I was so happy to get to read about Jess and the guys! I was looking forward to it after it being teased in the first 3 books. After having read these 2, though, I have to say that this is definitely not a standalone story. If you haven't read the first 3 books about Luna, you will be so lost. You will literally have no idea what is going on.
I didn't like just how intertwined this book was with the first 3, though. I get that there will be overlaps, and there will probably be a lot, but this was practically the whole first book. I was reliving everything, just from a different POV. I wanted to have more focus on Jess and her guys.
There seemed to be a lot of time between her mom giving her ultimatum and them getting her dad back. Her mom just expected her to play along? It felt strange. If she wanted to get firm control, there would have been little, if any, time between her threat and forcing Jess to marry Reece. Jess has been ignoring her mom the whole time, but now all of a sudden her mom thinks it will change?
I am glad to have gotten this story, but I will not move on to the last one. I don't care enough about this world to continue, and I really don't care enough about Wren. I am looking forward to moving on.