When I started Shadowed Moonlight I struggled to engage with the main character as I found her to be shallow and dramatic, however I’m glad I kept reading as it was a quick and fun read and her character development throughout made her extremely likeable.

Briar and Kane’s tension kept me hooked, as it was maintained throughout the entire plot. Individually I loved all of the characters, I think the author developed all of the side characters enough to add to the plot without detracting from the story. However, I found Briar to be overly dramatic but that could have been intentional as she was roughly 22.

If this book is the first in a series then it has been set up extremely well for the next novel. If it is a standalone I’m disappointed with the ending as there is no closure in regards to the murder subplot and the ending felt rushed into the last 20%.

Overall a quick and easy read, that hooked my in with the romantic drama! Kane is extremely swoon worthy and I’m hoping there is a second book.
Thank you for an ARC copy to review!

I ate this up. to begin with i really enjoyed it, the storyline between the characters was strong and i felt like it kept a good pace whilst building the story. I feel like the author has left it quite open and the last 10 percent and even 5 percent i was like what? I would of liked more points to be wrapped up but we never know if there will be a sequel. I do feel the ending was rushed but that could be to leave it open for more

It was enjoyable read, maybe it's just me, but I really felt quite a lot of emotions reading this. The author seem to be really good at showing us the characters emotions and feelings and it got to me, quite few times ;) . I also really like the serial killer part of the plot. What I didn't like much was the ending...because it didn't really feel like there was one at all. The serial killer plot feels still wide open. From what I see it is a stand alone, but it might change? Because the way it ended definitely leaves an open window for more books. I wouldn't call it a cliff hanger, but a window for sure. The romance part seems done, so maybe we will have some continuation with just different pairing? Hard to say. Definitely wouldn't mind :)

Spicy, paranormal, second chance romance that was a quick read. There were elements of the romance that I enjoyed, but really disliked the main conflict - trigger warning for child loss and sexual assault. The lack of communication between the main couple was frustrating and impacted the believability of their relationship.

The wider story was relatively interesting and I enjoyed the protective sibling relationship. The author navigated the challenges around addiction well. Overall, I wasn’t a fan of the writing style and I personally wouldn’t recommend this book, but imagine it would still appeal to a lot of people. If you’re a fan of spicy shifter romances then you’ll probably enjoy this.

I LOVED Shadowed Moonlight! I connected with the author on Instagram and requested a copy through NetGalley, and I’m so happy I did! K.C. Harper has a gift for world building. The writing really flowed well. I loved the MCs and their backstory, plus their reunion! The side characters are awesome, and hopefully we get their books as well. The book didn’t end on a cliffhanger, per se, but the door was definitely left wide open for a great series. There is some OW and OM drama, but no cheating. The open door scenes were pretty hot; I’d give it 🌶️ 🌶️🌶️ There are definitely a few plot twists that surprised me, which is kind of nice because I read so much that I’m not often surprised anymore. I’m very much looking forward to reading more by this author! Well done!

Thank you to NetGalley and K.C. Harper for this ARC of Shadowed Moonlight. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

“Shadowed Moonlight” is a second chance urban romantasy. It’s fast pace, entertaining, and sexy as hell. I had such pleasure reading this novel, but after finishing it, my feelings are kind of mixed.

The world building was fantastic. It was dark, gritty, and foreboding. I loved reading about the complex political structure of the different fractions (witches, vampires, and werewolves) and their complicated relationships with each other and the humans.

Character wise, I have a love-hate relationship with them. Individually, I loved them. Briar is resilient and I really admired how she rebuild her life after being abandoned by her Were lover, Kane. I also really loved her loyalty and dedication to her brother, Lucas. Kane on the other hand, was everything I expected in an Alpha. Strong, confident, authoritative, and possessive. Despite his over bearing nature, I loved how supportive and respectful he was of Briar needs, especially when it came to Lucas. However, my issues arises when these characters get together. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the angst, tension and steamy chemistry between Briar and Kane, but the amount of mis-/no communication was so frustrating. Also, Briar’s indecisiveness drove me crazy. The only character that I absolutely adored was Lisa. I loved her brutal honesty and straight forwardness. My other issue with Briar and Kane, is how quickly the relationship progressed when the truth was revealed. There was just so much to unpack. Not only did Briar go through a traumatizing experience, but so did Kane in a way. I would have liked to see more of a healing progression on both sides.

As for the Phantom serial killer storyline, it started off strong. The clues left at the murder scenes were super intriguing. I was invested in trying to figure out the “who” and the “why”. However, as the story progressed, it started to become more of a subplot. It didn’t become relevant again until closer to the end, which I didn’t mind, except the reveal at the end was kind of underwhelming. I didn’t understand the overall motivation. What was the purpose of the specific murders? What was the serial killer trying to create? I am hoping it will become more clearer later on since this is the first book in a trilogy.

Overall, I thought it was entertaining. At times it could be a little dramatic, but that is what makes it so addicting to read. I am interested in continuing with the series. The murder mystery girlie in me needs to know what happens and I also hope to see a bit more maturity and growth from the characters and the relationship.

Thank you Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Definitely an urban type fantasy, all the tropes, easily devoured in the course of a few days! Well done! Im am looking forward to more!! While this isnt the typical "fantasy" I go for, im trying to broaden my range of books. This was a fun, fast paced read!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🔥 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I'm pretty sure that after reading - no, excuse me - DEVOURING this book, my heart fractured and exploded into a thousand pieces.

This book had me on my KNEES and I was absolutely begging for more. What an unquestionably, amazing story!

I'm quite beside myself and speechless but I will recover, eventually. However, waiting for the second book is going to kill me.

What a PERFECT Crescent City hangover cure. I've needed one of those for a while and I'm so happy this book showed up on NetGalley. It was not what I expected, and absolutely blew me away from start to finish.

It's not often a book or series can make me feel every emotion under the sun - especially when top tier spice is involved - but I laughed, cried, loved and was absolutely devastated while reading Shadowed Moonlight.

The characters are all worthy of emotional attachment, but Briar stole my heart, I could relate to her struggles on a deeper level than I thought I ever would and it made this experience even more memorable. I could see this series being a core memory for me and an EASY re-read series. If this ever became a dramatized Audiobook, you bet your ass I'd purchase it without a single breath spared.

And can we please get a hands up for Kane f*cking Slade?! 🙌 He is just, everything. My newest book boyfriend. Take. Me. Home! 🔥
I have sooooo many thoughts right now and they are all of HIM.

This book is a MUST READ and do not sleep on it! I seriously am already contemplating re-reading it right now because I'm just not ready to say goodbye to the characters and world while I wait for the next book. There's a hole in my soul, waiting for this story to continue ❤️

Firstly, thank you to NetGalley for this ARC copy in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars, rounded down for the hideous lack of editing and unreadable layout. I’m assuming this was just for the ARCs but it was atrocious and made it extremely hard to enjoy. I nearly DNFed so many times, but I pushed on for the sake of the author.

Struggles to read aside, the world building is well done with the supernatural mix and sub-plots going on. The murder scenes were interesting and I liked seeing her power in use and the imagery around emotions etc.

Does what it says on the tin, steamy urban romance with a possessive MMC and ‘average girl’ MFC. I didn’t hate any of the characters, but I don’t think I loved any either. Maybe Lucas, but I am a sucker for a vulnerable younger brother character. There was a lot of side characters I lost track of but I think they were mostly irrelevant and didn't effect the main story.

I also love it when main love interests have a way of internal communication, so that was a nice touch to the romance.

This was actually a pretty good book in the end, I’d recommend it when it’s had a very thorough edit!

The writing style was phenomenal, and this book has quickly jumped up to one of my favourites. It’s a great romantasy, with an interesting plot and characters. And it takes you on an emotional rollercoaster where you just want to give a big hug to both of them,

Thank you for the opportunity to Read "Shadowed Moonlight" I truly enjoyed all the back and forth between all the characters.
I would love to continue this series as I know more is to come.
K.C. Harper really knows how to pull in a person and engage them

This was a gripping read, I thought the characters were intriguing and I'm going to keep an eye out for more from this author.

Thank you to Hodderscape and NetGalley for the Digital ARC!

So...this was very much a middle of the road book for me. I didn't hate it, and I didn't love it.

My main issues is that I didn't understand...well anything. The main plot with the serial killer constantly felt like a side story that only got relevant to the end. Then it suddenly ended? It felt a little like the author got bored and just wanted it over?

The characters were flat as well. There's parts of this story that feature flashbacks to events that have happened, and it slowly fills in parts for you. But the problem is that I didnt particularly care enough about any of the characters in either the past or present.

Our main character, Briar, had one personality trait: trauma. She was hostile to basically everyone, and I get why but then she'd 180 and be completely different. She's important but then she's also...not...important? She's abrasive and just seems to snark constantly, yet whiplashes to being jokey and friendly the next second with the same people.

Kane had no personality outside of being possessive. That's it. Frankly, I don't get why he was even included apart from to have dubious consent sex. Which happens for like...half the book.

I have issues with too much smut sometimes, but this book made me feel icky with the sex. The reasoning behind the sex was flimsy as hell and may as well have been a piece of tape over a crack. It was just to have angry sex in the book.

The bad guy...I have no idea why he was doing what he was doing to be honest. Some vague 'bad guy' stuff, I guess? And then the overarching 'threat'...I don't get the point of that either.

The world itself was a little interesting, but the problem is that the author didn't DO anything with it. I said I didn't hate this, and I don't. But that's literally because I just felt it had nothing in it to hate.

The book was great and I have to keep this short or otherwise I spoiler a lot and that’s something you don’t want for this book because the twists and turns it took was crazy and I got whiplash more than once. It took me a bit to find into the urban setting and a way to characters.

Publishing date: 15 Oct 2024
Thanks to NetGalley & HodderBooks I was able to read this early.

4 ⭐️

This is an urban fantasy with all the good stuff. Vampires, Witches, Weres - sprinkle in some spice, serial killing and a hot alpha and you get this absolutely fantastic story.

It’s fast paced with twists I did not see coming at all that genuinely had me wanting to scream for all sorts of different reasons. An absolute rollercoaster of emotions.

Next to all the suspense in it though this book actually made me giggle quite a bit, the banter between the characters and our FMC‘s sarcasm are just too good and sooo relatable!!

It’s a thought out system and world while not being too complicated to read with many interesting characters.

Definitely will read the next in this series as soon as possible. I *need* to know how this continues!!!

*ARC received from Netgalley - all opinions are my own*

TLDR: An absolutely fab paranormal urban fantasy full of spice, suspense and a serial killer - what more could you ask for? Definitely recommend Shadowed Moonlight and will definitely read Harper’s last book and follow her from here on!

| 4.5*

I absolutely devoured Shadowed Moonlight in less than a day and also found myself a new author to follow! It’s a fast-paced, easy to digest story that will keep you hooked until the very end and leave you wanting more.

I don’t want to give too much away so I’ll just say that there really wasn’t much I disliked and it would have been a solid 5* book for me if it wasn’t for the “no/ dubious consent” at the start. Especially considering the breakdown that follows after one of the sex scenes. Think it could have been written a bit better, unless that was the author's intention.
The only other gripe I have is when the “truth” comes out, given the sheer amount of trauma that our MC went through, I expected there would have been a bit more of a progression in the relationship and not just a straight to love/ all is forgiven stance. Especially as Kane made some terrible choices not to tell Briar things and still feel like he’s to blame to a degree.

Those two issues were what knocked Shadowed Moonlight of a 5* review but I still whole-heartedly recommend it and will be eagerly awaiting the next instalment and keeping an eye on Harper’s future books!

Shadowed moonlight pulls through at the very end. A twisty-turny book that whiplashes the reader into never sitting still. All my little grievances (one note villains and characterisations, inconsistencies within the world (a wolf can smell a lie through blood pressure but can't sniff out certain things that I can't reveal because it's too spoilery), become semi explained by the end through the plot, which made for a better read. The best part of the book was the relationship aspect. The angst is the highlight.

"Shadowed Moonlight" by K.C. Harper is a captivating urban fantasy that balances romance and suspense effortlessly. Briar Stone's quest through a supernatural realm of danger, tangled emotions, and unanswered questions is both thrilling and addictive. With its engaging characters and vivid world-building, this fast-paced novel guarantees an exciting read for lovers of paranormal romance.

Lovely read for me. I rated it 4 stars. The plot is amazing and I recommend everyone to read this book asap. Lovely story.

Title: Shadowed Moonlight by K.C. Harper
Release Date: October, 15th, 2024

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Loving Kane nearly destroyed Briar once; now that he's Alpha, he could be her end,
Briar Stone's life is thrown into turmoil when her Were lover, Kane, resurfaces as an Alpha after abandoning her years ago. Desperate to save her brother from vamp venom addiction, Briar agrees to help track down a serial killer known as the Wraith in exchange for funds to cure her brother.

However, she must navigate the dangerous supernatural world, including her complicated past with Kane. As tensions rise and her loyalty is tested, Briar finds herself torn between her commitment to her brother and her unresolved feelings for Kane, all while the Wraith lurks dangerously close.

"Shadowed Moonlight" emerges as a top-tier urban fantasy novel, renowned for its enchanting characters, simmering tension, and richly detailed world. Within its pages, readers encounter a captivating blend of witches, werewolves, vampires, and a magnetic alpha, all woven together with elements of fake dating and supernatural intrigue.

The palpable chemistry between the characters kept me hooked, yearning for more. With its compelling narrative and unforgettable cast, this gritty urban fantasy ensures an immersive reading experience that lingers long after the final page. As part of an ongoing series, fans eagerly await the next chapter in the saga, reluctant to bid farewell to the captivating characters and the vivid universe crafted by the author.


Thank you to The Hodder & Stoughton | Hodderscape , The Author K.C. Harper & NetGalley for an advanced reader copy (ARC) in exchange for my honest review.