Reviews - The Alchemy Of Moonlight

331 reviews for:

The Alchemy Of Moonlight

David Ferraro

3.47 AVERAGE

abby_ace_of_books's review against another edition

3.0

Everyone always says that you should read outside your comfort zone occasionally. Well, I did. I read a book about a werewolf love triangle

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(that turns into a threesome??)

, knowing that I don't like books about werewolves or love triangles.
The verdict? I still don't like books about werewolves and love triangles.

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Also, they didn't even mention werewolves until 289 pages into the book. That's 77% of the book devoted solely to the love triangle.

Thanks to Spoiler Alert at YCL for the ARC.

thenextgenlib's review against another edition

3.0

A queer YA retelling of The Mysteries of Udolpho.

wdianasheppard's review against another edition

3.0

"The Alchemy of Moonlight" is loosely based on "The Mysteries of Udolpho", but it has influences all over the gothic novel spectrum, and is a largely enjoyable YA take on the genre. Emile is in hiding as a servant at a large, dark mansion due to refusing to marry and deny his homosexuality. However, something horrible is stalking the manor at night. - something leaving body parts in its wake - and Emile is thrust into a supernatural mystery as well as a romantic one: which boy will he choose?

Werewolves are fun, and so was this YA novel. Horror-phobes need not worry; this is more spooky than actively scary, and most of the focus is on Emile's romantic life rather than on anything too frightening. The writing was simple and easy to follow and the main character was charming in his complete inability to keep a secret. While I wasn't actively riveted to the screen (the love "triangle" largely left me indifferent), I did think this was a cute option for someone wanting a romance with gothic undertones!

arwena's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kcdf's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

funqandsoul's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an audiobook in exchange for a review.

It was one adventurous ride. The writing was amazing and the narrator did an excellent job. Painting a vivid image of the scenes. Still, there were a few instances where the book was rather uneventful, and a few things could be changed in the plot to make it more interesting and to make the ending more fitting.So, I'm giving it 4 stars. Other than that, it was a great one.

wellvallie's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 27%

I found it impossible to sympathize with the protagonist. He was a spoiled rich boy who had to wait six months to recieve his inheritance, and until then was working as a servant. But he felt that he couldn't possibly wait that long because he just wasn't meant for servitude, so he came up with a plan to blackmail his employers. Except there was no actual plan, he was just going to skulk around and hopefully overhear something incriminating cause of course he was useless at that too.

Henri was a creep, and I couldn't stand to see him made out to be a misunderstood rich boy cause he was really just a creep.

Bram was okay, but he didn't have much of a personality. Maybe if I kept reading his character would have been developed more, but oh well.

Also, I thought it was strange how sexism, classism, and homophobia were brought up, but not racism? The way Henri tried to discredit Bram's father's medical conduct felt like it would lead to a conversation about racism.