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Liked It “You’ll want to make sure your night-lights work when reading this book Blood Moon is a vampire tale set in the Regency era. It begins in England although most of the story takes place in Moldavia. It’s also a love story, at times sad—sad you say? Think about it. You or your spouse may end up as...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I didn't finish this because i couldn't get past what a prat Cassandra was. I even skipped ahead hoping she got better. Mostly what drove me crazy was her insistence that Jon tell her everything about what was going on, but then she didn't tell him about her 'dreams' and tricked him into...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I thought the book was pretty good in that it had a good dramatic story line, full of sexual tension, and romance, with a touch of horror.”
Alexandria wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I didn't finish this because i couldn't get past what a prat Cassandra was. I even skipped ahead hoping she got better. Mostly what drove me crazy was her insistence that Jon tell her everything about what was going on, but then she didn't tell him about her 'dreams' and tricked him into feeding from her. Not a big fan. The plot seemed good and i liked Jon and Milosh but couldn't stand her.”
irishanam21 wrote this review Tuesday, February 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Was a pretty good book. A little slow on the start.Good in the "old world" Vampire style.Not enough "heated" romance.I don't regret reading it. Wicked HugZ!”
Witchy Rebecca wrote this review Friday, May 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“You’ll want to make sure your night-lights work when reading this book Blood Moon is a vampire tale set in the Regency era. It begins in England although most of the story takes place in Moldavia. It’s also a love story, at times sad—sad you say? Think about it. You or your spouse may end up as a true vampire. If that happens, the one who isn’t a true vampire will have to kill the one who is. Jon Hyde-White, a man who has chosen the church as his path in life is bitten and infected by the vampire Sebastian. The woman Jon has decided to marry, Cassandra, is also bitten by Sebastian. Both are infected, both show signs of the infection worsening, but aren’t true vampires. Yet. Jon decides to travel with Cassandra to Moldavia, where he’s told the priests there will help them overcome this infection. Once in Moldavia, nothing goes as they’d planned. Stalked by Sebastian, and then by vampire hunters, it seems as though they’ll never find the help they need until Milosh comes to their rescue. But can they trust him? Will the Blood Moon ritual work? Will they be able to put a stop to Sebastian?[br/][br/]One of the things out of many I liked about this book was how the infection affected people differently. The author put a lot of thought into this, because a week after finishing the book I still find myself wondering about day to day life for an infected person, how certain knowledge might affect them psychologically. I also enjoyed the heroine. Cassandra was a product of her time, Regency, yet had to deal with her unstoppable craving for blood. Her reactions and words sounded true. When she shifted, and we read her thoughts, I considered her one of the best parts of the story. Blood Moon grabs you from the beginning and lopes off with you until the end. A true page turner. I enjoyed Blood Moon very much and look forward to the next book in the series. I highly recommend Blood Moon. [br/]”
GerriBowen wrote this review Saturday, November 17 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wow! What a super start to a vampire series. I am sort of bumbed out on vamps. So many people doing them. However, I loved Thompson's other books so I couldn't resist. And boy am I glad I didn't. This is dark, chilling tale, much darker that her other paranormals. It's compelling, riveting. I cannot wait for the second one. ”
LeeanneTink wrote this review Thursday, September 13 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Dawn Thompson is the Queen of the "hook" -- a term writers use to say the opening sentence grabs the reader and immediately jerks them into a story. The instant the reader reads the line "Jon stripped naked in the woad field', they're hooked! You just have to find out why Jon is naked in a field of woad! Once Thompson has you, she won't let go. I won't go too much into the plot of this historical romance; this is a book you need to experience from that hook of an opening line. I will, however, touch on the theme and style of this very talented writer. Jon Hyde-White has been infected by taint of the vampire and now can shapeshift into the form of a black wolf. This gives you eerie echoes of both Dracula and the Wolfman tales, evoking old vampire lore and the dark and sinister Universal monster movies of the Silver Screen. Evokes, yes, but from those faint familiar cords of Vamp and Werewolf lore, Dawn Thompson takes it all and makes it new again, giving you a powerful story that kept me utterly spellbound from start to finish. Just when you think you know where she is going, she turns the screw, upping the whole game. Not only is Jon infected but so is his beloved Cassandra Thorpe. There is a thread of hope. They are not doom; a ritual performed under the Blood Moon can save them. However, there are those who would seek to destroy them. They are running for their lives and against the time of the passing moon, stalked by the evil Sebastian, on a journey that carries them at breakneck speed from England to Moldovia, hoping that the rumours of the ancient spell to break their curse is more than just fireside tales. The doomed couple comes under the protection of Milosh, a mysterious Gypsy, who saves them and helps them understand what they are becoming. (Milosh is an amazing character who will get his own story in The Ravening, Dorchester March 2008, and that is too long for me!). People familiar with Thompson's historical paranormals, who love her beautiful prose, her true feel for period romances, will find this one dark, breathtaking, sensual. The start of a series (The Brotherhood, the second in the series comes out September 2007 from Dorchester), this is something readers of historical paranormals will flock to, and rightly so. It's a frightening, breathtaking, erotic romance that declares it's Thompson's best work yet, while promising you ain't seen nothing yet and preparing you for the other books in the series.”
Deborah Macgillivray wrote this review Thursday, September 13 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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