Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Meet Me at the Starlight by Rachel Hauck (Review)

Genre: Women's Fiction/Dual-timeline
Publisher: Bethany House
Released: July 2, 2024
384 pages
About the Book:

Eighties supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to hide and heal from a heartbreak that shattered her entire world. To her surprise, she encounters Matt Knight--a Hollywood A-lister with a bad-boy reputation--who has returned to his hometown to help his plucky grandmother, Tuesday, save her century-old skating rink, the Starlight. The Starlight holds a special place in the hearts of the community, once acting as a refuge for Depression-era families and bringing the town together with gatherings and celebrations. Tuesday's determination and resilience even protected her beloved rink from her husband's shady business dealings. Yet when the Starlight is threatened with demolition, Tuesday may not be able to stop it. As Matt and Harlow plot with Tuesday to save the Starlight, they find themselves on a journey of surprises, self-discovery, and the kind of healing that leads to love. 


My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐⭐⭐


This is a dual-timeline set in Sea Blue Beach, Florida where we first meet Tuesday Knight in 1932, who is raising two boys while her husband is gone for long stretches of time. She takes over the running of the Starlight roller rink. In the second timeline set in 1987 Tuesday is now in her 80s and we meet her grandson, Matt Knight, who is a Hollywood actor and returns home to help his grandmother save the roller rink from being torn down. Matt reconnects with Harlow Hayes who was a model but went into hiding after a relationship breakup went south. I enjoyed getting to know these three characters and following them as they work together to save the rink, learn to deal with their struggles and watch a romance develop between Matt and Harlow. Over the course of the story we get to know what Tuesday's has gone through between 1932 and 1987, I felt like I really got to know her. There were some funny laugh out loud moments throughout. The faith thread is fairly light and there is one scene that I really did not like and struggled with believing that could happen. Overall I enjoyed these characters and was both invested in what was going to happen to the rink and the possible romance. 

Favourite Quote: 
“Sometimes love requires taking it as it comes and in the manner it's given. You can choose to accept or reject it.”
(I received an ARC of this book from Bethany House through NetGalley; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

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