In Moonlight Becomes You the team have travelled to a Virginian town where several members of the local black community have been viciously murdered. The team is there to investigate whether the claims of a werewolf attacking the community is true or if it is a far more sinister and human threat: the local Ku Klux Klan. 

I enjoyed the second instalment of the Eidola Project a lot! You can tell that since the characters were introduced in the previous book, that there is a lot more focus on the overall story of this book. However, this does not mean there isn’t still a focus on character progression in Moonlight Becomes You. We’re still introduced to more of Nigel’s power and why he is unable to stop the horrors he foresees, we also delve more into the personal lives of both Edgar and Annabelle in this one. 

Because of when and where Moonlight Becomes You takes place, and with the KKK involved in the story, I do want to warn potential readers that there is racism throughout it. There is clear description of segregation and violence towards the black characters, especially towards Edgar. While I understand this is a realistic depiction of the time, I do think it can be a lot so know this before you start the book. 

As with the first book, the Eidola Project, if you enjoy historical fiction and the supernatural, this may be for you – especially if you like the idea of werewolves that aren’t romanticised! 

(I was gifted a copy by the author for an honest review) 

 

I could probably count on one hand the number of werewolf books I’ve read. Honestly, I think they were all from the Twilight series. It’s not that I actively go and avoid werewolf stories, it’s just they aren’t out there. Well, I’m sure they are, but I honestly don’t see them promoted like ghost stories and hauntings. 

Well after reading this book, I am ready for more werewolf books, especially by this author! I am amazed by this author’s skill. It’s written like an old style book, very Gone with the Wind-esque but better. I’m just so impressed. I devoured this book in a couple settings and I stayed up way past my best time, trying to finish this book. 

There were a lot of characters but I found that I didn’t get confused at all. Each had distinct personalities that made them unique and I didn’t get confused with who was who at all. My only criticism is that I think this book was the second book in a series and while it read nicely as a standalone, it felt like I should have known who the characters were and their pasts, which I didn’t. But that didn’t hinder my enjoyment of this book by any means. 

I know I mention this in the trigger warnings but I felt like I needed to make a paragraph about this. There is rampant racism in this book. It’s not glorified or anything but this book takes place a few years after the Civil War. Racial tensions were still incredibly high during that time. So there is a lot of racism, especially from a member in the group along with most of the town. There is a KKK group and everything is still segregated. Overall, just be mindful of all the racism because there is a lot. 

Overall, this was an amazing book. I loved every minute of it. The plot was interesting, the time and place was cool and well done, the book itself was well written. Everything was just great about this book. I certainly will keep an eye on this author and any future work he releases.