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Moonlight (Dark Guardian #1)
I see him and I know what this turmoil inside of me means: He's the one. My forever.
KAYLA is the nature lover, the all-American beauty who can't understand why she's so drawn to distant, brooding Lucas. Adopted as a young child, she has no way of knowing that she's inherited a terrifying-and thrilling-gene that will change her life forever.
LUCAS is dangerous, gorgeous ......more
KAYLA is the nature lover, the all-American beauty who can't understand why she's so drawn to distant, brooding Lucas. Adopted as a young child, she has no way of knowing that she's inherited a terrifying-and thrilling-gene that will change her life forever.
LUCAS is dangerous, gorgeous ......more
Paperback, 263 pages
Published
March 3rd 2009
by HarperTeen
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Well, let's jump on the Twilight bandwagon, shall we? Except, this time, we'll do it with werewolves.
This book is overall okay, but I'm going to be cruel and use it as an example of why I previously avoided most YA in the first place. It was unsatisfying and extremely predictable. The characters were not well developed, and there was a backstory that I felt could have been included, or at least more described. Hawthorne's characters fluctuated from sounding too young to using words that I felt a...more
This book is overall okay, but I'm going to be cruel and use it as an example of why I previously avoided most YA in the first place. It was unsatisfying and extremely predictable. The characters were not well developed, and there was a backstory that I felt could have been included, or at least more described. Hawthorne's characters fluctuated from sounding too young to using words that I felt a...more
Rating: 4.5 stars
Ever get that giggly feeling in your stomach when you read a really, really cute book? That's what I got from reading Moonlight. I love this book with all my heart!
Werewolf (or shape-shifter) books are easy to find nowadays, but there are only few that actually pull you into the story and refuse to let go — for me, Moonlight was one of them! The synopsis doesn't do this book justice because I started it with a hesitant mind and ended up loving it.
I can't ask for a more perfect...more
Ever get that giggly feeling in your stomach when you read a really, really cute book? That's what I got from reading Moonlight. I love this book with all my heart!
Werewolf (or shape-shifter) books are easy to find nowadays, but there are only few that actually pull you into the story and refuse to let go — for me, Moonlight was one of them! The synopsis doesn't do this book justice because I started it with a hesitant mind and ended up loving it.
I can't ask for a more perfect...more
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Feb 14, 2011
The Itzel Library
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4 of 5 stars
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4.5/5
Voy a decirlo porque tengo que hacerlo, la edición es preciosa!! Muy bien cuidada, un diseño hermoso que me gusta mucho más que la portada original >.< Además, como respuesta a quienes me lo han preguntado, sí brillan las letras y el símbolo de la luna en la oscuridad XD
Lucas y Kayla se conocieron en el verano que ella, junto a su familia pasan en la reserva como parte de la terapia que Kayla lleva para superar la muerte de sus padres. Ella fue testigo de la muerte de ellos a manos d...more
Voy a decirlo porque tengo que hacerlo, la edición es preciosa!! Muy bien cuidada, un diseño hermoso que me gusta mucho más que la portada original >.< Además, como respuesta a quienes me lo han preguntado, sí brillan las letras y el símbolo de la luna en la oscuridad XD
Lucas y Kayla se conocieron en el verano que ella, junto a su familia pasan en la reserva como parte de la terapia que Kayla lleva para superar la muerte de sus padres. Ella fue testigo de la muerte de ellos a manos d...more
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This book was a disappointment. The dialogue was off and seemed scripted. Wasn't natural. I don't see what's the deal with the Dark Guardians. Shouldn't all werewolves or "shifters" hold their secrets and guard the others from evil and harm? All it takes is for her to swear? Seemed a little weak. That the female shifters have to find a mate before their first change. They might not survive through it without a mate but a male shifter can? When Kayla does do the change, it's pretty fast and I thi...more
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There was just something... wrong with this book. There was nothing particularly bad about the writing, or even the plot - but there was just something about it that made it a rather uneventful read. But what exactly?
When I finished it - which took a while despite being a ludicrously easy read - I finally worked out what it was: it was a Middle Grade novel with a Young Adult plot.
The writing was just slightly too simple, the cover-ups too obvious, and the emotions underdeveloped. While this is u...more
When I finished it - which took a while despite being a ludicrously easy read - I finally worked out what it was: it was a Middle Grade novel with a Young Adult plot.
The writing was just slightly too simple, the cover-ups too obvious, and the emotions underdeveloped. While this is u...more
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I was very disappointed when reading Moonlight. Especially the fact that it was like Twilight, just with wolves. At first, I was really excited to read Moonlight! Reading about something new, learning more about wolves, I didn’t notice any “flaw” until reading about a quarter of the book. I started to realize that there were a lot of similarities with Twilight and Moonlight. The concept was the same, the characters were similar, the name of the book, and just the little details is what got me th...more
Oct 17, 2010
Soycazadoradesombrasylibros
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La edición del libro esta muy cuidada tanto por dentro como por fuera y eso se agradece y mucho, con pequeños detalles que me han gustado mucho, tales como que cuando se apaga la luz brilla en la oscuridad.
La trama esta muy bien definida y la autora sabe realmente hacia donde quiere llegar, aunque desde un principio nos guarda mas de un secreto sobre los protagonistas que podemos llegar a intuir, sin saber muy bien que nos deparara.
Nos cuenta la historia de Kayla, una chica con bastantes complej...more
La trama esta muy bien definida y la autora sabe realmente hacia donde quiere llegar, aunque desde un principio nos guarda mas de un secreto sobre los protagonistas que podemos llegar a intuir, sin saber muy bien que nos deparara.
Nos cuenta la historia de Kayla, una chica con bastantes complej...more
At 320 pages Moonlight, the first book in the Dark Guardian series, is a quick read but it's packed with romance, suspense, and a new take on shape shifters. This series is definitely geared for young adults and although the majority of books I am currently reading are from the young adult genre I found this book to be a little young for me.
As a protagonist I feel Kayla authentically represents your average teenage girl dealing with complex and unexpected obstacles. Although at times Kayla is p...more
As a protagonist I feel Kayla authentically represents your average teenage girl dealing with complex and unexpected obstacles. Although at times Kayla is p...more
Jun 14, 2010
Jen
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
those with a sweet tooth.
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Reading this book was like opening a box of varying chocolates and, even with the all-encompassing fear that you'll choose one with the stale nuts or unexplained goo, biting into one of those deliciously sweet caramel-wielding candies on your first try.
Moonlight was exactly what I was looking for: sweet, decadent, fluffy.
Let me share a disclaimer that this book was in no way ground-breaking, nor did it venture into unchartered territory. I didn't go in with high-expectations, but one of my favo...more
Moonlight was exactly what I was looking for: sweet, decadent, fluffy.
Let me share a disclaimer that this book was in no way ground-breaking, nor did it venture into unchartered territory. I didn't go in with high-expectations, but one of my favo...more
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Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne follows Kayla, a nature lover who lost her parents to the forest at a young age, as she discovers werewolves – though I suppose I should say Shifters. As Kayla faces her first summer as a sherpa, she struggles to overcome her nightmares while learning more about her identity and her past. As the summer unfolds, Kayla finds herself torn between feelings for Macon, a member of the hiking group she’s working with, and Lucas, their seemingly fearless leader. Meanwhile,...more
When Kayla becomes a wilderness tour guide for the summer the most she expects is to spend a lot of time in the woods and to face her fears. She never expects to find out her friends are Shifters. Or to find her soul-mate.
Honestly this book was just okay. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. It was fluff. I read it in one sitting.
The Characters are a little one dimensional. Lucas was a good character. He was mysterious and intriguing but Kayla was a little on the annoying side. The side cha...more
Honestly this book was just okay. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. It was fluff. I read it in one sitting.
The Characters are a little one dimensional. Lucas was a good character. He was mysterious and intriguing but Kayla was a little on the annoying side. The side cha...more
I read this in one day... it was definitely a quick read although helped by the fact that I had about an hour sitting by myself at Barnes & Noble waiting for my friend Melissa to arrive for the Carrie Jones signing (she was cool and I got my copy and my library's copy of Need signed - a great werewolf book if you enjoyed Moonlight).
So this was a tiny bit predictable. I kind of wished there wasn't a prologue at the beginning - it was one of those prologues that is actually a scene from the e...more
So this was a tiny bit predictable. I kind of wished there wasn't a prologue at the beginning - it was one of those prologues that is actually a scene from the e...more
This book is good. I expected much from Rachel Hawthorne. As usual, it's well written. BUT..BUT It's just too predictable. As usual, it's falling a first sight story. Mysterious gorgeous guy. Etc..etc..
It didn't give anything new or the sort of depth of characters as in Hawthorne's other books.
It is entertaining with lots of drool worthy guys but that's all.
Some other things that irritates me does not realte to the story but to the packaging.
First, the cover. The make up of the girl in the cove...more
It didn't give anything new or the sort of depth of characters as in Hawthorne's other books.
It is entertaining with lots of drool worthy guys but that's all.
Some other things that irritates me does not realte to the story but to the packaging.
First, the cover. The make up of the girl in the cove...more
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If you loved twlight you will deffinatly love this. I totaly lied. Even though the names of these books are similar to twilight they are totaly different. In this a girl named Kalya finds out things about her self that she never thought were possible. While finding out these things Lucas (also the love of her life) is captured (in wolf form at the time) by "reascheres". Once Kayla frees him form his captures there is only a little time left and no time to explain. Kayla's full moon is right arou...more
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Very well written and quite captivating. I think the only reason I didn't give it a 4-star is because it is quite short. I read it in one sitting while waiting for someone to come over.
The prolog gives away a good portion of the story, but it makes up for it by giving the main character, Kayla, more depth than your average quick read. Kayla is simple, loving, and determined. She had a unique view on life that many people just don't have. A nature lover and not to proud to show it. This love come...more
The prolog gives away a good portion of the story, but it makes up for it by giving the main character, Kayla, more depth than your average quick read. Kayla is simple, loving, and determined. She had a unique view on life that many people just don't have. A nature lover and not to proud to show it. This love come...more
This book is so close to five stars!!! I would say 4 1/2! It was such a quick read and I really like this author. The first books I read of hers were the ones she wrote under her pen name Jade Parker. This is my second "Hawthorne" book and the first I didn't like. This one however I really enjoyed.
Kayla is a strong out doors girl who looses her parents when she is young and has repressed what really happened to them. She finds peace in the woods where they are killed. Things un-fold especially...more
Kayla is a strong out doors girl who looses her parents when she is young and has repressed what really happened to them. She finds peace in the woods where they are killed. Things un-fold especially...more
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So now, instead of vampires, we've got a batch of werewolves. I actually really like Hawthorne. I have since her debut (?) novel, Caribbean Cruising, but there's no mistaking that she wants to cling onto the success of the mythological creatures that are so IN in YA fiction nowadays. Which isn't exactly bad - Hawthorne's story has her own twists and turns, but the characters tend to get bland and pretty one-dimensional after a while, and most of the story is pretty much a replica of what I'm see...more
Have you ever had a book, that you just didn’t want to finish, because you already knew how it would end. From start to finish I had a pretty good idea what was going to happen next and I didn’t like it. There isn’t any depth in the story or in the characters and I truly believe that if there were, it might be a little more fun to read. I do have to admit, that it took my mind of college and that’s a good thing! So I’m not saying that it was awful, no, I’m just saying that this book wasn’t doing...more
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Le tenía mucha más fe a este libro. Lo encontré dando vueltas por internet y tenía varias reseñas buenas, así que un día finalmente me animé y lo compré.
Me gustan mucho los hombres lobos y lamentablemente yo siento que Stephenie Meyer los destruyó en Twilight. De verdad. Así que me dije: oh, una saga de hombres lobo, ojalá sea más cercana al concepto antiguo de hombre de lobo.
Me quedé con las puras ganas.
Una vez más una heroína a la que no me creo. Kaya si bien es divertida, es bastante difícil...more
Me gustan mucho los hombres lobos y lamentablemente yo siento que Stephenie Meyer los destruyó en Twilight. De verdad. Así que me dije: oh, una saga de hombres lobo, ojalá sea más cercana al concepto antiguo de hombre de lobo.
Me quedé con las puras ganas.
Una vez más una heroína a la que no me creo. Kaya si bien es divertida, es bastante difícil...more
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Une belle couverture, des loups, une fille désorientée, il ne m’en fallait pas plus pour tomber sous le charme de ce livre que je voulais lire le plus vite possible ! Quand j’ai vu qu’il était super court, j’étais assez heureux, une bonne lecture courte et divertissante, et je peux dire que ça a été le cas. Donc un super livre qui n’apporte pour l’instant rien à la mythologie mais c’est un bon tome d’introduction.
Notre personnage principal est… Kayla !!! U...more
Une belle couverture, des loups, une fille désorientée, il ne m’en fallait pas plus pour tomber sous le charme de ce livre que je voulais lire le plus vite possible ! Quand j’ai vu qu’il était super court, j’étais assez heureux, une bonne lecture courte et divertissante, et je peux dire que ça a été le cas. Donc un super livre qui n’apporte pour l’instant rien à la mythologie mais c’est un bon tome d’introduction.
Notre personnage principal est… Kayla !!! U...more
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Me lo leí en un dia, no porque me gustara demasiado sino porque era realmente rápido de leer.
Lo que me gustó 100% fue la portada, de hecho por eso lo compré. (la edición de mi libro tiene unas letras que brillan en la oscuridad *-*)
La verdad me decepcionó mucho, esperaba algo más. Para mí fue crepúsculo (imprimacion) + Werehunters de sherrylin kenyon = Luz de luna. si hubiera leido el libro hace dos anios igual y si lo creeria muy original, pero ahora solo lo veo como una fusion de otros libros....more
Lo que me gustó 100% fue la portada, de hecho por eso lo compré. (la edición de mi libro tiene unas letras que brillan en la oscuridad *-*)
La verdad me decepcionó mucho, esperaba algo más. Para mí fue crepúsculo (imprimacion) + Werehunters de sherrylin kenyon = Luz de luna. si hubiera leido el libro hace dos anios igual y si lo creeria muy original, pero ahora solo lo veo como una fusion de otros libros....more
Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne is mainly based on werewolves or Shape Shifters, as the say in the book. Kayla, a wildlife enthusiast, lost her parents when she was five. She was told that they were accidentally shot by hunters in the forest. But unable to recall what exactly happened that day, Kayla finds herself connected to the forest- where her parents died- in a way she has never felt before. The book elaborates on the events that take place in Kayla's life until the big day when everything i...more
This story was, in my opinion, delightful to read. I really have a problem with love stories where the romance just pops up out of nowhere, and this book, to me, didn't seem to do that. There is an instant interest, sure, but I think their relationship really develops over time, which is more believable.
The ideas the author uses for her werewolves are not the most original, however, I feel like she tweaked the norm enough to make her concept of werewolves uniquely her own. (view spoiler)...more
The ideas the author uses for her werewolves are not the most original, however, I feel like she tweaked the norm enough to make her concept of werewolves uniquely her own. (view spoiler)...more
Ok, this is my first review, so I'm not sure how to do it. Here it goes:
To be honest, I did like this book, but I had a lot of expectations on it and I was a little disappointed when I finished it.
I felt the secondary characters were left in the dark, we barely know things about Britanny, Connor or Rafe.
The setting... totally not my type, I mean I do like nature but I couldn't stand so many days without taking a shower, no internet, no cellphone. And nowadays, can teenagers really shed from all...more
To be honest, I did like this book, but I had a lot of expectations on it and I was a little disappointed when I finished it.
I felt the secondary characters were left in the dark, we barely know things about Britanny, Connor or Rafe.
The setting... totally not my type, I mean I do like nature but I couldn't stand so many days without taking a shower, no internet, no cellphone. And nowadays, can teenagers really shed from all...more
This book has suspense, action werewolves and of COURSE romance (which she specializes in). I didnt start reading the books in sequins by now i will cuase you obviously understand more.
I have just finished reading "Moonlight" which is about a girl names Kayla who is a nature lover who is attracted to Lucas. Since she was adopted as a child she has no idea that she has inherited a very interesting gene that will changed her life forever. Lucas is a dangerous, gorgeous and a werewolf. As the leade...more
I have just finished reading "Moonlight" which is about a girl names Kayla who is a nature lover who is attracted to Lucas. Since she was adopted as a child she has no idea that she has inherited a very interesting gene that will changed her life forever. Lucas is a dangerous, gorgeous and a werewolf. As the leade...more
I gave this book a rating of 4 stars.
What I liked:
* How the story was set in one location - made it quite interesting and made me feel like I was really there. The descriptions all helped to build up a pretty good picture in my head
* LUCAS - always love a brooding silent type guy - totally crushed on him!
* Action - some scenes in the book were quite fast-paced which made me want to read on.
* Kayla and Lucas's relationship - how they bond and how she embraces this new life.
* The concept of The...more
What I liked:
* How the story was set in one location - made it quite interesting and made me feel like I was really there. The descriptions all helped to build up a pretty good picture in my head
* LUCAS - always love a brooding silent type guy - totally crushed on him!
* Action - some scenes in the book were quite fast-paced which made me want to read on.
* Kayla and Lucas's relationship - how they bond and how she embraces this new life.
* The concept of The...more
Kayla es una adolescente que busca pasar un espectacular verano. Ha hecho buenas amigas en el campamento, pasará el verano al aire libre y hay dos apuestos chicos en su mira. Ella tiene planeado olvidar su aterrador pasado y seguir adelante, tal cual su terapeuta le dijo.
Pero no todo es perfecto, pues esta Lucas, un apuesto chico que pone de cabeza su mundo. Kayla teme lo que Lucas logra despertar en ella.
Resultaba difícil creer que apenas dos semanas antes yo me hubiera estado riendo y burland...more
Pero no todo es perfecto, pues esta Lucas, un apuesto chico que pone de cabeza su mundo. Kayla teme lo que Lucas logra despertar en ella.
Resultaba difícil creer que apenas dos semanas antes yo me hubiera estado riendo y burland...more
I was pleasantly surprised by this book, i picked it up at the library out of curiosity and lack of other choices, and I really enjoyed it. It was a quick, light read.
The book takes place in a national park which already sets it apart from the abundance of boarding schools and small towns. The pace of the book wasn't heart pounding but it was steady and kept me interested. The best part was the plot towards the end, I had a feeling something was off but it totally surprised me. The wolf lore w...more
The book takes place in a national park which already sets it apart from the abundance of boarding schools and small towns. The pace of the book wasn't heart pounding but it was steady and kept me interested. The best part was the plot towards the end, I had a feeling something was off but it totally surprised me. The wolf lore w...more
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Rachel Hawthorne, who also writes as Lorraine Heath and Jade Parker, is the daughter of a British beauty (her mother won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero-who played the Joker on the old Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Herts, England...more
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