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A review by yazthebookish
Moonglow by Kristen Callihan
5.0
5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"I swear on my soul I won’t let your love go to waste. With everything I am, I give it back to you in return. I shall keep you and love you till my last breath.”
Moonglow is the second installment in The Darkest London paranormal romance series set in Victorian London.
Like the first book, this book had mystery intrigue, swoon-worthy romance and a fantastic paranormal aspect.
What's different is that the book shifts its focus to werewolves.
A shiver of feeling danced over him. The moon. That glorious seductress. Her power pulsed through him like so much wine. She fueled him, and in return, the beast stirred.
I found that to be a pleasant surprise. I'm not the biggest enthusiast when it comes to paranormal creatures like a werewolf but the author knows how to fit them in the right place within the story.
The world-building maintains its lushness and unlike other Victorian-era books I've read, this one dampens their glow and adds a dark tone to London befitting the eerie atmosphere in the book.
Daisy and Ian are such a dynamic duo! A tortured hero and a widow whom was a victim of abuse by her former husband. I enjoyed their amazing sexual tension and banter. Their chemistry was sizzling right from the moment they met.
“This is madness, Ian. You know that, don’t you?”
“And yet it is the only thing that has ever felt completely right.”
The story's main plot follows a series of gruesome murders by a vicious killer that may likely be anything but human. With both being somehow connected to the murders, Ian and Daisy form a duo for a quest to investigate these murders and will they be willing to accept the secrets both are hiding? Will these murders uncover a dark truth that may shatter them?
“We’ve both lived in fear for so long, denying what we are to the world, to ourselves. And what good has come of it? I don’t want to live that way anymore, Ian.”
Another thing I was impressed by was the highlight on a STD which is not something I find often in the books I read and I liked the way it was handled even if briefly. The devastation of it was raw and deeply felt.
I think I liked this as much as the first book, the threads of the story sort of felt loose midway and I felt a little lost but I found my way back.
“We are all imperfect creatures, love. I don’t want perfect. I just want you.”
The slow-burn romance was done splendidly.
There were many emotional moments in the story that kept tugging at my heart, the last 30% portion of the book especially made me teary-eyed. Despite the flaws in this book, I know it did the job when my emotions are stirred.
I look forward to continue this series even though each book can be read as a stand-alone they are connected in a way.
This series is making develop a fondness for paranormal romances, a genre that I wasn't much into.
"I swear on my soul I won’t let your love go to waste. With everything I am, I give it back to you in return. I shall keep you and love you till my last breath.”
Moonglow is the second installment in The Darkest London paranormal romance series set in Victorian London.
Like the first book, this book had mystery intrigue, swoon-worthy romance and a fantastic paranormal aspect.
What's different is that the book shifts its focus to werewolves.
A shiver of feeling danced over him. The moon. That glorious seductress. Her power pulsed through him like so much wine. She fueled him, and in return, the beast stirred.
I found that to be a pleasant surprise. I'm not the biggest enthusiast when it comes to paranormal creatures like a werewolf but the author knows how to fit them in the right place within the story.
The world-building maintains its lushness and unlike other Victorian-era books I've read, this one dampens their glow and adds a dark tone to London befitting the eerie atmosphere in the book.
Daisy and Ian are such a dynamic duo! A tortured hero and a widow whom was a victim of abuse by her former husband. I enjoyed their amazing sexual tension and banter. Their chemistry was sizzling right from the moment they met.
“This is madness, Ian. You know that, don’t you?”
“And yet it is the only thing that has ever felt completely right.”
The story's main plot follows a series of gruesome murders by a vicious killer that may likely be anything but human. With both being somehow connected to the murders, Ian and Daisy form a duo for a quest to investigate these murders and will they be willing to accept the secrets both are hiding? Will these murders uncover a dark truth that may shatter them?
“We’ve both lived in fear for so long, denying what we are to the world, to ourselves. And what good has come of it? I don’t want to live that way anymore, Ian.”
Another thing I was impressed by was the highlight on a STD which is not something I find often in the books I read and I liked the way it was handled even if briefly. The devastation of it was raw and deeply felt.
I think I liked this as much as the first book, the threads of the story sort of felt loose midway and I felt a little lost but I found my way back.
“We are all imperfect creatures, love. I don’t want perfect. I just want you.”
The slow-burn romance was done splendidly.
There were many emotional moments in the story that kept tugging at my heart, the last 30% portion of the book especially made me teary-eyed. Despite the flaws in this book, I know it did the job when my emotions are stirred.
I look forward to continue this series even though each book can be read as a stand-alone they are connected in a way.
This series is making develop a fondness for paranormal romances, a genre that I wasn't much into.