In the first chapter we are introduced to nine different people. But don’t worry about remembering them, seven are murdered by the end of the chapter.
In the second chapter we have more people introduced, but again, they are not to be remembered unless thugs and drunks are important. However, we do have a new narrator telling the story. A narrator who is used to introduce yet a third party who reasonably cannot be the first narrator as this is set in a two week time span prior to the first chapter. Which means in two chapters there is now a dozen or so throwaway characters and potentially three people telling the story.
Then we have these mysterious magic users who have different names who appear to be hunting down these –other- magic users that are the three narrators. Following? Good, because in chapter three we have more characters to be introduced to. Plus some of the magic users are actually non-magic users with magic items from the magical beings who want the children.
Chapter four opens with a fourth narrator, this is the point where I stopped reading.

This book did have potential, and I respect how some people would really enjoy it but I just didn't get on with it.
The narrative was choppy and inconsistent, and there was a severe case of character overload near the beginning. I don't mind if a novel switches from one characters POV to another, but this novel jumped around so much it was just hard to keep track of what on earth was going on.

One minute Jayden is with her brothers, then she's off to get married, then she's in the middle of a wood, then she's learning about some special destiny then she's going off to rescue someone and there's half a dozen other characters related to her and connected with other characters.

Again, I don't mind complex stories, as long as I know what on earth is going on, and with this. I just didn't. There were too many disparate threads and loose ends, and throwaway characters. It wasn't so much like a ball of wool as a clump of tanged unidentifiable fabrics thrown together into a bag and shaken up.

I found it hard to care for the characters since I could not remember who half of them were, or how they were connected to the others or even significant. Character development was almost non - existent. There was meant to be a major theme in the story, which I don't remember the characters even talking about at all except in one scene towards the beginning.
There were entire chapters consisting entirely of dialogue which were meant to be either "fillers", or let the audience know what was going on, but I was just as clueless afterwards.

I also didn't care for the tone and the setting. It was meant to be some vaguely "Medieval" type fantasy world, but it wasn't credible at all. In fact, it just came over as trite and contrived. Seriously, not EVERY fantasy story has to be set in some Medieval world. A steampunk version of the Wild West might have been a better setting for of this story.
The character's language didn't fit it at all. They're supposed to speak like modern American teenagers, replete with "teen slang". The most frequently used words were "kids" and "guys". I just found it grating.

Jayden and Ethan actually kind of reminded me of Finn in the Star Wars sequels, famous for incessantly shouting "Rey!" except they were incessantly saying "Are you Okay?". After running or fighting, or looking for someone, even when I had no idea who they were talking to or why they were concerned about them.

Still the novel wasn't entirely without merit. I think at the end I grasped something of the story and it did improve, but I should not have had to wade through 250 pages to get to that point.

Thanks to Enclave Publishing via Netgalley for approving my request for this title. This didn't influence my review in any way.

Scarlet Moon is a YA high fantasy novel with Christian themes. Jayden was born the night of the Blood Moon, and like all others born that night, she has special abilities. One group, the Feravolk, claim she is the Deliverer for their people, but she wants nothing to do with that destiny or with the enemies of the Feravolk. Unfortunately, she might not get a choice.

Scarlet Moon was a fast-paced novel set in a fantasy world. I enjoyed reading it, but it took me a little while to figure out what was going on. I restarted it several times. But once I did, the story was pretty entertaining. I felt bad for Jayden — on the run, her family killed by the people who want her help, forced to trust people she doesn’t want to trust. But she grew and learned and developed her skills, both the magical ones and the practical ones. She had a hate-to-love romance developing as everything was going on as well.

Scarlet Moon was an interesting fantasy novel. It is the first in the series, so I would recommend you read the whole thing. I still need to...

I received a complementary copy of this book. All opinions are my own, and I was not obligated to provide a positive review.

Great series. Really enjoyed the book. Love the characters and setting of this book. The author created a really fantastic world. Couldn’t wait to see what happens next.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but I enjoyed reading this. An interesting story with fun characters. Well written.

I've been meaning to read this book for a long time and I finally got the chance to read it.

I really loved this first installment of the Children of the Blood Moon series!
At first, I found the back and forth between the different character's POV a little bit hard to follow, but all the characters are so interesting, I soon caught up. I also love the universe the author brings to life. All the magic and creatures makes it all the more interesting.

I can't wait to know what will happen next!

Thanks to the publisher for providing me a copy of the book. It did not affect my review.

A thouroughly enjoyable ride, fast paced, edge of your seat book. Grabs your attention from the start, thechracters are instantly likeable and it’s such a fun , pick me up book.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book for an honest opinion

What a wonderfully written book! It grabs you on the first page and doesn't let go! If you like books full of action and adventure, grab this one. I can't wait to read more by S. D. Grimm. Thank you Gilead Publishing via NetGalley for the free copy of this book. This is my honest opinion.