Constantly on the lookout for good vampire books and this did not disappoint!

This is my first Keith Rosson book and I’m happy to say won’t be my last!

This is a plot forward book with great character work. Each character in this book pulls you right in. I thought the author explored grief as well as trauma from post Vietnam war very well.

There is lots of blood and gore as any great vampire book should be! Highly recommend if you looking for a summer vampire book that will keep you turning the pages!

This is good. Really good. Well written. Rosson should become a household name.
This quality isn't found all the time.
Dark and intense.

Thanks to Random House and net galley for this arc and a early chance to read this wonderful bloody tragic book

Rosson spins a great yarn. That’s easy to tell early on in any of his book this one though. Pick up this book!

A gripping tale about revenge and grief.

Minor is quite honestly a mess. A man who’s barely keeping it together. Almost knit together by a loving wife and a child that isn’t his but is his responsibility, only to lose almost everything.

Julia is a child. Full of anger and rage and bad decisions. She drives the plot forward and has agency that is so gratifying to read. There is something so exciting about reading a book with a minor female main character who’s not sexualized and gets to be both a child and a driving force that is so wonderful to read. I wish I could have read this as a young horror fan.

Varley is a monster equal parts horrific and pathetic. Selfish to a fault and still somehow Rosson makes him tragic.

Coffin Moon is a fresh take on familiar monsters and a treat for people who love plot forward and character forward books.

I cannot wait to buy a copy of this book.

Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for the ARC. I really enjoyed the plot of the story and found the characters enjoyable and engaging. I was immediately drawn into the story from the beginning and found myself trying to guess what would happen next. There wasn’t a dull moment. I will recommend this to other people who enjoy the genre.

When I read the synopsis for this, I knew I had to bump it to the top of my list. As a lifelong vampire fan (especially The Lost Boys) I was ridiculously excited to see how Mr. Rosson would put his own unique spin on the vampire genre. There was another vampire-based novel released last Fall that I was very excited about, but upon reading it, well, to say I was underwhelmed would be a gross understatement. Naturally I was worried about this happening yet again going into this novel, but boy was I wrong. I absolutely LOVED this story. I should mention that one thing I especially admire about this author isn't always what he writes so much as the way he writes. There's just something compelling about it I've never really come across with another writer, whether it be Stephen King or anyone else. It never gets dull, or boring. It's gritty, brutal. Real. It's constantly evolving and changing. Always fresh. I think that's one of my favorite things about Keith's talent, his ability to just immerse you in the world he's building. Vampires? Check! What's next? A Haunted House? New spin on witches? Personally I love cosmic horror and would kill to see what he would do with something Lovecraftian in the vein of At the Mountain's of Madness and The Thing (my personal favorite). Whatever it is, I'll read it.

Keith Rosson has done it again. This is such a fresh take on vampires. It’s a brilliant period piece. It’s violent, scary, funny, sad. This is a roller coaster of a book that really never lets up once it gets started. The characters in this book seep into your consciousness and it has a gritty, grindhouse feel to it while not feel exploitative or dishonest at all. This is a great one.

Thank you to Netgalley and Black Crow Books for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

Duane Minor has finally found some peace after the horrors of the Vietnam War. He, his wife, and her parents are working hard to bring that same peace to Julia, his wife’s niece. But a late-night encounter with a hellbent trio upends everything, leaving Duane and Julia searching for vengeful salvation.

“Coffin Moon” is a brutal and bloody return to the violent vampire. But this book is more than just sanguinary violence. It’s an exploration of trauma and grief. It’s a tapestry woven from Rosson’s particular brand of imagery. It is sweeping, gritty, and wonderful.

Each character in this book is fully developed and engaging. They pull you into their storylines and don’t let you go. The backstories are so skillfully woven that they never disrupt the story's pace. Rosson has an incredible ability to weave history, which allows the story to breathe rather than simply having a character tell you their backstory.

This is a great read from start to finish. You won’t regret stepping into this world

What an interesting, bleak, and beautiful book. Taking place in gritty, grimy 70s Portland and on the road towards North Dakota, Coffin Moon rips your heart out no matter the setting. Fever House and its sequel were F-U-N--this book? Not so much. But, it's an engaging read, and I'm so glad I got a review copy. I devoured it in a couple of days. I actually came away wishing it was a bit longer at first..but then again, maybe it's the perfect length. Not an epic, end-of-the-world tale spread out over two books, but a shorter, sadder story full of violent revenge and fateful choices.

Thanks so much to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC! And to Keith Rosson for quickly becoming my favorite, local author.

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

OK. So. Jesus. This book….

I just discovered this author last year with the FEVER HOUSE duology and quickly fell in love. (Those books are amazing, seriously, he’s got a fan for life from those alone.) So of course I had to pounce on the chance to read this ARC from NetGalley.

Whereas I found the FEVER HOUSE books “fun” (in my own twisted way) - they were frenetic, rock-and-roll, apocalyptic, chaotic - this was just… quietly beautiful, I don’t know. For a while anyway… it’s absolutely peppered with glorious bursts of violence and gore you’d expect from a Rosson vampire story.

In 1970s Portland, Duane has custody of his niece, runs a bar, is a generally good-but-troubled guy. The kind of guy you root for. One of the most sympathetic characters of all time… If this means anything to anyone, I haven’t felt for characters this much and this quickly since MURDER ROAD, which was the last time I was just fucking instantly rooting for characters.

So anyway, it’s a book about vampires, sure, but about family and revenge and grief and… ugh. It was perfection. I generally don’t compare authors, but if you use that to gauge if you’d like something, this is like the best of Paul Tremblay, S. A. Cosby, Stephen Graham Jones, and the afore-mentioned Simone St. James. They all had this glorious baby.

As a bonus (?), I absolutely tortured myself by reading this during the week, when I had to work… and kept having to stop at the most inopportune parts. I’d be wallowing or sitting on a cliffhanger for hours. It gave me such delayed gratification, and I truly can’t decide if that was a great move, or the worst thing to ever happen to me.

This book was just emotion-wrecking perfection. Can’t wait for more to come.

Sometimes an author just isn’t a good fit for your taste. And that’s ok.

I like vampires. I like the 70’s. I like revenge-fueled violence and superfluous brutality. But there’s something about the way in which this tale was told that didn’t meet me where I’m standing.

Rosson is clearly a beast on the keyboard and will continue to make noise in the genre, deservedly so. This is the second book of his I read that just didn’t resonate with me.

I was really engulfed in the first quarter of the story. I loved the atmosphere, the setting with the bar below the apartment, and the relationships between the family. In fact, I loved it so much that that’s what I what I wanted the story to be. I wanted to see the family dynamic play out amidst conflict and disarray. I wanted to see more of Duane and Heidi’s relationship. I wanted Julia to emit chaotic teen energy, driving invisible wedges between family members, only to realize the depth of their love and re-ingratiated herself. I wanted mother and son-in-law drama to test marital strength. I wanted all of this set within a horror-tinged plot, with vampires and other blood thirsty creatures impinging upon those familial connections.

But, I got none of this. The story went a completely different direction, and one I didn’t particularly love or find compelling. The revenge lust lost its luster at some point about halfway through for me and I could never get beyond it.

I’m very appreciative for NetGalley and Random House’s willingness to give me an advance copy for an honest review. This one just didn’t reach me at the right time in my life.