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Merissa (12061 KP) rated Bad Moon Rising (The Crown's Wolves #1) in Books
Nov 8, 2021 (Updated Jul 10, 2023)
BAD MOON RISING is the first book in The Crown's Wolves series, and let's start with the fact that the Crown is a complete douche with (probably) criminal ties to a syndicate.
Okay, moving on. Nova wakes with no memory of who or what she is. She just has a name tattooed on her wrist, plus a mobile that keeps giving her instructions. She follows the instructions (possibly the only time in the book) and finds Roman. Then the story really gets going as people blow up and we enter a world of lycanthropes and magic.
Now, stick with me here because this may not sound good, but this was a confusing book. There is SO much going on and the reader has no idea about any of it. This is normal though for the first book in the series. There is always a lot of world-building to do, but there is a LOT in here. Bad Moon Rising hosts a number of characters, some dead, that you will learn about, plus lifestyles, weaknesses, etc.
Don't think you will walk away knowing what's going on though. Oh, no! This is not a book for those who like everything tied with a neat bow at the end. This series is only just getting started and you will be left with more questions than answers.
A great book though with an individual storyline and take on the paranormal world, and one I can't wait to continue.
** same worded review will appear elsewhere **
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Nov 8, 2021
Okay, moving on. Nova wakes with no memory of who or what she is. She just has a name tattooed on her wrist, plus a mobile that keeps giving her instructions. She follows the instructions (possibly the only time in the book) and finds Roman. Then the story really gets going as people blow up and we enter a world of lycanthropes and magic.
Now, stick with me here because this may not sound good, but this was a confusing book. There is SO much going on and the reader has no idea about any of it. This is normal though for the first book in the series. There is always a lot of world-building to do, but there is a LOT in here. Bad Moon Rising hosts a number of characters, some dead, that you will learn about, plus lifestyles, weaknesses, etc.
Don't think you will walk away knowing what's going on though. Oh, no! This is not a book for those who like everything tied with a neat bow at the end. This series is only just getting started and you will be left with more questions than answers.
A great book though with an individual storyline and take on the paranormal world, and one I can't wait to continue.
** same worded review will appear elsewhere **
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Nov 8, 2021
graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated Benighted in Books
Feb 15, 2019
I've spent the last three weeks reading Benighted off and on. I have a hard time describing how I feel about this book - in one respect I feel that it is well-written and very lifelike, even if it deals with lycanthropes, but in another, I feel that the story is flawed. I think that it was hard to stick with it because the tone is so depressing and dreary that I needed breaks.
Lola (or May) is a sympathetic character, but that does not, in any way, mean you'll like her, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for what she's been through and how those experiences have affected her. The main problem I had with the story was that the whole business of DORLA seemed odd. I would think that by this time, the organization would be obsolete and none of the Lycos would be afraid of Barebacks since they are supposedly the inferior species and there are so few of them. For me, it just doesn't make much sense.
I went to the author's website and she said that she preferred the U.K. title, Bareback. I feel that Benighted is a much more fitting title, as it isn't all just about the treatment of Barebacks, it's both. And since Benighted's definition at the beginning of the book is: 1. (adj) in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity
2. (archaic) overtaken by darkness
It seems to me that both definitions can be applied to both Barebacks and Lunes in different ways. But maybe that's just the American in me talking.
I did at times become bored with the book, probably due to it's excessive length (not to mention again how down it is). Now I don't mind long books at all, but Benighted is 516 pages and there were many ramblings that could have used a drastic paring down. With that said, I did find it interesting and thought provoking, but I'm not sure I would read another book from Ms. Whitfield. I was looking forward to reading something a little different than the typical werewolf book and was left disappointed. Maybe, going into it, if I had known how much more a sociological study of minorities this is than a werewolf story, I would have liked the book better.
Lola (or May) is a sympathetic character, but that does not, in any way, mean you'll like her, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for what she's been through and how those experiences have affected her. The main problem I had with the story was that the whole business of DORLA seemed odd. I would think that by this time, the organization would be obsolete and none of the Lycos would be afraid of Barebacks since they are supposedly the inferior species and there are so few of them. For me, it just doesn't make much sense.
I went to the author's website and she said that she preferred the U.K. title, Bareback. I feel that Benighted is a much more fitting title, as it isn't all just about the treatment of Barebacks, it's both. And since Benighted's definition at the beginning of the book is: 1. (adj) in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity
2. (archaic) overtaken by darkness
It seems to me that both definitions can be applied to both Barebacks and Lunes in different ways. But maybe that's just the American in me talking.
I did at times become bored with the book, probably due to it's excessive length (not to mention again how down it is). Now I don't mind long books at all, but Benighted is 516 pages and there were many ramblings that could have used a drastic paring down. With that said, I did find it interesting and thought provoking, but I'm not sure I would read another book from Ms. Whitfield. I was looking forward to reading something a little different than the typical werewolf book and was left disappointed. Maybe, going into it, if I had known how much more a sociological study of minorities this is than a werewolf story, I would have liked the book better.