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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
Claire's life had been quite normal until the day she turned sixteen. Her mother delivers the shocking news: Claire is a werewolf. In fact, her mother is also a werewolf. Since Claire has reached the age of transformation, she'll be initiated into the all-female werewolf pack. As if this big life change weren't enough to deal with, there is also a rogue werewolf that is attacking humans, and Claire's pack is trying to figure out who it is so that they can stop her. Everyone in town is on high alert, afraid they'll be the next victim of the violent werewolf. Claire's new boyfriend, Matthew, happens to be the son of a man who is determined to hunt down and kill all of the werewolves. Is Claire endangering herself and her pack by becoming too close to Matthew? Will they find the rogue werewolf before anyone else gets hurt?
I really liked the way that the author introduced a twist on the typical werewolf story. All werewolves are female in Claire's world, and it's a hereditary condition passed down from mothers to daughters. The daughters are initiated into a pack once they come of age. Also, in this story, humans know that werewolves exist, even though they may not necessarily know who the werewolves are.
Claire acted and talked like a real teenager, and I enjoyed seeing her change over the course of the story. She started off hating the fact that she was a werewolf, but she gradually began to accept her fate and even started feeling comfortable in her new furry skin. She started to appreciate her mother more, and I liked seeing their relationship develop and grow over the course of the novel. Also, I really liked Matthew. He is not the typical "bad boy" we see in a lot of paranormal YA romances. It's refreshing that the nice guy gets some love in this book! Of course, his dad complicates things, but I thought Claire and Matthew's romance was sweet and believable.
This is a unique coming of age tale with suspense, mystery, and romance. This is the author's debut novel, and I look forward to the sequel, Nocturne.
I really liked the way that the author introduced a twist on the typical werewolf story. All werewolves are female in Claire's world, and it's a hereditary condition passed down from mothers to daughters. The daughters are initiated into a pack once they come of age. Also, in this story, humans know that werewolves exist, even though they may not necessarily know who the werewolves are.
Claire acted and talked like a real teenager, and I enjoyed seeing her change over the course of the story. She started off hating the fact that she was a werewolf, but she gradually began to accept her fate and even started feeling comfortable in her new furry skin. She started to appreciate her mother more, and I liked seeing their relationship develop and grow over the course of the novel. Also, I really liked Matthew. He is not the typical "bad boy" we see in a lot of paranormal YA romances. It's refreshing that the nice guy gets some love in this book! Of course, his dad complicates things, but I thought Claire and Matthew's romance was sweet and believable.
This is a unique coming of age tale with suspense, mystery, and romance. This is the author's debut novel, and I look forward to the sequel, Nocturne.
All Claire wants for her sixteenth birthday is a car, but what she gets is something she didn’t count on. In a world where werewolves are being hunted by the government and the communities, Claire finds out that she is a werewolf, destined to change at every full moon. Torn between the joy of discovering who she is as a wolf, and the struggle to be a normal teenage girl, Claire must find a way to keep her secret and her life. Meanwhile a rogue wolf makes that all the more difficult for her to do by killing local residents and creating a panic.
There have been a lot of werewolf, vampire, and other types of paranormal novels lately, and after a while they begin to blur into each other. While Claire de Lune is a werewolf story, there was much more to it. Unlike other novels with shapeshifters/werewolves, this novel focuses on Claire’s internal struggle to accept who she is. She longs to be a normal girl, and fall in love, but she doesn’t dare let down her guard for fear her secret will be revealed. I felt like she was constantly walking a tight rope, and found myself wondering when she was going to make a mistake that would give away her secret, a mistake that would be fatal. I loved how Johnson built tension this way and for me this kept the pages turning.
In addition to Claire having to deal with her new identity, we also have a community that is hunting for the wolves. After a series of brutal werewolf attacks, the tension mounts as everyone in the community hunts the werewolves. Meanwhile, somewhere out there, there is a werewolf predator with an agenda all her own.
I’ll admit that there were some slow moments in this book, but I liked the way it was written. One review I read complained that Claire was a bit too whiny. I will admit that she does at times come across that way, but I liked hearing Claire’s dilemma and reading about her trying to learn who she really is. She is going into a situation with no help and no support system, so I can understand her being a bit whiny and it isn’t like she is the first whiny teen in YA literature (Bella anyone???). I thought she was well portrayed and I liked watching her deal with the challenges she is facing. In fact, her whole change into a werewolf could be a metaphor for all the changes we experience as teens—changes that often make us feel like we are outsiders.
Overall I would say I enjoyed this book, but have to admit that it might not be for everyone. There isn’t a lot of action until the end, and it is strikingly different than many of the werewolf novels out there right now in that particular aspect. It was a fun light read though, and I do enjoy Johnson’s writing. I look forward to reading what she writes in the future.
Cautions for Sensitive Readers: No sex, no foul language, some violence.
There have been a lot of werewolf, vampire, and other types of paranormal novels lately, and after a while they begin to blur into each other. While Claire de Lune is a werewolf story, there was much more to it. Unlike other novels with shapeshifters/werewolves, this novel focuses on Claire’s internal struggle to accept who she is. She longs to be a normal girl, and fall in love, but she doesn’t dare let down her guard for fear her secret will be revealed. I felt like she was constantly walking a tight rope, and found myself wondering when she was going to make a mistake that would give away her secret, a mistake that would be fatal. I loved how Johnson built tension this way and for me this kept the pages turning.
In addition to Claire having to deal with her new identity, we also have a community that is hunting for the wolves. After a series of brutal werewolf attacks, the tension mounts as everyone in the community hunts the werewolves. Meanwhile, somewhere out there, there is a werewolf predator with an agenda all her own.
I’ll admit that there were some slow moments in this book, but I liked the way it was written. One review I read complained that Claire was a bit too whiny. I will admit that she does at times come across that way, but I liked hearing Claire’s dilemma and reading about her trying to learn who she really is. She is going into a situation with no help and no support system, so I can understand her being a bit whiny and it isn’t like she is the first whiny teen in YA literature (Bella anyone???). I thought she was well portrayed and I liked watching her deal with the challenges she is facing. In fact, her whole change into a werewolf could be a metaphor for all the changes we experience as teens—changes that often make us feel like we are outsiders.
Overall I would say I enjoyed this book, but have to admit that it might not be for everyone. There isn’t a lot of action until the end, and it is strikingly different than many of the werewolf novels out there right now in that particular aspect. It was a fun light read though, and I do enjoy Johnson’s writing. I look forward to reading what she writes in the future.
Cautions for Sensitive Readers: No sex, no foul language, some violence.
The whole premise of Claire de Lune really intrigued me to no end when I first heard of it. A book about werewolves, that are only female claimed a place on my wish list before I even saw the cover. But I'm sorry to say this book fell flat of my expectations.
The book starts off with Claire discovering she and her mother are werewolves. She immediately feels animosity towards her mother for keeping such a huge secret from her, but finds solace in her new guy friend Matthew. I loved the idea of this book entirely, but to me, the execution felt just too slow for my liking. I feel like the majority of the book was one long prologue and introduction. That was good in the way that it helped some of the characters develop more, and increased the anticipation I suppose, but nothing really happened. The plot and the wonder of who was doing the killings just kept spreading further and further throughout the book with little progress. But towards the end when the book finally kicked into action, it was well worth the wait. Though I feel like the book was a bit stretched and went at a really slow pace.
The romance I hate to say, was also not all I wanted it to be. Matthew seemed the play the generic great boyfriend, understanding type, but really there was nothing quite distinguishable about him. He sort of blandly fit the role of the male love interest, without being his own character.
The ending I have to say was when the book finally kicked into high gear. There were the fight scenes I had been waiting for, and the action, and the ending that really put a satisfied grin on my face. Loyalties were testing, schemes were planned and it was everything I expected of this book from the beginning.
All in all I think this book was okay. I could see it going on the have a sequel as well as it staying as a stand alone.
The book starts off with Claire discovering she and her mother are werewolves. She immediately feels animosity towards her mother for keeping such a huge secret from her, but finds solace in her new guy friend Matthew. I loved the idea of this book entirely, but to me, the execution felt just too slow for my liking. I feel like the majority of the book was one long prologue and introduction. That was good in the way that it helped some of the characters develop more, and increased the anticipation I suppose, but nothing really happened. The plot and the wonder of who was doing the killings just kept spreading further and further throughout the book with little progress. But towards the end when the book finally kicked into action, it was well worth the wait. Though I feel like the book was a bit stretched and went at a really slow pace.
The romance I hate to say, was also not all I wanted it to be. Matthew seemed the play the generic great boyfriend, understanding type, but really there was nothing quite distinguishable about him. He sort of blandly fit the role of the male love interest, without being his own character.
The ending I have to say was when the book finally kicked into high gear. There were the fight scenes I had been waiting for, and the action, and the ending that really put a satisfied grin on my face. Loyalties were testing, schemes were planned and it was everything I expected of this book from the beginning.
All in all I think this book was okay. I could see it going on the have a sequel as well as it staying as a stand alone.
I read and enjoyed this in middle school and thought I’d give it a re-read. Oh boy, what a mistake that was. There’s not one good thing I can say about this story. The writing style is awful, the characters are ridiculously flat and void of any personality, and the whole story is boring, and has little to no logical sense, and it’s lacking anything of substance.
I originally read this book when I was a teenager so reading again almost a decade later was interesting. I remember really enjoying it when I was younger but going back to it I could barely remember anything that actually happened so it was actually like reading it for the first time again. It was fun getting to relive the story with a fresh, older perspective and I actually think I enjoyed it as much as when I originally read it.
One thing I really liked about Claire de Lune was that instead of a brooding, sullen bad boy who turns out to be a werewolf or vampire our female MC is actually the werewolf. In fact, in this story only women can be werewolves and they have their own belief system and rituals which was interesting to read about. Oh, and people actually know that werewolves exist and of course of protagonist, Claire, starts dating the guy who's dad wants to kill all the werewolves because reasons.
It is actually a really fun read even though it is obviously for a younger audience but it's still a little grizzly at times. The romance isn't too in your face and leaves room for some mystery and action as Claire's pack hunt down a werewolf that's been killing in their town. And of course they have to be careful of the people who are trying to hunt them down too.
It's not the best werewolf book I've ever read but it's definitely a fun, quick read!
Rated: 3.5/5 Stars (rounded up to 4)
One thing I really liked about Claire de Lune was that instead of a brooding, sullen bad boy who turns out to be a werewolf or vampire our female MC is actually the werewolf. In fact, in this story only women can be werewolves and they have their own belief system and rituals which was interesting to read about. Oh, and people actually know that werewolves exist and of course of protagonist, Claire, starts dating the guy who's dad wants to kill all the werewolves because reasons.
It is actually a really fun read even though it is obviously for a younger audience but it's still a little grizzly at times. The romance isn't too in your face and leaves room for some mystery and action as Claire's pack hunt down a werewolf that's been killing in their town. And of course they have to be careful of the people who are trying to hunt them down too.
It's not the best werewolf book I've ever read but it's definitely a fun, quick read!
Rated: 3.5/5 Stars (rounded up to 4)
This was another recent read that was just ok for me. I hadn't seen this author before and I heart were-animals so I really wanted to like it too, so I am kind of bummed about that. I did like the concept of the werewolf being matriarchal, I thought that was a sweet idea. This book is less like an action packed werewolf book and more like a coming of age story. I also think the author gave the teens a very real portrayal, they all acted just like I think teens do, or I did when I was one
Claire de Lune gives a nice twist to the overdone werewolf premise. However, the plot unfortunately presented nothing spectacular. It wasn't nearly as mysterious or thrilling as it was built up to be and I managed to figure out the mystery before I finished the book.
And if I took a shot every time one of the characters used the term, "Oh My God" I'd have been drunk off my ass by the fifth chapter. The way the characters talk in this novel is actually slightly insulting to teens everywhere.
And I only say slightly because of the 70% of teens who probably do talk like this.
Interesting twist on werewolves. I'm gonna bite my tongue on the rest of it.
And if I took a shot every time one of the characters used the term, "Oh My God" I'd have been drunk off my ass by the fifth chapter. The way the characters talk in this novel is actually slightly insulting to teens everywhere.
And I only say slightly because of the 70% of teens who probably do talk like this.
Interesting twist on werewolves. I'm gonna bite my tongue on the rest of it.
