I appreciate the time and thought that the author put into this book but it just didn’t flow for me. I was intrigued by the premise but the actual book fell a bit flat for me. I would love to see what this author comes up with in the future though because I feel they have real promise.

DNF
Pack is protection, belonging and acceptance. The desire to band together, watch each other’s back and defend against outsiders instinctive and pure. But over time even clean good things can become corrupt. Joss watched as the pack gathered to wait for their Alpha Ian who would appear like royalty. The pack to blind to see Ian and the White Creek compound for what it really was. They looked to Ian for answers. Joss looked beyond the iron privacy fence of the compound where laid freedom and more. Joss keep her back to the pack and hid her expression by pulling her hood further down. Angering the Alpha would lead to agony and humiliation. Phantom pain shot through the faded scars on her back. What would life be free of White creek’s rules, secrets, and practices. She hadn’t tasted freedom since she was ten years old. At twenty five, she was beyond ready to experience life on her own terms. Maybe she could find a new pack or live solo. At this part he prefered wolves to werewolves which she was a werewolf. Than she came across her step brother Isaiah. Isaiah said why fight it their destinies were intertwined
I couldn’t get into this book. With the many errors just took away from the story itself. Than it was hard to keep track of so many characters and who was actually saying what at different times. I am sure others will enjoy this it just wasn’t for me.

Bad Moon stands out from similar books in its genre (urban fantasy) by incorporating some elements from high fantasy. The number of characters seems ever-growing, and sometimes it’s hard to keep track of who’s who. The plot starts interesting, and I was intrigued to find out more. But the more I advanced into the story, the more convoluted it got. Also, the author has a flair for the dramatic loves to play with ornate and flowery words which makes it feel like purple prose. I have nothing against it; it’s just not my cup of tea.
Below are a couple of excerpts from the book.
The main character, Joss (a werewolf) is wounded, and her mate Kazimir (a vampire) feeds her his blood.

“The minute his life-giving elixir hit her system, the wounds began to repair themselves from within. His caramel-like taste coated her tongue and throat, and she knew peace amidst the storm.[...] She continued to drink, basking in his endless well of love and comfort.”

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Bad Moon, (Bad Duology Book 2), Shyla Colt

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: general fiction (Adult), Sci-fi and fantasy

Well, where to start? I guess with the fact that I persevered and got to 30% but simply couldn't finish this book. I hadn't a clue what was happening, didn't really like or empathise with any of the characters. I missed that it was book two so in an attempt to understand I read the sample of book one when I finally tracked it down but that doesn't seem to relate at all to this one? Confused? I was....
It wasn't helped by the bad grammar and spelling issues that made it hard to understand what was happening, or the swapping of characters speaking without telling the reader, and the verging from third view to first which was weird. No book is perfect, we're human, we make mistakes but there were so many here that combined with a story that confused me I just gave up. Its surprising as Shyla is a very prolific author so I'd have expected proofreading to be more accurate. Errors such as “soil yielded monster talks yearly” “The silky a lot of her best friend Kennedy” Chapter two starts with “....stepped into the masculine space.” Then talks about vampires, so I assume its a vampires room but next paragraph she's walking into her own bathroom...talking about hair colour, her father apparently has bright right locks ( red?) then there were words and phrases added that just felt wrong or overdone. “small pumpkin Spice shaped latte purse” “she sensed an ellipsis behind the sentence, letting her know that could change” “the danger within lied him” these and more were within the first 15% and added to the fact I just didn't like the characters or really feel any story development I pushed myself to 30% and then gave up.
As I said Shyla is a prolific writer and I'm sure has many fans who will love this book but for me her writing style and my reading tastes just don't mesh. Make your own judgment, it could be a story you love if you can get past the issues I had.

Stars: Two, one to pass for me. I just didn't ever really understand what it was about but I DNF it.

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