A review by connorjdaley
The Crescent Moon by E.J. Doble

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a new novella from the author of The Fangs of War, however it is in its own world. This just released this month so show some indie support!

This novella asks ‘what is the meaning of life?’ And it seeks to answer that question through introspection, life experience, and plenty of soul searching. My favorite thing about the book is that the chapter titles are all feasible answers to the question, but they are presented as the experiences, not necessarily the answers. Love, duty, grief.  It’s a very humble book. 

I’ll be honest with you, if you’re not prepared for an emotional rollercoaster, this book is going to knock you on your ass. Actually, it will anyway, and it’s not really sorry. 

My absolute favorite part of this is the author’s choice to make the story within a fantasy world. It could just as easily have been our own world, a scifi world, a horror world, but the author created (another!) fantasy city and way of life to go with it. It’s fresh and real and adds to every move the author made. I’m floored. This was my first read by the author. 

“And the healing she had seen was immediately shattered, taken by the horns of grief.” EJ, we see you, we know what you did. 

Personally a 5/5*, this was incredible.