I really struggled to get into this one. I found the plot confusing and hard to follow at times, and
I really didn’t like any of the characters. However, the writing was good and the author did a great job at building a creepy and unsettling atmosphere. Despite my issues, I was really interested in finding out what happened at the end.
I wouldn’t rule out reading more from this author in the future.

This book had an awesome premise. I was really looking forward to it. Honestly, though, it was rough. The writing and thoughts were not cohesive. It didn't seem like there was much plot other than the FMC getting beat/tortured and her not being a vampire. I so wanted to love this more than I did. Such a bummer. Like really not trying to be mean at all, it was just not good.

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.

I am excited for the other books in this trilogy and to see how it develops. The darkness in this book was very compelling.

thank you to netgalley for the opportunity to read the eARC.

i think the first chapter set up the rest of the book to fail. it was a confusing chapter and that confusion followed for several chapters. i thought it was a two star read for about half of the book, but it redeemed itself just enough to be bumped up to three stars.

the horror aspect was done wonderfully and it was something i enjoyed, but everything else seemed like there was no definitive answer to be given. i’m still not sure why a lot of what happened happened.

i did like the ending and wonder where the story will go from there, but not enough to want to read the next book.

DNFed'

I didn't DNF this book because I think it's a bad book, I just don't think book is for me personally. It was a slow read for me because it was so descriptive that I felt like it almost took away from the book itself. The premise of the book was full of potential so with that being said I can see people who like slow, atmospheric horror books enjoying this read.

This was a strong start in the Blood Moon series, it had a great use of paranormal fantasy and the characters were everything that I was looking for. It had me from the first page and thought it worked overall. The characters were interesting and I wanted to read more in this world. H. Noah has a great writing style and enjoyed the overall feel.

I hate having to give this such a low rating when parts of it are well written, but the author doesn’t follow the rules they created about how this world works. Anything can happen- and not in a good way. The vampire aspect of this just doesn’t work. Everything is painted in such broad strokes that it’s hard to understand the mechanics of what’s even happening in pivotal moments. I committed to reading this and that’s the only reason I finished. If I had gotten it from the library, I would’ve quit early on.

(I received a free NetGalley copy.)

I was vey confused at the beginning, I had no idea what was going on and why the main character was in the situation. It made me go back and re read a couple of pages to make sure I didn’t miss anything. The plot felt like it went on for too long with unnecessary details. The ending felt very rushed and forced. I really liked the idea and concept behind the story but felt like to much focus and detail was put in immediately aspects. It’s hard to see where the second book can go but I would also like to see how everything gets tied together and explained.

If you like your reads incredibly detailed and descriptive, this one is for you. I can't begin to concieve how long this must have taken to write.

It's a spin on a vampire tale, with our protaganist - Jos - pushing against the lure and expectations of her family as she approaches her 18th birthday. There is darkness and magic and much more. It is the first of a trilogy, so strap in for a long and wordy ride. I'd highly recommend if you like the genre of vampires/YA/fantasy etc.

Thank you for allowing me to read an ARC copy.

2.5 Stars.

Truthfully, it’s difficult for me to give feedback for this book, as I wholeheartedly believe I was not the correct audience for this novel. It was a rather slow start, a slower middle that wasn’t very engaging, and the ending left me a bit disappointed and confused. This could be because I was unaware that this was a series and I was expecting a fuller conclusion, but that’s on me for not properly researching.

Another thing that bothered me was the writing style. It felt slightly juvenile for it to have been written with adult audiences in mind. A lot of the events simply weren’t believable. When you read the beginning, you’ll understand. I also feel that this could go through a good line edit to remove the copious amounts of redundant sentences. I couldn’t help but notice how the author would mention something in a sentence and then reiterate it in nearly the same fashion in the next. It threw me out of the story and annoyed me, causing me to say: “I get it please move on!” multiple times.

As far as the story goes, the parts I could get engaged in were…interesting, but truthfully, a lot of what was happening went over my head because I was so unengaged. From the summary and the content warning, I thought this story would end up being more mature than it was and I was disappointed that it was not.

Overall, I would rate this 2.5 stars. I see good things in it, I simply feel it needs a GOOD polish to be great.

I have to say this wasn’t my favourite book at all, it was a very slow read I had to really push myself to read the whole thing.

this was a slow read . no offence to the author but i stoped reading at chapter 5. i know it deals with vampires but it was really hard for me to get into, may give some other books from this author a try but this one was not for me.

4 stars for this book. Loved the story. Not quite what I was expecting but such a good plot and story. Really good book.

Jos is trapped with her 'family' in a house that all the windows are boarded up and is kept in compete darkness. And her family has undergone some form of transformation.... might be vampires? Blood is involved.

Yup, Vamps of some sort. They're either gonna turn her of kill her, and they may have ate Mom.

After finally fleeing the house Jos encounters Layla and the guardians, who claim they are there to protect people from a mysterious threat.

And Jos is a LOT older than she thought. Makes sense....

Overall a pretty good book. Very dark, so there's that. Also, it's to be continued, so if that annoys you you might wanna skip.

I’ve been sitting here in shock and awe for about 20 minutes now! This story ripped my heart out of my chest and I would like it back now. Waiting for the next book has me questioning life choices now. Like how do I move on from this. Absolutely phenomenal writing and storytelling.

This book, was so unbelievably confusing, I had absolutely no clue what was going on the whole time. Not to mention the entire thing felt like it was drawn out way too much, like 200 pages of them just talking about Morgan/some prophecy. Not very entertaining.

At the beginning it starts with Gramz and the mcs’ family psychically abusing her to the point of multiple deadly injuries. The beginning is her running from her brother whose chasing her with a knife, but with the later descriptions of him I realised he was younger than 7 so I could not take any of that seriously, the fact that a literal child was doing this to her.

Then there’s the whole thing with her sister, the book doesn’t really go into much detail about their relationship but you can tell they were close before the whole gramz thing, which again, I did not get at all. Genuinely had no idea what any of that meant.

There’s clearly a lot of hints of Layla and Jos having feelings for each other but I didn’t care for either of them enough to want them to be together.

The ending was so unbelievably rushed, while everything else felt so slow paced. It was like they were trying to make it as long as possible but at the end they didn’t care anymore. Also it was absolutely not how it should’ve ended, especially since there was a PLANNED part 2.

When Jos was in the house she had to use a lamp to see everything since she wasn’t used to the dark or whatever but, when she got outside she wasn’t used to the light either and had to wear sunglasses? Even when it was night. Confused me a little.

Finally I want to know how the fuck the worms were biting her in that one scene WORMS DON’T HAVE TEETH!! And also the scene with the rat that just jumped onto her and straight up bit her, like?? Rabies?? Then it just ran away never to be mentioned again?

So overall, I do not recommend this, complete and utter waste of my time.

Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this!

This was a really good premise. Enjoyed the read. I would be keen to see what else the author puts out there.

I think in some places the writing is too detailed and long about character physical movements and settings and internal monologue and doesn’t push the plot along or offer much insight.


ARC from the publisher