Bad Moon Rising – The Werehunter’s Romeo and Juliet

K.C. — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:08:52 +0000

This book has it all, seamless plot sequences weaved intricately from previous books, action and some unfortunate deaths. I read through this book so quickly that I feel like I need to go back through and re-read it again to make sure I didn’t miss anything. I am most impressed with Ms. Kenyon as she had to go back in time to Vane and Wren’s stories to pick up with Fang and Aimee Peltier’s story. In this novel we get the chance to get a more up-close and personal view of the infamous Peltier werebears. If you can remember A LONG TIME AGO, we were first introduced to Fang in Night Play, where he was attacked by Daimons and left for dead. He barely survived and later went into a cationic coma. Only to find out in this book that he really isn’t in a coma like everyone is lead to believe, oh no, he is trapped and being tortured by demons, not to be confused with Damions. Aimee must find all 8 Daimons and kill them in order to free Fang from the demonic Nether Realm, where if you can’t run fast enough you’ll end up some demon’s dinner.

I love all of Kenyon’s books (yes even the Dream Warrior books), but I thought it was a little unfortunate that Aimee and Fang seemed to spend most of the time in the book away from each other, but the action of the other characters helped with that little nuance. This is where Kenyon really has the keen ability to go back to her previous stories and be able to have a new story develop that occurs along the same timeline as her previous stories. A true stroke of genius at times! I don’t know how she does it, or if she has one kick ass editor, but this is one author that does not shirk on the details, no story shift here *cough* like some authors I’ve read. It’s times like these though, that I wish I had created an excel spread sheet to keep all of the characters straight! I do agree with some of the criticism that this book spent wayyyyyyy too much time on reviewing things that most of us already knew and thus cut into some serious QT Aimee and Fang time. My advice, don’t rush through the book expecting to have newer plot developments as the book is in essence a review of previous events. In a good way though.

That being said, the most surprising event happened toward the end of the book, with a showdown between two powerful werehunter clans that lead to the deaths of two very important figureheads. Oh no, no spoiler here on who dies, you’ll have to read it to find out buwhahahaha. Savitar gives out some major tough love that majorly affects Sanctuary. Gawd what a brute! I am left with wondering how will Sanctuary survive without the protection of Savitar and the convent of come in peace or leave in pieces? You’ll also discover an important secret Aimee has been hiding from her family, make sure to pay attention to the prologue or you won’t have as much of an A-Ha moment when reviled. Also, the line of the Katagania vs. the Arcadians seems to be somewhat dissipating and with the union of Aimee and Fang, this will be a powerful instigator of whether or not there will be peace between the Katagania and Arcadian werehunters.

Fav Character Newbie: Thorn, none of none other than Satan himself, who has his own band of warriors who offer protection from demons of the underworld.
Thorn: “Think of me like a governor or a wrangler. It’s my job to make sure that the inmates here obey the laws, especially when they go out on parole.” He is like a much cuter, sexier Dog the bounty hunter!

Guest Appearances:
Simi
Fury
Vane and Bride
Wren
Valerius and Ash
Xedrix

And Scene: Nether Realm
They closed in on one of the zombies he’d seen. Grabbing her, they tore through her neck with their teeth. She screamed out, then went silent and limp as the Harvesters seemed to inhale her essence. They cast her lifeless body aside as they searched for another victim.
Misery placed her finger to her lips to remind him to be silent.
“What are they doing?” he {Fang} projected to her.
“I told you, they’re taking a part of them and leaving them stuck in this place forever. They are now the Harvesters’ slaves and will do whatever they ask.”
“The Harvester trade their collected parts to demons and their ilk in exchange for borrowing the demons’ bodies so that they can escape from here time to time. They run us into the ground so that the can barter us. But they’re not the only ones to be wary of. There are other demons who will try to enslave or torture you. This is a dangerous place of all of us…”
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(Aimee and Fang)
“I don’t know. Hasn’t anyone ever rubbed you the wrong way?” Fang
“Yes, You a great deal of the time. But notice I haven’t beat your head in yet.” Aimee
He pulled her hand away from his face so that he could stare up at her. “Then why do you keep coming around me?” {Fang}
“It must be from the rock Remi hit me in the head with when I was 13. The concussion must have gone deeper than any of us guessed.” {Aimee}

Happy reading, share your thoughts on Fang and Aimee’s story.

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Sherrilyn Kenyon, Why We Will Still Buy her ‘Schemmy’ Books

K.C. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:30:02 +0000

Ok her latest releases after Achreon, well let’s be honest, kind of deserve a schemmy (to steal a Kathy Griffin-ism). Understandably, anything after Acheron is going to be a bit of a let down, but come on, no more ‘filler’ books!! Her latest release Dream Warrior, was not bad; it was no Night Play, (Vane and Bride’s Story), but still an entertaining read. The story lacked her usual writing ‘awesomeness’ and for me, the Dream Warriors/Hunter’s are my least favorite characters out of her series. They seem to have been developed as interim characters lacking any real depth or relevance to her overall storyline. I was most disappointed with Fury’s story as he was ripped off. Fury deserved a full novel! His short story lacked a real connection to the overall storyline, with a lackluster female lead that was quite forgettable. However, aside from the above criticisms her books are ALWAYS well done and have a fluidity of re-introducing past characters and keeping them ‘in character’.

Sherrilyn Kenyon despite her recent ‘schemmies’, is still a wonderful writer. Her latest releases are not bad by any means, I think they just lack her usual above par writing. As an avid fan I just have come to expect more from such a creative writer. I will remain as always, a loyal fan and would pick up anything with her name attached to it. She writes a damn good story, and her series is one that you can read and re-read and it still stand the test of time without seeming ‘dated’ or lacking the original creativity of the first read. Ms. Kenyon remains in my ‘fav five’ and I look forward to her releases.

My Sherrilyn Kenyon Wish List

I want another book for Tory and Archeron! The 2nd half of Archeron just didn’t do it for me and I wanted to know more about their relationship. Hopefully, they will be featured a bit more in the stories to follow.

Watch out for Bad Moon rising releasing August 4th, it’s Amy and Fang’s story, finally!!

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