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Blood on the Moon (Blood on the Moon #1)

by Jennifer Knight (Goodreads Author)

3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 · rating details · 267 ratings · 45 reviews

As Faith Reynolds enters her freshman year of college, she is a complete and utter nervous wreck. With her best friend Derek suddenly pulling out the romance card and her dark, mysterious classmate staring her down at every turn, Faith somehow feels stuck in the middle without dating either one. And fortune may or may not be with her when a devilshly sexy stranger offers h...more

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Published August 30th 2011 by Perseus Books

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Jun 02, 2013 Eduardo rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: dissapointing, romance, secret-supernatural-world, vampires, werewolves

FIRST of all for those that say this is a copy of Twilight: It is not. And please do not compare Bella to Faith. Bella is smart, selfless and likable. Faith is stupid, selfish and just plain annoying.

Now the review:
Well, I was looking for something new to read when a friend lend this book to me and I gave it a go. I must say that I found the writing style very easy to read, not like some other book where it takes me a couple hours to adapt. But that's where the good about this book ends.

I found...more FIRST of all for those that say this is a copy of Twilight: It is not. And please do not compare Bella to Faith. Bella is smart, selfless and likable. Faith is stupid, selfish and just plain annoying.

Now the review:
Well, I was looking for something new to read when a friend lend this book to me and I gave it a go. I must say that I found the writing style very easy to read, not like some other book where it takes me a couple hours to adapt. But that's where the good about this book ends.

I found the main character (Faith) very whiny, selfish, annoying, blind and lacking a brain.

I kind of get why she doesn't trust men as far as she can throw them and feels she can't love after her stepfather, who she considered her father, beat her mom and then shot her. But, remember I say 'kind of'. My grudge with her on this matter is how she can't forgive Derek (BFF and once-boyfriend) after he cheated on her. I mean, the author kept on and on through Faith about not being able to trust him after his betrayal and when she finally expands on it we find out Derek just kissed a girl. And he felt terrible about it and went crying to her to ask for her forgiveness. Part of the betrayal was due to Faith not giving herself completely to Derek her then boyfriend, I guess he tried to look elsewhere what he couldn't find on Faith, and I don't mean have sex with him. So she doesn't trust Derek for the mistake he made, then later in the book when she is talking to Lucas about how many people he has killed, he doesn't respond but Faith imagines that he killed a lot, evil people and innocents by accident. And then she goes all 'you made mistake, no one is perfect, we all screw up, you gotta get past that' and she couldn't forgive Derek for the little kiss. Oh, but Lucas kills innocent people, ok, by mistake, but she is all forgiveness with him.

Faith kept on just being plain stupid:
- Running without knowing where the hell she is going very close to dark when she knows a vampire is just waiting for the darkness to arrive to hunt her down.
- Talking just because she can when she starts touching Lucas knowing contact between them makes him lose control and telling him "SHE KNOWS he can control himself and not change", ofc he loses control and changes and almost kills her if not for another werewolf that rescues her. And what does she do when Lucas changes back to human? She goes and embraces him! Hello? He just lost control because you touched him and there you go touching again!!!
- The next day they have a conversation and Faith says "SHE KNOWS he won't ever hurt her because SHE KNOWS (again with this) that deep inside Lucas is a protector and she trusts him". Totally forgetting that not 24 hours ago she was about to become Lucas-the-werewolf's chew toy.

I simply couldn't read past that. Gave it up at around 85%. Sorry but I'm not finishing this, there is only so much I can stand.(less)

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Jan 26, 2012 Jaime rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: i-ll-never-get-that-time-back, couldn-t-finish-it

This book had a strike against it from the first sentence, which had "shool" instead of "school." It went downhill from there. Faith, the main character, starts off her story with mind-numbing descriptions of her life as a college freshman. The advice "show, don't tell" comes to mind. She was so irritating, always whining about how she couldn't trust anyone and didn't believe in love. I can't imagine why her best friend/wannabe boyfriend Derek followed her to college.

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Sep 29, 2011 Liza rated it 4 of 5 stars

Faith has a terrible time trusting because she's been burned in the past by two people she never would have thought she wouldn't have been able to trust. One of those is her stepfather, who is now in prison and the other is her best friend Derek. Faith and Derek have had their fair share of relationship woes, particularly because Derek made a mistake that cost their relationship and Faith's trust in him romantically. So they're back to being just friends. All the while she is trying to settle in...more Faith has a terrible time trusting because she's been burned in the past by two people she never would have thought she wouldn't have been able to trust. One of those is her stepfather, who is now in prison and the other is her best friend Derek. Faith and Derek have had their fair share of relationship woes, particularly because Derek made a mistake that cost their relationship and Faith's trust in him romantically. So they're back to being just friends. All the while she is trying to settle into a new university far from home with her best friend slash ex boyfriend trying to re-kindle their fire, which has long been extinguished and worrying about being majorless and having a jerk who acts as if she's the bane of his existence for a project partner. And things steadily get worse and a little more lively as she's introduced to a world she never thought existed full of vampires and werewolves.

Faith is a truly stubborn girl. She's the type who doesn't get to "fool me twice, shame on me". You cross her once and she's done. I liked that about her and see it as a definite possibility for growth and she does manage to plow through some of her trust issues throughout the book, but she still has a hard time truly forgiving and forgetting those who have done her wrong. I think what I liked most about her is that despite being a little jaded and unforgiving: it doesn't turn her into a total b word. She's still a caring person who is genuinely kindhearted.

The general story was a little typical. Girls meets mysterious boy, he's a mythical creature and they fall in love after a little struggle. So it's nothing totally new and different, but I still devoured it. I didn't want to put it down and to me that's what counts. I was fascinated by Lucas and yearned to know more about him after I got over the initial 'what a jerk!' stage. He really isn't a jerk at all. And there's so much more to him than meets the eye. Werewolves are also a huge part of this story and while I've always thought of them as something I can't get into, I was proved wrong again - I really liked it.

I'm smitten with this cover. I think it perfectly fits the main character Faith. Isn't it pretty? After I opened my package I think I admired it for a good minute before I opened it up to read!

Overall, I'd definitely recommend this book to paranormal lovers and especially to those who love werewolves. Faith is a freshman in university, but I'd still consider this book appropriate for most young adults. There isn't any swearing, there is no sex and little mention of it and the kissing scenes are what I would consider tame.

The ending was a total cliffhanger, so I'm assuming that there is to be a second book, though Good Reads doesn't list it as a series. THERE BETTER BE ANOTHER BOOK! Because I'm dying to know what happens! And I can't wait to see more novels in the future from Jennifer Knight!

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Aug 02, 2011 Mandi Kaye Ottaway rated it 4 of 5 stars

Once again, I find the publisher's summary to be woefully inadequate. This time, however, I truly enjoyed the book.

While Blood on the Moon is very Twilight-esque (several scenes were ripped straight from Stephenie Meyers' debut novel), Faith is no Bella. Faith is the heroine we all wished Bella Swan would have been.

The world created by Knight is similar to many others that we've seen: vampires and werewolves both exist. Vampires kill and werewolves are meant to protect humanity. Without realiz...more

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Jun 04, 2013 SumEya rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: twilight-wanna-be, why-did-this-get-published, selfish-much, love-triangle-attempt, don-t-ever-read-again, romance, vampires, vampire-and-werewolf-fight, cliche

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Grade: 1 (Which is harsh, but I'm tired of Twilight rip off stories-I never liked Stephenie Meyer, but the crappy storyline is under her belt, not theirs.) They are the reason why that series is still alive.... *sigh* Not only was the plot of the story unoriginal, but apparently so is the name! No! Really???

I had seen the book (Blood on the Moon) sitting on the side of the book shelve. Y'know, when you get a book, read it, and figure out you actually don't want to check it out as BAD as you woul...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Cher rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thought this book was good and hard to put down. The characters were interesting and I read it pretty quickly due to the desire to know what was going to happen next.
What I didn't like was the fact that there was bad language scattered throughout the entire book. I feel like that is totally un necessary and think it is in bad taste for an author to put it in a book. Especially as much as was in this one. This book is targeted toward teens so in my opinion it is just wrong.
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Nov 28, 2011 Nadège Richards rated it 4 of 5 stars

I actually won this book in a short story contest, but still, I was excited to read it. When I heard what it was about, though, I expected another Bella. And I think we all know what I mean. But instead, I got a strong, not-so-vulnerable Faith. And man was she one rock-kicking, bloodthirsty heroine. So to speak.

Yes, this is another vampire/werewolf novel, but trust me when I say it’s different, for those who haven’t read it yet. I liked, most of all, that this wasn’t a high school drama bit. Fa...more I actually won this book in a short story contest, but still, I was excited to read it. When I heard what it was about, though, I expected another Bella. And I think we all know what I mean. But instead, I got a strong, not-so-vulnerable Faith. And man was she one rock-kicking, bloodthirsty heroine. So to speak.

Yes, this is another vampire/werewolf novel, but trust me when I say it’s different, for those who haven’t read it yet. I liked, most of all, that this wasn’t a high school drama bit. Faith is actually a freshman in college, so it gives this a twist—no parents, your own room, freedom. The suspense in the beginning, though, was literally killing me. By the time I was introduced to the character Vincent I could pretty much guess where it was going to go next and was eager to get there, but I was surprised when it didn’t go the way I had expected. And I think that’s exactly what Jennifer Knight was going for—different. She definitely shows that in Faith.

So we all know I’m a bit of a sucker for forbidden love—more like I have an obsession—but I think there’s a growing side of me for best-friend love too. Most of the time this sort of thing wouldn’t work. The protagonist would be seen as confused between the two guys, or just her/his own self confliction. And that sort of thing can anger a reader. But Knight has a special way with Faith’s monologue that doesn’t make her seem indecisive. She loves Derek and always will, but knows she belongs with Lucas, the real love interest. Because of this, I read through the novel and didn’t have to stop because I was so frustrated with the main character. And there’s nothing more I hate then a rambling MC.

I must comment on Jennifer Knight’s writing style because it’s so…banal. But in a good way. Most novels I read are full of daring writing styles; some good, some terrible. And it’s nice sometimes to pick up a book and read through it thoroughly and fluidly without having to stop and figure out what the author meant. I like that Jennifer decided to play it safe, it shows something about her character that I admire. But, in more cases then others, I do like to see originality from an author in a book, I think everyone expects that. No author’s writing is the same as the other. Even so, Jennifer Knight’s writing was hilarious and mouth-watering. You just had to love it.

Blood on the Moon was a thrill to read and I’m really glad I got the chance. It was comical, suspenseful, yet totally mind-blowing creepy. The ending was unexpected and I’m definitely making sure to put the sequel on my To-Be-Read List. If there is a sequel. Well, there better be one.

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Aug 25, 2012 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle-books, 2012, reviewed, series-not-finished

I heard about this book from teenreads.com as they were allowing you to read the ebook free off their website until the 1st of August. I had never heard of this novel nor did I have any idea what it was about but I thought I would give it a go anyway. I finished this novel in 2 days as it wasn't very difficult to read.

The plot basically revolves around a girl called Faith who has just started her first year at college. She only really has one friend, her best friend for basically her whole life...more I heard about this book from teenreads.com as they were allowing you to read the ebook free off their website until the 1st of August. I had never heard of this novel nor did I have any idea what it was about but I thought I would give it a go anyway. I finished this novel in 2 days as it wasn't very difficult to read.

The plot basically revolves around a girl called Faith who has just started her first year at college. She only really has one friend, her best friend for basically her whole life, Derek. Things get complicated for Faith when Derek wants to be more than friends and things in Faith's past start to affect her again. Also a mysterious classmate is stirring up emotions in Faith she has tried to smother.

The plot had one major problem and that was that it was an almost carbon copy of the plot to Twilight. To me it felt as if the author just thought that by changing the main focus from vampires to werewolves, we would all look past the major similarities in the novels. Frankly this really annoyed me as I want to read a new novel, not a copy of another one. Some of the similarities were; the mysterious dark love interest Lucas was so similar to Edward, he looked at Faith as if he hated her, he never talked to her, wouldn't even look at her, a vampire sworn enemy sets his eye on Faith to spite Lucas just like James does with Bella, a large chunk of the novel is taken up by Lucas taking Faith to meet his (not really) family and how she is worried about what they will think, Derek is a friend that creates a love triangle (Jacob). Of course there were some differences, the novel is set in college instead of school, the main love interest is a werewolf and the enemy are vampires.

In terms of speed it was quite a fast paced novel, that did an alright job of keeping me interested and the ending was something I wasn't expecting, which is great.

I had mixed feelings about the main character Faith, in some ways I liked her, she could stand her ground, and stand up to people, and she had an interesting back story. She also had a weird thing that she got an electric shock from touching things. I really liked this twist and I was disappointed that this wasn't really focussed on and didn't get explained at all. Faith also seemed a bit naive and this was annoying as I had figured things out miles before her and this frustrated me.

Her best friend Derek annoyed me too as he didn't seem to understand what no meant. He seemed childish and didn't seem to have any character traits that made him seem like a person you would like to be friends with.

The other main male character is Lucas, who is Faith's main love interest. He was annoyingly similar to Edward in Twilight, which was annoying and just seemed like a waste.

Overall I gave this novel 2/5 stars and this was mainly because of its similarity to Twilight and the fact that I didn't really connect with the characters so it didn't rate very highly.(less)

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Aug 03, 2012 Lauren added it

Shelves: so-bad-couldn-t-finish

I am currently struggling to read this book. It is a rather painful Twilight ripoff...seriously, the first scene between the female protagonist and the male love interest has them sitting in class while his eyes are a strange color and her presence bothers him then they are paired up as partners for a class project and then she goes to eat with her friends who talk about how weird the guys family is before he walks in...REALLY??

I wanted this book to be interesting but considering that half of th...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Midnight rated it 4 of 5 stars

Besides the fact that this is going to be a series and ends in a real cliffhanger - I liked this book. It was fast paced, kept my interest, and I liked the characters. Since I am into the supernatural beings, this book was fun to read, but at times intense because of the plot. Not only does it have werewolves, but it also has vampires, but in this case, the vampires are not the nice shiny ones but more on the dark side. The first book sets up a plot that will have to be continued in the next boo...more

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Sep 29, 2012 Unabridged Bookshelf rated it 3 of 5 stars

Blood on the Moon by Jennifer Knight is a twist on the typical werewolf versus vampire story that has been so popular in the past few years. That twist happens to be Faith Reynolds. Faith Reynolds has always been a good judge of the people around her, almost like a six sense. This helps her, because she is hard to trust anyone, especially men. Her best friend, Derek, is the only man she trusts, and even she knows she can never trust him with her heart again. Derek wants to be more than friends,...more Blood on the Moon by Jennifer Knight is a twist on the typical werewolf versus vampire story that has been so popular in the past few years. That twist happens to be Faith Reynolds. Faith Reynolds has always been a good judge of the people around her, almost like a six sense. This helps her, because she is hard to trust anyone, especially men. Her best friend, Derek, is the only man she trusts, and even she knows she can never trust him with her heart again. Derek wants to be more than friends, but Faith is not willing to risk her heart after the last time they dated, and he cheated. She just wants her and Derek to remain best friends as they always have been.

Things become more complicated for Faith, when she meets her roommate Courtney’s new boyfriend Lucas. Lucas does not seem to like her as soon as they meet, but Faith has no clue what she could have done. When she meets the handsome Vincent Stone, while out dancing, she does not understand why Lucas wants her to stay away from him. It is not too longer before she finds out why, when Vincent attacks her to provoke Lucas. This puts Faith in the center of feud between vampires and werewolves that has been going on for centuries. For her own protection, Faith has to stay in Lucas’ dorm room, and a romance begins to blossom.

At first, I was not a fan of the relationship between Lucas and Faith, because Lucas was a jerk. As time goes on, I started to realize that the reason Lucas was a jerk was to try to keep Faith at arm’s length to protect her. At the end of the story, I had grown to love the relationship between Lucas and Faith. Faith at the beginning of the book is very unsure of what she wants to do, or where she wants to be in a few years. As the book goes on, she starts to grow up, and becomes more sure of herself. I really like the journey that Faith takes in Blood on the Moon.

Two things I did not like about Blood on the Moon, the overused vampire versus werewolf story line, and the grammatical errors in the finished print copy. Faith does change it up the feud storyline a little bit, so in the end I did like the story. I normally I do not even notice grammatical errors, but in this finish copy there were a few that stood out enough for me to notice. That distracted me from the story, and if it were not a finish copy, they would not have bothered me. I hate pointing problems I have with a book, but I felt that it was necessary to make my review honest. I still liked the story of Blood on the Moon, and I will be continuing the adventure by reading the next book, Blood Crave.

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Apr 19, 2013 Karen Russell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013

I didn't think I would want to read any more books about werewolves and vampires. But decided.. "What the Hey!" I had a credit on my audible account so I dove into it a little skeptically. Boy, I was surprised! Of course there were similarities from the big "T" book, but this took on its own bad self.

I LOVED it. Maybe because I am a huge fan of the vamp/were-world, but for whatever reason, ME LIKEY!!! I like love triangles (am I a little messed up in the head or what?) But most of all I like bi...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Andrea at Reading Lark rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 3-stars, paranormal, read-in-2012, vampires, werewolves, young-adult, new-adult

Review Posted on Reading Lark 11/7/12: http://readinglark.blogspot.com/2012/...

Blood on the Moon has some elements I love: vampires, werewolves, and romance. I was a little apprehensive about reading this one because some elements seemed overdone. Yes, there is an innocent girl who has no idea supernatural beings exist until she sits next to one in class who refuses to look at her and has eyes that change color. (Hmmmm, now where have I heard that before?) She also inadvertently draws the attent...more Review Posted on Reading Lark 11/7/12: http://readinglark.blogspot.com/2012/...

Blood on the Moon has some elements I love: vampires, werewolves, and romance. I was a little apprehensive about reading this one because some elements seemed overdone. Yes, there is an innocent girl who has no idea supernatural beings exist until she sits next to one in class who refuses to look at her and has eyes that change color. (Hmmmm, now where have I heard that before?) She also inadvertently draws the attention of another supernatural at a dance club and he becomes intent on finding her. As the plot unfolds, it becomes more about revenge than about truly wanting the girl. (Yet again, this sounds familiar.) There were moments when this novel felt a lot like "Twilight Goes to College". In spite of some of these elements that have been recycled countless times in paranormal fare, I couldn't stop reading this novel and I did enjoy the time I spent with it.

One of the main reasons I think I enjoyed this one was Lucas. I couldn't help myself from forming a literary crush on him. Yes, he is a lot like Edward Cullen, but I was able to look past those parts to focus on what made him truly interesting. You have to get past the beginning chapters where he is just broody and awkward around Faith to fully get him. His sense of loyalty is one of the things that I truly loved about him. He is the reason I kept turning the pages. I wanted to know him and understand his story.

Another reason I really enjoyed this one was the werewolves. I liked how these wolves are a combination of the wolf-man from films and an actual wolf. The moon determines which beast you will get. The werewolves are at their strongest when the moon is full. I also enjoyed learning more about how the pack functions in this world. The setting of Fort Collins, Colorado, was perfect for this sort of supernatural tale. There is plenty of room for these wolves to live in both wolf and human forms.

I also am so happy to have book two already because the ending was brutal. It leaves you totally hanging with the life of a major character in the balance.

My biggest complaint aside from the predictable plot elements is Faith. I spent half of the book disliking her. I understand that she's broken in so many ways, but that doesn't excuse her moments of sheer stupidity. For example, while camping in a remote location and knowing that college girls have been showing up dead completely drained of blood, Faith decides to leave her tent and go for a walk at 3 am. Who does that? Furthermore, when she knows a vampire is after her, she takes off for a ski trip that is an hour away from the safety of the dorms. I'm just a chicken I suppose because I wouldn't have left home - especially when I knew that nothing could touch me there. Her issues with Derek also frustrated me. Yes, he screwed up, but it was just a kiss and the boy was sixteen! That element wouldn't have been as frustrating for me if Faith hadn't gone on at length about how hot Derek was - that made no sense. By the end of the novel, I understood Faith and ended up liking her, but it did take a lot of effort on my part. I am intrigued by her ability to sense emotions; this could lead to some interesting plot developments in the next book as it was left largely unexplored in this edition.

Jennifer Knight has created a fun, dark world that lives on the cusp between YA and New Adult lit. The college age of the characters makes me lean towards New Adult - especially because of some of the conversations and events. The plot remains pretty chaste, but there are conversations about the nature of intimacy with werewolves that would be a bit much for younger YA readers. I'm hoping that in book two, Knight will forge her own path and not use plot elements that have been recycled in a dozen other books. Blood on the Moon kept me up until the wee hours finishing it - that says a lot. While there are some weaknesses with this novel, I do think the fact that it kept me enthralled is a huge deal. It sparked a little of that magic I remember from the first time I read Twilight. It was nice to feel that again.

One Last Gripe: I didn't like the way that Faith judged Courtney. I don't think she would have judged a guy quite so harshly. Yes, I found Courtney to be annoying, but trashy and nasty seem a bit harsh.

My Favorite Thing About This Book: Lucas

First Sentence: I am surrounded.

Favorite Character: Lucas

Least Favorite Character: Mark(less)

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Nov 14, 2012 Kacii rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own

See the thing about being sick and stuck at home is that you through a lot of books. I had to order a whole new set because I've read every book in my house and I'm coughing my head off so I can't go to school. I don't like TV all that much so I resort to books.

This book happens to be pretty good, though without a doubt cliched. But thats okay, I like cliched books. Most of the books in my library are cliched vampire and werewolf novels. I mean, there are slight changes with every novel, but the...more

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Dec 30, 2011 Brandi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: supernatural, love-triangle

Blood on the Moon by Jennifer Knight introduces college freshman Faith Reynolds. She and her long time best friend Derek have decided to go to school in Colorado. Their friendship has become rocky lately, because Derek has decided he doesn't want to be just friends anymore. As she is trying to get through her classes Faith meets a boy named Lucas. He is mysterious, cranky all the time, seemingly can't stand to be around her, and just plain rude. Despite this, there is undeniably something going...more

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Nov 16, 2011 Melody added it

Vampires. Werewolves. There are absolutely too many books on these mythical creatures out in the market and while I feel it is great to have a wide range to choose from, I don't want to feel like I am reading the same story over and over again thus I think I am pretty choosy when it comes to books that featured such themes.

I first stumbled upon Blood on the Moon on a blog (I couldn't remember who) and the blogger stated that she enjoyed reading it. Intrigued by her review and the blurb as well,...more Vampires. Werewolves. There are absolutely too many books on these mythical creatures out in the market and while I feel it is great to have a wide range to choose from, I don't want to feel like I am reading the same story over and over again thus I think I am pretty choosy when it comes to books that featured such themes.

I first stumbled upon Blood on the Moon on a blog (I couldn't remember who) and the blogger stated that she enjoyed reading it. Intrigued by her review and the blurb as well, I picked up the book and I was glad to say it didn't disappoint me.

Faith and Derek are best friends for years and it is no surprise that they enter into the same college. Derek has feelings towards Faith but she didn't want to accept his love considering that he has cheated on her once and she felt that she would feel more comfortable being friends.

Enter Lucas, a mysterious classmate who seem to have this strange yet dangerous vibe around him. He intrigues her, and needless to say they feel attracted towards each other. It turns out that he is a werewolf and his pack has this mission of eliminating the vampires whom they believe have murdered several girls around the campus.

To complicate matters and to heighten the climax, Lucas has to face his ex-good friend and namesis, Vincent, who is a vampire and they had this feud centuries ago. There is a little history about their feud so I am not going to elaborate on that here.

Faith vows to find out more about Lucas and the mystery surrounding the dead girls, but instead of finding answers she finds herself being caught in between the old feud between Lucas and Vincent. It is also up to her to save Derek's life as Vincent uses him as a pawn to lure Faith out so that he could use that advantage against Lucas, knowing that they have a thing for each other.

As mentioned before, I was glad that Blood on the Moon didn't disappoint me. Initially I was worried that it would bear some resemblance to the Twilight Saga, but after reading a few chapters I realised that my worry is superfluous. Although there is a romance drama (as expected), the heroine knows what she wants right from the beginning so this story is very much about the chemistry (and telepathy?) between Faith and Lucas, as well as the feud between Lucas and Vincent. Oh, there are also some intense moments about Derek being a pawn so all these add up to my reading pleasure.

As for the characterisations, I have to say they are well described but I regret to say that among all of the characters, only Lucas stood out from the rest in my opinion. Vincent makes a great villain, but his role is limited considering that there is a twist to the plot in which I wouldn't want to disclose it here. And as much as I liked Faith and think she is brave when confronting her personal demons, I think part of her weakness lies with Derek as she wouldn't want to end their friendship but yet she felt she couldn't trust him enough. A dilemma, indeed.

And, I don't even want to talk about the ending, which is totally a cliffhanger! I tried to google for the sequel title and its release date but couldn't seem to find it but I am hoping that the wait wouldn't be long!(less)

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Nov 24, 2011 Bodea rated it 4 of 5 stars

In Blood on the Moon, Faith Reynolds and her best friend Derek have started their first year of college in Colorado. There’s a lot of tension in their friendship because Derek wants to be more than friends. Faith however has gone down that road with him before and wants to remain friends. It isn’t long before Faith meets the mysterious and moody Lucas. She’s not at all enthusiastic about having classes with him or getting to know him because of his personality and some stories she’s heard. Lucas...more

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Nov 18, 2011 Haley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: werewolf-and-shapshifters, vampire

I want to give this two stars, but I just can't make myself. Its more like a two and a half. So I'll just go with the three. This author needs help, her writing could be better, more enjoyable. I feel like inbettween writing, she would stop and read Twilight and then Put some of the ideas from there in Blood On The Moon. Her characters, Lucas Whalen and Faith Reynolds are fairly well put together. I felt that Faiths aversion to men, while well justifed, was also a bit silly. The way she thought...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Profitina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arcs, series

Was up all night reading this. Partially because I couldn't sleep, but mostly because I kept going "ok, one more chapter then I'll try to sleep again...". It's a werewolf book where I actually liked the werewolves. It ended on a major cliff hanger with lots of loose ends but doesn't say anything about being part one of a series or having a sequel so I feel kind of twitchy about it. I'm assuming there will be a second book. I will go insane not knowing what happens next.

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Feb 15, 2013 Tiffany rated it 1 of 5 stars

This is just a bootleg version of twilight. Theres a sarcastic girl, whoose keeping her sweet best friend in the friend zone when he has a crush on her. A distant vampire who don't want to get involve in fear that he might hurt her. So I shut the book after the first few pages because I don't want to get into it and even if I didn't have deep hate for twilight I still won't read this book because Twilight is better than this book. Even the names are similar.

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Dec 20, 2011 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Once I started this book I couldn't put it down. I found it refreshing the characters are college age and the setting is a college town. Even though I wanted to slap Faith for being 'that girl' that stumbles into trouble, I did enjoy her secret paranormal gift that begins to develop. Lucas, well, all I can say is I'd give my heart to him too. My question though is why would a 300 year old man be so interested in an 18 year old girl? I'm never able to wrap my mind around that in any book, but it'...more

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May 06, 2013 Rezman rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: dnf, tstl-heroine

Another reproduction of Twilight with the focus on the werewolf getting the girl this time. Faith, the MC, has all the qualities of a quintessential brat (read: annoying, whiny, selfish, insecure, indecisive…). I filed this under ‘dnf’ based on all the stupid decisions she repeatedly made throughout the story coupled with the author’s failed attempt at creating a ridiculous love triangle.

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Sep 18, 2011 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book for young adults is yet another entry into the paranormal/hot werewolves-versus-vampires-all-after-the-same-extra-ordinary-girl/trilogy fray. I found this one entertaining though, and I guess I will have to read the sequel when it finally comes out since it ends in A TOTAL CLIFFHANGER – GAAAAAHHHHH!!!!

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Jan 31, 2012 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-mt-bookpile

Imagine Twilight mixed with Nightshade and you've got Blood on the Moon. Set in Colorado, we've got vampires, werewolves (who are the good guys), love and friendship - all the elements of today's paranormal romance/suspense genre explosion.

The problem for me was that I've read it all too often before: there was nothing really new here. The writing wasn't (at first) overly dramatic, which kept me reading in hope that there'd be something new or different to grab on to... but no, there wasn't. Th...more

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Oct 09, 2012 Wicked rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, supernatural-stories

Twilight ripoff with an annoying and selfish main character that apparently cant listen for shit and cant be alone for one night without being so insecurely alone that running before dark or going skiing two hours away from home on the night if a full moon apparently makes sense....

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Dec 31, 2011 Caryn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, paranormal-romance, fantasy, 2011

I wish I could give half stars...this book is a 3.5 in my opinion. This is the author's first published book, and it's a good start. I was hooked with the story--couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. And it was very suspenseful at times.

My biggest problem was the grammar. I noticed a bunch of errors in the writing...not a big deal, but it bothered me. Also, I couldn't stop thinking about Twilight. Faith and Lucas seem to be Bella and Edward all over again, with Derek playing Jacob.

I...more

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May 21, 2012 Shelley rated it 3 of 5 stars

i'd give it three and a half stars. It was kind of like a mash of twilight and all those other paranormal love triangle books. Been-there/done-that kind of book. But it was a quick, entertaining, easy read. Not sure I'd read more in the series though.

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Oct 01, 2011 Hmr28 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Really liked this one. It had a twilight feel but was much better written. I really enjoyed the developing relationship between Lucas and Faith. I look forward to the next one.

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Jun 19, 2011 Debra rated it 2 of 5 stars

Really? Another vampire versus werewolf hottie story? Seriously? A werewolf with atrocious grammar..his repeated "you don't got to worry no more" statement is the only part of this book that made my hair stand on end. The final pages leave no doubt that Blood on the Moon is an intended series. Sigh.

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Aug 25, 2012 Ashlee rated it 5 of 5 stars

So good I absolutley loved this book and the cliffhanger had me looking for the next and I cant wait to read it because I know it will be super good haha!

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