“One of the best books of 2017.”–USA Today’s Happy Ever AfterBook three in the USA Today bestselling Something in the Way series, a love saga.LakeIt was a hot summer day when I met him on the construction site next to my parents’ house. If I’d known then what I do now, would I have kept on walking? Manning was older, darker, experienced—and I’d trusted him when he said the story would only ever … experienced—and I’d trusted him when he said the story would only ever be about us. I’d held those words close and challenged fate, but I had lost.
A part of me is still that sixteen-year-old girl squinting up at Manning, but no matter how far I fall or high I soar, I’ll always be a bird without her bear and nothing without him.
Manning
When I close my eyes, I can no longer see her. The decisions I made were to push Lake in the right direction—away from me. But now that she’s gone, would I have made those same choices?
I’d walked away like I was supposed to. I’d kept my distance. I’d bent over backward to keep Lake pure, but she’s no longer that girl, and I don’t know if I can stay away anymore. I only know I don’t want to. She’s still everything I want and nothing I should ever have, but if anyone can move the stars, it’s her great bear in the sky.
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‘If anyone can move the stars, it’s her great bear in the sky’ *SWOON*
There is no way in hell I could even begin to properly explain my love and devotion for this book and this series. One of my top reads in my entire life!
Every second spent reading this book was spent in heartache. This series was slow burn romance on steroids and honestly, it was killing me how much ANGST this book emanated. I can’t rave on about this enough. All I can say is you won’t regret it.
It’s been a while since I’ve read the first two books so it took me a while to get familiar with the story and the characters again. I enjoyed Lake and Manning characters a lot although I did always agree with how they went about things. Especially things pertaining to Manning and his unfinished business before he went to New York. I wished he would have handled everything he had to do before and not after he made his decision. However, I expected the news Tiffany threw at him over the phone. Lake and Manning’s story had me emotional and it was sweet and steamy. There’s definitely some lingering hurt on all sides but I enjoyed this story a lot and look forward to reading the final book in this series.
I loved every thing about this book. I laughed cryed. It was close to real life.
I really loved books 1-3 in this series!
Unpredictable- engaging- and i totally binged on the first three books!
I devoured this series in one day! I felt like an addict, I had to keep going it’s just that good ! This entire series consumed me.
There are parts where you’re like why?! Just why?! And I want to shake these characters but at the same time it’s amazing how they grow from book to book.
Manning and Lake have overcame so much but there journey is not over, it hasn’t even really began yet.
Just when your heart is put back together and so full it explodes , and your left with so many questions. Is this real? What happens next? Will he stay , will he go? Will I ever survive this series?!
You just hope that this author is going to pull you from the depths of misery that everyone’s facing.
This ending is my favorite, we are finally on the right track! I just hope this train doesn’t crash!!
Jessica Hawkins knows how to write angst that’s for sure! I need more Lake and Manning I can’t wait for February .
Wow!!! I finished this book in record time and I’m still not sure it has all sunk in at this point. I have never experienced so many different emotions while reading a book. This was a rollercoaster ride that would not let me off. I felt every emotion humanly possible happiness, sadness, anger, disappointment, anguish. and shock!!! When your into the last book of a 3 book series you think you pretty much have it figured out. NOPE. There were some shocks and twists that I did not see coming. Once again the Queen of Angst has left me staring at the wall. I can not stress enough what an INCREDIBLE series this was.
My heart physically hurt throughout this book. I’m not sure how I’m going to recover.
Book three started off awesome – let me tell you. During book one and book two, Lake was this naive little girl that I will admit got on my nerves. But book three, she finally grew up and decided to live her life. I was so proud of this fictional character. How she stood up for herself. How she made a life for herself.
The connection that Manning and Lake have in this book…Jessica Hawkins did a wonderful job creating their relationship throughout the book. It was amazing and heartfelt and broke your heart all at once. It was one of those books that you won’t forget in a long time. It was so good that I barely put the book down. It consumed my life like Manning and Lake’s love consumed their life.
In Move the Stars, life moved forward. Everyone lived with the choices made. Whether the choices were bad or not they were made and the consequences of those choices brought about growth and perspective.
Lake is older. No longer living the life of an innocent adolescent. She is a grown woman in charge of her life. No one controls her life or her choices.
Jessica is a superb writer. She wrote in alternating points of view illustrating the feelings and emotions of both main characters. The emotions were intense and worded so beautifully. She didn’t hold back on anything. Every concern, every consequence, every action was laid out.
In this series, Jessica successfully delivered a forbidden romance. With elements of a love triangle, sibling rivalry, a young adolescent, influential parents, and one guy, it doesn’t get anymore complicated than that. With themes of love, jealousy, insecurities, betrayal, hate, and hope, Move the Stars opens the door to expose raw feelings and truths from all sides. The vulnerability these characters exposed reeked havoc on my emotions.
The final installment gave us Mannings perspective and reasoning for all his choices. It’s clarity at its finest. The baring of each other’s souls was breathtaking. The honesty shared while exposing vulnerabilities was chilling. Having the reasons and answers to choices made allowed me to breathe easier. Any judgement I made about these characters turned to compassion, shedding new light on each of the circumstances. I gained new perspective from the unveiling of their actions. I loved the words spoken, since the actions were the driving force in the prior books. It was nice to hear what never got spoken for fear of being accused wrongly.
The story was everything I expected and unlike everything I hadn’t expected. It went in directions I hoped while also in directions I hadn’t expected. Did Jessica surprise me with the choices, reasons, and outcomes? Yes and no. In some cases, I plotted differently in my mind, but at the same time the direction Jessica chose was successful.
Everything Jessica set up in the prior books came to fruition in this final book.
Move The Stars was about making choices. The consequences of those choices carved the path for these characters in very unexpected ways.
So many ups and downs. This book killed me. Don’t get me wrong, I loved it, but my poor heart needs a few days to recover. Being through the first two books was tough because they were such a slow build up, but this book made it worth it. I need more, so much more. Where was our epilogue? I neeeed it! 🙂
I cannot think of a more perfect ending to this trilogy. For so long, Manning has held his tongue and done all he could to protect Lake. And Lake has silently suffered a love that could never be returned. Their life, their happiness, was stolen away time after time, and the years between them didn’t make it any easier.
I felt ALL the emotions. The love, the despair, all the good and all the bad. I sat there devouring every word, and savoring it all at the same time. All the firsts, all the lasts, they were all there and they will forever be with me.
Jessica Hawkins is the master of going THERE. This series isn’t all hearts and rainbows and a perfect little happy ending. It’s raw and painful and beautiful, and it is life. It is messy and wonderful. It is heartbreaking and heartwarming. This book, this series, is something I so easily get lost inside of. I’ve had some of the worst book hangovers of my life after reading Something in the Way and Somebody Else’s Sky, and I guarantee it will be just as bad if not worse after this. It is just THAT good!
What a spectacular ending to an epic love story! This forbidden romance was everything I wanted for these star crossed lovers. I didn’t want it to be easy, and it wasn’t. There were twists and turns and several obstacles that made this journey frustrating, yet exhilarating, heartbreaking, yet so hopeful! The growth of both Manning and Lake took time, and even when it seemed like it might never happen, I was cheering for them all the way! I love that Ms Hawkins did not cut corners but allowed us to feel every thought, and emotion that Manning, and Lake experienced. This is a moving and emotional story of love, redemption, trust, sacrifice, and consequences. It brought out so many extreme emotions and I loved every minute of it! There were many surprises but they all felt genuine and honest. I am a huge fan of grand gestures and the ending is so perfect! This beautiful, passionate and poignant conclusion to Manning & Lakes epic love story takes you on an exhilarating journey that will leave you raw and breathless and totally satisfied!
6 STARS
This was one of those books that I dreaded reading the last chapter of… but the truth is, the ending – or, better yet – the last words were just… right. The way Manning and Lake’s story feels… just right.
This book, like the other two in the series, was a true roller coaster of emotions. It’s raw and full of angst and pain and so intense and real. The path of these two has never been easy, but in this book Jessica Hawkins found a way to bring the readers to the highest high and then take them back to earth in a way that shatters, and leaves only destruction in the fall’s way. The harder Manning and Lake had fought for the love that always felt half-finished, the more I understood why it had to be the way it happened.
“You can’t come back into my life and tell me it’s a mess when you’re the one who created it.”
At one point, I thought that was it. That Manning broke Lake one too many time: unintentionally but irrevocably. What I didn’t consider was… hope. The thing that lives on and on in every single on of us, and never dies; the lights of hope have been known to dim at times, but never to die.
“The longer I was in her presence, the more certain I was I had only one option left – tilt the universe until she fell into my arms.”
Our favorite characters had to grow up, surmount the difficult times and find the way to let their insecurities and fears go, live their lives for the sake of themselves and no one else, and finally accept that, as impossible at that sounds, love can be enough. As hard as it was to read their story from time to time, as intense as it could get, so frustrating, but beautiful at times, after all of that, it just felt right… and the story’s parting words- dear God, I was left speechless for a moment, basking in their rightness. This story brought me an unforgettable reading experience, and I would recommend reading it to anyone who doesn’t fear treading the different, different and a bit darker waters than usual. This was, for sure, one of the best books I’ve read in 2017.
“He had come for me. He was defying fate.”
Lake and Manning’s story continues in book 3 (Move the Stars) of Jessica Hawkin’s series. Book 1 and 2 leave you wanting more Lake and Manning and book 3 did not disappoint. Move the Stars begins 4 years after book 2. Lake and Manning have been absent from each other’s lives during these 4 years, but their love for each other has never faded. Meeting again rekindles and sets ablaze all the feelings they had for each other before. They finally believe their stars have aligned and the time is right for them to live and love one another. Life (and TIffany) have other plans for them though, but in the end true love prevails. The highs and lows in this story will give you whiplash! Another beautifully written story by Hawkins!
Move The Stars is a book I’ve been waiting for since May. Everyday, I checked my countdown app to see how many days were left. Something In The Way series is my favourite series. EVER. No, not just the favourite series of this year. I do mean EVER.
I promise to leave this review spoiler free! In order to do that, I’ll just try to tell you my feelings from the book.
It was everything. I’m not lying when I say that Move The Stars is the perfect conclusion to the previous two books in the series. What I was surprised was that the story dives right in and doesn’t give you a minute to breath. It dives fully in right at the beginning. I won’t delve too much into it, let me just warn you – it won’t be what you would have expected.
The characters couldn’t have been written more realistically. Lake and Manning had both changed, yet many things and emotions still stay the same. Some changes were unexpected, some were slightly easier to figure out.
What I enjoyed about this book is that Jessica explained everything. She gave us the perfect closure we needed, no lose ends left to tie. So even when you are wondering what’s going on, don’t worry, Jessica got you covered!
Seriously, the book left me gutted, raw opened with emotions breaking me apart. Honestly, I cried after the first few pages. But it was totally worth it. It’s such a good book when it comes to the story and the way it’s written – it’s just unbelievable! How one book can make you feel all the feels Move The Stars had is beyond my comprehension, but it did.
You HAVE to read this book and pretty much just the whole series. You need Lake and Manning in your life.
I’m not just giving this book 5 stars. I’m also giving it my heart <3
Move the Stars by Jessica Hawkins a gut-wrenching breath-taking five-star read. This is the third and final book in the Something In the Way series, and You will laugh and you will cry, (You will need a whole box of tissues). You do need to have read the first two books in the series, and you may want to book time off in advance to read them, as I guarantee you will not want to put them down. What started as one hot summers day between a naïve sixteen-year-old girl named Lake Dolly Kaplan and a bad boy construction worker Twenty-three-year-old Manning Raymond Sutter. They come from different life’s and have different plans, things happened and life happens. This is the book we get to find out what happens.
I can’t give the game away and I don’t want to spoil the story, so I don’t want to give the story away but if you read one series then this is the one for you. If you are over the age of 35 you will love the 90’s references and will remember how hard it was dating back then. If you ever had a bad boy you loved, you will love this book. Generally, if you like a good read, you will love this book as well. If you are after a series that will fill your heart and break it, then fill it and break it again. You will love this series. Jessica Hawkins has caused uproar with this series, there is a fan group for each book on Facebook and they warn not to enter until you have read the books, and they are so entertaining. I have avoided this last one as I lose hours in the others, mainly arguing about my views on Lakes sister Tiffany.
Go buy the books, I have only just finished it and I plan to do another re-read of all three books, they really are that good. I have ordered all three books for several friends, as presents as I know they wouldn’t pick it up. But everyone needs this series in their lives.
Well done Jessica Hawkins on a great and sublime five-star read.
Finally what I’ve been waiting for.
I’ve lived and breathed through Lake and Manning’s long and bumpy road but all the ups and downs and all the pain and hurt finally led them to where they always belonged. Together.
A beautiful story and just what I needed from these amazing characters.
This story was an emotional one for me. It took Lake and Manning over a decade to get to this point in their lives and looking back, all of it could’ve been avoided if they would’ve just believed in theirselves and the solidity of their love. You won’t find two characters who are more hopelessly in love with one another and who will move heaven and earth to get what they truly deserve, which is their happily ever after, together. Absolutely Beautiful.
This is one of the best series I have ever read! Jessica Hawkins writing skills are amazing and she knows just how to keep you wanting more!
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH MY LIFE NOW??? This is the most extraordinary and unforgettable forbidden love series I have ever read! Jessica Hawkins has officially ruined me and idk if I want to come back from it! #bookhangover. GAH! I’m finding it incredible difficult to formulate the proper words to describe how I feel about this novel and I mean that in the best of ways! This series has taken me (and the characters) through the ringer more times than I can count and I kept coming back for me. #AllTheFeels #Angst “Fix me. Tape my paper heart back together.” –Lake, MOVE THE STARS. That’s how I felt going into this novel. After finishing books 1 and 2, I was GUTTED! An emotional mess of a human being, I NEEDED their HEA and I needed it NOW!! #ThisIsTheirStory I could not fathom a world without these two characters finding their HEA, but at the end of SOMEBODY ELSE’S SKY, I will admit, I feared I wouldn’t get that. “He’d turned down real love because others would judge it. He refused to accept what he deserved unless it was bad.” –Lake, MOVE THE STARS. *tears* But I kept repeating to myself my mantra: #ThisIsTheirStory, and eventually, I knew deep down that they would find the right timing and be together for good. #BearAndBirdy4ever.
I have never more in my life ached for a couple to be together as I did Lake and Manning. I have waited 2 FREAKING NOVELS for them to FINALLY be together! Talk about torture! This final installment was an emotional journey that tour my heart out and mended it back together slightly damaged, but definitely stronger. This story was raw. It was real. It was emotional. It was EVER LOVING messy! And it was PURE PERFECTION. This story taught me to believe in second chances. If the love is real, it will always find a way! It showed me that love is all about timing. You may find your soulmate, but at the wrong time, don’t lose hope! #LoveIsEnough It showed me that you are not the “sins of your father”. Their mistakes are not yours. But it also taught me that you have to forgive yourself for the mistakes that you have made. It showed me that the decisions we make, can have consequences and affect others in ways we did not intend. I will not be giving a summary because I don’t want to risk spoilers, but just know, that the way in which Jessica Hawkins wrote this story was remarkable and absolutely unforgettable! The characters were one of a kind and one of the most in-depth and detailed characters I have ever read. The angst, drama, pain, anger, HEARTBREAK, joy, LOVE, sorrow, HOPE…ALL of it I could feel! I physically ached when Lake or Manning were hurting and same goes for when they were happy. Jessica did immense justice to these characters and I am incredible happy with how things turned out. #ThisIsJustTheBeginning. This series will forever be cemented into my being and I will carry it with me wherever I go. I will be looking toward the sky from now on at night looking for my Big Bear. #SummerTriangle This was my first books/series by Jessica Hawkins and I WILL be recommending it to everyone and I WILL be reading her backlist because if I can expect this kind of raw emotional response from her stories, then I must read more from her! ASAP!
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10 stars!
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This book has all the feels! So much love, angst, toe curling naughtiness….You spend the book wanting to cry, throw it, giddy…the list goes on. Well done Jessica Hawkins…well done!
I’ve been waiting for the ending of this wonderful trilogy for forever!! I loved it more than anything!! It was moving and fit perfectly with the story! I’ll remember this one for a while!!