What do you think?
Rate this book
Compass #4
Bis zum hellsten Morgen
Der größte Schauspieler der Welt hat einmal mir gehört, aber jetzt sind wir nichts als Fremde füreinander
Als Aiden Walters mir nach fünf Jahren wieder gegenüberstand, konnte ich es kaum glauben. Einst war er mein gewesen. Mein bester Freund, meine große Liebe. Doch inzwischen lag dem Oscarpreisträger die ganze Welt zu Füßen, und wir sprachen kein Wort mehr miteinander. Ich wollte ihn in die Arme schließen, ihn festhalten und ihm sagen, wie sehr ich ihn vermisste. Aber ein Blick in seine ozeanblauen Augen reichte, um zu wissen, dass ich ihm damals unwiderruflich das Herz gebrochen hatte und wir nie wieder zusammen sein würden. Doch ich sah darin auch den Jungen, den ich einst geliebt hatte und den es plötzlich mehr denn je vor der Welt zu beschützen galt …
Als Aiden Walters mir nach fünf Jahren wieder gegenüberstand, konnte ich es kaum glauben. Einst war er mein gewesen. Mein bester Freund, meine große Liebe. Doch inzwischen lag dem Oscarpreisträger die ganze Welt zu Füßen, und wir sprachen kein Wort mehr miteinander. Ich wollte ihn in die Arme schließen, ihn festhalten und ihm sagen, wie sehr ich ihn vermisste. Aber ein Blick in seine ozeanblauen Augen reichte, um zu wissen, dass ich ihm damals unwiderruflich das Herz gebrochen hatte und wir nie wieder zusammen sein würden. Doch ich sah darin auch den Jungen, den ich einst geliebt hatte und den es plötzlich mehr denn je vor der Welt zu beschützen galt …
425 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 2022
708 people are currently reading
7135 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 920 reviews
Currently reading
August 4, 2022Hollywood's biggest star first belonged to me.
Breaking up with your high school sweetheart was one thing.
Breaking up with Hollywood’s favorite actor? That was a different situation.
I’d been in love with Aiden Walters since I was a little girl. We’d grown up as neighbors in small town Wisconsin. I knew him inside and out, and he knew every single piece of me. I was there when his career took off, and I was almost certain I’d always be a part of his life.
It wasn’t until a scandal broke out that I was forced to end things with Aiden. He didn’t take it very well. The boy I once loved began to hate me. He went off to California to leave all of his past behind—including me.
Five years later, he was back in town for the next few months taking care of some family business. He was staying in the only hotel in our small town. The hotel I now oversaw. For the next few months, I’d be forced to cater to a man whose heart I’d broken all those years ago. A man who resented me. A man who swore he’d never speak to me again.
Now that he was back in town, in constant connection with me, I had to keep reminding myself daily of why I ended things with him in the first place. Otherwise, I’d find myself falling in love with him all over again. Only this time, I was certain that if I fell, he wouldn’t be willing to catch me.
Pre-order today on Amazon!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3d4VXBC
Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/NorthernStars
Breaking up with your high school sweetheart was one thing.
Breaking up with Hollywood’s favorite actor? That was a different situation.
I’d been in love with Aiden Walters since I was a little girl. We’d grown up as neighbors in small town Wisconsin. I knew him inside and out, and he knew every single piece of me. I was there when his career took off, and I was almost certain I’d always be a part of his life.
It wasn’t until a scandal broke out that I was forced to end things with Aiden. He didn’t take it very well. The boy I once loved began to hate me. He went off to California to leave all of his past behind—including me.
Five years later, he was back in town for the next few months taking care of some family business. He was staying in the only hotel in our small town. The hotel I now oversaw. For the next few months, I’d be forced to cater to a man whose heart I’d broken all those years ago. A man who resented me. A man who swore he’d never speak to me again.
Now that he was back in town, in constant connection with me, I had to keep reminding myself daily of why I ended things with him in the first place. Otherwise, I’d find myself falling in love with him all over again. Only this time, I was certain that if I fell, he wouldn’t be willing to catch me.
Pre-order today on Amazon!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3d4VXBC
Amazon Worldwide: https://mybook.to/NorthernStars
March 31, 2023
5 stars
Northern Stars was such a beautiful friends to lovers story. By far my favorite in Brittainy Cherry's ‘Compass’ series. Though this book is a complete standalone, there were a few fun easter eggs if you’ve read the other books in this series.
Aiden and Hailee are next door neighbors and childhood best friends. Nothing could tear them apart. They are more than just friends, they’re each others person. Aiden is pursing acting as a teen and gets a big role. He has to leave for LA for a while, but comes back for his senior year with Hailee. It’s then they both come to terms that their relationship is more than friendship to both of them. There are real feelings there. Then, something happens that tears them apart.
It’s been five years since Aiden came back to his midwest home. Five years since he’s talked to or seen Hailee. He’s a Hollywood superstar now, on break before his next big film and his mom talks him into coming home for a while. He figures it’s been enough time, so why not. But once he sees Hailee he knows. There will never be enough time away from her to make all the feelings he’s had go away.
I could not even try to pick who I loved more between Hailee and Aiden. It’s rare when I love both of the main characters equally but this is a book where it’s true. Aiden is the most swoonworthy hero and truly is the best. Hailee is relatable, sweet, and loyal. They are both amazing and belong together. There could never be another person that could measure up for either of them.. they truly belong together.
This is a book made me emotional, but also gave me so many happy feels. It was like getting a huge hug and I can tell it will be one I’ll re-read in the future. Definitely a comfort read. I adore any and everything Brittainy Cherry pens and this was no exception. Another five star favorite from the queen of emotional romance!
Northern Stars was such a beautiful friends to lovers story. By far my favorite in Brittainy Cherry's ‘Compass’ series. Though this book is a complete standalone, there were a few fun easter eggs if you’ve read the other books in this series.
Every girl deserves a best friend like Aiden. The world would be a lot easier to live in if they had someone like him.
Aiden and Hailee are next door neighbors and childhood best friends. Nothing could tear them apart. They are more than just friends, they’re each others person. Aiden is pursing acting as a teen and gets a big role. He has to leave for LA for a while, but comes back for his senior year with Hailee. It’s then they both come to terms that their relationship is more than friendship to both of them. There are real feelings there. Then, something happens that tears them apart.
People didn’t talk enough about the shift from friends to lovers and then to strangers. It cut a little deeper than most heartbreaks, and that wound never completely healed.
It’s been five years since Aiden came back to his midwest home. Five years since he’s talked to or seen Hailee. He’s a Hollywood superstar now, on break before his next big film and his mom talks him into coming home for a while. He figures it’s been enough time, so why not. But once he sees Hailee he knows. There will never be enough time away from her to make all the feelings he’s had go away.
I could not even try to pick who I loved more between Hailee and Aiden. It’s rare when I love both of the main characters equally but this is a book where it’s true. Aiden is the most swoonworthy hero and truly is the best. Hailee is relatable, sweet, and loyal. They are both amazing and belong together. There could never be another person that could measure up for either of them.. they truly belong together.
This is a book made me emotional, but also gave me so many happy feels. It was like getting a huge hug and I can tell it will be one I’ll re-read in the future. Definitely a comfort read. I adore any and everything Brittainy Cherry pens and this was no exception. Another five star favorite from the queen of emotional romance!
“Hailee?” he whispered. “Yes?” His lips brushed against mine ever-so-gently. “You are the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.”
July 20, 2023
Second chance romance are my fav thing but sadly sometimes the second part does not even compare to part one.
Part one was adorable. It was Pre everything and we could just see them falling in love but also see them as best friends and it was the most wholesome thing ever.
Part two however was a bit different. First I felt like the pacing was a bit off. One on hand it dragged out but then some scenes were super super quick which was annoying.
I feel like one or two of the drama scenes could have been taken out.
Also side note: I just really don’t like it when the mc is a reader and makes references to tropes etc. so when she said that they weren’t going to have a third act break up like in every romance novel, I CRINGED.
Part one was adorable. It was Pre everything and we could just see them falling in love but also see them as best friends and it was the most wholesome thing ever.
Part two however was a bit different. First I felt like the pacing was a bit off. One on hand it dragged out but then some scenes were super super quick which was annoying.
I feel like one or two of the drama scenes could have been taken out.
Also side note: I just really don’t like it when the mc is a reader and makes references to tropes etc. so when she said that they weren’t going to have a third act break up like in every romance novel, I CRINGED.
January 17, 2023
– 3 stars
How does Brittainy C. Cherry managed to write the most wholesome precious childhood friends to lovers stories that are beautiful, powerful and pack a punch (part one) and then the story goes completely off the rails in part two when the main characters meet again after years of separation and the book turns into some kind of second chance romance when they are adults behaving like idiots with one brain cell.
Exhibit A: The Fire Between High & Lo
Exhibit B: Eleanor & Grey
Exhibit C: Landon & Shay: Part One & Landon & Shay: Part Two
Exhibit D: this book
No matter what, I will keep reading BCC books like they are my last meal, because no one can write cute, adorable teenage love like her. Brittainy's characters in their highschool era need to be protected at all costs. 🙏
┍━━━━━━━━»•» «•«━┑
COMPASS SERIES
#1 Southern Storms – 3.75 stars
#2 Eastern Lights – 3 stars
#3 Western Waves – 2.5 stars
#4 Northern Stars – 3 stars
┕━»•» «•«━━━━━━━━┙
How does Brittainy C. Cherry managed to write the most wholesome precious childhood friends to lovers stories that are beautiful, powerful and pack a punch (part one) and then the story goes completely off the rails in part two when the main characters meet again after years of separation and the book turns into some kind of second chance romance when they are adults behaving like idiots with one brain cell.
Exhibit A: The Fire Between High & Lo
Exhibit B: Eleanor & Grey
Exhibit C: Landon & Shay: Part One & Landon & Shay: Part Two
Exhibit D: this book
No matter what, I will keep reading BCC books like they are my last meal, because no one can write cute, adorable teenage love like her. Brittainy's characters in their highschool era need to be protected at all costs. 🙏
┍━━━━━━━━»•» «•«━┑
COMPASS SERIES
#1 Southern Storms – 3.75 stars
#2 Eastern Lights – 3 stars
#3 Western Waves – 2.5 stars
#4 Northern Stars – 3 stars
┕━»•» «•«━━━━━━━━┙
September 12, 2022
'🅽🅾🆁🆃🅷🅴🆁🅽 🆂🆃🅰🆁🆂' Is a full length second chance, romance book in author Brittainy C. Cherry's'Compass' series. Spoken in 'multiple Perspectives.' This is Hailee Jones and Aiden Waters story...'𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕞𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕪 𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕓𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕥 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕁𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕪 𝕋𝕠𝕞. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕞𝕪 𝕟𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕘𝕦𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕞𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥.'
This was such a super sweet, slow burn read, from neighbours growing up beside each other in a small town in Wisconsin, they quickly fell into the best friends category, to more effortlessly before Aiden became Hollywood's very own heartthrob he was Haile's, we were along for the ride as they became each others firsts...
Once the media became aware that Aiden was seeing a plus size girl, the tabloids went to town destroying her from the inside out, making her self doubt everything about herself.
Until they were nothing...Breaking them both in the process..
It's not until he's taking a break from his acting career and back in their home town staying in the hotel where Hailee works it's hard to dodge the girl who claimed his heart when they were kids.
Stories like this are my kryptonite, I was engulfed in the feels this book wrung out of me as soon as I started reading it effortlessly pulled me in and didn't let go until that very last page.
Hailee was such a beautiful strong character whose light shone through every page and Aiden was the perfect book boyfriend, the way he treated Hailee, always there in her corner defending her anyway he could, made all those swoony feels soar.
* Teaser used is off the authors fb page *
July 23, 2023
4.5 Sterne
September 10, 2022
Reasons not to read this book: 1) it will break your heart then give it wings to soar among the stars 2) you'll be devastated to see it end 3) you'll fall desperately, hopelessly for these characters and they'll always be a part of you 4) its poignant heart, sweet simplicities, and exquisitely beautiful love of a lifetime will leave no piece of your soul untouched.
Hailee Jones and Aiden Walter’s were next-door neighbors whose mothers were good friends. For the first part of their lives they got along like oil and water, to the extent that their families dubbed them Tom and Jerry. Somewhere among the annoyance, arguing and bickering, a true friendship was born.
They were opposites in every way but had many things in common, including neither being very popular at school. That is, until Aiden's acting career took off, and the kids who used to pick on him now wanted a piece of his fledgling fame. But Hailee and Aiden vowed, no matter what happened, they would always be best friends.
Life intervened, and Aiden and Hailee were separated. Both brokenhearted, with him thrust further into the limelight, and her left to find her new normal and learn to love herself without the one person who loved her unconditionally. Of course, Aiden comes back to town years later, but their reunion is fraught with anger, pain, and sorrow.
Oh, my heart, y'all, these two are quite possibly my all-time favorite couple! Aiden is so lost, and so adrift when he loses his anchor, but he's the sweetest, swooniest, most kind-hearted boy, even when he's a mass of contradicting emotion. This guy gets so much thrown at him, but when he really needs her, Hailee is right there by his side, holding on tight.
Hailee has to deal with some vile treatment, making me want to hunt down every troll in the universe and extinguish their voice, while also making me love and admire this amazing, beautiful girl even more. Her message of learning to love ourselves just as we are and find happiness on our own is vital, inspiring, and liberating.
Cherry's writing is poetic, profound, evocative and powerful, and I know whenever I pick up one of her romances, a part of me will be forever changed. She leaves pieces of her heart and soul scattered throughout the pages, making me feel like an active participant rather than a casual observer of the story. Sagaciously wise and enchanted with magic, this touching, emotional story is easily one of my top five reads for this year. Worthy of all of the stars in the sky, run to the 1-Click and start reading this phenomenal story now. Your romantic heart will be eternally grateful.
Hailee Jones and Aiden Walter’s were next-door neighbors whose mothers were good friends. For the first part of their lives they got along like oil and water, to the extent that their families dubbed them Tom and Jerry. Somewhere among the annoyance, arguing and bickering, a true friendship was born.
They were opposites in every way but had many things in common, including neither being very popular at school. That is, until Aiden's acting career took off, and the kids who used to pick on him now wanted a piece of his fledgling fame. But Hailee and Aiden vowed, no matter what happened, they would always be best friends.
Life intervened, and Aiden and Hailee were separated. Both brokenhearted, with him thrust further into the limelight, and her left to find her new normal and learn to love herself without the one person who loved her unconditionally. Of course, Aiden comes back to town years later, but their reunion is fraught with anger, pain, and sorrow.
Oh, my heart, y'all, these two are quite possibly my all-time favorite couple! Aiden is so lost, and so adrift when he loses his anchor, but he's the sweetest, swooniest, most kind-hearted boy, even when he's a mass of contradicting emotion. This guy gets so much thrown at him, but when he really needs her, Hailee is right there by his side, holding on tight.
Hailee has to deal with some vile treatment, making me want to hunt down every troll in the universe and extinguish their voice, while also making me love and admire this amazing, beautiful girl even more. Her message of learning to love ourselves just as we are and find happiness on our own is vital, inspiring, and liberating.
Cherry's writing is poetic, profound, evocative and powerful, and I know whenever I pick up one of her romances, a part of me will be forever changed. She leaves pieces of her heart and soul scattered throughout the pages, making me feel like an active participant rather than a casual observer of the story. Sagaciously wise and enchanted with magic, this touching, emotional story is easily one of my top five reads for this year. Worthy of all of the stars in the sky, run to the 1-Click and start reading this phenomenal story now. Your romantic heart will be eternally grateful.
September 15, 2022
Hailee + Aiden...
They grew up together in Wisconsin. Their parents are friends and neighbors. But Hailee and Aiden kinda hated each other as kids. They had to be together all the time!
But when they were twelve things changed. They became friends. The bestest of friends.
Until Aiden went to Hollywood to become a star.
But he came back after a year to finish Highschool with his bestie.
But then he left again. Heartbroken.
And now - years later - he's back and he still hates Hailee. Right?
READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT ☺
══════════════════
Another beautiful Brittainy book!
I loved reading this.
We kind of get two books here. The first starts when our darlings are eight years old and ends when they're 18. And it's such a beautiful story. But also so very hard and sad and heartbreaking. They're struggling a lot with bullies and bodies and parents and life.
And then they don't talk to each other for five years until Aiden comes back home for a few months for a little Hollywood break.
Hailee is working in the only hotel in town and obviously Aiden is staying there.
Of course we hope that we'll get an insta reconciliation and we'll ride off into that happily ever after sunset asap.
But Aiden is still so very angry and heartbroken.
They still love each other - they're each other's person for life.
It won't be easy to get to that happy end - but the reader will enjoy (and hate) every single page on the way to that HEA!
I just loved Hailee and Aiden. Both have their own problems but they're just so perfect together. They shouldn't have let other people control their lives and choices so much. But life is hard and they only wanted what's best for people.
This was a really great love story. With not many of those unnecessary misunderstandings that I hate so much. I could've lived without the five years apart - but it was only five years. That's totally survivable. Even though they way they sometimes talk and act, they seem to think it was 15 years - especially with Brittainy always writing ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. LOL! I sometimes forgot that they were just 23 in the second part of the book. It all felt a bit older to me. Maybe the five years they were apart were more years in a previous version of the book? Anyway - doesn't matter - the book was really great!
I loved that we got to see the three guys from the previous books in the series again!
NORTHERN STARS was another beautiful Brittainy Cherry love story. Sweet. Heartbreaking. Funny. Romantic. Just Adorable. Run to your nearest amazon for your own Aiden - this one is MINE! ☺
💜
💜
September 16, 2022
4.5 Stars!
(ARC provided by author)
Hailee Jones and Aiden Walters grew up together in Leeks, Wisconsin. They were neighbors who went from annoying each other to being inseparable. They were the best of friends, but their relationship eventually evolves into more. Hailee soon can’t remember a time she wasn’t in love with Aiden. Growing up he’d always wanted to be an actor. He was insanely talented, and lately his career was soaring. As opportunities come his way he is spending more time in California. She didn’t think anything could ever come between them, but when everything turns complicated their senior year of high school, she feels there is no other choice but to let him go. Their lives are moving in different directions, and it’s time to walk away.
Five years later Aiden returns to their hometown to visit his family. He was staying at the local inn she managed, so it would be awkward and impossible to avoid him. Her ex-boyfriend comes back as the talk of the town. He’s the golden boy celebrity of Leeks, but the sweetest boy she’d ever known was suddenly cold and angry with her. He’d once been her other half, and her person, but now they were like strangers.
Aiden Walters is a famous Oscar winning movie star living in Los Angeles. As Hollywoods newest it boy, he had a career most could only dream of, but he still felt alone most of the time. He had fame, money, and success, but wasn’t happy. When he returns home for a few months he will have to confront his past, and see the girl who broke his heart and never looked back. Hailee was his world until she gave up on him. After a seventeen year friendship he felt betrayed and had no plans of reconnecting, but when their worlds collide again will fate have other plans?
Northern Stars by Brittainy Cherry is the fourth book in the Compass series. It’s a small town, neighbors, friends to lovers romance about first loves, heartbreak, beautiful connections and second chances. It’s a story that touches the heart and will hit you in all the feels! <333
***NOW AVAILABLE***
https://amzn.to/3Bl3WTJ
(ARC provided by author)
Hailee Jones and Aiden Walters grew up together in Leeks, Wisconsin. They were neighbors who went from annoying each other to being inseparable. They were the best of friends, but their relationship eventually evolves into more. Hailee soon can’t remember a time she wasn’t in love with Aiden. Growing up he’d always wanted to be an actor. He was insanely talented, and lately his career was soaring. As opportunities come his way he is spending more time in California. She didn’t think anything could ever come between them, but when everything turns complicated their senior year of high school, she feels there is no other choice but to let him go. Their lives are moving in different directions, and it’s time to walk away.
Five years later Aiden returns to their hometown to visit his family. He was staying at the local inn she managed, so it would be awkward and impossible to avoid him. Her ex-boyfriend comes back as the talk of the town. He’s the golden boy celebrity of Leeks, but the sweetest boy she’d ever known was suddenly cold and angry with her. He’d once been her other half, and her person, but now they were like strangers.
Aiden Walters is a famous Oscar winning movie star living in Los Angeles. As Hollywoods newest it boy, he had a career most could only dream of, but he still felt alone most of the time. He had fame, money, and success, but wasn’t happy. When he returns home for a few months he will have to confront his past, and see the girl who broke his heart and never looked back. Hailee was his world until she gave up on him. After a seventeen year friendship he felt betrayed and had no plans of reconnecting, but when their worlds collide again will fate have other plans?
Northern Stars by Brittainy Cherry is the fourth book in the Compass series. It’s a small town, neighbors, friends to lovers romance about first loves, heartbreak, beautiful connections and second chances. It’s a story that touches the heart and will hit you in all the feels! <333
***NOW AVAILABLE***
https://amzn.to/3Bl3WTJ
June 4, 2023
Childhood Friends to Lovers
Second Chance
Prota Curvy
Actor Hero
”No, Hailee my dream was you”
Amo mucho los libros de Brittainy C.Cherry, me transmiten demasiado y me siento identificada con la mayoría de ellos, sin embargo con esta serie no me ha pasado y principalmente los últimos el 2 y 3 me decepcionaron un poco.
Con este libro tampoco me llegó tanto, no se me hizo tan emocional, no obstante, la historia fue bonita y es que un Friends to lovers y se conocen desde niños.
Vemos desarrollar la historia desde que tenían 8 años como discutían hasta que llegó un momento de inflexión donde se hicieron los mejores amigos, vemos como van creciendo sus sentimientos hasta convertirse en un amor romántico bien cute.
Somos testigos de su separación y su reencuentro y todo ese viaje fue bonito.
Lo que más me gustó es que no hubo terceros en discordia, eran ellos dos contra el mundo.
El libro trata temas serios como las enfermedades mentales, trastornos de la alimentación, la gordofobia, problemas de autoestima. pero todos tratados de una manera sutil no tan dramática y sobre todo que hay solución médica no con el poder del amor y se curaron mágicamente.
Aiden y Hailee eran perfectos el uno para el otro, aunque yo sentí que él dio más en su relación que ella, además que ella me desesperaba mucho, pero al final si se redimió y lo apoyo como él merecía.
Si tiene escenas steamy pero con spice moderado.
Al final me gustó mucho como se reunieron todas las parejas de la serie y fue un final bonito.
Second Chance
Prota Curvy
Actor Hero
”No, Hailee my dream was you”
Amo mucho los libros de Brittainy C.Cherry, me transmiten demasiado y me siento identificada con la mayoría de ellos, sin embargo con esta serie no me ha pasado y principalmente los últimos el 2 y 3 me decepcionaron un poco.
Con este libro tampoco me llegó tanto, no se me hizo tan emocional, no obstante, la historia fue bonita y es que un Friends to lovers y se conocen desde niños.
Vemos desarrollar la historia desde que tenían 8 años como discutían hasta que llegó un momento de inflexión donde se hicieron los mejores amigos, vemos como van creciendo sus sentimientos hasta convertirse en un amor romántico bien cute.
Somos testigos de su separación y su reencuentro y todo ese viaje fue bonito.
Lo que más me gustó es que no hubo terceros en discordia, eran ellos dos contra el mundo.
El libro trata temas serios como las enfermedades mentales, trastornos de la alimentación, la gordofobia, problemas de autoestima. pero todos tratados de una manera sutil no tan dramática y sobre todo que hay solución médica no con el poder del amor y se curaron mágicamente.
Aiden y Hailee eran perfectos el uno para el otro, aunque yo sentí que él dio más en su relación que ella, además que ella me desesperaba mucho, pero al final si se redimió y lo apoyo como él merecía.
Si tiene escenas steamy pero con spice moderado.
Al final me gustó mucho como se reunieron todas las parejas de la serie y fue un final bonito.
September 16, 2022
Perfection. Absolute perfection. There's no other way to describe the book I just devoured. I have no idea how she does it every single time but Brittainy Cherry can't write no wrong. Ever. She can only write beautiful, precious words that make you smile and feel true love. She did it again... and I don't know how I'm going to get over it.
I planned this review and made an outline that I was supposed to fill out as I read, because I wanted to get every detail and write how it made me feel, but I can't. There are no words to describe the effect of this book over me. It's Brittainy Cherry's super power. She heals with her words. Her books always fill my heart with hope, with true love and makes me believe that that true love that heals all wounds is possible. The way she crafts her stories, the incredible bond and devotion in the souls of her characters make me see life through different lens and gives my heart so. much. joy. True joy.
Aiden and Hailee healed each other through their friendship, struggles, love, compassion and patience for one another and I could feel every single bit in each word. I couldn't put the book down seeing them build this incredible relationship and then finding their way back to each other but most of all, in their journey to accept and love themselves fully. They gave me a different kind of swoon, one I don’t know how to explain.
Something that I always love about Brittainy's books, is the growth in every single character, not just the main couple. This book wasn't the exception. Everyone had the proper resolution and a closure and they all grew and found what they needed in the end, especially Aiden and Hailee. My heart ached in the best way because I found them both so relatable in many ways and couldn't help but bawl my eyes out at one point. I am in awe with how the story developed with all its twists and turns that made my jaw drop and my heart full!
Books like this is why I love Romance so much. This book reminds me why I binge read Brittainy Cherry's backlist in just a couple of weeks when I discovered her. Books like this remind me that love does exist, that we all have the capacity of giving love and we also deserve to be loved back in the same measure.
I have more to say, but I won't because I won't spoil this masterpiece for you. For now, I'll just beg you to add this to your TBR and read it when it comes out because you can't miss out on it. What can you expect?
- Childhood friends to lovers.
- Second Chance Romance
- Interracial Couple (BWWM)
- Small Town
- Found family
- An emotional rollercoaster! (Get tissues ready).
Northern Stars is book 4 in the Compass Series. It can be read as a standalone but I'm sure you'd enjoy books 1-3 (Available in KU). If you need more convincing, hit me up so I can keep telling you how delightful, beautiful and sweet her books are.
A huge thanks to Brittainy Cherry and Valentine PR for giving me the honor of receiving this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Five stars are not enough.
I planned this review and made an outline that I was supposed to fill out as I read, because I wanted to get every detail and write how it made me feel, but I can't. There are no words to describe the effect of this book over me. It's Brittainy Cherry's super power. She heals with her words. Her books always fill my heart with hope, with true love and makes me believe that that true love that heals all wounds is possible. The way she crafts her stories, the incredible bond and devotion in the souls of her characters make me see life through different lens and gives my heart so. much. joy. True joy.
Aiden and Hailee healed each other through their friendship, struggles, love, compassion and patience for one another and I could feel every single bit in each word. I couldn't put the book down seeing them build this incredible relationship and then finding their way back to each other but most of all, in their journey to accept and love themselves fully. They gave me a different kind of swoon, one I don’t know how to explain.
"You don't have to be perfect to be loved by me. That's not how this love works. I don't only love you on the good days. I love you on the hard ones, too. Be broken, be raw, be damaged. And still, I'll stay."
Something that I always love about Brittainy's books, is the growth in every single character, not just the main couple. This book wasn't the exception. Everyone had the proper resolution and a closure and they all grew and found what they needed in the end, especially Aiden and Hailee. My heart ached in the best way because I found them both so relatable in many ways and couldn't help but bawl my eyes out at one point. I am in awe with how the story developed with all its twists and turns that made my jaw drop and my heart full!
Books like this is why I love Romance so much. This book reminds me why I binge read Brittainy Cherry's backlist in just a couple of weeks when I discovered her. Books like this remind me that love does exist, that we all have the capacity of giving love and we also deserve to be loved back in the same measure.
I have more to say, but I won't because I won't spoil this masterpiece for you. For now, I'll just beg you to add this to your TBR and read it when it comes out because you can't miss out on it. What can you expect?
- Childhood friends to lovers.
- Second Chance Romance
- Interracial Couple (BWWM)
- Small Town
- Found family
- An emotional rollercoaster! (Get tissues ready).
Northern Stars is book 4 in the Compass Series. It can be read as a standalone but I'm sure you'd enjoy books 1-3 (Available in KU). If you need more convincing, hit me up so I can keep telling you how delightful, beautiful and sweet her books are.
A huge thanks to Brittainy Cherry and Valentine PR for giving me the honor of receiving this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Five stars are not enough.
July 14, 2023
5/5⭐️
Hilfe?! Wie gut kann ein Buch bitte sein?! 🥹💗 Ich Liebe alles daran.
Ich mochte schon die anderen drei Teile der Reihe sehr gern und war mir schon sicher, dass ich auch diesen Band mögen werde aber DAS hatte ich dennoch nicht erwartet.
Brittany C. Cherry schafft es trotz meiner hohen Erwartungen an sie und ihre Bücher, mich jedes Mal aufs neue zu überraschen.
Ich liebe die Charaktere von „Bis zum hellsten Morgen“. Sie sind sehr ausgereift und durchdacht und auch die Handlungen der Charaktere waren meiner Meinung nach immer nachvollziehbar.
Dieses Buch ist mal wieder ein Meisterwerk und die perfekte Mischung aus emotional, humorvoll und doch romantisch. 😍🔥
Eine absolute Empfehlung! Und für mich gehört es zu meinen absoluten Highlights 2023! 🫶🏼
Hilfe?! Wie gut kann ein Buch bitte sein?! 🥹💗 Ich Liebe alles daran.
Ich mochte schon die anderen drei Teile der Reihe sehr gern und war mir schon sicher, dass ich auch diesen Band mögen werde aber DAS hatte ich dennoch nicht erwartet.
Brittany C. Cherry schafft es trotz meiner hohen Erwartungen an sie und ihre Bücher, mich jedes Mal aufs neue zu überraschen.
Ich liebe die Charaktere von „Bis zum hellsten Morgen“. Sie sind sehr ausgereift und durchdacht und auch die Handlungen der Charaktere waren meiner Meinung nach immer nachvollziehbar.
Dieses Buch ist mal wieder ein Meisterwerk und die perfekte Mischung aus emotional, humorvoll und doch romantisch. 😍🔥
Eine absolute Empfehlung! Und für mich gehört es zu meinen absoluten Highlights 2023! 🫶🏼
September 17, 2022
things started out good and i probably would've given northern stars a solid three stars, but then …
hailee really said, “why do you hate me?” i blurted out, my voice trembling. i'm sorry, honey what? did you- did you really just ask that?
all in all, the book was insanely readable and a fun way to pass the time. however, i never fully connected to hailee, aiden, or their romance. it felt very “by the numbers” brittainy c cherry to me.
this book sorta felt like a bootleg landon and shay (part one … we don't associate with part two), which … yeah … take that how you will lol
hailee really said, “why do you hate me?” i blurted out, my voice trembling. i'm sorry, honey what? did you- did you really just ask that?
all in all, the book was insanely readable and a fun way to pass the time. however, i never fully connected to hailee, aiden, or their romance. it felt very “by the numbers” brittainy c cherry to me.
this book sorta felt like a bootleg landon and shay (part one … we don't associate with part two), which … yeah … take that how you will lol
April 10, 2023
clap de fin de la saga compass je suis un peu triste de les quitter j'avoue.
ce tome était relativement léger pour du BCC, ça permet de terminer joliment.
Jax, Connor, Damian & Aiden cœur sur vous, si quelqu'un sait où trouver ces types dans la vraie vie venez en DM mdr
— "c'est juste que... tu es la seule personne au monde avec laquelle je voudrais me sentir seule."
ce tome était relativement léger pour du BCC, ça permet de terminer joliment.
Jax, Connor, Damian & Aiden cœur sur vous, si quelqu'un sait où trouver ces types dans la vraie vie venez en DM mdr
— "c'est juste que... tu es la seule personne au monde avec laquelle je voudrais me sentir seule."
September 17, 2022
it had some good quotes but alas thats where the good things ended.
November 4, 2022
I LOVED the first half, the second half was okay, so this evens out to 4 stars lol
August 21, 2024
C’est avec les larmes aux yeux mais le cœur rempli d’amour que je referme ce roman et que je quitte Jax, Connor, Damian, Aiden et leurs amours.
Ce tome était, selon moi, parfait pour clôturer cette saga. Cette saga qui, sans aucun doute, aura eu mon cœur.
Étoiles du nord c’est ce roman qui vous fait vivre tout un tas d’émotions. J’ai ri, j’ai pleuré, j’ai espéré… L’histoire d’Aiden et d’Hailee m’a particulièrement touché. Une fois de plus, BCC a réussi à me faire tomber amoureuse d’une trope : la seconde chance.
Je suis admirative du personnage d’Hailee, à travers lequel BCC a redonné confiance à toutes les femmes qui, un jour, se sont senties de trop. Elle est drôle, douce, intelligente, généreuse et extrêmement forte.
Aiden m’a touché en plein cœur. Il restera un de mes personnages préférés de cette saga. Véritable bookboyfriend pour moi, il a su me toucher à son tour. Ses traumatismes, ses angoisses et ses peurs sont si bien décrits, qu’on a envie de le prendre dans nos bras, et lui dire que lui aussi a le droit à ses moments de faiblesses.
Une nouvelles fois, la plume de BCC était divine.
C’est une histoire d’amour vraie, profonde, sincère et réelle qui aborde des thèmes importants tels que le bodyshaming, le harcèlement, les TCA (TW), l’acceptation de soi, le pardon, l’anxiété.
Les scènes finales avec tous les protagonistes de cette saga m’ont réchauffé le cœur.
Bref, tout dans ce livre m’a parlé, tout dans cette saga m’a touché. Alors merci BCC de nous parler d’amour comme tu sais si bien le faire ✨
Ce tome était, selon moi, parfait pour clôturer cette saga. Cette saga qui, sans aucun doute, aura eu mon cœur.
Étoiles du nord c’est ce roman qui vous fait vivre tout un tas d’émotions. J’ai ri, j’ai pleuré, j’ai espéré… L’histoire d’Aiden et d’Hailee m’a particulièrement touché. Une fois de plus, BCC a réussi à me faire tomber amoureuse d’une trope : la seconde chance.
Je suis admirative du personnage d’Hailee, à travers lequel BCC a redonné confiance à toutes les femmes qui, un jour, se sont senties de trop. Elle est drôle, douce, intelligente, généreuse et extrêmement forte.
Aiden m’a touché en plein cœur. Il restera un de mes personnages préférés de cette saga. Véritable bookboyfriend pour moi, il a su me toucher à son tour. Ses traumatismes, ses angoisses et ses peurs sont si bien décrits, qu’on a envie de le prendre dans nos bras, et lui dire que lui aussi a le droit à ses moments de faiblesses.
Une nouvelles fois, la plume de BCC était divine.
C’est une histoire d’amour vraie, profonde, sincère et réelle qui aborde des thèmes importants tels que le bodyshaming, le harcèlement, les TCA (TW), l’acceptation de soi, le pardon, l’anxiété.
Les scènes finales avec tous les protagonistes de cette saga m’ont réchauffé le cœur.
Bref, tout dans ce livre m’a parlé, tout dans cette saga m’a touché. Alors merci BCC de nous parler d’amour comme tu sais si bien le faire ✨
May 2, 2023
Omg, what am I going to do now😫. I am officially caught up with Brittainy’s whole book catalog and I feel so empty. I’m so glad that I ended with this one because it was beyond superb! Everything I could ask for in a child hood best friends to lovers. I love that Aiden was so head over heels for Hailee since they were teens. I loved these two characters so much! Don’t ask me to choose between the two because I simply cannot. This one pulled at me and I could identify with Aiden having to sever different family ties and his feelings surrounding it I have felt.
This book, like every BC book makes you feel Deep things in a cathartic way. This woman can write yall.
“You don’t have to be perfect to be loved by me. That’s not how love works. I don’t only love you on the good days. I love you on the hard ones too. Be broken, be raw, be damaged. And still, I’ll stay.”
God help me, I love Aiden so much.😫
This book, like every BC book makes you feel Deep things in a cathartic way. This woman can write yall.
“You don’t have to be perfect to be loved by me. That’s not how love works. I don’t only love you on the good days. I love you on the hard ones too. Be broken, be raw, be damaged. And still, I’ll stay.”
God help me, I love Aiden so much.😫
October 23, 2023
Dieses Buch lag Monate lang auf meinem SuB. Nun habe ich es mit viel Vorfreude endlich gelesen, wurde aber leider enttäuscht.
Das Buch ist in 2 Teile aufgeteilt. Der erste Teil war mega spannend und packend. Der zweite Teil war sehr hervorsehbar und stumpf.
Aufgrund von dem ersten, starken Teil, kann ich das Buch schon weiterempfehlen. Es ist aber echt kein „Must-Read“. Die anderen Teile der Reihe sind 100 besser.🫶🏼
Tropes: Lovers to Haters to Lovers, (Childhood) Bestfriends to Lovers, Second Chance
Das Buch ist in 2 Teile aufgeteilt. Der erste Teil war mega spannend und packend. Der zweite Teil war sehr hervorsehbar und stumpf.
Aufgrund von dem ersten, starken Teil, kann ich das Buch schon weiterempfehlen. Es ist aber echt kein „Must-Read“. Die anderen Teile der Reihe sind 100 besser.🫶🏼
Tropes: Lovers to Haters to Lovers, (Childhood) Bestfriends to Lovers, Second Chance
September 14, 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Type: Standalone Book 4 of 4 from Compass series
POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Being neighbors, Hailee Jones and Aiden Walters had been best friends since they were young. The innocent friendship slowly grew into into budding love. But as they grew older, their future headed into different directions which eventually pulled them apart. That was until they were brought together again and forced to reassess old feelings and hurt.
Who would have thought I’d enjoy a book that made me smile and have heart eyes, and this book did it. I didn’t expect it to be this cute and young, but it worked for the story. Of course, true to the author’s style there were heartbreaks sprinkled in between.
Aiden was such a sweetheart, and for someone in his position he was accommodating and humble. There was a wide-eyed innocence in Hailee that I liked. I also liked how both of them were riddled with insecurities that they had to learn to overcome.
Northern Stars is a story of friendship, love, and self-acceptance. It would appeal to readers who enjoy heartwarming second chance romance.
Books in the series:
⭐️🎬⭐️. . . (F)BR with Loyda . . . ⭐️🎬⭐️
For more reviews/interviews/book talk/promo visit:
Type: Standalone Book 4 of 4 from Compass series
POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Being neighbors, Hailee Jones and Aiden Walters had been best friends since they were young. The innocent friendship slowly grew into into budding love. But as they grew older, their future headed into different directions which eventually pulled them apart. That was until they were brought together again and forced to reassess old feelings and hurt.
Who would have thought I’d enjoy a book that made me smile and have heart eyes, and this book did it. I didn’t expect it to be this cute and young, but it worked for the story. Of course, true to the author’s style there were heartbreaks sprinkled in between.
“There’s no one in this world I’d rather be lonely with.”
Aiden was such a sweetheart, and for someone in his position he was accommodating and humble. There was a wide-eyed innocence in Hailee that I liked. I also liked how both of them were riddled with insecurities that they had to learn to overcome.
Northern Stars is a story of friendship, love, and self-acceptance. It would appeal to readers who enjoy heartwarming second chance romance.
Books in the series:
⭐️🎬⭐️. . . (F)BR with Loyda . . . ⭐️🎬⭐️
For more reviews/interviews/book talk/promo visit:
September 13, 2022
Brittainy Cherry shines in this stunning childhood best friends-to-lovers story. Writing part one in the younger POVs, it’s a wonderfully woven story of friends and feelings and love and loss.
Part two, as adults, Aiden and Hailee’s rekindled romance isn’t without its difficulties. Overcoming secrets, miscommunication, and differences, their love wins in the best possible way.
Part two, as adults, Aiden and Hailee’s rekindled romance isn’t without its difficulties. Overcoming secrets, miscommunication, and differences, their love wins in the best possible way.
September 12, 2022
4.5 stars
Oh my goodness I loved this childhood best friends to lovers. There was so much heartache, growth, and the twists, holy crap!
Hailee and Aiden have such a beautiful love. I absolutely loved them together. I loved their friendship and the natural progression of everything.
The whole story just held me captivated. I couldn’t put it down! It sent me through all the emotions and then some!
Oh my goodness I loved this childhood best friends to lovers. There was so much heartache, growth, and the twists, holy crap!
Hailee and Aiden have such a beautiful love. I absolutely loved them together. I loved their friendship and the natural progression of everything.
The whole story just held me captivated. I couldn’t put it down! It sent me through all the emotions and then some!
July 27, 2023
Auch der 4. Teil der Reihe war absolut toll 🥲
Auch das man nochmal die anderen Paare der Reihe dabei hat 😍
Auch das man nochmal die anderen Paare der Reihe dabei hat 😍
September 15, 2022
➳ Rate: +5/ 5 stars
I *might* have a new Brittainy Cherry favorite. This book was just incredible.
The friends to lovers was just immaculate. I loved how Brittainy showed us a little of how they grew up and became really close friends, and eventually more. Honestly, these two were just so wholesome and cute and they completely stole my heart.
Their journey wasn’t easy. They both deal with their own anxieties and insecurities. I really enjoyed that that was part of the story and how Brittainy dealt with it. It always feels so good to see these issues in books.
I liked how the time jump occurred. How these two couldn’t stay away from each other once they were back in the same town. It was fun to see them all grown up and learn each other again.
I really liked how Damian came into Aiden’s life. I was waiting for that moment since the beginning of the book and it was done so well. That first meeting had me so emotional. Aiden gained a whole new family by finding out he had a brother. And I loved getting to see the whole gang so much!!!
I just really really loved this book and this couple. And it was such a great ending to this amazing series.
➳ARC kindly provided by the author, in exchange for an honest review.
➳ Order at: Amazon US
➳ Follow me on: Instagram ⁕ Facebook ⁕ Tiktok
I *might* have a new Brittainy Cherry favorite. This book was just incredible.
The friends to lovers was just immaculate. I loved how Brittainy showed us a little of how they grew up and became really close friends, and eventually more. Honestly, these two were just so wholesome and cute and they completely stole my heart.
Their journey wasn’t easy. They both deal with their own anxieties and insecurities. I really enjoyed that that was part of the story and how Brittainy dealt with it. It always feels so good to see these issues in books.
I liked how the time jump occurred. How these two couldn’t stay away from each other once they were back in the same town. It was fun to see them all grown up and learn each other again.
I really liked how Damian came into Aiden’s life. I was waiting for that moment since the beginning of the book and it was done so well. That first meeting had me so emotional. Aiden gained a whole new family by finding out he had a brother. And I loved getting to see the whole gang so much!!!
I just really really loved this book and this couple. And it was such a great ending to this amazing series.
➳ARC kindly provided by the author, in exchange for an honest review.
➳ Order at: Amazon US
➳ Follow me on: Instagram ⁕ Facebook ⁕ Tiktok
November 7, 2024
ೃ⁀➷ 4⭐️
Lisez si vous aimez :
✨ first love
✨ best friends to lovers
✨ he fell first and harder
Trigger Warnings car ils ne le disent pas dans le livre :
🪃 Troubles du comportement alimentaire (!!!)
🪃 dépression (vite fait mais quand même)
🪃 harcèlement (pas entre les protas)
Ohlala quel amour de livre 🥹
Bon j’avoue j’ai quand même moins aimé que le 1 et le 3. Mais c’était si pur, si adorable. Aiden et Hailee se comprenaient tellement bien, c’est dans ce genre de livre que tu dis « putain ils sont fait pour être ensemble »
C’est un clap de fin pour cette saga et la rencontre de Aiden et Damian m’a tellement touché 🥹 leur rencontre/retrouvaille à tous m’a beaucoup ému et j’adore quand plusieurs livres se regroupe en fin de saga pour avoir des bons moments lors des fêtes 🥹🫶🏼
J’ai eu un peu de mal à lire à cause du TW tca et si j’avais su je ne pense pas que je l’aurais lu. Ça a peut-être entaché un peu ma note.
J’ai aussi un peu de mal avec les doubles temporalités donc BON
Sinon j’ai beaucoup aimé à quel point la relation est sereine, comment les deux âmes se sont rencontrées et directement aimées.
J’ai aimé les deux personnages autant l’un que l’autre. Si je vous le conseille ? Oui totalement mais surtout SURTOUT bien faire attention aux triggers de vos lectures.
BCC elle met de la drogue dans ses livres c’est pas possible autrement ?
J’ai beaucoup aimé et je suis ravie de pouvoir enfin faire un classement de cette saga
🥇à l’ouest les vagues
🥈tempête du sud
🥈étoiles du nord
🥉 Lueurs de l’est
- bisous mes étoiles étoilées ✨-
June 16, 2025
3,75 ⭐️
September 14, 2022
Friends to lovers with a heart stopping twist or two or three. Broken down in two parts, this book was one I could not put down.
This author has the ability to bring us readers in touch with so many real life struggles that we all encounter at one or more times in our life.
Fantastic job on yet another favorite book by this author!
This author has the ability to bring us readers in touch with so many real life struggles that we all encounter at one or more times in our life.
Fantastic job on yet another favorite book by this author!
September 14, 2022
Et voilà, la saga Compass, c'est fini. La boucle est bouclée et une fois de plus, avec les romans de Brittainy C Cherry, les thématiques sont fortes, les émotions sont présentes et les personnages sont attendrissants. Northern Stars est donc la conclusion parfaite d'une saga géniale.
Bref, une fois de plus, je suis conquise par la plume de Brittainy C Cherry qui n'a pas son pareil pour nous faire vibrer au rythme des émotions de nos héros. Les héros seront charmants, émouvants , attendrissants et marquants. Un nouveau tome à la hauteur de cette saga.
Avis complet à lire sur: https://thelovelyteacheraddictions.bl...
Bref, une fois de plus, je suis conquise par la plume de Brittainy C Cherry qui n'a pas son pareil pour nous faire vibrer au rythme des émotions de nos héros. Les héros seront charmants, émouvants , attendrissants et marquants. Un nouveau tome à la hauteur de cette saga.
Avis complet à lire sur: https://thelovelyteacheraddictions.bl...
March 30, 2023
hailee and aiden were SO CUTE!!
and the crumbs at the end where they all reunited >>>
and the crumbs at the end where they all reunited >>>
April 1, 2023
FOUR AND A QUARTER STARS
'Northern Stars' begins with the first four chapters depicting Aiden and Hailee's childhood. By chapter four, they are both juniors in high school, and Aiden leaves for a year for an acting role. He returns for their senior year, and it's during this time that Aiden and Hailee finally confess their love for each other. However, the popular kids at school don't approve of their relationship due to Hailee's weight, and Aiden's father also disapproves of their relationship for the sake of his image. He urges Hailee to break up with Aiden so that he can have a successful career. Unfortunately, Hailee does that and doesn't let Aiden know why she needs time away from him.
Around 40% of the way through the book, there's a jump of five years, and Aiden returns to town for the first time since his senior year. Aiden is now a successful actor, and Hailee is running an inn, where he will be staying. As Aiden and Hailee reconnect, their feelings for each other resurface, but they struggle with what happened in the past.
This second chance romance will take readers on an emotional rollercoaster ride.
'Northern Stars' begins with the first four chapters depicting Aiden and Hailee's childhood. By chapter four, they are both juniors in high school, and Aiden leaves for a year for an acting role. He returns for their senior year, and it's during this time that Aiden and Hailee finally confess their love for each other. However, the popular kids at school don't approve of their relationship due to Hailee's weight, and Aiden's father also disapproves of their relationship for the sake of his image. He urges Hailee to break up with Aiden so that he can have a successful career. Unfortunately, Hailee does that and doesn't let Aiden know why she needs time away from him.
Around 40% of the way through the book, there's a jump of five years, and Aiden returns to town for the first time since his senior year. Aiden is now a successful actor, and Hailee is running an inn, where he will be staying. As Aiden and Hailee reconnect, their feelings for each other resurface, but they struggle with what happened in the past.
This second chance romance will take readers on an emotional rollercoaster ride.
Audiobook source: Hoopla
Narrator: Nicole Small & Oliver Clarke
Length: 10H 09M
Displaying 1 - 30 of 920 reviews