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The Alchemy Of Moonlight
by David Ferraro
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I received an audiobook ARC through Netgalley and this is my honest review.
This audiobook was really fun to listen to. The narrator spoke with a lot of emotion and the characters feelings were conveyed through the tone really well. I loved it how distinct each character felt and I never had to double check who was speaking because it would always be clear through the way the narrator gave the characters each their own voice. The pace of the book was at a good level for me and I rarely lost attention because the voices captured me so well.
The story was quite entertaining, albeit being slightly predictable. But I will honestly admit, I like predictable stories. Nonetheless it was a fun mystery to see Emlle figure out what illness the family were struggling with and make his own conclusions with time.
At the same time that Emlle is trying to figure out what is happening in the Montoni mansion he's hiding from his aunt because of him being gay. While a homophobic aunt was the catalyst of this story starting, it was nice that the book didn't make it full of homophobia. There were secret feelings and the likes, but there were no internal monologues where Emile was having homophobic feelings and that made it a lot better to listen to. I liked it as well that there were people in his surroundings that fully supported him (and maybe more :P ) to all together not make it a negative book. On the contrary I loved how open and free the characters were and enjoyed one another's company.
This book is full of romance that I really enjoyed. However I do have to say that one relationship started off a bit problematic, and it took me way longer to get over that than that Emile did. The character in question quite redeemed himself, but it sat wrong in my stomach for a while. The other love interest was lovely and sweet all the way through and I was way more drawn to him than to the other. Their interactions were fun and they cared for one another well. The kissing scenes I really enjoyed as well and were written in a way that was really capturing and then told through the narrator very immersing pulling me right into the whirlwind of emotions.
In conclusion I think this is a great book that gives a lovely polyam story with high mystery and horror vibes.
This audiobook was really fun to listen to. The narrator spoke with a lot of emotion and the characters feelings were conveyed through the tone really well. I loved it how distinct each character felt and I never had to double check who was speaking because it would always be clear through the way the narrator gave the characters each their own voice. The pace of the book was at a good level for me and I rarely lost attention because the voices captured me so well.
The story was quite entertaining, albeit being slightly predictable. But I will honestly admit, I like predictable stories. Nonetheless it was a fun mystery to see Emlle figure out what illness the family were struggling with and make his own conclusions with time.
At the same time that Emlle is trying to figure out what is happening in the Montoni mansion he's hiding from his aunt because of him being gay. While a homophobic aunt was the catalyst of this story starting, it was nice that the book didn't make it full of homophobia. There were secret feelings and the likes, but there were no internal monologues where Emile was having homophobic feelings and that made it a lot better to listen to. I liked it as well that there were people in his surroundings that fully supported him (and maybe more :P ) to all together not make it a negative book. On the contrary I loved how open and free the characters were and enjoyed one another's company.
This book is full of romance that I really enjoyed. However I do have to say that one relationship started off a bit problematic, and it took me way longer to get over that than that Emile did. The character in question quite redeemed himself, but it sat wrong in my stomach for a while. The other love interest was lovely and sweet all the way through and I was way more drawn to him than to the other. Their interactions were fun and they cared for one another well. The kissing scenes I really enjoyed as well and were written in a way that was really capturing and then told through the narrator very immersing pulling me right into the whirlwind of emotions.
In conclusion I think this is a great book that gives a lovely polyam story with high mystery and horror vibes.