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A review by lorny
Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
3.0
Let’s start with something positive. Claire de Lune has a GORGEOUS cover. I initially became interested in the book because of how striking that cover is. /coverlust
But in almost all other aspects, Claire de Lune let me down.
The main character, Claire, is pretty typical. She’s an ordinary high school girl who discovers that she’s a werewolf. Then she has to struggle with becoming something “freakish”. Raise your hand if you’ve read this before.
The romance didn’t sizzle; Matthew is a cute character, and I liked how loyal he stayed to Claire, but I had trouble really feeling the love between the two. I suppose I expected a bit more in the romance department since there was such a heavy focus on Claire and Matthew struggling to keep their relationship alive despite their parents’ differences.
The story was pretty predictable, and the rogue werewolf was fairly obvious to spot early on (and I bet I know who will be the bad guy in book two).
I hate writing super-negative reviews, so here’s a positive besides the cover: Christine Johnson did spice up Claire de Lune with a unique take on werewolves. Lycanthropy being a hereditary disease is not too common a concept, and girl-power was played up with exclusively female werewolves.
3 Stars for Claire de Lune. It has an interesting take on werewolves, but the plot and characters fell flat, in my opinion.
(Originally posted to 365 Days of Reading)
But in almost all other aspects, Claire de Lune let me down.
The main character, Claire, is pretty typical. She’s an ordinary high school girl who discovers that she’s a werewolf. Then she has to struggle with becoming something “freakish”. Raise your hand if you’ve read this before.
The romance didn’t sizzle; Matthew is a cute character, and I liked how loyal he stayed to Claire, but I had trouble really feeling the love between the two. I suppose I expected a bit more in the romance department since there was such a heavy focus on Claire and Matthew struggling to keep their relationship alive despite their parents’ differences.
The story was pretty predictable, and the rogue werewolf was fairly obvious to spot early on (and I bet I know who will be the bad guy in book two).
I hate writing super-negative reviews, so here’s a positive besides the cover: Christine Johnson did spice up Claire de Lune with a unique take on werewolves. Lycanthropy being a hereditary disease is not too common a concept, and girl-power was played up with exclusively female werewolves.
3 Stars for Claire de Lune. It has an interesting take on werewolves, but the plot and characters fell flat, in my opinion.
(Originally posted to 365 Days of Reading)