| Title : Bad Moon Rising Author : Sherrilyn Kenyon Reading Dates : 16 Oct - 17 Oct 2010 |   |
| The Dark-Hunter series. | |
| Bad Moon Rising is another book in the Dark-Hunter series. Check out the link below for a listing of the books in the series according to reading order. | |
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A stunning and suspenseful new landscape emerges in the thrilling Dark-Hunter world—a world where nothing will ever be the same again. . . | |
Book Review of Bad Moon Rising.
Bad Moon Rising was an uneven and confusing read.
The main reason for the inconsistent feel was the portrayal of Fang's character. There are parts of his story which is told by reusing material from the earlier books. While I don't have a problem with this usually, here it makes Fang's character a bit off. At times, I felt that there were 2 Fangs in the story; the one visiting us occasionally from the past and the one we meet here.
The other reason was the sudden change in directions of the story. Instead of building on the existing characters in the Dark-Hunter and Were-Hunter worlds, we are suddenly introduced to a whole host of new ones. And since the story drifted along almost to the end, this only added to my confusion since I couldn't figure out the point of doing it.
That disjointed feeling was also the reason the impact of the ending was dulled. What should have been an exciting and moving ending just left me wondering what I missed.
Another complain I have about this one is the depressing depiction of love, both the romantic and familial kind. Despite what is said, there is a serious lack of trust between the main protagonists. And then there's the lies Aimee and her family members tell each other to keep up appearances to each other and especially to their mother. What happened to unconditional love for your family?
My conclusion : This one is definitely not on my list of favourite Dark-Hunter novels and its not one I would recommend either.
Bad Moon Rising was an uneven and confusing read.
The main reason for the inconsistent feel was the portrayal of Fang's character. There are parts of his story which is told by reusing material from the earlier books. While I don't have a problem with this usually, here it makes Fang's character a bit off. At times, I felt that there were 2 Fangs in the story; the one visiting us occasionally from the past and the one we meet here.
The other reason was the sudden change in directions of the story. Instead of building on the existing characters in the Dark-Hunter and Were-Hunter worlds, we are suddenly introduced to a whole host of new ones. And since the story drifted along almost to the end, this only added to my confusion since I couldn't figure out the point of doing it.
That disjointed feeling was also the reason the impact of the ending was dulled. What should have been an exciting and moving ending just left me wondering what I missed.
Another complain I have about this one is the depressing depiction of love, both the romantic and familial kind. Despite what is said, there is a serious lack of trust between the main protagonists. And then there's the lies Aimee and her family members tell each other to keep up appearances to each other and especially to their mother. What happened to unconditional love for your family?
My conclusion : This one is definitely not on my list of favourite Dark-Hunter novels and its not one I would recommend either.
My favourite books from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter and Dream-Hunter series so far :
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