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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
medium-paced
I didn't know what to think of this book. I do know I pushed myself to finish it because I liked the characters but I didn't connect with them.
Loved It!!!! Fell in love with Max!!!! This novel kept me guessing throughout!!! Every time I thought I figured the story, there was another twist and turn. I liked that!!!
a stunning novel that combines supernatural with the crime world. I love it and i can't wait to read the sequel.
Charlotte “Cee Cee” Caissie is a New Orleans Homicide Detective. She can take what ever you are dishing but watch out as she will shove that knife a little more into your back. Charlotte’s latest murder case has Charlotte once again face to face with Max Savoie.
Max works for Jimmy Legere as his right hand man. Charlotte and Max kind of have this love/hate relationship thing going on. There have never made anything of it until now. Max and Charlotte team up to stop a killer. Though, Charlotte isn’t sure what or who the killer is. The victims or what is left of them appears to have had their throats bit out. As Max and Charlotte get closer, so does the killer. Jimmy’s does not like Max hanging out with Charlotte and forces him to choose sides.
Masked by Moonlight is the first book in a brand new series by author, Nancy Gideon. I devoured this book in one day. I couldn’t get enough of Charlotte and Max. Charlotte and Max steamed up the pages of this book. I liked Charlotte’s ability to command Max. Though, he has full control behind closed doors. Masked by Moonlight is sensual and sinfully, dark good reading. This book will have you howling for more. My only issue with this book is that I wanted to see more of Max in his other form. Hopefully I will get to see this in the next book.
Max works for Jimmy Legere as his right hand man. Charlotte and Max kind of have this love/hate relationship thing going on. There have never made anything of it until now. Max and Charlotte team up to stop a killer. Though, Charlotte isn’t sure what or who the killer is. The victims or what is left of them appears to have had their throats bit out. As Max and Charlotte get closer, so does the killer. Jimmy’s does not like Max hanging out with Charlotte and forces him to choose sides.
Masked by Moonlight is the first book in a brand new series by author, Nancy Gideon. I devoured this book in one day. I couldn’t get enough of Charlotte and Max. Charlotte and Max steamed up the pages of this book. I liked Charlotte’s ability to command Max. Though, he has full control behind closed doors. Masked by Moonlight is sensual and sinfully, dark good reading. This book will have you howling for more. My only issue with this book is that I wanted to see more of Max in his other form. Hopefully I will get to see this in the next book.
Bit of a fun read but didn't fully loved it had some good bits to it. Liked that the heroine was a homicide detective. And quite enjoyed the romance.
*More like a 3.5*
Masked by Moonlight is a very good addition to the paranormal romance genre. Dark, well-written, angst-filled and sexy - I was never bored with it.
Despite by general wariness of romance plots that revolve around mob intrigue, I found the storyline interesting and not the least off-putting. There were a few lines here and there that seemed somewhat superfluous, flowery or not at all fitting with what one would believe coming from the characters' mouths (or anyone's mouth in real life, for that matter) but, fortunately, such instances were few. The mob drama was very believable and it tempered the fantasy of the story's shape-shifter elements well.
Every character in Gideon's book is well-drawn and constitutes a vital contribution to the story. It would have been very easy for the author to use caricatures here instead of well-fleshed out characters, given the mob theme and all. It's not that any of the characters in Masked are utterly unique in any way, but they relate so honestly to one another that most of the obvious stereotypes and cheesy lines are avoided. This is especially true for the hero, Max Savoie.
There's no way to read this book and not fall a little in love with Max. In many ways, he's the typical Alpha-male. Strong, sexy and smart, he carries most of the romance bit on his shoulders. What makes him a standout hero, though, is his vulnerability. Max is not the trusting sort. In fact, he only trusts two people in the novel - his father figure and boss, Jimmy Legere, and the only woman he's ever loved, Detective Charlotte 'Cee Cee' Caissie. Given the facts that his trust is an utter gift and he personifies genuineness and loyalty, you'd think that these two individuals would appreciate it. What they actually do is consistently abuse his devotion, causing Max to be confused and hurt and inspiring readers to like him all the more. If it wasn't for the great hero that Gideon has written in Max, I would have put the book down before I made it even halfway through due to my frustrations with our heroine.
Cee Cee is absolutely infuriating at times. Her indecision and consequential bad decisions regarding Max are understandable up to a point. Her past suffering at the hands of mobster co-workers of Max's just barely excuses some of this for her. But, in the end, her pains do excuse her. Cee Cee's position with the New Orleans Police Department, as well as her personal grievances, are unfathomable obstacles to her romance with Max. I couldn't say that I would behave any differently in her situation. That said, the great love scenes would have been even hotter had I sympathized with Cee Cee a touch more...
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Masked by Moonlight is a very good addition to the paranormal romance genre. Dark, well-written, angst-filled and sexy - I was never bored with it.
Despite by general wariness of romance plots that revolve around mob intrigue, I found the storyline interesting and not the least off-putting. There were a few lines here and there that seemed somewhat superfluous, flowery or not at all fitting with what one would believe coming from the characters' mouths (or anyone's mouth in real life, for that matter) but, fortunately, such instances were few. The mob drama was very believable and it tempered the fantasy of the story's shape-shifter elements well.
Every character in Gideon's book is well-drawn and constitutes a vital contribution to the story. It would have been very easy for the author to use caricatures here instead of well-fleshed out characters, given the mob theme and all. It's not that any of the characters in Masked are utterly unique in any way, but they relate so honestly to one another that most of the obvious stereotypes and cheesy lines are avoided. This is especially true for the hero, Max Savoie.
There's no way to read this book and not fall a little in love with Max. In many ways, he's the typical Alpha-male. Strong, sexy and smart, he carries most of the romance bit on his shoulders. What makes him a standout hero, though, is his vulnerability. Max is not the trusting sort. In fact, he only trusts two people in the novel - his father figure and boss, Jimmy Legere, and the only woman he's ever loved, Detective Charlotte 'Cee Cee' Caissie. Given the facts that his trust is an utter gift and he personifies genuineness and loyalty, you'd think that these two individuals would appreciate it. What they actually do is consistently abuse his devotion, causing Max to be confused and hurt and inspiring readers to like him all the more. If it wasn't for the great hero that Gideon has written in Max, I would have put the book down before I made it even halfway through due to my frustrations with our heroine.
Cee Cee is absolutely infuriating at times. Her indecision and consequential bad decisions regarding Max are understandable up to a point. Her past suffering at the hands of mobster co-workers of Max's just barely excuses some of this for her. But, in the end, her pains do excuse her. Cee Cee's position with the New Orleans Police Department, as well as her personal grievances, are unfathomable obstacles to her romance with Max. I couldn't say that I would behave any differently in her situation. That said, the great love scenes would have been even hotter had I sympathized with Cee Cee a touch more...
To continue reading this review, visit my blog, The Eclectic Book Lover.