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When the professor and his team, The Eidola Project, are asked to come to Virginia to look into the mysterious murders happening to the black community. While the Klan plays a large part in this town's issues these are different, with the people being completely destroyed with barely enough remaining to tell it was once a human at all. Upon arrival they hear of a town legend, the Bogeywolf, and the townsfolk may not be too far off. Before their hunt for the supernatural is over they may have to face something just as bad: bigots.
I received an eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review. I started this book after I finished book one, and while helpful you would be able to read this book without the benefit of the other. You would be missing little details, but not enough were you would be lost. Personally, I feel this is a good way to handle a lot of sequels. Tip of the hat to the other, then move on.

There were a few minor issues within the book that I have already discussed with the author, so no need to rehash them here. Mostly a title of an idiot being incorrect. By idiot I do mean the character Garraty, and that is the nicest term I have for him. The level of disgust a person must be in order to...nevermind. While it takes place in the book it's done from a historically accurate point, not in condonement. You will see what I mean within the pages. I know I have a tendency to get a bit vague, although it is in the synopsis.

The mystery of the werewolf as well as who it was was intriguing and you didn't know who it was until the author wanted you to. I definitely didn't expect it, although looking back now I can see the bread crumbs. I have book 3 now (which will be released Wednesday) and and already reading it as fast as I can in hopes of having the ARC read and review ready by launch.

The setting is amazing in this book and you are able to tell exactly where you are, even picturing the battles and trauma that Nigel went through in the war. I feel for him, and can't say I blame him completely for how he dealt with his curse now that I know more about it. I don't know why Annabelle turned to what she did, but it has been mentioned previously. Maybe we will get the answer to it in the next book. Personally, she has never been my favored character as she wants a happily married man. All of the gag. But, characters are supposed to be well-rounded and take on a life of their own. She has certainly achieved that. Sarah still seems almost fragile, but I like her. Edgar has some anger issues, but I can't blame him for them. And the professor has always seemed a stand-up guy. I don't know that I have a favorite in this rag-tag bunch.

I completely enjoyed this book, as is obvious by having already started book 3. The author knows how to set the scene, make real characters, and make the supernatural seem plausible.

(3.5 rounded up) This is the second book in The Eidola Project series. I'd recommend reading this right after the first.

I enjoyed the story overall. The premise was an interesting take on the werewolf trope. I liked getting to see more of the characters in the Eidola Project. The author introduced more supernatural elements in this one which will most likely appear again in the next book.

One of the things I didn't like was that the romantic relationship between two characters didn't seem to be developed at all. I think it should have been fleshed out a bit more. The villains could have also been dealt with in a different way.

Overall, it's a good book if you like historical fiction that has supernatural elements.

**Thank you to the author for providing a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second book in the Eidola Project series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I definitely preferred this one to the first one!

Moonlight Becomes You follows the team of the Eidola Project as they are called to a small town experiencing strange beast attacks. However, some in the town don’t want them involved.

I really enjoyed coming back to these characters. Nigel went through so much growth in this book, I loved to see him developing as a character. I really hated him in the first book, but my opinion is slowly starting to change. I really enjoyed the way this was written, it had a great pace and I found myself wanting to keep reading.

I really liked that Robert touches on some important topics in this book, primarily racism. I will never stop finding events of the past (and sadly the present) truly horrifying. However, it is done with a great sensitivity which helped to keep a relatively up-beat feel to the book. The writing really grounds you in the period which created a wonderful and haunting atmosphere. Although I had not guessed who the beast was, I wasn’t overly shocked by the reveal. That being said, I still thoroughly enjoyed this book and I am really looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

I would recommend this series to fans of historical fiction grounded in paranormal themes. Although this could be read as a standalone, I recommend reading the first book initially as it gives more insight into the characters. I want to thank Robert Herold for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts.

This is an entertaining historical paranormal horror story, it is well written, with likeable characters, the end is a bit predictable, but I still liked it.

This is the 2nd book for the The Eidola Project team, which I didn’t know when I got it, and I have not read the first book, and there seemed to be a few references to the previous book, but it still works by itself, I think it would be better the read the first one before reading this one, but it’s not essential.

I’d recommend this book to anyone who likes a good old fashioned werewolf story.

*Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.*

Review to come!