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4.53 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

Thank goodness this is book 1 in this series because I certainly want to read more! I hope there is more magic and wolf transforming in the next book(s) because that is part of the magic! This story ends with a cliffhanger, not a happy for now ending but an actual cliff hanger…ugh what are all the secrets! What is going to happen! 

Wolves and witches don’t mix well in this story until Tanjie the witch and Al the wolf meet. They have a connection. Seems like it might be a lust connection but maybe it’s something more. 

Tanjie has just discovered she is a witch however she doesn’t know what that means in the grand scheme of everything. She is learning but not fast enough for her liking. 

Alaric, Al, has always known he is a wolf and is next in line to be Alpha if he can figure out his allegiance and prove his strength and intent to his pack.

I enjoyed this story and am looking forward to reading more about these two. 

 

debrobinson's review

5.0
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

 
I love a great fantasy/ paranormal book with witches and shifters, I was excited to read this book.  This is the beginning of the second series I have read from this author and was not disappointed at all.  

Tanjie is a regular young woman living life with her friends after the death of her parents.  She is happy with life and doesn’t want to entertain the lifestyle her parents had wanted to teach her.  When her sweet neighbor passes away suddenly, her life gets turned upside down with the bookstore she inherits.  

This is a forbidden love story that will cause problems for a witch and a shifter falling for eachother.  A suspenseful and intriguing read.  Bring on book 2

 

helendawkins1618's review

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

I absolutely love everything that Lilliana Rose writes, and this is no exception. This is an amazing start to a wonderful series of witches, werewolves, a somewhat enemy to lovers' trope, secrets, destiny, lots of action, adventure, and tension.

This is such an interesting forbidden love story.  This beginning book to the series is such a great start and for a steppingstone to continue the series. It is such a superb blend of the paranormal genre. The world building was very well thought out, and the plot was written wonderfully as always. I love the way Lilliana writes, it is so personal and easy to follow, but at the same time full of so much information. The end of this story made me wish it hadn’t ended. 

Tanjie is a witch but does not know it. When she loses someone very special to her, y. After their death, she finds herself in a new town and in a bookstore. A bookstore that is soooo much more than it seems on the outside.  She finds out that there is much more to the world, and herself than she had believed. In order to save the future of the coven, she now must claim her birthright and power. 

Alaric, is a werewolf, who loves stalking as much as he can throughout the night. He is ready for the next step on the pack's life. There is a war coming, but he might just have fallen for the enemy. 

Both are terribly stubborn and very ignorant at first, I really wanted to shake them and ask what the heck was wrong with them!!! On the other hand, I did like watching them work through those issues, and then seeing them finally growing together! I feel that their character development and relationship was very realistic and easy to relate to. 

Cannot wait to read book 2.

tracyreadslots's review

4.0
adventurous medium-paced

The first book in a new series by this talented author as they continue sharing their words.
This story we follow Tanjie who after her parents death carves out a life for herself, work and close friends and the eccentric neighbour who has a calming aura about her, Tanjies life is completely upturned when Maria is found deceased, she leaves a bookstore to Tanjie,
When a book store is not a book store Tanjie is pulled into a world that  her parents were involved in, supernatural beings, rules and battles for control. 
The world and character development is really good, The story follows the confusion, pain and trust issues that Tanjie and Alric both face in their own groups, but with the added problems brought on by the pull that they both feel to each other, it seems that everything is against them.
The book has left me wanting to know what happens next.

rayne's review

5.0

Brilliant series starter
The first book in the Witch Moon series, Dark Moon Secrets was a strong start. With immersive world building, strong characters and a solid story line, this engaging paranormal fantasy had me hooked. The scene has been set for so much more to come and with a range of different characters which I feel will all play a role in Tanjie & Alaric’s future. I eagerly await book 2. Highly Recommend. 

jennadb's review

4.5

 
4.5 stars 
 
Dark Moon Secrets is the exciting first book in The Witch Moon series. It is a paranormal romance tale that is fast-paced and is action packed full of drama, danger, and tension. I love a good paranormal tale and this one had me on the edge of my seat and my heart pumping. It is mysterious, intense, suspenseful and intriguing. 
 
I have really enjoyed each and every book I have read by Lilliana and this one is no different. A great start to this new series. 
 
There is a cast of many in this book, but they are interesting, well developed and fully realised and it is so easy to become invested in them. With witches, shifters, unexpected inheritances, rebellions, secrets, lies, hatred and mates there is not a dull moment to be had. 
 
Tanjie has no idea who or what she is when she turns up to claim her inheritance. It is definitely not what she expected. She is thrust into a world she knows nothing about. A world she is not sure she wants to belong to. A world of secrets and lies that have been long buried and are about to come to light. 
 
Tensions are running high as the alpha of the pack decide to make a stand that could destroy them all. That is until a mysterious woman comes to town. She will either make or break him. 

Dark Moon Secrets is one tale that I am not going to share with you because you should enjoy that story as you slowly reveal its secrets as you turn the pages. If you love paranormal romance, then give this book a try. You know you want to. 

I look forward to more of this series from Lilliana. 

palomafe's review

3.0
slow-paced

 
Tanjie has always considered herself as a logical and mature human, with parents like her that believe in magic and destiny she was forced to grow up before her time. Now life has a kind of funny sense of timing and with the death of one of her most beloved neighbors she is about to understand that her mom and dad were on the dot more so than she could ever understand. 

Alaric is ready for the next step on the pack's life, lacking the discipline should be a problem but no one that he considers important, the call of freedom has been received and he cannot wait any longer. 

This story is full of magic, secrets, it will leave you hanging on until the very end. 

 

sharonreadsalot's review

3.0
mysterious medium-paced

 This is the second series I've read (well, started to read, this being the first book in this particular series), and Lilliana Rose is consistent in her character development and gradual revealing of storyline. I definitely enjoy the paranormal romance trope, witches and werewolves being the center of this dramatic storyline, and the battle between the coven and other supernatural creatures is definitely intriguing. Probably one of the best things Ms. Rose does is leave each book almost as a cliffhanger- you HAVE to read the next one to continue the story! I love the significance of the Dark Moon that she brings to the story, adding an extra layer of mysticism to an already intriguing storyline, and the forbidden love between Tanji (witch) and Al (werewolf) is steamy from the get go. Looking forward to book 2!