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64th out of 138 books
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92 voters
The Moon Witch (Sisters of the Sun #2)
by
Linda Winstead Jones (Goodreads Author)
With The Sun Witch, Linda Winstead Jones invited readers into the world of the Fyne sisters, three witches coming to terms with their sorcery. Now, one must decide how far she is willing to go to stay true to herself.
Blessed and cursed—with the ability to see the past and future of anyone she touches, middle sister Juliet yearns to use her gift upon herself, if only to und...more
Blessed and cursed—with the ability to see the past and future of anyone she touches, middle sister Juliet yearns to use her gift upon herself, if only to und...more
Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
Published
May 3rd 2005
by Berkley
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The Fyne sisters continue to try to battle the curse preventing them from finding lasting love in this second volume in the series, The Moon Witch. This one involves a shape-shifter who kidnaps the middle Fyne sister, Juliette, in the tradition of his people. They know who their true mate is, and are led to them, then they kidnap them and bring them home.
In the first book, I reported feeling engaged early on, but losing patience as time wore on. I felt the same way in this book. At first, I was...more
In the first book, I reported feeling engaged early on, but losing patience as time wore on. I felt the same way in this book. At first, I was...more
I liked it, and I didn't.
The writing style is stilted and impersonal, which I found rather tedious in places--there's no character to the writing, although the characters themselves are well-realized and constantly growing. I enjoyed following Juliet's path with Ryn, especially as she began to accept him, and her life developed at his side. I was far less interested in the part of the story that featured Isadora, unfortunately, which makes me loathe to pick up The Star Witch, even though the sto...more
The writing style is stilted and impersonal, which I found rather tedious in places--there's no character to the writing, although the characters themselves are well-realized and constantly growing. I enjoyed following Juliet's path with Ryn, especially as she began to accept him, and her life developed at his side. I was far less interested in the part of the story that featured Isadora, unfortunately, which makes me loathe to pick up The Star Witch, even though the sto...more
This is the first book I've read in the series. Though it was meant to stand alone, and did so, I'm sure it would have helped significantly if I'd caught the backstory on the youngest sister. A world unto itself, the culture, and politics included were unusually complex. I was drawn to the lupine aspect of this book, which made it my primary interest. That much I felt was handled very well.
Along with the complexities came a little more head-hopping than I tend to personally like. In addition to...more
Along with the complexities came a little more head-hopping than I tend to personally like. In addition to...more
I randomly picked this up off the library paperback shelves. Of course it is the second in a trilogy, and of course they don't have the other two, but I found it engaging, and a fast, easy read. A palate cleanser from the serious nonfiction, disturbing mystery, and thought-provoking poetry that I've been reading lately. Also? I've been reading a slew of cheap/free romance on the Kindle since I got it, and it's harder for me to find the acceptable romance in the Kindle marketplace. I'm not saying...more
May 12, 2013
Natalie
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3 of 5 stars
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I'm very glad I took the chance and decided to read the other books in this series. For once, the second book far outweighs the first. The female character, Juliet, is more intriguing and her actions come from a stronger and more appealing self determination than Sophie from the first book. There is again the emphasis on traditional marriage as the place "where couples find happiness," but there are multiple power structures outside of the traditional male centered patriarchy of many fantasy sto...more
This book is the sequel to The Sun Witch, and is about the journey of Juliet. When Sophie left with Kane to find the baby, the Emperor's men came to their home and kidnapped Juliet and Isdora under the Emperor's order (he wants to use their powers). On the way back to the palace, a man called Ryn rescued and kidnapped Juliet from the Emperor's men. At first, Juliet was really scared of him and his wild ways. (Ryn is a Anwyn, a ancient and powerful species). AS they approached Ryn's homeland, Jul...more
Better than Sun Witch. Here is a character I can get behind. And although the mate thing can be over the top sometimes, it's still sweet, I think.
Not bad, and good enough to make me want to read the third. Though I'm not sure I like Isadora...
Not bad, and good enough to make me want to read the third. Though I'm not sure I like Isadora...
I LOOOOVVVVVE THIS BOOK. I don't remember how many times i've read it but mom thinks i'm weird becuz of it. She's only read it once and doesn't remember very mush if anything at all. I wish I could be Sophie.
The book was decent...don't think the author built enough with the main charcters do to flipping back and forth with Isadora and Sophie. Instead of feeling like this was a book for Juliet, I felt like the author was trying to play catch up with the other charcters and the charcter building kinda got lost in the mix. But, if you don't focus to hard on it and just read it for entertainment value then I think its a pretty good read.
A charmingly cheesy romantic fantasy with some mild sex and a lot of "wooing" along with a pretty decent plot and set of characters. The start of a long, involved series, as well.
love the idea kept me guessing till the very end and the continuation of the story in prince of fire love it!
This book was better than the first. It left me with wanting much more. I absolutly loved every part.
My favourite book out of the trilogy......The way Linda combines all the stories together is brilliant.
So, book #2 was a bit of a let down. The sister is a pansy. And the "hero" of the story is just the big strong man without any real additional interesting bits. Now, I don't mind a feminine character, but this sister was set up to be a strong woman and she just kind of fell flat. Also, the peripheral characters weren't quite as necessary to this story, so a bit too much time was spent on them. I think this definitely suffered from being the arc in the larger story that had to be gotten through b...more
Fantastic series. Love it.
Wonderful book!
From Dorri
LOVED IT ALSO!
4
Juliet Fyne, who has the power of sight, and her sister Isadora are prisoners of the emperor when she is kidnapped by Ryn, and Anwyn who asserts that she is his mate. Traveling to the Anwyn city, she discovers her birthright, her inherent royalty, and her love for Ryn.
This installment is a little more fantastical than the other two, but it still flows well. Ryn is likeable at first, but when he discovers Juliet is a queen he acts like a spoiled child.
This installment is a little more fantastical than the other two, but it still flows well. Ryn is likeable at first, but when he discovers Juliet is a queen he acts like a spoiled child.
4.5 stars
I thought this book was just as good as The Sun Witch, but I didn't like Juliet and Ryn as much. I thought Juliet was a prude and her insistence on denying her destiny got annoying really fast. Ryn had a cave-man mentality that made sense for the story, but was equally annoying.
Even though Liane and Sebestyen are the "villains", I think they are very interesting characters and I hope they get a HEA.
I thought this book was just as good as The Sun Witch, but I didn't like Juliet and Ryn as much. I thought Juliet was a prude and her insistence on denying her destiny got annoying really fast. Ryn had a cave-man mentality that made sense for the story, but was equally annoying.
Even though Liane and Sebestyen are the "villains", I think they are very interesting characters and I hope they get a HEA.
Story was better than the first. Sophie was some sex crazed woman looks for a man while Juliet was more reserved. Now once she got it, she was sex crazed, lol. Im really enjoying the back story with Sebastyn and Liane alot. I can't wait to see what is gonna happen next.
Could not get into this book after two separate attempts. Am donating it to charity and maybe someone else may enjoy it.
Liked it as much as the first one; Sun Witch.
I liked Juliet and Ryn's characters but I had a really hard time getting into and staying in the story. I found myself skipping parts just to get through it.
Feb 25, 2012
Colette
added it
I got really engrossed in this story and can't wait for the next one of the series. I don't think I'll go back and catch The Sun Witch (the 1st book) But I am bound to catch the last one.
I thought this book meandered a little at first but in the second half, it picked up and went off in a direction I was pleasantly surprised by.
I really love these books the stories are great and the writing flows
Second book of the series - like the first book a good read.
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