**May contain spoilers for Shooting Stars Above, but can be read on its own.**
Tess Lee is a wildly successful and world-famous novelist whose inspirational books explore our innermost struggles and the human need to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Jack Miller is a federal agent who has spent decades working in counterterrorism—a violent world that has left an inevitable residue on his psyche.
Two years into their marriage, as Tess and Jack both heal from past trauma, their epic love, fostered by their ability to truly see one another, has brought them profound happiness. When an anonymous threat is made against Tess’s life, however, everything changes. Will they learn to lean on each other, or will they fall apart into the darkness?
In Twinkle of Doubt, the second Celestial Bodies Romance, Tess, Jack, and their chosen family explore the nature of doubt and the struggle to feel worthy of love. (Synopsis courtesy of Amazon)
For most of the book, the relationship between Tess and Jack felt very copacetic. Despite how different the two characters are, there is deep love and affection for one another, and sublime happiness. But in the last quarter of the book, a huge shift happens, where Tess’s life is in danger, and Jack feels like he needs to figure out how to protect his wife at all cost.
No one knows where the threats are coming from, not at first. Jack can’t help but assume it’s something he’s done in his past to cause so many problems, which only adds more pressure and tension. Soon enough, the copacetic relationship between Tess and Jack starts to unravel, with more and more backstory revealed regarding Tess’s past.
Tess has to make some very tough decisions, in order to save herself. And Jack has to make some tough decisions regarding those choices, introducing a whole other layer of chaos into their world. I wasn't sure what would happen, if Tess would be safe, or if Jack would lose it. I liked how the story got away from the perfection and ease that the reader is introduced to in the beginning, and the cracks and crevices become the highlighted areas, which added some much needed friction.
Even in a surreal world, bad things can happen, and I got to see that in abundance. Seeing if this epic love story can survive the bad was an interesting discovery, balancing on the trust and honesty given between two seemingly perfect characters which are anything but. Twinkle of Doubt was an intense, powerful experience!
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