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A review by bookishbethie
Marked by the Moon by Helen Scott
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
There are few things as satisfying as sitting down, starting a book, and then finishing it a few hours later, looking up, and yelling into a throw pillow due to the intensity of the cliffhanger.
And that was exactly my experience with Marked by the Moon, the first book in a new fantasy romance series by Helen Scott.
The story follows Senara, a soldier with shocking strength who has been promoted to the King’s Guard. When she moves back to Veilhelm the night before reporting to the castle, she and her chosen sister, Wyn, have a night on the town – which ends with Senara in bed with a hot, mysterious, and also super-strong man named Thorn (and it is 🔥). So, of course, when she reports for duty the next day, it turns out Thorn is her boss’s boss, and the right-hand of the King.
Though the plot follows genre conventions and you can feel the twists coming (not saying they’re predictable! You can just *tell* shit’s about to go down), it’s a fun, fast-paced ride that leaves lots of breadcrumbs for things to come and ends on a cliffhanger that’ll…well, have you yelling into a throw pillow.
I had a blast with it, have *so many* questions I want answered, and am definitely looking forward to more!
4🌟
2.5🌶️
⚔️A huge thank you to Helen Scott and Peachy Keen Author Services for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy!🌙
And that was exactly my experience with Marked by the Moon, the first book in a new fantasy romance series by Helen Scott.
The story follows Senara, a soldier with shocking strength who has been promoted to the King’s Guard. When she moves back to Veilhelm the night before reporting to the castle, she and her chosen sister, Wyn, have a night on the town – which ends with Senara in bed with a hot, mysterious, and also super-strong man named Thorn (and it is 🔥). So, of course, when she reports for duty the next day, it turns out Thorn is her boss’s boss, and the right-hand of the King.
Though the plot follows genre conventions and you can feel the twists coming (not saying they’re predictable! You can just *tell* shit’s about to go down), it’s a fun, fast-paced ride that leaves lots of breadcrumbs for things to come and ends on a cliffhanger that’ll…well, have you yelling into a throw pillow.
I had a blast with it, have *so many* questions I want answered, and am definitely looking forward to more!
4🌟
2.5🌶️
⚔️A huge thank you to Helen Scott and Peachy Keen Author Services for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy!🌙