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heartscontent 's review for:
Court of Moonlight and Shadows
by Poppy Ireland
You can find this review of Court of Moonlight and Shadows on my blog, Heart’s Content!
A big shoutout and thank you to the author and Chaotic Creatives for the complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review!
The first book I read of Poppy Ireland’s was from their Redwood University series, which I then fell in love with and read every single book in. So when Chaotic Creatives put up a sign up for a new Poppy Ireland book, I was all in even before I fully read that blurb.
The blurb for Court of Moonlight and Shadows in itself is very interesting (and I realize now how apt the name of the book is). The book begins with as much intrigue as the blurb promises and retains that general sense of mystery throughout the book. Despite jumping straight into the thick of the story I had no problems at all coming to terms with the rules and attributes of the new world. I loved the uniqueness of the world that Poppy Ireland created and the world building used to introduce the world was seamless. I think the blurb helped greatly classify and introduce the general concept of the world and the story just further cements it.
The writing in CoMaS is what I’ve come to expect from Poppy Ireland: easy to lose yourself into, interesting and engaging. The book alternates between the perspectives of the main characters and usually I don’t prefer that, but I’ve come to understand that Poppy Ireland often write male protagonists that require their own side of the story without which the story-telling may seem skewered heavily to one side. The balance it brings makes sense and despite the dual POVs, the story retains a lot of mystery because there isn’t much revealed in one perspective and there’s a lot questioned in another perspective.
The characters are fairly limited but their roles are ever evolving and unravelling with the story. The MMC Lysanderbrings with him charm, secrets, a deep sense of purpose and a slowly unravelling understanding of himself. The FMC, Sarielle brings with her all the fear, innocence and resilience of someone whose life has taken upon itself a path she isn’t ready for. The secondary and tertiary characters aren’t aplenty which I’m grateful for because it’s been a long while since I had a book that had a small group of characters. That being said, perhaps the next book might expand on that given the cliffhanger at which this book ends with. TT—TT
The pace was very swift; I was done with the book in two sittings and the book takes off running and stays that way throughout. My only struggle with the book was the characters felt much younger than their situation or age warrants, which lowered my rating a bit.
The book has many difficult elements, including ghosts, possessions and violence to name a few. So please check trigger warnings before reading. Four stars, happy reading!
A big shoutout and thank you to the author and Chaotic Creatives for the complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review!
The first book I read of Poppy Ireland’s was from their Redwood University series, which I then fell in love with and read every single book in. So when Chaotic Creatives put up a sign up for a new Poppy Ireland book, I was all in even before I fully read that blurb.
The blurb for Court of Moonlight and Shadows in itself is very interesting (and I realize now how apt the name of the book is). The book begins with as much intrigue as the blurb promises and retains that general sense of mystery throughout the book. Despite jumping straight into the thick of the story I had no problems at all coming to terms with the rules and attributes of the new world. I loved the uniqueness of the world that Poppy Ireland created and the world building used to introduce the world was seamless. I think the blurb helped greatly classify and introduce the general concept of the world and the story just further cements it.
The writing in CoMaS is what I’ve come to expect from Poppy Ireland: easy to lose yourself into, interesting and engaging. The book alternates between the perspectives of the main characters and usually I don’t prefer that, but I’ve come to understand that Poppy Ireland often write male protagonists that require their own side of the story without which the story-telling may seem skewered heavily to one side. The balance it brings makes sense and despite the dual POVs, the story retains a lot of mystery because there isn’t much revealed in one perspective and there’s a lot questioned in another perspective.
The characters are fairly limited but their roles are ever evolving and unravelling with the story. The MMC Lysanderbrings with him charm, secrets, a deep sense of purpose and a slowly unravelling understanding of himself. The FMC, Sarielle brings with her all the fear, innocence and resilience of someone whose life has taken upon itself a path she isn’t ready for. The secondary and tertiary characters aren’t aplenty which I’m grateful for because it’s been a long while since I had a book that had a small group of characters. That being said, perhaps the next book might expand on that given the cliffhanger at which this book ends with. TT—TT
The pace was very swift; I was done with the book in two sittings and the book takes off running and stays that way throughout. My only struggle with the book was the characters felt much younger than their situation or age warrants, which lowered my rating a bit.
The book has many difficult elements, including ghosts, possessions and violence to name a few. So please check trigger warnings before reading. Four stars, happy reading!