“Ah, kiss me, love, and miss me, love, and dry your bitter tears. (Irish Pub Song)” First book Jewels of the Sun, Jude and Aidan's bookOnce again, we are drawn into the beauty of Ireland, Gallagher's Pub, and our friends in the Gallagher and O'Toole clans, plus the other quirky people of Ardmore Bay.Now it's Shawn and Brenna's turn... their journey isn't a smooth one, both are stubborn to a fault. Shaun's a dreamer and does things in his own way and smart as a whip. Brenna's smart as well, fiery, plain-spoken, good with her hands, and practical. Opposites in every way but also oddly complimenting each other. Each has their own faults but that also makes them more endearing.It was fun watching them bicker with each other, like watching a tennis match.. made me wish I could have recorded them ;-).There's a bit of a business deal going on, Trevor Magee wants to build a theater of sorts (not cinema) in Ardmore and has his eye on the land behind Gallagher's Pub. Watching them work the deal and fitness so they get good terms was very wonderful and occasionally amusing to watch. Shaun's part was particularly genius, I was high fiving him the whole way through.We get a small sense of Magee here, not enough to judge him yet but I'm intrigued to see how he'll be in book three. He seems a good man, and I'm excited for Shawn to see what Magee will think of his music.Shawn's music is beautiful, passionate, and magical. You don't see much of his lyrics here, but you get a sense of everything through the glimpses in his head... poetic is another word I would use."When something comes out of you, it's precious. There was a fear of others finding it wanting. It was safer not to risk it. I was afraid something that mattered to me." The ending was wonderful, just simply romantic... suited them both well :).“Ireland is a land of poets and legends, of dreamers and rebels. All of these have music woven through and around them. Tunes for dancing or for weeping, for battle or for love.” “You don't fix a man the way you do a fault in a pipe or a leak in a roof. You take him as he is, Mary Brenna, or you don't take him at all...adjustments can't be all made on one side, darling, else the balance goes off and what's being built just falls down.” Would recommend :)
Wow, siento que por fin Nora Roberts se reivindica conmigo. Este libro ha sido mega genial. Hacía rato no conectaba tanto con una historia. Me ha hechos reír y me ha conmovido. En Lágrimas de la luna se puede ver la Irlanda más allá de los acantilados y paisajes inolvidables de postal, a ver la Irlanda de su gente, la familiaridad de sus habitantes, el amor por su tierra y sus raíces, su música y sus costumbres. Estos libros son mágicos, no sólo por la parte de la historia de hadas y hechizos de amores eternos, sino porque transportan al lector a la Irlanda acogedora, se siente a un paso de distancia del sitio en el que se esté leyendo el libro. Es como cuando observas un buen cuadro demasiado tiempo y parece que estás dentro. Es simplemente mágico.De los personajes también tengo que hablar. Shawn es el hombre del que me enamoraría (sabe cocinar) *sonríe*. Es de sentimientos nobles, paciente como el solo, gran músico, inteligente, y tiene ojos azules *-* además es de pelo negro, e irlandés. Brenna es peliroja y de ojos verdes, delgada y baja, lo que le falta en estatura le sobra en carácter, es una mujer muy trabajadora que no se le da nada hacer por aquí y por allá durante todo el día, admiro su energía. Es una mujer que le gusta que las cosas se hagan a su manera pero debajo de todo ese fuego se escondide una mujer sensible, que no soporta hacerle daño a sus seres queridos y tiene valentía para todo, incluso dar disculpas o pedir perdón. Esta pareja es tal para cual, pensé que tal vez Brenna iba a hacerle daño a Shawn con su mal carácter, ya que Shawn es muy noble y ella es muy mandona, pero los dos se completamentan bien y Brenna resulta ser tímida y sensible con un disfraz de furia para defenderse de ser burlada.Disfruté muchísimo esta lectura. Me encantó.
What do You think about Tears Of The Moon (2000)?
De nouveau Nora Roberts m'a fait rêver et m'a emmener dans en Irlande !Ce deuxième tome, nous fait découvrir Shawn, le frère d'Aidan, et Brenna une de leur amie d'enfance. Shawn est un rêveur, il aime composer de la musique, et cuisiner au bar de sa famille, mais il ne prend jamais de grandes décisions quand à son avenir, ce qui pourrait le faire passer pour un paresseux. Brenna est une jeune femme pétillante et pleine de vie, qui aime réparer et construire. Elle s'habille toujours comme un garçon manqué et cache ses boucles rousses sous une casquette qui ne semble jamais la quitter. Elle connait la famille Gallagher depuis sa plus tendre enfance, si bien sur Shawn la considère comme sa soeur (...ou son frère) et ne voit pas les sentiments bien loin de l'amitié qui se développent chez elle.Ce deuxième tome continu merveilleusement bien cet intégrale, la magie y est toujours présente en touche de fond, et les thèmes abordés comme les compromis, et l'acceptation de l'autre (ne pas vouloir à tout prit le changer) sont très intéressants et très bien développés.Bref un nouveau coup de coeur pour moi !!
—Blandine
Tears of the Moon is the 2nd book in Nora Robert’s Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy and Carrick, the Prince of the Fairies is now working on the next couple to find true love after being successful in uniting Aiden & Jude in book 1, Jewels of the Sun.Shawn, the beautiful and gorgeous brother, is the chef in the family’s pub but its music that fills his heart. He has composed many songs which he has done nothing about being recorded and that’s where Brenna O’Toole, the sassy and no nonsense red-haired childhood friend comes in. She begins to feel more than friendship for Shawn and after telling him she wants to have sex with him to curb the “itch” she feels – wow…this is a totally outspoken woman….no beating around the bush!!!!!, they embark on an intense and passionate affair, after telling each other that it’s only sex and nothing else.But Carrick is having none of that…Shawn is now living in Faerie Hill Cottage and meets both Lady Gwen & Carrick, who kicks his butt a few times to get him to see the “light” and find his true love – BRENNA.The dialogue between Shawn & Brenna is at times so hilarious that I found myself laughing out loud a few times. These two were always meant to be together...forever...And of course we do now know that Carrick is not giving up. I adored the interaction between the two humans and the ghost and fairy prince. I mean…should Shawn be listening to Carrick’s advice!!!!...he did not exactly do the right job with Lady Gwen!!!!We get to see the joy in Aiden & Jude’s lives as they discover that they will soon become parents. Gorgeous Darcy is still looking for a rich man to take her to see the world …..What a warm, amazing family and friends they are. Lots of things are going to change in Ardmore and more so in the Gallaghers’ lives. Onward to the next and final book…….what happens in Darcy’s life!!!!
—Alex is The Romance Fox
Nuestra reseña en A la cama con... un libro2'5, 2'9, lo que quieras, pero a 3 no llega. Eh, que es aprobado!!! XDDDDD
—Kimberly Carrington-Fox
