The Moon by Night: Book Two of The Austin Family Chronicles Audiobook

" THis book was also really good and cute. THis is a really good author. "

" Great writing. Good plot, and full of science and music and close family. "

" Made me want to go on a cross-country camping trip! "

" This was ok. I've decided to read all the novels in the Austin family series because I loved A Ring of Endless Light so much as a teenager. I would have liked this better as a teenager too, but now I just rolled my eyes through a lot of it. Zachary was SO unappealing and the writing wasn't great. I really want to travel across the US with the kids some day, so I thought I might like that aspect of it, but no, that was just the backdrop for the rest of the story. Not really worth reading, except to get more background on the characters in A Ring of Endless Light. "

" This is the second book in the series. Love love love it. "

" Why I want to see British Columbia and road trip round the States. "

" A little more exciting than Meet the Austins. I'm glad I didn't read this as a young girl; it would have raised unrealistic expectations for romance on family camping trips. "

" In high school I read every book by L'Engle I could get my hands on. I've reread some of the since and still love them. "

" I like how the author writes from the perspective of a fourteen-year old girl, but at times, she can be so spot on that her words drift into chatter. Anyway, the lesson learned is finding and testing your identity. "

" Several common motifs in this book mirror the Wrinkle in Time series- awkward girl maturing around more confident siblings, Cold War threats, Christian good/evil choices in conduct, the all-wise parents. It's a nice book, but lacks the fantastic that makes the morals so much easier to swallow. "

" I read A Ring of Endless Light a long time ago, before I knew it was the fourth book in a series. It was nice to finally read The Moon by Night and get to see Vicky's relationship with Zachary Gray beginning. I've been so curious. "

" I want to read the next one. "

" I didn't like this as much as the first - I don't think it was the "teenageryness" of Vicky as I thought that was really well handled. I think the setting was the problem - hopefully the next will be better, since they'll be in one place...though a new place. "

" L'Engle affectionately explores the awkward, pained teens who don't hear let alone follow the beat of the drummer everyone else seems to be dancing to. "

" friendship and love make uneasy bed fellows "

" I want to like this series SO MUCH more than I do. "

" And suddenly my happy family novel transformed itself into teen angst. "Her parents call it Vicky's 'difficult year'" is right. I mean, still fun thanks to the time period and the camping stuff, but also fading a bit into any typical "the trouble with love is" novel. "

" the preachest of the austins, i think. i like them better after their new york year. plus, i hate zachary gray and don't understand why the heroines always find him so charming. but i havent read it in forever, and it was a nice missing link. "

" There were parts of this book that I wanted to jot down to remind myself about later, but I didn't have a pen handy, and didn't stop to note the pages, so I might have to re-read this one day. "

" I love L'Engle but couldn't get into this one. I had to give up (for now at least) "

" Fantastic book by one of my favorite authors of a girl's coming-of-age during a family camping trip. I love L'Engle's thought- provoking writing. She is amazing. "

" So, I have two and a half chapters left of this one. I set it down in the staff lounge at work and forgot it. It was gone when I came back. I hope someone took it back to the library for me. Or at least didn't shelve in the medical library I work in. "

" What a fun read! Made me want to take another cross country road trip. "

" I think given the choice between bookish female L'Engle protagonists, I'll probably pick Meg Murray every time. But I remember enjoying the Austin books as well. "

" Not a bad book, but probably can't be appreciated as well after a certain age. Personally, I am too much of a realist and cynical to believe in all this pureness and innocence. "

" I love L'Engle but couldn't get into this one. I had to give up (for now at least) "

" I wasn't sure at first that I was going to like this one as much as the first book. But by the end I loved it. I really enjoy her writing and the fact that 'coming of age' for her characters involves a growing understanding of God. 3 1/2 stars! "

" A nostalgia read from my childhood. Although it was good, the first book will always be the favourite. Still, it was fun to revisit these characters. Parts of the book are so profound and well-written (and other parts are very awkward, but that makes sense for a teenage protagonist, I guess!) "

" In high school I read every book by L'Engle I could get my hands on. I've reread some of the since and still love them. "

" the preachest of the austins, i think. i like them better after their new york year. plus, i hate zachary gray and don't understand why the heroines always find him so charming. but i havent read it in forever, and it was a nice missing link. "

" There were parts of this book that I wanted to jot down to remind myself about later, but I didn't have a pen handy, and didn't stop to note the pages, so I might have to re-read this one day. "