the heroine. She gotta be one of the most pathetic h I've ever read.
She fell in love with End the first time she saw him at 11 years old, how realistic is this even(when I was 11 I didn't even know what love is and was busy playing hide and seek).
"𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓘 𝓵𝓪𝓲𝓭 𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓼 𝓸𝓷 𝓔𝓷𝓭𝔂𝓶𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓑𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓴, 𝓘 𝓯𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓲𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓫𝓵𝔂 𝓲𝓷 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓱𝓲𝓶."
She proceded to pine after him her whole life even when he didn't notice her. Then one night they have sex when the H is so drunk that he don't even remember while he has a friends with benefits situation with another girl and because that is not all the h gets pregnant and for 5 years she hides his daugther from him. I was really pissed at her and when she comes back home he suddenly notices her and wants to date her🙄🙄 And the awful thing is that she doesn't even tell him right away the truth even when he meets the girl because she was so embarassed what the people gonna say even when the whole town always knew she was in love with the H.
She was an awful person and I don't know how he forgave her at the end. Oh ..and because she wasn't pathetic enough she was celibate the whole 5 years and had sex just one time with the H when she got pregnant while the H had many sexual encounters🙄
On the other hand I really liked Seline's father, their bond and his relationship with Luna the little girl.. she truly was the only bright spot in this mess.
She fell in love with End the first time she saw him at 11 years old, how realistic is this even(when I was 11 I didn't even know what love is and was busy playing hide and seek).
"𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽 𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓘 𝓵𝓪𝓲𝓭 𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓼 𝓸𝓷 𝓔𝓷𝓭𝔂𝓶𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓑𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓴, 𝓘 𝓯𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓲𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓫𝓵𝔂 𝓲𝓷 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓱𝓲𝓶."
She proceded to pine after him her whole life even when he didn't notice her. Then one night they have sex when the H is so drunk that he don't even remember while he has a friends with benefits situation with another girl and because that is not all the h gets pregnant and for 5 years she hides his daugther from him. I was really pissed at her and when she comes back home he suddenly notices her and wants to date her🙄🙄 And the awful thing is that she doesn't even tell him right away the truth even when he meets the girl because she was so embarassed what the people gonna say even when the whole town always knew she was in love with the H.
She was an awful person and I don't know how he forgave her at the end. Oh ..and because she wasn't pathetic enough she was celibate the whole 5 years and had sex just one time with the H when she got pregnant while the H had many sexual encounters🙄
On the other hand I really liked Seline's father, their bond and his relationship with Luna the little girl.. she truly was the only bright spot in this mess.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 3, 2020
DNF @70%
Yup. I'm done. I'm rating this 1/2 star despite not finishing because I earned it for sticking as long as I did.
I've enough of this sort of recycled dreck. It's all the same steps in the same bloody parade. Nobody has an original idea. Nobody can write strong heroines or heroes that are worth a shit. The rampant sexual objectification and shallow characterisation is literally unavoidable and it has become so tedious to me I want to pull my own hair.
No, screaming thigh sweats and your 'core' clenching at the sight of the hero's shirtless chest is NOT love. It's lust. Chemistry. You can't build a life on a shallow physical drive. These two could shag. So what? They barely knew one another. I didn't believe in their 'connection' and trying to link them to some mythology was just silly.
Also, for the love of night, your core is deep in your gut, it is NOT your Mother Nature. Jesus what idiot started that shite, anyway.
So, once again, smut and a lame storyline masquerading as romance. And boring smut at that.
Who talks that much during sex?? Who pays that much attention to how the other person is reacting whilst they themselves are getting their rocks off?
I'll tell you. Someone who thinks way too much of themselves and probably isn't feeling it.
Someone like...End.
🙄
The heroine is useless and pathetic, pining almost 15 years for a guy who doesn't see her or let alone care she exists. It's infuriating how she sells herself short and won't even try to find someone who values her. The guy spent years not noticing her or calling her 'kid' if he got his head out of his arse long enough to see her - how condescending is that? And then he got steaming drunk and banged her. He took her virginity and remembered nothing, because he'd blacked out. Knocked her dumb ass up too, turns out.
How sad.
How fucking sad that this rubbish is considered romance. That this hero is considered soulmate material.
You writers need to raise your standards.
Yup. I'm done. I'm rating this 1/2 star despite not finishing because I earned it for sticking as long as I did.
I've enough of this sort of recycled dreck. It's all the same steps in the same bloody parade. Nobody has an original idea. Nobody can write strong heroines or heroes that are worth a shit. The rampant sexual objectification and shallow characterisation is literally unavoidable and it has become so tedious to me I want to pull my own hair.
No, screaming thigh sweats and your 'core' clenching at the sight of the hero's shirtless chest is NOT love. It's lust. Chemistry. You can't build a life on a shallow physical drive. These two could shag. So what? They barely knew one another. I didn't believe in their 'connection' and trying to link them to some mythology was just silly.
Also, for the love of night, your core is deep in your gut, it is NOT your Mother Nature. Jesus what idiot started that shite, anyway.
So, once again, smut and a lame storyline masquerading as romance. And boring smut at that.
Who talks that much during sex?? Who pays that much attention to how the other person is reacting whilst they themselves are getting their rocks off?
I'll tell you. Someone who thinks way too much of themselves and probably isn't feeling it.
Someone like...End.
🙄
The heroine is useless and pathetic, pining almost 15 years for a guy who doesn't see her or let alone care she exists. It's infuriating how she sells herself short and won't even try to find someone who values her. The guy spent years not noticing her or calling her 'kid' if he got his head out of his arse long enough to see her - how condescending is that? And then he got steaming drunk and banged her. He took her virginity and remembered nothing, because he'd blacked out. Knocked her dumb ass up too, turns out.
How sad.
How fucking sad that this rubbish is considered romance. That this hero is considered soulmate material.
You writers need to raise your standards.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 22, 2020
4.7 Stars
We were rendered absolutely breathless, and brought to tears by the emotions that radiated the pages of S.M.Soto’s latest read Chasing The Moon. Drawn in by the heartache, secrets, love, anger sorrow, and dash of danger we found ourselves eager to see how these characters' journey would end. A heroine, consumed by the pain and guilt of the past, and holds a secret with the power to change everything. A hero, who was blind to her beauty but now can see. Will it be their time to shine? S.M. Soto what a beautiful piece, a must read!
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We were rendered absolutely breathless, and brought to tears by the emotions that radiated the pages of S.M.Soto’s latest read Chasing The Moon. Drawn in by the heartache, secrets, love, anger sorrow, and dash of danger we found ourselves eager to see how these characters' journey would end. A heroine, consumed by the pain and guilt of the past, and holds a secret with the power to change everything. A hero, who was blind to her beauty but now can see. Will it be their time to shine? S.M. Soto what a beautiful piece, a must read!
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October 27, 2020
⭐️ 5+ "Reach the Stars" Stars ⭐️
It’s been a week since I finished Chasing the Moon and I’m finally ready to give you my thoughts on this marvelous novel. This story is honestly brilliant! I was utterly enthralled by this second chance romance with its enchanting small town vibe! I couldn't stop reading, because I was so seduced by Selene and Endymion's love story! This novel is hands down one of my absolute favorite of the year!
Every aspect of this story had me intrigued and my huge expectations were totally eclipsed! This masterpiece of a book is an outstanding experience! S.M. Soto has this ability with words and shaping incredible stories. She certainly had me bewitched by the atmosphere this book oozes. There’s just something magical about this small town, second chance romance with angst of unrequited feelings!
Selene and Endymion’s relationship is lovely and their deep connection had me enamored from the start. From their first meeting when she’s only a pre-teen through all her teenage years waiting for the older guy to finally see her, she loves him in silence! I appreciated that the first chapters are set in the past as it helped me grasp their special magnetism! After years away, Selene is back in town and her wish is coming true; End finally sees her. But that dream has be crushed years ago and it’s not easy to embark on a romance after the previous heartbreak and big secret she’s hiding.
Endymion is the whole package and I so loved him! He’s the right mix of alpha, sweet, charming, thoughtful, sexy and everything! In his teenage years, he’s a little lost searching his place in the world and trying to be his own person. While he’s courteous to Selene in their sparse encounters, he’s somewhat detached. I admired his growth into a responsible man that had me swooning so hard over his alluring personality. His pursuit of Selene’s heart is magnificent and gave me a swarm of butterflies in the stomach! He sees her true beauty and kindness and their pull is more than ever intense. The way he effortlessly forges a profound link with Luna is also to die for! They’re just the sweetest!
Luna is such a cutie and her sass had me grinning and laughing so much! She definitely brings a lightness and fresh air to this story. Every single instant with the little lady had my heart brimming with happy feelings.
Selene is really beautiful inside and out. She’s quiet and isn’t aware of her natural beauty! She’s genuine, but it doesn’t make her perfect and it’s only proved by her biggest mistake. Selene’s obsession with the moon and greek mythology is amazing and gives a singular undercurrent to the story. I felt truly connected to this graceful heroine!
Selene and End are striking together! Every moment shared is charged with a mutual fierce attraction, but also so much more! It’s evident there’s a deep understanding of each other that is quite exquisite. The slow build of their romance is breathtaking, leading to highly combustible moments. I couldn’t get enough of these two as individuals and as a couple!
Chasing the Moon is so much more than a romance, treating of deeper subject matters that are so moving. It’s an utterly entrancing and affecting story that I didn’t want to let go! S.M. Soto signed here my favorite contemporary romance of hers! Give a chance to this novel and you’ll certainly be awed like me!
** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **
January 31, 2022
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I fell in love when I was just eleven years old. All it took was one glance, three unsteady breaths, and five measly seconds to turn me to putty. There was a foreign swarm of butterflies so powerful it made me nauseous. My heartbeats were irregular, and since then, nothing in my life has been the same. The first time I laid eyes on Endymion Black, I fell irrevocably in love with him. He was an enigma in our town —the stranger everyone wanted a piece of."
“Chasing The Moon” is a standalone romance by the best selling author S.M. Soto. Told in dual perspectives, this book is the modern retelling of a greek mythology and has all the damn feels!!
Since the moment I read HATE THY NEIGHBOUR by this author , I have always been a die hard fan of hers! The way she molds the story with a killer plot line and always gives the best emotions through her books is what makes them so special for me. This book had a certain sort of spark , that some rare books have. A spark that keeps you hooked into the story and doesn’t let you go until you reach the last page! To say in short , this book was utterly perfect in every damn way!
Selene is the cutest and innocent character that I have read. The first time she saw Endymion Black was when she was a mere child. Standing in the grocery store with her , she thought that he was the most beautiful boy she had seen. Not That he noticed her back. And she wasn’t the only one smitten with the new boy in town. Several other girls had their sights on him and were not letting him go. For years she pined after him , went where he went , in hopes that someday he would notice him. But he never did. That is until night everything changed. Selene got what she wanted or for it to be ripped away from her arms in such a ruthless way. So she ran away. Now after years she is back and with her comes a huge secret that might just destroy or bind both her and Endymion’s lives. For years she was the Moon and He was the Sun. She was the one chasing him, but this time things will be different. It is time for the Sun to chase the Moon.
Endymion Black was a newbie in town. He hated the attention he got. All he wanted was to leave the town and live in peace. That is until he met the little girl who was obsessed with moons. From her moon shaped bag to her moon shaped necklace , everything about her was pretty and Innocent. She was the only one who believed in him. She thought he never noticed her , but he didn’t know how to tell her that he did. So much!
That is until she went away. Years went away and Soon Endymoin forgot the girl obsessed with the moon. But now she is back and now he is not letting her go. Why had he never noticed how pretty she was before?? This time he was going to make her his. But Selene has a secret. A secret so big , that it could change his whole life and make him hate her in the end.
This book had me hooked right from the start! It is practically impossible for anyone to not read this book in one sitting. The raw way in which Selene pined for a boy who never noticed her , had me blinking back tears! This author is the true master of manipulating people's emotions and she did an amazing job in this one! Selene and Endymion are gonna stay with me forever and I am definitely going to do a re-read of this book. It is just that perfect! A definite recommendation to all the contemporary romance lovers out there!
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October 30, 2020
3,8. It’s a little cute, if you understand this 😉
It’s worth the reading.
It’s worth the reading.
nope-nope-nope
November 10, 2020Celibate heroine for 5 years, hero had plenty and she witnesses him with a woman when they are younger bc god forbid she just have the pain of KNOWING, she has to actually see it too
May 10, 2021
Finally read this after having it on my kindle for a while. Enjoyed it i love secret baby tropes!
November 20, 2020
DNF 70%
Wow! Fuck that guy and fuck this book!
Who gets that black out drunk? That’s a long period of time and movement not to remember. I understand that it’s a play on the mythical fable but I call bs.
I think this book is gonna be like beating a dead horse. At least until she tells him. Hopefully that’s sooner, rather than later but I doubt it.
It’s funny that he called her selfish but never managed to turn that judgement on himself. You don’t even remember asshole! She was young and scared and heartbroken, her whole life changed and she did what she had to do. So fuck you for holding onto anger and resentment when you yourself aren’t perfect. It just irks me more and more as she tries to make it up to you and you can’t give a fucking inch.
I think what bothers me is she doesn’t fight back. Not that she should, she’s obviously being the bigger person. But it just emphasizes how shitty he treats her. It’s like he keeps kicking a puppy and every time I just want to kick him in the balls. Yeah she fucked up but she’s trying to make amends. He fucked up too and he just crucifies her. He’s a grade A dick. I can’t see a happy ending because her forgetting and/or forgiving just seems pathetic.
That’s great that you want to make your daughter happy. And we all know you want to make you happy, you selfish chauvinistic man baby. I guess the breeder’s opinion doesn’t matter ... I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Fuck this guy!
He’s like the cruddiest version of Mr. Darcy without a speck of charm.
I’ve lost too many minutes wasting my time on this horrendous book.
Wow! Fuck that guy and fuck this book!
Who gets that black out drunk? That’s a long period of time and movement not to remember. I understand that it’s a play on the mythical fable but I call bs.
I think this book is gonna be like beating a dead horse. At least until she tells him. Hopefully that’s sooner, rather than later but I doubt it.
It’s funny that he called her selfish but never managed to turn that judgement on himself. You don’t even remember asshole! She was young and scared and heartbroken, her whole life changed and she did what she had to do. So fuck you for holding onto anger and resentment when you yourself aren’t perfect. It just irks me more and more as she tries to make it up to you and you can’t give a fucking inch.
I think what bothers me is she doesn’t fight back. Not that she should, she’s obviously being the bigger person. But it just emphasizes how shitty he treats her. It’s like he keeps kicking a puppy and every time I just want to kick him in the balls. Yeah she fucked up but she’s trying to make amends. He fucked up too and he just crucifies her. He’s a grade A dick. I can’t see a happy ending because her forgetting and/or forgiving just seems pathetic.
That’s great that you want to make your daughter happy. And we all know you want to make you happy, you selfish chauvinistic man baby. I guess the breeder’s opinion doesn’t matter ... I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Fuck this guy!
He’s like the cruddiest version of Mr. Darcy without a speck of charm.
I’ve lost too many minutes wasting my time on this horrendous book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 12, 2021
🌬 1.5 stars more like. the girl’s icky the guy’s icky. didnt like any of em. thought theyre patoothic. kinda wanna give this a 1, but likeee, my average rating's fuckin low as it is, not gonna get it even lower
10% : theyre fucking for the first time and im skipping it bcs they barely ever interact n no chem
11% : he forgets their night together coz from his pov, he blacked out when he took her virginity lmaooo. she visit his door the morning after and it went like yhis
*so she proceeds pack her things up and leave town. what a coward. real woman should never let a loser, a guy at that, affects her life that hugely- no but i would do the exact same thing
14% : we’re getting andy’s first pov and the way he talks bout selene is so…detached 😂 poor girl
’I remember specifically she’d always wear a moon necklace. It was her quirk. Really, it was the only thing that reminded me of her.’
if that doesnt tell u all u need to know then idk what will
15% : theyre really meeting for the first time. well, for him at least
’Everything about her is so different from most women I know and most women in this town. From what I can tell, it doesn’t look like she has on a speck of makeup, and where most women draw on their brows and cake their faces with that shit, Selene doesn’t. Her brows are dark, thick, and bushy, yet they’re shaped and cleaned up so well, they complement her face in ways that would never work on any other woman. Her eyes are large, almost too big for her face, but they give her an innocence that most women lack.’
cue my humblest eye roll. whats with the sudden interest from him fr it made no sense
and look i might change my mind but this mion guy is. not hot. he just dont do it for me. and also (from the blurb) bad boy he is not
22% : andi the dude is getting jealous of her ex bf and idfk why. at least spend more than 5 minutes w each other first or smth. i dont get why ure showing these irrelevant emotions toward a stranger bcs shes pretty
24% : theyre kissing. well almost but they had a supposedly “moment”. he wanted to “court” her tho
again idfk why coz tbh i have more chemistry with my water bottle than these two
27% : ”Honey, were you not at the same dinner I was? I watched you two, the way you looked at each other. There was so much tension in the air the other night—hell, it makes me hot just thinking about it.” her mother said.
SELENES MOTHER, WHAT TENSION?? R THEE HIGH. fr were we seeing the same scene?
30% : getting bored here…
35 - 100% : igiveup. the temptation to skim is just too much. plenty of stuff’s happening & i dont like any of them. not even the little kid
ps. when selene’s father sang before u go before he died.. i was like… am i supposed to be crying rn or..??
10% : theyre fucking for the first time and im skipping it bcs they barely ever interact n no chem
11% : he forgets their night together coz from his pov, he blacked out when he took her virginity lmaooo. she visit his door the morning after and it went like yhis
...
...
*so she proceeds pack her things up and leave town. what a coward. real woman should never let a loser, a guy at that, affects her life that hugely- no but i would do the exact same thing
14% : we’re getting andy’s first pov and the way he talks bout selene is so…detached 😂 poor girl
’I remember specifically she’d always wear a moon necklace. It was her quirk. Really, it was the only thing that reminded me of her.’
if that doesnt tell u all u need to know then idk what will
15% : theyre really meeting for the first time. well, for him at least
’Everything about her is so different from most women I know and most women in this town. From what I can tell, it doesn’t look like she has on a speck of makeup, and where most women draw on their brows and cake their faces with that shit, Selene doesn’t. Her brows are dark, thick, and bushy, yet they’re shaped and cleaned up so well, they complement her face in ways that would never work on any other woman. Her eyes are large, almost too big for her face, but they give her an innocence that most women lack.’
cue my humblest eye roll. whats with the sudden interest from him fr it made no sense
and look i might change my mind but this mion guy is. not hot. he just dont do it for me. and also (from the blurb) bad boy he is not
22% : andi the dude is getting jealous of her ex bf and idfk why. at least spend more than 5 minutes w each other first or smth. i dont get why ure showing these irrelevant emotions toward a stranger bcs shes pretty
24% : theyre kissing. well almost but they had a supposedly “moment”. he wanted to “court” her tho
again idfk why coz tbh i have more chemistry with my water bottle than these two
27% : ”Honey, were you not at the same dinner I was? I watched you two, the way you looked at each other. There was so much tension in the air the other night—hell, it makes me hot just thinking about it.” her mother said.
SELENES MOTHER, WHAT TENSION?? R THEE HIGH. fr were we seeing the same scene?
30% : getting bored here…
35 - 100% : igiveup. the temptation to skim is just too much. plenty of stuff’s happening & i dont like any of them. not even the little kid
ps. when selene’s father sang before u go before he died.. i was like… am i supposed to be crying rn or..??
November 13, 2020
La premisa del libro me había gustado mucho, las primeras páginas estaba segura de que era un libro que me iba a gustar mi problema fue el desarrollo.
SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS
Selene estuvo enamorada de End desde los 11 años el siendo mayor nunca se fijó en ella hasta que ella tiene18 años a punto de irse a la universidad tiene un encuentro donde tienen sexo al día siguiente ella toda emocionada piensa que al fin se fijó en ella resulta que no recuerda lo que nada de lo sucedido y lo encuentra con otra ella dolida y desilusionada se va a la universidad. Seis años después ella regresa y ahora sí el anda como perro babeando por ella pero ella tiene un secreto porque esa noche de pasión desenfrenada tuvo sus frutos y ella se siente culpable por no haberle dicho y haberse cegado por la ira y el orgullo.
Hasta ahí todo iba perfecto pero cuando él se entera del secreto de Selene y la forma en que reacciona y todo lo que sucede después no me gustó yo esperaba otra cosa.
No voy a negar que me entretuvo y no estuvo taaan malo pero si esperaba más y por eso me decepción..
SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS
Selene estuvo enamorada de End desde los 11 años el siendo mayor nunca se fijó en ella hasta que ella tiene18 años a punto de irse a la universidad tiene un encuentro donde tienen sexo al día siguiente ella toda emocionada piensa que al fin se fijó en ella resulta que no recuerda lo que nada de lo sucedido y lo encuentra con otra ella dolida y desilusionada se va a la universidad. Seis años después ella regresa y ahora sí el anda como perro babeando por ella pero ella tiene un secreto porque esa noche de pasión desenfrenada tuvo sus frutos y ella se siente culpable por no haberle dicho y haberse cegado por la ira y el orgullo.
Hasta ahí todo iba perfecto pero cuando él se entera del secreto de Selene y la forma en que reacciona y todo lo que sucede después no me gustó yo esperaba otra cosa.
No voy a negar que me entretuvo y no estuvo taaan malo pero si esperaba más y por eso me decepción..
March 16, 2024
it was a romance book (with surprise pregnancy trope)😀
*pretend there is an image of a shocked Preminger from barbie princess and the pauper since the mobile app sucks *
*pretend there is an image of a shocked Preminger from barbie princess and the pauper since the mobile app sucks *
November 7, 2020
‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾☆ 3.75 stars ☆☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙
Hmmm, okay. This is my first book from S.M. Soto and I can't say I'm sold. This was okay, it did bring emotions out of me, but I don't know... There was something that wasn't great about this. The fact that this seemed like the oldest cliché in times, well... at first it excited me, but that excitement quickly vanished.
Endymion
He was a good hero once he has his shit figured out. Honestly, right at the beginning he wasn't my favorite. But then, as the story developed he started to grow on me. When he finds out the truth? My god. It was expected, but the way that shit hurted?? He became a great dad and I loved his scenes with Luna. They were super sweet. I'm glad there was time dedicated to them building their bond, I think it was super important.
Selene
Yeaahhh, not a fan. At first I was super frustrated with her. Then, I just didn't understand how she hadn't broken down yet. I wish she had a scene where she crumbled cause that would've helped me feel more connected to her. I think she has one scene like that, but it wasn't enough. I hate, absolute hate when secret babies are secret for selfish reasons... I could understand her, but still... it's a no no for me. The first 30% of the book I was just like "TELL HIM", when time went by and she hadn't said a thing, I thought that was going to be the conflict of the book and I was deflated. But it wasn't, which was something I appreciated. The day after she tells him, damnnnn.
I cried there cause I felt that. It was HARSH. I understood why she resisted after that and everything. I think her jealous episodes were unnecessary, she was strong and a better woman to behave like a literal 15 year old at the sight of End's ex. The ex was way worse, but like, girl, be the bigger person here. I liked her, but I'm glad the book is over lol.
Other people
The parents were sweet and supportive. Surprisingly I didn't cry at THE scene, it just didn't strike me that much. I was sad of course, but not to the point of tears.
LUNA!! So sweet! Loved her, best part of the story. I would've loved a scene where it showed us how she took the bad news or how he dealt with that. Cause it wasn't mentioned AT ALL.
Conflict
It was okay, it added a little to the story. It was expected he was going to do something, I just didn't know what exactly.
Why not 5 stars?
- The pacing in the relationship. The pace of the story was okay, but the relationship?? I don't know. We went from being angry, custody, resisting, all that jazz, to moving in together in the span of a week. It was a lot. I think what would've made the difference here was that Selene just shared her thoughts with us there. Cause literally seconds before she is set in taking it slow and not making things awkward. Then the next she's all in. I just... needed something else there.
- The beginning. Didn't grab me at all.
- The OW drama was okay at first, but then it was just tiring. Didn't like they drag that through the whole book.
I can't point out a lot of things I didn't like, it's just that this book didn't really hit the mark for me. I didn't love it and I probably won't read it again. It's a great story if you like secret baby-second chance-small town-childhood crush tropes (I like most of them), but I guess this author writing it's just not for me.
PS. Loved the hot scenes.
Hmmm, okay. This is my first book from S.M. Soto and I can't say I'm sold. This was okay, it did bring emotions out of me, but I don't know... There was something that wasn't great about this. The fact that this seemed like the oldest cliché in times, well... at first it excited me, but that excitement quickly vanished.
Endymion
He was a good hero once he has his shit figured out. Honestly, right at the beginning he wasn't my favorite. But then, as the story developed he started to grow on me. When he finds out the truth? My god. It was expected, but the way that shit hurted?? He became a great dad and I loved his scenes with Luna. They were super sweet. I'm glad there was time dedicated to them building their bond, I think it was super important.
Selene
Yeaahhh, not a fan. At first I was super frustrated with her. Then, I just didn't understand how she hadn't broken down yet. I wish she had a scene where she crumbled cause that would've helped me feel more connected to her. I think she has one scene like that, but it wasn't enough. I hate, absolute hate when secret babies are secret for selfish reasons... I could understand her, but still... it's a no no for me. The first 30% of the book I was just like "TELL HIM", when time went by and she hadn't said a thing, I thought that was going to be the conflict of the book and I was deflated. But it wasn't, which was something I appreciated. The day after she tells him, damnnnn.
I cried there cause I felt that. It was HARSH. I understood why she resisted after that and everything. I think her jealous episodes were unnecessary, she was strong and a better woman to behave like a literal 15 year old at the sight of End's ex. The ex was way worse, but like, girl, be the bigger person here. I liked her, but I'm glad the book is over lol.
Other people
The parents were sweet and supportive. Surprisingly I didn't cry at THE scene, it just didn't strike me that much. I was sad of course, but not to the point of tears.
LUNA!! So sweet! Loved her, best part of the story. I would've loved a scene where it showed us how she took the bad news or how he dealt with that. Cause it wasn't mentioned AT ALL.
Conflict
It was okay, it added a little to the story. It was expected he was going to do something, I just didn't know what exactly.
Why not 5 stars?
- The pacing in the relationship. The pace of the story was okay, but the relationship?? I don't know. We went from being angry, custody, resisting, all that jazz, to moving in together in the span of a week. It was a lot. I think what would've made the difference here was that Selene just shared her thoughts with us there. Cause literally seconds before she is set in taking it slow and not making things awkward. Then the next she's all in. I just... needed something else there.
- The beginning. Didn't grab me at all.
- The OW drama was okay at first, but then it was just tiring. Didn't like they drag that through the whole book.
I can't point out a lot of things I didn't like, it's just that this book didn't really hit the mark for me. I didn't love it and I probably won't read it again. It's a great story if you like secret baby-second chance-small town-childhood crush tropes (I like most of them), but I guess this author writing it's just not for me.
PS. Loved the hot scenes.
October 22, 2020
“We belong to the cosmos, forever me and my moon goddess.”
Chasing the Moon is fantastic! *chef’s kiss*
Gosh! I don’t even know where to begin or how to express how much I enjoyed reading Chasing the Moon.
Let’s start with Endymion ok? Because when we talk about dirty sex appeal…End is it. He is ridiculously hot….Like in an intense, “You are so hot yet dazzlingly charming and so bloody protective that I can’t help falling in love with you” kind of hot. Hahaha
Selene is a sweetheart. This moon child is sweet, kindhearted and she has this air of mystery, calm and serenity about her that captured me.
Truth be told, Selene and End are far from perfect but theirs is a love story that is so addictively good. It’s turbulent, sexy as sin, sweet as sugar, heartbreakingly heartfelt and at moments so incredibly sad.
I inhaled Chasing the Moon. End and Selene’s story tortured and overwhelmed me and like an addict, I basked in their tragic dramatic life.
Chasing the Moon bewitched me. Their story is an emotional one that tugs at your heartstrings and left me with this achingly intense feeling that I constantly search for in a small town, second chance romance book.
I am already looking forward to read this book again and I can’t wait for you guys to read Chasing the Moon by S.M. Soto.
October 29, 2020
FIVE MOONSHINE STARS for Selene and Endymion 💖💖💖!!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
WOW!!!
This is one of the most emotional books I’ve read this year and it has completely melted my heart.
Selena has once again shown that she knows how to write a sweet but very emotional story about two people destined to get their happy ending.
I have to admit that I adore Greek Mythology so I liked this book even more.
"Chasing the Moon" is an emotional contemporary romance with a second chance, single mum and slow-burn tropes.
Selene is a female character who has been in love with the bad boy Endymion since she was eleven, but he never noticed her.
However, one night will change everything and connect them forever.
Endymion is a male character that you will simply love.
At first, he was a typical bad boy who no matter how hard Selene tried to gain his attention he never noticed her.
But in a few years, that will change and his attention will be focused only on her.
Selene and Endymion's relationship was initially complicated because Selene was unwilling to admit to End the truth she had long hidden from others, and especially from him.
But in the end, after a lot of ups and downs, they get the ending they owe.
If you're looking for an emotional romance book with a second chance trope and you also love Selena's writing style, then this is the book you need to read next!!!
Highly recommended!!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
WOW!!!
This is one of the most emotional books I’ve read this year and it has completely melted my heart.
Selena has once again shown that she knows how to write a sweet but very emotional story about two people destined to get their happy ending.
I have to admit that I adore Greek Mythology so I liked this book even more.
"Chasing the Moon" is an emotional contemporary romance with a second chance, single mum and slow-burn tropes.
Selene is a female character who has been in love with the bad boy Endymion since she was eleven, but he never noticed her.
However, one night will change everything and connect them forever.
Endymion is a male character that you will simply love.
At first, he was a typical bad boy who no matter how hard Selene tried to gain his attention he never noticed her.
But in a few years, that will change and his attention will be focused only on her.
Selene and Endymion's relationship was initially complicated because Selene was unwilling to admit to End the truth she had long hidden from others, and especially from him.
But in the end, after a lot of ups and downs, they get the ending they owe.
If you're looking for an emotional romance book with a second chance trope and you also love Selena's writing style, then this is the book you need to read next!!!
Highly recommended!!!
October 16, 2020
THE REVIEW FOR THE BOOK: CHASING THE MOON.
GENRE:CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE.
AUTHOR: S.M.SOTO
TYPE: STANDALONE.
POV: DUAL PERSPECTIVE.
MY RATING: 5 outstanding Stars.
This is a modern-day Greek Retelling story focusing on Selene and Endymion in a small town Romance.
Selene has been in love with Endymion since before she even knew the meaning of love. The most gorgeous guy in the whole town, who attracts attention without even trying...and Selene, our shy, Vulnerable, beautiful yet socially awkward girl. But when she finally her wish came true, her whole world shattered around her. Endymion finally saw her for who she is...but that was soon followed by the worst heartache. She left town with no intention of ever returning...but fate has other plans.
She is back in town...but not alone...She brings a secret that will either bind her and End's life together forever or will destroy them to such extent that there will be no return from there.
Since I read Hate thy neighbor by this author, I have ingrained this in my mind that S.M. Soto can NEVER disappoint her readers...and I was damn right. After Hate Thy Neighbor I was a fan but after this marvelous creation of a book, I have become a die-hard fan of her.
Selene was the sweetest innocent character I have ever read...as much as she is beautiful from the outside she is the same from the inside. Her innocent crush on Endymion could have such consequences, she had no idea about that. But after she ran away, she still harbored feeling for End...when her crush turns into such passionate, pure love...
First Roman and now Endymion, I really had to have bigger lists for book boyfriends if I am gonna read her books because Author knows how to spin a character who makes you fall in love with him over and over again.
The love between them was out of this mortal world...a divine love made in the cosmos...No matter how much they try to resist each other, it was to no avail...Who can defy the fates?
Their attraction to each other was magnetic and the angst in the book really made me feel so many emotions at the same time.
I love the short Greek story S.M has told in the start...a great start to a phenomenal journey of a book.
The side character has their own story going on in the background and I am hoping with all my heart that we get to read books for them too...Pretty please!!!
GENRE:CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE.
AUTHOR: S.M.SOTO
TYPE: STANDALONE.
POV: DUAL PERSPECTIVE.
MY RATING: 5 outstanding Stars.
This is a modern-day Greek Retelling story focusing on Selene and Endymion in a small town Romance.
Selene has been in love with Endymion since before she even knew the meaning of love. The most gorgeous guy in the whole town, who attracts attention without even trying...and Selene, our shy, Vulnerable, beautiful yet socially awkward girl. But when she finally her wish came true, her whole world shattered around her. Endymion finally saw her for who she is...but that was soon followed by the worst heartache. She left town with no intention of ever returning...but fate has other plans.
She is back in town...but not alone...She brings a secret that will either bind her and End's life together forever or will destroy them to such extent that there will be no return from there.
Since I read Hate thy neighbor by this author, I have ingrained this in my mind that S.M. Soto can NEVER disappoint her readers...and I was damn right. After Hate Thy Neighbor I was a fan but after this marvelous creation of a book, I have become a die-hard fan of her.
Selene was the sweetest innocent character I have ever read...as much as she is beautiful from the outside she is the same from the inside. Her innocent crush on Endymion could have such consequences, she had no idea about that. But after she ran away, she still harbored feeling for End...when her crush turns into such passionate, pure love...
First Roman and now Endymion, I really had to have bigger lists for book boyfriends if I am gonna read her books because Author knows how to spin a character who makes you fall in love with him over and over again.
The love between them was out of this mortal world...a divine love made in the cosmos...No matter how much they try to resist each other, it was to no avail...Who can defy the fates?
Their attraction to each other was magnetic and the angst in the book really made me feel so many emotions at the same time.
I love the short Greek story S.M has told in the start...a great start to a phenomenal journey of a book.
The side character has their own story going on in the background and I am hoping with all my heart that we get to read books for them too...Pretty please!!!
October 28, 2020
I was very cautiously excited about this book because greek mythology references and the tropes, however so far i hadn't had good experiences with this author's work, BUT happily this met my expectations and it was a very sweet and soft romance to read.
Living up to their names, Selene fell in love with Endemion as a child the first time she saw him, and throughout the years they were destined to cross their paths only to get away again. That is until days before Selene left town to go to college, Endymion finally saw her, or so she believed, because the very next day he broke her heart. Six years have passed and now Selene is back but she wants nothing to do with him, not just because he broke her heart, but because of the secrets she kept since that night. And now it's Endymion who's doing the chasing.
My favorite part of it was that magical vibe all around. I don't know how to explain it, it's just that I liked how this whole atmosphere was created and it made me feel like 🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️. I liked both main characters and Luna, who guaranteed a lot of funny moments amid so much drama, that's why I like books with kids. Plus the angst when everything was left out and the romance when they both finally stop wasting time.
I just think this is missing a few trigger warnings and sometimes the drama felt like a lot, dragging the story a bit, but overall it was a good read that I really enjoyed and with an epilogue that looks to the future and that's my favorite kind.
P.S. Luna and Aiden in the epilogue... is this a hint about an upcoming book or something? because i'm ready to push this agenda
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the mystic vibes surrounding this... 🧚🏻♀️immaculate🧚🏻♀️. also chapter 26 made me cry like a little bitch so she got me there 🤧
ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Living up to their names, Selene fell in love with Endemion as a child the first time she saw him, and throughout the years they were destined to cross their paths only to get away again. That is until days before Selene left town to go to college, Endymion finally saw her, or so she believed, because the very next day he broke her heart. Six years have passed and now Selene is back but she wants nothing to do with him, not just because he broke her heart, but because of the secrets she kept since that night. And now it's Endymion who's doing the chasing.
My favorite part of it was that magical vibe all around. I don't know how to explain it, it's just that I liked how this whole atmosphere was created and it made me feel like 🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️🧚🏻♀️. I liked both main characters and Luna, who guaranteed a lot of funny moments amid so much drama, that's why I like books with kids. Plus the angst when everything was left out and the romance when they both finally stop wasting time.
I just think this is missing a few trigger warnings and sometimes the drama felt like a lot, dragging the story a bit, but overall it was a good read that I really enjoyed and with an epilogue that looks to the future and that's my favorite kind.
P.S. Luna and Aiden in the epilogue... is this a hint about an upcoming book or something? because i'm ready to push this agenda
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the mystic vibes surrounding this... 🧚🏻♀️immaculate🧚🏻♀️. also chapter 26 made me cry like a little bitch so she got me there 🤧
ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
October 28, 2020
This book could have been better if it was not so long , with a stupid h for believing everything was her mistake, and H for blaming h for everything when it was his fault.
Overall I liked the plot but it was extremely long for a simple and easy to understand story.
October 16, 2020
3.75 stars
this was a very sweet modern day small town romance inspired by the greek myth of selene and endymion.
selene was so sweet and my heart hurt for her both in past and present day. her relationship with her parents, and daughter were some of the highlights of this book for me as well as her love of the moon.
endymion ... where to begin lol. he was definitely an asshole and full of anger especially after he finds out about his daughter but you never question is love (and obsession) for selene. his scenes with luna made his entire character for me because the relationship he had with his daughter was adorable.
and baby luna! named after her mother’s love for the moon. she was amazing and genuinely adorable, she held the book together and the glimpse we got of teenage luna in the epilogue just makes me want her book even more.
𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
this was a very sweet modern day small town romance inspired by the greek myth of selene and endymion.
selene was so sweet and my heart hurt for her both in past and present day. her relationship with her parents, and daughter were some of the highlights of this book for me as well as her love of the moon.
endymion ... where to begin lol. he was definitely an asshole and full of anger especially after he finds out about his daughter but you never question is love (and obsession) for selene. his scenes with luna made his entire character for me because the relationship he had with his daughter was adorable.
and baby luna! named after her mother’s love for the moon. she was amazing and genuinely adorable, she held the book together and the glimpse we got of teenage luna in the epilogue just makes me want her book even more.
𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
October 19, 2020
“All it took was one glance, three unsteady breaths, five measly seconds, and I was putty.”
Chasing the Moon is everything an sweeping romance story is said to be. It’s living and breathing and heartache. It’s a second chance romance that embeds itself into your very being and you relive it over and over again.
The story of Endymion and Selene is not one that was filled with joy and crinkled cheeks. It’s one about a little girl dying to catch the attention of a boy who was just as much dying to get out of their small town.
” we are starcrossed lovers never meant to be. He is the sun and I am the moon, me always chasing him and him always running.”
S.M. takes you on a period of flashbacks where you meet young Selene and Endy. Scraped knees and teenage angst is the gap between them. But Selene knows there will be a time when their age won’t matter anymore. Where he won’t see her a cute kid that bought a birthday cake the same day she did. She just has to wait.
”I fell in love when I was just eleven years old.”
Over the years there’s a push pull between the kids that turn to teens that turn to young adults, and one night that tension snaps and what’s to come forever changes the course of both of their lives.
Years later Selene is back to take care of her father whose health is failing. Back where it all began and back to face Endy once more, but this time? She isn’t alone. She has a daughter. And when the town finds out who the father is she knows her life will once more eclipse itself .
“Give me more of that, Selene.” “More of what?” “More of your smiles. Your laughter. More of everything.”
S.M. weaves so much passion into this story. It’s filled with family and love and regret. How time passes so very fast in the grand scheme of things and how blinking an eye can make you realize the ones you love might not always be there.
She gives us the reality of a small town and not fitting in. Jealousy and the cold stares. But she also shows the powder of friendships and second chances. That’s all we really need right? And single second chance? Who knows... maybe it’ll be the last shooting star we’ll ever need.
“I kiss him. Slamming my mouth against his, I kiss the man I’ve loved for what feels like an eternity.”
Chasing the Moon is everything an sweeping romance story is said to be. It’s living and breathing and heartache. It’s a second chance romance that embeds itself into your very being and you relive it over and over again.
The story of Endymion and Selene is not one that was filled with joy and crinkled cheeks. It’s one about a little girl dying to catch the attention of a boy who was just as much dying to get out of their small town.
” we are starcrossed lovers never meant to be. He is the sun and I am the moon, me always chasing him and him always running.”
S.M. takes you on a period of flashbacks where you meet young Selene and Endy. Scraped knees and teenage angst is the gap between them. But Selene knows there will be a time when their age won’t matter anymore. Where he won’t see her a cute kid that bought a birthday cake the same day she did. She just has to wait.
”I fell in love when I was just eleven years old.”
Over the years there’s a push pull between the kids that turn to teens that turn to young adults, and one night that tension snaps and what’s to come forever changes the course of both of their lives.
Years later Selene is back to take care of her father whose health is failing. Back where it all began and back to face Endy once more, but this time? She isn’t alone. She has a daughter. And when the town finds out who the father is she knows her life will once more eclipse itself .
“Give me more of that, Selene.” “More of what?” “More of your smiles. Your laughter. More of everything.”
S.M. weaves so much passion into this story. It’s filled with family and love and regret. How time passes so very fast in the grand scheme of things and how blinking an eye can make you realize the ones you love might not always be there.
She gives us the reality of a small town and not fitting in. Jealousy and the cold stares. But she also shows the powder of friendships and second chances. That’s all we really need right? And single second chance? Who knows... maybe it’ll be the last shooting star we’ll ever need.
“I kiss him. Slamming my mouth against his, I kiss the man I’ve loved for what feels like an eternity.”
November 23, 2020
I am a huge fan of childhood friends-to-lovers romances and combine it with a single parent trope and I am all in. I just can't resist these two tropes together, so I had to pop my S.M. Soto cherry with Chasing the Moon. I loved the first half of the book and I thought the author did a great job in setting the groundwork for Selene and Endymion's friendship/relationship. I thought Selene's childhood crush was super cute and I loved that Endymion noticed her when no one else did. I thought both characters were very likable and I enjoyed seeing them grow and coming together. Selene and Endymion were a great match. This was a great emotional contemporary romance, and I enjoyed S.M. Soto's writing style. I look forward to reading more of her books.
October 28, 2020
What happens when the sun chases the moon? We find a whole new meaning to live by the sun, love by the moon. This emotional, angsty, and beautiful second chance, slow-burn love story captures your heart completely. Poignant, resonant, and totally consuming, this modern day retelling of the story of Selene and Endymion explores fate, unrequited love, heartbreak, and forgiveness. This story will break your heart before it heals it, but it is rivetingly beautiful.
Shy, wall-flower Selene loves two things- the moon and Endymion Black. From the moment she laid eyes on him at the grocery at eleven years old, she’s been irrevocably in love- but she’s invisible to him. Consumed by longing and the heartbreaking of unrequited love, Selene loves him from a far for years- until one fateful night changes everything. Years later, Selene is still carrying the secrets and heartbreak of that night, but as she returns home to care for her father, she realizes she can no longer keep the secret from Endymion. He’s no longer the lost, oblivious boy drowning in expectations, and Selene is no longer invisible to him. Only now, she doesn’t want to be seen. Is it fate? Or are they all ill-fated? Endymion is still her sun, as much as she regrets it- and finally, finally the sun is going to chase the moon.
To be honest, I was apprehensive. I’d heard how angsty and emotional this book was- and given the nightmare that has been 2020, I wasn’t sure I needed more heartache and angst in my life. I delayed, but I shouldn’t have been afraid. Oh, I cried several times, my heart hurt, and the angst bleeds off the page- but this isn’t as dramatic as some of Soto’s most painful stories, and the heartbreak is worth the sweet, tender and beautiful love story it unfolds. I loved everything about this story- sweet, loving, compassionate and shy Selene and the swoony, charming, intensity of Endymion. Their complicated families, the scene-stealing Luna, the vibrant provincial small town magic- every part of this story compelled me. But what I found the most impressive is the juxtaposing narrative approach- how we watch the contrast of these two characters’ twin (but different) heart aches in both the past in the present. They hurt each other, usually unintentionally, and in their disappointment, in their heartbreak, they make mistakes. Does their pain, their fear and hurt justify their actions? For the most part, no, and that is what makes this story so beautiful- so epic. Their love is not perfect. Selene has to learn to live with her guilt, learn how to open her hurt when it still bears the scars of her heartbreak. And Endymion has to learn how to love despite his anger and he has to learn what it means to truly see Selene. The sun can chase the moon, and the moon can even be caught- but can they dream a future despite their past, can they trust? The road to it is heavy with emotion, rife with drama, and I felt every beautiful moment of it.
I can’t help mentioning that this story feels intimate- it feels personal- like Soto herself is etching parts of herself onto the pages with every word. Of course, I don’t know Soto personally- but I know her essence, the aura she exudes with her readers- and I can say from that alone, I don’t think there is a book of hers I’ve read that feels more HER. Not only her senophilic heart, but her energy- the introspection, the mindfulness and intentionality, the hope and passion. I don’t even know her- but I feel like her spirit is the breath of this story, it’s beating heart. The intentionality- that hope and passion- it sings.
So really underneath the drama- the longing, heartache, and angst- is really a message of healing and hope. Some could read the story of the mythical Endymion and Selene as cautionary, a tragic tale reminding you to stay in your lane, of the perils of a consuming love. But that isn’t the story Soto sees- she sees the beauty in the longing, in the sacrifices sometimes that must be made to have an epic love. Recognizing that to touch the sun sometimes you get burned, that to love the moon you must find light in the dark. Soto gives us a story about the power of dreaming, even when the odds feel insurmountable, even if the journey is circuitous and full of obstacles. To really dream, to reach for the stars, you have to stop running from your own heart. And when our modern day Enymion and Selene stop running and start dreaming- they find an epic, consuming love- a love that is written in the cosmos, but a love story that is all their own. A story for dreamers.
Endymion and Selene’s story will steal your heart- and like their mythological muses they falter, their love hurts and changes them- and so ,too, their love hurts and changes us. But it also heals - with its tender optimism, with its ethereal sweetness. And in the end, you can only just marvel at its beauty, revel in how this story makes you FEEL every word. Fated soul mates. Dreamers. A love that spans decades. The sun chasing the moon. Does it get any more romantic than that? Open your heart, and this book, and find out.
Shy, wall-flower Selene loves two things- the moon and Endymion Black. From the moment she laid eyes on him at the grocery at eleven years old, she’s been irrevocably in love- but she’s invisible to him. Consumed by longing and the heartbreaking of unrequited love, Selene loves him from a far for years- until one fateful night changes everything. Years later, Selene is still carrying the secrets and heartbreak of that night, but as she returns home to care for her father, she realizes she can no longer keep the secret from Endymion. He’s no longer the lost, oblivious boy drowning in expectations, and Selene is no longer invisible to him. Only now, she doesn’t want to be seen. Is it fate? Or are they all ill-fated? Endymion is still her sun, as much as she regrets it- and finally, finally the sun is going to chase the moon.
To be honest, I was apprehensive. I’d heard how angsty and emotional this book was- and given the nightmare that has been 2020, I wasn’t sure I needed more heartache and angst in my life. I delayed, but I shouldn’t have been afraid. Oh, I cried several times, my heart hurt, and the angst bleeds off the page- but this isn’t as dramatic as some of Soto’s most painful stories, and the heartbreak is worth the sweet, tender and beautiful love story it unfolds. I loved everything about this story- sweet, loving, compassionate and shy Selene and the swoony, charming, intensity of Endymion. Their complicated families, the scene-stealing Luna, the vibrant provincial small town magic- every part of this story compelled me. But what I found the most impressive is the juxtaposing narrative approach- how we watch the contrast of these two characters’ twin (but different) heart aches in both the past in the present. They hurt each other, usually unintentionally, and in their disappointment, in their heartbreak, they make mistakes. Does their pain, their fear and hurt justify their actions? For the most part, no, and that is what makes this story so beautiful- so epic. Their love is not perfect. Selene has to learn to live with her guilt, learn how to open her hurt when it still bears the scars of her heartbreak. And Endymion has to learn how to love despite his anger and he has to learn what it means to truly see Selene. The sun can chase the moon, and the moon can even be caught- but can they dream a future despite their past, can they trust? The road to it is heavy with emotion, rife with drama, and I felt every beautiful moment of it.
I can’t help mentioning that this story feels intimate- it feels personal- like Soto herself is etching parts of herself onto the pages with every word. Of course, I don’t know Soto personally- but I know her essence, the aura she exudes with her readers- and I can say from that alone, I don’t think there is a book of hers I’ve read that feels more HER. Not only her senophilic heart, but her energy- the introspection, the mindfulness and intentionality, the hope and passion. I don’t even know her- but I feel like her spirit is the breath of this story, it’s beating heart. The intentionality- that hope and passion- it sings.
So really underneath the drama- the longing, heartache, and angst- is really a message of healing and hope. Some could read the story of the mythical Endymion and Selene as cautionary, a tragic tale reminding you to stay in your lane, of the perils of a consuming love. But that isn’t the story Soto sees- she sees the beauty in the longing, in the sacrifices sometimes that must be made to have an epic love. Recognizing that to touch the sun sometimes you get burned, that to love the moon you must find light in the dark. Soto gives us a story about the power of dreaming, even when the odds feel insurmountable, even if the journey is circuitous and full of obstacles. To really dream, to reach for the stars, you have to stop running from your own heart. And when our modern day Enymion and Selene stop running and start dreaming- they find an epic, consuming love- a love that is written in the cosmos, but a love story that is all their own. A story for dreamers.
Endymion and Selene’s story will steal your heart- and like their mythological muses they falter, their love hurts and changes them- and so ,too, their love hurts and changes us. But it also heals - with its tender optimism, with its ethereal sweetness. And in the end, you can only just marvel at its beauty, revel in how this story makes you FEEL every word. Fated soul mates. Dreamers. A love that spans decades. The sun chasing the moon. Does it get any more romantic than that? Open your heart, and this book, and find out.
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