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Lies of the Blood Moon by Nina Walker, Kimberly Loth
5.0
◦ I've received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review ◦
After Poppy being saved on Night of the wolf moon, things take a very concerning turn on Lies Of The Blood Moon. The beginning of the book took me by surprise because I got confused about who’s pov we’re getting to read. The book begins with Joanna’s pov and for a little bit it threw me off not knowing what is happening, especially since we only got one pov.
The character development in the 2nd book has been tremendous – Poppy has grown so much more feisty, brave, and is no longer taking anything from anyone and is determined on finding who the killer is and keeping herself afloat when comes to the scoreboard. The way she’s grown in this book was really pleasant, she reads better, she takes better care of herself and one thing that I’ve loved is she’s so much bolder than in the previous book and her feelings for Ryne grow and her inner monologue and the struggle regarding the feelings is bittersweet because there’s so much going on.
Joanna is another character that has grown on me and I’ve liked her from the first book. She’s never shutting her mouth, she always speaks what she thinks and she is bold – extremely bold for her own good sake. And the friendship between Poppy and her is really sweet and I love them being together and going through all the ups and downs and never giving up on each other.
The relationship between Ryne and Poppy is a very complicated and twisted one. On one hand, they can’t keep their hands off of each other, and more than once they’ve ended up in some spicy situations (but nothing smutty or too revealing, just some heated moments spent together) but in the same time their relationship is forbidden and that complicates things.
Elle for me at the beginning has been an annoying character because I couldn’t figure out what is her story. However, once you get to know her story you get to like her and see that she as anyone else is just another pawn on the bigger picture.
The thing I can’t wrap my head around on liking in this book was Anders – one of the most despicable and horrible characters. He is ruthless, rude and so degenerate and whenever I read about him all I want is to just skip it forward because he is giving me all the weird feelings in the world. I can’t say it's triggering but is definitely doing something to me because I can’t stand him. Another character that I do not enjoy is the King – the father of Ryne, he is almost the same as Anders if not even worst.
The book can have some triggers for people such as public execution – the act didn’t quite happen but the overall scene can be a trigger for people. Then the abuse, the fighting between the wolves and the Lycans – however, the scenes aren’t very, very graphic but can be a trigger for people.
Overall the story is very catchy, you’re getting told and showed the whole story like you’d read a journal written by Poppy and her overall experience and feelings. The book has some hilarious moments where I’ve laughed out loud especially when Abi one of the shy characters really stood up and did something incredible. But at the same time, the story also has some dark moments because living in a world ruled by the shifters, is for sure not the most sunshine story. But even with the dark moments in the story, I really enjoy this series and while I wasn’t a fan of the ending of the book I am excited for the 3rd one and what we’re getting into.
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After Poppy being saved on Night of the wolf moon, things take a very concerning turn on Lies Of The Blood Moon. The beginning of the book took me by surprise because I got confused about who’s pov we’re getting to read. The book begins with Joanna’s pov and for a little bit it threw me off not knowing what is happening, especially since we only got one pov.
The character development in the 2nd book has been tremendous – Poppy has grown so much more feisty, brave, and is no longer taking anything from anyone and is determined on finding who the killer is and keeping herself afloat when comes to the scoreboard. The way she’s grown in this book was really pleasant, she reads better, she takes better care of herself and one thing that I’ve loved is she’s so much bolder than in the previous book and her feelings for Ryne grow and her inner monologue and the struggle regarding the feelings is bittersweet because there’s so much going on.
Joanna is another character that has grown on me and I’ve liked her from the first book. She’s never shutting her mouth, she always speaks what she thinks and she is bold – extremely bold for her own good sake. And the friendship between Poppy and her is really sweet and I love them being together and going through all the ups and downs and never giving up on each other.
The relationship between Ryne and Poppy is a very complicated and twisted one. On one hand, they can’t keep their hands off of each other, and more than once they’ve ended up in some spicy situations (but nothing smutty or too revealing, just some heated moments spent together) but in the same time their relationship is forbidden and that complicates things.
Elle for me at the beginning has been an annoying character because I couldn’t figure out what is her story. However, once you get to know her story you get to like her and see that she as anyone else is just another pawn on the bigger picture.
The thing I can’t wrap my head around on liking in this book was Anders – one of the most despicable and horrible characters. He is ruthless, rude and so degenerate and whenever I read about him all I want is to just skip it forward because he is giving me all the weird feelings in the world. I can’t say it's triggering but is definitely doing something to me because I can’t stand him. Another character that I do not enjoy is the King – the father of Ryne, he is almost the same as Anders if not even worst.
The book can have some triggers for people such as public execution – the act didn’t quite happen but the overall scene can be a trigger for people. Then the abuse, the fighting between the wolves and the Lycans – however, the scenes aren’t very, very graphic but can be a trigger for people.
Overall the story is very catchy, you’re getting told and showed the whole story like you’d read a journal written by Poppy and her overall experience and feelings. The book has some hilarious moments where I’ve laughed out loud especially when Abi one of the shy characters really stood up and did something incredible. But at the same time, the story also has some dark moments because living in a world ruled by the shifters, is for sure not the most sunshine story. But even with the dark moments in the story, I really enjoy this series and while I wasn’t a fan of the ending of the book I am excited for the 3rd one and what we’re getting into.
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