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Chroma Crossing Chronicles: Blood Moon
Hunky pheromone-laden-man meets pretty accident-prone female—it should have been a love story with a happy ever after ending.
However, when the bored deities choose Candy and Thorne for an amusing game, the gods/goddesses put forth sets of circumstances that can tear the couple apart and wound them deep within their human souls.
City girl, Candy wanted to become a successful artist and maybe someday find a man who would make her feel loved and valued, a feeling she’d never known while growing up. However, with a name like ‘Candy Cane’, males never failed to remind her with a wink and snicker, how it sounded like she was a ‘professional’. And ‘professional’ held so many connotations, none of which she had in mind regarding relationships with men.
With her father’s sudden demise, Candy finds she’s inherited funds and a carriage house in beautiful historic Savannah. Not only can she now afford to go to SCAD, her future as an artist looks promising. Unfortunately her step-mom (and her disturbing son Todd) resides in the main house. When Candy gets her first commission for a life-sized portrait of a beautiful woman from a rather unsettling man, she soon questions what had seemed coincidental.
Candy is a modest female who has always found solace in her artwork, whereas her widowed step-mom, Cherry Ann, considers physical pleasure and money as her measures of worth. And as Candy pursues her art, Cherry Ann pursues a new lover who expands her world of sexual gratifications far beyond past parameters. Cherry Ann finds her new risqué sex life to be addictive and doesn’t recognize the danger of the man she’s invited into her life.
After surviving a couple of ‘accidents’, Candy realizes someone apparently wishes her harm. When she’s chased (by the one thing she fears most) Candy accidently, or so it seems, crosses into a new dimension, land or whatever. She finds herself in an unknown wilderness without resources, let alone a map, or GPS, plus she left her cell phone at home—again. Looking around she sees a curious terrain that is void of color, thus leaving the landscape looking like an old sepia photograph, hardly the Savannah spring day she’d left behind.
The artist in her wants to understand how primary colors could disappear to leave a land so colorless . . . so entirely beige-ish. How could such a phenomenal occurrence come about? A land without modern conveniences—almost as though she’d stepped into a time past, yet that wasn’t quite accurate either.
As Candy literally stumbles through the wild terrain, an intriguing hunter comes upon her. His presence makes her girlie parts beg to become ill behaved, and before she knows it, her hormones are arguing with her strict moral compass.
However, when the bored deities choose Candy and Thorne for an amusing game, the gods/goddesses put forth sets of circumstances that can tear the couple apart and wound them deep within their human souls.
City girl, Candy wanted to become a successful artist and maybe someday find a man who would make her feel loved and valued, a feeling she’d never known while growing up. However, with a name like ‘Candy Cane’, males never failed to remind her with a wink and snicker, how it sounded like she was a ‘professional’. And ‘professional’ held so many connotations, none of which she had in mind regarding relationships with men.
With her father’s sudden demise, Candy finds she’s inherited funds and a carriage house in beautiful historic Savannah. Not only can she now afford to go to SCAD, her future as an artist looks promising. Unfortunately her step-mom (and her disturbing son Todd) resides in the main house. When Candy gets her first commission for a life-sized portrait of a beautiful woman from a rather unsettling man, she soon questions what had seemed coincidental.
Candy is a modest female who has always found solace in her artwork, whereas her widowed step-mom, Cherry Ann, considers physical pleasure and money as her measures of worth. And as Candy pursues her art, Cherry Ann pursues a new lover who expands her world of sexual gratifications far beyond past parameters. Cherry Ann finds her new risqué sex life to be addictive and doesn’t recognize the danger of the man she’s invited into her life.
After surviving a couple of ‘accidents’, Candy realizes someone apparently wishes her harm. When she’s chased (by the one thing she fears most) Candy accidently, or so it seems, crosses into a new dimension, land or whatever. She finds herself in an unknown wilderness without resources, let alone a map, or GPS, plus she left her cell phone at home—again. Looking around she sees a curious terrain that is void of color, thus leaving the landscape looking like an old sepia photograph, hardly the Savannah spring day she’d left behind.
The artist in her wants to understand how primary colors could disappear to leave a land so colorless . . . so entirely beige-ish. How could such a phenomenal occurrence come about? A land without modern conveniences—almost as though she’d stepped into a time past, yet that wasn’t quite accurate either.
As Candy literally stumbles through the wild terrain, an intriguing hunter comes upon her. His presence makes her girlie parts beg to become ill behaved, and before she knows it, her hormones are arguing with her strict moral compass.
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February 18, 2019
#1 Blood Moon: Part 1 - ★★★
#2 Blood Moon: Part 2 - ★★
A beautiful writing, but a confusing adventure, mixed with Out-Of-Earth creatures that don’t really appear until the end of the book, a very disturbing plot, however, a very promising ending as well. I can’t say I enjoyed this book, but it did leave me curious to read the next one.
It is hard to put this book in a certain genre, as it’s quite diverse and quite specific in places. If this is the first time you encounter the book, please don’t read the synopsis. It is not accurate, and nothing that is placed there actually happens in this book.
It is important to mention straight ahead, that this book contains sexual abuse, assault, anxiety, panic attacks, various fears and paranoia and explicit contents.
We have Candy Cane, a woman with a weird name, who keeps telling us her name is weird. I found her slightly annoying, to be honest. She is one of those people that want to not be known about certain thing (in this case, she doesn’t want people to notice her name), but at the same time she keeps talking about it, and telling us how much she hates her name. After a couple times, it gets unbearable.
Nevertheless, her father passes away, leaves her an apartment, but he also leaves the house to his young new wife (now widow) and her extremely thick son.
We spend about half of the book reading about their daily ongoings, and only a few things happen worth noticing, but not really quite related to the story. But even still, the writing is beautiful and witty, and kept me going, even though it was slow-paced at times. Even though nothing really happened for a while, I still enjoyed reading it.
While Candy Cane and her step-mother Cherry Ann (I am not kidding, her name is Cherry Ann) don’t quite get along, but don’t argue either, they both go through a phase of grief and self-assessment in their lives. Candy Cane is an aspiring artist, but she has suffered a traumatic experience in the past and tries to cope with this on a daily basis.
On the other hand, we have Cherry Ann, who doesn’t really have a phase of grief. She wants men, and she does meet one, who doesn’t seem to be who she appears to be. He is willing to take her to an unpleasant journey and she is not even aware for it.
The very same man, seems to be out of this world, and keeps trying to find a missing object that belongs to him from a long time ago. He asks Candy Cane to do a portrait for him, while he dates Cherry Ann, but he wants to harm Candy as soon as he gets the chance.
Before we see any really meaningful action happening, the book is about to end. Very confusing and slow paced, with unnecessary characters and points of view – I have to mention that there were a few chapters where the house cat has her own point of view. I still don’t know how I feel about that, but I think I am slowly coping…
The ending though, was quite promising and left me wanting to read the next book, which I have on my shelves already. I will be reading it soon, and I really hope it is better than this one. I am a bit sad that I didn’t enjoy this one, but hopeful for the second book.
A huge thank you to the publisher, Book Publicity Services, who sent me a paperback copy of Blood Moon Part 1 by S. Yurvati in exchange for an honest review.
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#2 Blood Moon: Part 2 - ★★
A beautiful writing, but a confusing adventure, mixed with Out-Of-Earth creatures that don’t really appear until the end of the book, a very disturbing plot, however, a very promising ending as well. I can’t say I enjoyed this book, but it did leave me curious to read the next one.
It is hard to put this book in a certain genre, as it’s quite diverse and quite specific in places. If this is the first time you encounter the book, please don’t read the synopsis. It is not accurate, and nothing that is placed there actually happens in this book.
It is important to mention straight ahead, that this book contains sexual abuse, assault, anxiety, panic attacks, various fears and paranoia and explicit contents.
We have Candy Cane, a woman with a weird name, who keeps telling us her name is weird. I found her slightly annoying, to be honest. She is one of those people that want to not be known about certain thing (in this case, she doesn’t want people to notice her name), but at the same time she keeps talking about it, and telling us how much she hates her name. After a couple times, it gets unbearable.
Nevertheless, her father passes away, leaves her an apartment, but he also leaves the house to his young new wife (now widow) and her extremely thick son.
We spend about half of the book reading about their daily ongoings, and only a few things happen worth noticing, but not really quite related to the story. But even still, the writing is beautiful and witty, and kept me going, even though it was slow-paced at times. Even though nothing really happened for a while, I still enjoyed reading it.
While Candy Cane and her step-mother Cherry Ann (I am not kidding, her name is Cherry Ann) don’t quite get along, but don’t argue either, they both go through a phase of grief and self-assessment in their lives. Candy Cane is an aspiring artist, but she has suffered a traumatic experience in the past and tries to cope with this on a daily basis.
On the other hand, we have Cherry Ann, who doesn’t really have a phase of grief. She wants men, and she does meet one, who doesn’t seem to be who she appears to be. He is willing to take her to an unpleasant journey and she is not even aware for it.
The very same man, seems to be out of this world, and keeps trying to find a missing object that belongs to him from a long time ago. He asks Candy Cane to do a portrait for him, while he dates Cherry Ann, but he wants to harm Candy as soon as he gets the chance.
Before we see any really meaningful action happening, the book is about to end. Very confusing and slow paced, with unnecessary characters and points of view – I have to mention that there were a few chapters where the house cat has her own point of view. I still don’t know how I feel about that, but I think I am slowly coping…
The ending though, was quite promising and left me wanting to read the next book, which I have on my shelves already. I will be reading it soon, and I really hope it is better than this one. I am a bit sad that I didn’t enjoy this one, but hopeful for the second book.
A huge thank you to the publisher, Book Publicity Services, who sent me a paperback copy of Blood Moon Part 1 by S. Yurvati in exchange for an honest review.
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March 24, 2019
I got these from the author and publicist for review and I am so glad they reached out. I have only had a chance to read the first of these but I was glad for the chance at all!
This book jumped around lot for me and didn't have a real concrete beginning, but I was able to catch on after a while. The book was very detailed and did have great characters. The plot jumped around and was a bit hard to follow, and it definitely got a bit dark in parts. This has a few smaller taboo parts, that really lean into the dark and twisted-ness of the book.
I found that around 60% I really got more into the book. It started to grow as the authors writing grew. I liked when everything picked up the pace a little and I was pulled deeper into the characters and the plot.
All in all a solid3 star read for me!
December 12, 2018
3.5 Stars
This book started off confusing at first, jumping around way too much. Once, I got the hang of the rhythm of the book, it got easier to follow. That being said, I'm still not the biggest fan of how the story is told. I do like the story and rather enjoyed how it couldn't really be pinned down in one genre. I love how detailed everything was, made it super easy to believe this genre bending world. The characters are rich and interesting. Not all the characters are perfectly black and white either, they're shades of grey, which is needed more in books.
I will say that this should be for adults only, there is some twisted stuff in this novel that I know I'd not want to have read as a young teen. There is a bit of drug references and incest... which even creeped me out a bit and I don't get creeped out by much anymore.
All in all, it's one of a kind, that's for sure. Give it a go if you're looking for a darker story that the mainstream doesn't promote.
*This book was given to me for an honest review.*
For more of my reviews, check out my blog: The Butterfly Reader
This book started off confusing at first, jumping around way too much. Once, I got the hang of the rhythm of the book, it got easier to follow. That being said, I'm still not the biggest fan of how the story is told. I do like the story and rather enjoyed how it couldn't really be pinned down in one genre. I love how detailed everything was, made it super easy to believe this genre bending world. The characters are rich and interesting. Not all the characters are perfectly black and white either, they're shades of grey, which is needed more in books.
I will say that this should be for adults only, there is some twisted stuff in this novel that I know I'd not want to have read as a young teen. There is a bit of drug references and incest... which even creeped me out a bit and I don't get creeped out by much anymore.
All in all, it's one of a kind, that's for sure. Give it a go if you're looking for a darker story that the mainstream doesn't promote.
*This book was given to me for an honest review.*
For more of my reviews, check out my blog: The Butterfly Reader
November 27, 2018
TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual assault, abuse, anxiety (in the form of panic attacks)
First off I wanted to say that I enjoyed this book! There are however some changes that could be made to make the story more enjoyable.
Some things that I enjoyed
-I really loved how we got to read the journal excerpt from Rebecca. The subject matter was not pleasing to read about, but I liked how we got to read from her perspective and see into her abused mind. Those excerpts really pulled at my heart strings and was written well.
-Candy's PTSD with dogs was so realistic and genuine. I can totally understand and feel why she is petrified of dogs. That flashback scene of her being attack was written very well.
-I really loved how descriptive certain settings were. Whenever a character was in a new setting, you would know how everything was portrayed and looked around them. A great example of this is on p. 114.
-I thought that the best part of the book was the end. Once Thorne shows up, the story just gets way better. I can't wait to see where their relationship goes! :)
Some things I think could be improved on
-The back of the book (the summary) that was given to me did not really represent the book all that well. When I read it I expected to read a fantasy romance book. But when I actually read the novel I had a really hard time putting it in a specific genre. I still have no idea what this book would be categorized as. The summary could be narrowed down to fit the theme and content of the book.
-I think that there are way too many POVs in the book. I think if it was narrowed down and only maybe had a max of 4 narrators it would flow more nicely. Like I don't think that Joe needed to be in the story like at all. I found that his character had no impact on the story whatsoever. There is even a point in the book where the cat narrates, which I thought unnecessary. There is one part of the cat's narration that really gets to me, on p.126 the cat even narrates about the spelling of a word...which cats can't even do! Toward the end of the novel I saw that this story was going towards fantasy, in which case the narration of a pet would be less shocking. But at the beginning of the book when I thought it was just a contemporary novel, I thought it quite juvenile to add her narration.
-One thing that I could not get over was the use of 'female' and 'male' in this book. Not once were characters referred to as men or women, but instead male and female. The terms 'male' and 'female' are not common everyday words, and I found it quite irksome that they were used. These people are men and women who live on Earth in Savannah, not a different planet. If they live on Earth, then normal Earth descriptions and languages should be used. Towards the end of the book Thorne is calling Candy a female, that I understand and support since he is of a different world. I have recored over 20 times where the words 'male' and 'female' were used by people from Savannah. Like there is one scene where Joe talks about how Candy is such a beautiful 'female.' Who the heck says that?? SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. lol.
-I said how I love the descriptive settings in this novel, but we don't really have detailed descriptions on the characters. I have no idea what most of them look like, including Candy. The only character whose physical description I know off the top of my head is Cherry Ann, and that's because there are several comments about her horrific hair.
-Another problem that I came across many times were the switching of perspectives. The chapter will be narrated by a certain character, when all of a sudden we get a little narration from a different character that is not suppose to be narrating. An example of this would be how we sometimes get Candy's inner thoughts during a chapter titled Thorne, who is suppose to be the only one narrating.
-There were some scenes that could be improved on. An example would be p.125 with the creepy man in the stables. All the book says is that the man leaves, but how and what happened? I think some scenes just need some more content :)
-There are a few punctuational mistakes. Here are some of the pages I found those on: p.81, p.309, p.183.
-There are a few grammatical mistakes. I think this book could go through another round of edits. Here are some of the pages I found those error on: p.128, p.244
I found this book quite disturbing at times, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I was just very shocked at the graphic content. I had no idea that Kingsley would do such horrific stuff, or that incest would be talked about. Also, there is a scene where Todd and Kingsley talk about sex quite graphically in public, which I was shocked by. Do actual men talk about women like that?? If so....YUCK! Cherry Ann and Todd's relationship is soooooooo gross. I've never read a book dealing with that, so I was quite surprised.
I am very interested to see what will happen in part 2! I want to know what this thing is that Kingsley is looking for. I thought it might have been the box that Liam and Candy found, but he even states how the thing he's looking for can't even fit in said box. I really want to know what happens between Thorne and Candy, I think it will be very exciting!!
I was sent a copy of this book for an honest review.
First off I wanted to say that I enjoyed this book! There are however some changes that could be made to make the story more enjoyable.
Some things that I enjoyed
-I really loved how we got to read the journal excerpt from Rebecca. The subject matter was not pleasing to read about, but I liked how we got to read from her perspective and see into her abused mind. Those excerpts really pulled at my heart strings and was written well.
-Candy's PTSD with dogs was so realistic and genuine. I can totally understand and feel why she is petrified of dogs. That flashback scene of her being attack was written very well.
-I really loved how descriptive certain settings were. Whenever a character was in a new setting, you would know how everything was portrayed and looked around them. A great example of this is on p. 114.
-I thought that the best part of the book was the end. Once Thorne shows up, the story just gets way better. I can't wait to see where their relationship goes! :)
Some things I think could be improved on
-The back of the book (the summary) that was given to me did not really represent the book all that well. When I read it I expected to read a fantasy romance book. But when I actually read the novel I had a really hard time putting it in a specific genre. I still have no idea what this book would be categorized as. The summary could be narrowed down to fit the theme and content of the book.
-I think that there are way too many POVs in the book. I think if it was narrowed down and only maybe had a max of 4 narrators it would flow more nicely. Like I don't think that Joe needed to be in the story like at all. I found that his character had no impact on the story whatsoever. There is even a point in the book where the cat narrates, which I thought unnecessary. There is one part of the cat's narration that really gets to me, on p.126 the cat even narrates about the spelling of a word...which cats can't even do! Toward the end of the novel I saw that this story was going towards fantasy, in which case the narration of a pet would be less shocking. But at the beginning of the book when I thought it was just a contemporary novel, I thought it quite juvenile to add her narration.
-One thing that I could not get over was the use of 'female' and 'male' in this book. Not once were characters referred to as men or women, but instead male and female. The terms 'male' and 'female' are not common everyday words, and I found it quite irksome that they were used. These people are men and women who live on Earth in Savannah, not a different planet. If they live on Earth, then normal Earth descriptions and languages should be used. Towards the end of the book Thorne is calling Candy a female, that I understand and support since he is of a different world. I have recored over 20 times where the words 'male' and 'female' were used by people from Savannah. Like there is one scene where Joe talks about how Candy is such a beautiful 'female.' Who the heck says that?? SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN. lol.
-I said how I love the descriptive settings in this novel, but we don't really have detailed descriptions on the characters. I have no idea what most of them look like, including Candy. The only character whose physical description I know off the top of my head is Cherry Ann, and that's because there are several comments about her horrific hair.
-Another problem that I came across many times were the switching of perspectives. The chapter will be narrated by a certain character, when all of a sudden we get a little narration from a different character that is not suppose to be narrating. An example of this would be how we sometimes get Candy's inner thoughts during a chapter titled Thorne, who is suppose to be the only one narrating.
-There were some scenes that could be improved on. An example would be p.125 with the creepy man in the stables. All the book says is that the man leaves, but how and what happened? I think some scenes just need some more content :)
-There are a few punctuational mistakes. Here are some of the pages I found those on: p.81, p.309, p.183.
-There are a few grammatical mistakes. I think this book could go through another round of edits. Here are some of the pages I found those error on: p.128, p.244
I found this book quite disturbing at times, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I was just very shocked at the graphic content. I had no idea that Kingsley would do such horrific stuff, or that incest would be talked about. Also, there is a scene where Todd and Kingsley talk about sex quite graphically in public, which I was shocked by. Do actual men talk about women like that?? If so....YUCK! Cherry Ann and Todd's relationship is soooooooo gross. I've never read a book dealing with that, so I was quite surprised.
I am very interested to see what will happen in part 2! I want to know what this thing is that Kingsley is looking for. I thought it might have been the box that Liam and Candy found, but he even states how the thing he's looking for can't even fit in said box. I really want to know what happens between Thorne and Candy, I think it will be very exciting!!
I was sent a copy of this book for an honest review.
March 19, 2019
Blood Moon Part One by S.Yurvati
Title: Blood Moon Part One
Author: S.Yurvati
First Published: Feb '16
Publisher: Shando
Genre: #Fantasy #RomancePages: 366
Price on Amazon: Paperback £8.95 Kindle: £2.06 Kindle Unlimited: Free
ISBN: 0692622101
Thank You to the author for providing me with an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Candy has just lost her father, leaving her with her step-mother and step-brother who is entirely too co-dependent upon his mother. Candy just wants to go to art school, do her sketches and maybe meet a nice guy who doesn't expect sex on the first date just because her name is Candy Cane, a name she is forever hearing stripper and sex jokes about.
Liam is looking for a place to live that is within walking distance to campus when he comes across an ad for a flat to rent, within walking distance to both the college campus and his night job as a ghost tour guide.
The flat turns out to be Candy's ground floor apartment. Liam and Candy hit it off immediately and become great friends. Whilst accompanying Liam one evening on one of his ghost tours, a large rock falls from the top off a building missing candy by mere inches. Candy is convinced it was an accident and there is nothing to worry about Liam however, as an architect student realises that the rock that fell is not part of the building it fell from and is convinced it was done on purpose and someone was out to hurt or even kill Candy.
One day when sketching in the cemetery as she often did Candy gets the feeling she is no longer alone, suddenly she hears dogs. Having a great fear of dogs ever since childhood Candy takes off running. She prays the wind will make her run faster and it does. All of a sudden, Candy finds she is no longer in the cemetery, it would seem she is no longer even in Savannah.
In a strange new place she is discovered by a beautiful and well-built man, he agrees to keep Candy safe and take her with him to his village.
Where has Candy ended up and what does this realm have in store for her?
So lets first discuss the plot of this book. The overall story was very interesting and I enjoyed it. However, It did confuse me a little, the first part of the book talk about the gods and goddesses and a game they plan to play using humans. Then throughout the rest of the book, this is not mentioned again. Although I understand this is a five book series so maybe it will go into more details later on.
This book was a slow burner but once it got going I was unable to put it down, it was a real page-turner. I found the plot to be really intense and complex. Overall I really enjoyed the story and cannot wait for the next instalment.
The characters are well written, you have your good guys and your bad guys. The good guys are really likeable and you find yourself rooting for them and the bad guys you dislike and hope they are caught out. You can see why each character is there, they each have their own role to play within the story.
I really hope we find out what Mark is looking for and if he is the one behind the attempts on Candy's life. Also, I look forward to seeing how Candy and Thornes's relationship develops over the next few books, personally I'm hoping for a happily ever after.
I did find a few mistakes within the book for example sentences that didn't make sense and if reworded would sound better. ("Liam was beside himself with the job she had done that gave her a big hug") I believe this should have read ("Liam was beside himself with the job she had done that he gave her a big hug")
However, this did not take away from the reading pleasure.
I found the book easy to read and really enjoyed it, I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
Rating - Four out of Five Stars
Would I Read Again? - Yes
Would I Recommend? - Yes
Would I read other books by the same author? - Yes
Reviews for this book can be found on:
Amazon (UK) under Lu's Reviews
Goodreads,
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Title: Blood Moon Part One
Author: S.Yurvati
First Published: Feb '16
Publisher: Shando
Genre: #Fantasy #RomancePages: 366
Price on Amazon: Paperback £8.95 Kindle: £2.06 Kindle Unlimited: Free
ISBN: 0692622101
Thank You to the author for providing me with an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Candy has just lost her father, leaving her with her step-mother and step-brother who is entirely too co-dependent upon his mother. Candy just wants to go to art school, do her sketches and maybe meet a nice guy who doesn't expect sex on the first date just because her name is Candy Cane, a name she is forever hearing stripper and sex jokes about.
Liam is looking for a place to live that is within walking distance to campus when he comes across an ad for a flat to rent, within walking distance to both the college campus and his night job as a ghost tour guide.
The flat turns out to be Candy's ground floor apartment. Liam and Candy hit it off immediately and become great friends. Whilst accompanying Liam one evening on one of his ghost tours, a large rock falls from the top off a building missing candy by mere inches. Candy is convinced it was an accident and there is nothing to worry about Liam however, as an architect student realises that the rock that fell is not part of the building it fell from and is convinced it was done on purpose and someone was out to hurt or even kill Candy.
One day when sketching in the cemetery as she often did Candy gets the feeling she is no longer alone, suddenly she hears dogs. Having a great fear of dogs ever since childhood Candy takes off running. She prays the wind will make her run faster and it does. All of a sudden, Candy finds she is no longer in the cemetery, it would seem she is no longer even in Savannah.
In a strange new place she is discovered by a beautiful and well-built man, he agrees to keep Candy safe and take her with him to his village.
Where has Candy ended up and what does this realm have in store for her?
So lets first discuss the plot of this book. The overall story was very interesting and I enjoyed it. However, It did confuse me a little, the first part of the book talk about the gods and goddesses and a game they plan to play using humans. Then throughout the rest of the book, this is not mentioned again. Although I understand this is a five book series so maybe it will go into more details later on.
This book was a slow burner but once it got going I was unable to put it down, it was a real page-turner. I found the plot to be really intense and complex. Overall I really enjoyed the story and cannot wait for the next instalment.
The characters are well written, you have your good guys and your bad guys. The good guys are really likeable and you find yourself rooting for them and the bad guys you dislike and hope they are caught out. You can see why each character is there, they each have their own role to play within the story.
I really hope we find out what Mark is looking for and if he is the one behind the attempts on Candy's life. Also, I look forward to seeing how Candy and Thornes's relationship develops over the next few books, personally I'm hoping for a happily ever after.
I did find a few mistakes within the book for example sentences that didn't make sense and if reworded would sound better. ("Liam was beside himself with the job she had done that gave her a big hug") I believe this should have read ("Liam was beside himself with the job she had done that he gave her a big hug")
However, this did not take away from the reading pleasure.
I found the book easy to read and really enjoyed it, I am looking forward to the rest of the series.
Rating - Four out of Five Stars
Would I Read Again? - Yes
Would I Recommend? - Yes
Would I read other books by the same author? - Yes
Reviews for this book can be found on:
Amazon (UK) under Lu's Reviews
Goodreads,
Net Galley (If a NetGalley Book)
My Blogs at http://www.readingbeyondobsession.co.uk/
Links to this review can be found at:
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September 2, 2018
My initial impression of the book was it was going to be a little like a fantasy 50 Shades of Grey. This was not the case. I enjoyed the book right from the beginning. It was easy to follow, the characters were well written and I felt for Candy going through her current turmoil following her Dad's death and having to live so close to her stepmother, Cherry Ann, and stepbrother, Todd, both very peculiar people, both people who she wanted nothing to do with. I am by no means deterred in a story by a bit of romance, however, there was one scene in particular in the book which I could not read.
The story is set in Savannah in America, what appears to be a quiet town with a very good Art school which Candy is lucky enough to attend. I found the book interesting and is a good read, it has a great love story for Candy and there is a thrill, there is romance and there is fear at times. I felt this book had every aspect covered. The only thing I did not like is one particular scene with Candy's stepmother and "an acquaintance" of hers. I found myself reading this particular section on an aeroplane on my way home from Berlin and I had to skip the pages. I had to try and hide what I was reading so others on the plane wouldn't know what I was reading. So much that I could not read the specific detail which Yurvati goes into about the relations of Cherry Ann and Mark Kingsley. It has been a very long time since I have had such hatred for a book character. The last time was for Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series. I have never hated a character so much. Until now. I was scared of Mark
Kingsley. He was intimidating and threatening and I was anxious every time he was mentioned in the book. It appears that he has a past from a previous century which through a portal he has arrived in the modern day. A portal which he is trying to stop anyone from finding. Before he can leave though he needs to find "his possession", something which Candy's late father has been hiding for Mark.
The book is written in chapters from the perspectives of different characters. Candy, Cherry Ann, Mark Kingsley, Candy's close friend Liam, Joe Jameson, occasionally Candy's kitten Coco and finally Thorne. Each chapter tells the story from that character's perspective. When it came to Mark Kingleys' chapters I was not happy. I read the chapters with caution, ready to turn the pages to avoid the detail which Mark goes into of the, in my opinion, awful things he gets up to with Cherry Ann.
I have read this book whilst being off from work over the summer due to the summer holidays. It took me about 10 days to read the whole book and this was during a holiday. The author has written the story well, it leads on from scene to scene well and I was kept engaged throughout the story. However, there is a selection of errors in the story. Mostly grammatical mistakes did stifle the reading a little but it didn't stop me wanting to read more.
Other than one awful scene which I skipped through, I was a little confused as to how long it took for the main context of the blurb to start. The blurb says about how Thorne cannot stop himself from falling for Candy. It took a long time for me to realise this was the same book as what was described in the blurb. I can only assume as this is Part 1, the relationship between Candy and Thorne will continue. There is a cliffhanger and I am unsure of what will happen next. I would be happy to continue reading the story providing Kingsley does not repeat any of his awful perversions.
I did find it interesting that some of the chapters are started, by what I can only describe as pirates? I think they are pirates, from a previous life. I was intrigued to find out who these men were. I had an idea of who they were but I could not guarantee their identity. I would like to find out for definite if they are who I think they are.
Overall I did enjoy the book but I thought Yurvati does go into too much detail at one specific part, when you come to read it you will know which part I mean. I would recommend the first book in the series and I am interested in finding out what happens next.
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The story is set in Savannah in America, what appears to be a quiet town with a very good Art school which Candy is lucky enough to attend. I found the book interesting and is a good read, it has a great love story for Candy and there is a thrill, there is romance and there is fear at times. I felt this book had every aspect covered. The only thing I did not like is one particular scene with Candy's stepmother and "an acquaintance" of hers. I found myself reading this particular section on an aeroplane on my way home from Berlin and I had to skip the pages. I had to try and hide what I was reading so others on the plane wouldn't know what I was reading. So much that I could not read the specific detail which Yurvati goes into about the relations of Cherry Ann and Mark Kingsley. It has been a very long time since I have had such hatred for a book character. The last time was for Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series. I have never hated a character so much. Until now. I was scared of Mark
Kingsley. He was intimidating and threatening and I was anxious every time he was mentioned in the book. It appears that he has a past from a previous century which through a portal he has arrived in the modern day. A portal which he is trying to stop anyone from finding. Before he can leave though he needs to find "his possession", something which Candy's late father has been hiding for Mark.
The book is written in chapters from the perspectives of different characters. Candy, Cherry Ann, Mark Kingsley, Candy's close friend Liam, Joe Jameson, occasionally Candy's kitten Coco and finally Thorne. Each chapter tells the story from that character's perspective. When it came to Mark Kingleys' chapters I was not happy. I read the chapters with caution, ready to turn the pages to avoid the detail which Mark goes into of the, in my opinion, awful things he gets up to with Cherry Ann.
I have read this book whilst being off from work over the summer due to the summer holidays. It took me about 10 days to read the whole book and this was during a holiday. The author has written the story well, it leads on from scene to scene well and I was kept engaged throughout the story. However, there is a selection of errors in the story. Mostly grammatical mistakes did stifle the reading a little but it didn't stop me wanting to read more.
Other than one awful scene which I skipped through, I was a little confused as to how long it took for the main context of the blurb to start. The blurb says about how Thorne cannot stop himself from falling for Candy. It took a long time for me to realise this was the same book as what was described in the blurb. I can only assume as this is Part 1, the relationship between Candy and Thorne will continue. There is a cliffhanger and I am unsure of what will happen next. I would be happy to continue reading the story providing Kingsley does not repeat any of his awful perversions.
I did find it interesting that some of the chapters are started, by what I can only describe as pirates? I think they are pirates, from a previous life. I was intrigued to find out who these men were. I had an idea of who they were but I could not guarantee their identity. I would like to find out for definite if they are who I think they are.
Overall I did enjoy the book but I thought Yurvati does go into too much detail at one specific part, when you come to read it you will know which part I mean. I would recommend the first book in the series and I am interested in finding out what happens next.
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November 25, 2018
This story starts off very confusing, and it doesn't really get more coherent until near the end of the book.
By reading the synopsis, I thought that this book would focus on Candy being found by the hunter and that the majority of the book would be about her stories with him. She actually doesn't fall into the different dimension until the book is around 50-75 pages from being over. That means that there are around 300 pages of information being given before we even get to the main plot.
We start the book by hearing from the gods, who are never really involved in the rest of the story. Then we are introduced to Candy, who has just lost her father, her horrible stepmother Cherry Ann, and her horrible stepbrother Todd. Then we are introduced to Liam, Candy's gay roommate, and Mark, the guy who asks Candy to paint an important picture for him and then seduces her stepmother.
This book definitely has its dark portions. Candy learns about the dark past of a girl through her journal. Cherry Ann is led into a dangerous relationship with Mark, that seemed a bit non-consensual, but I couldn't quite tell. Mark might have been manipulating her at first, but then she kinda seemed into it? Either way, it was just wrong. And that's not even mentioning Todd's sick relationship with his mother and his strange obsession with his step-sister. I was expecting it to be dark, and some parts of the story definitely made me cringe. If you are interested in dark fantasy novels, this might just be for you!
Honestly, this story really has potential. It has so many parts working for it, and the plot is interesting. My only problem is the way that it is told. It is told from multiple POVs, which wouldn't be such a problem if they didn't switch so randomly. Sometimes you would be in the middle of an important story piece from Candy, and then it would switch to Todd doing something creepy, or Mark with Cherry Ann. Definitely made me want to just rush through those parts to get back to the main storyline.
Also, the fact that the main part of the story doesn't start until the end also threw me off. I feel like a short description of some of these parts would have been sufficient, with a prequel full of the rest of this story for anyone who truly wanted to know about Candy's life before she went to the new realm. It just made the book feel clogged with a lot of unnecessary information about the funeral, and her friendship with Liam, and all these other small details.
Overall, this isn't a book that I can either recommend or bash. By the ending, I think it could have potential, but it took me far too long to actually get into the story.
I received a copy of the book and this is my voluntary review.
By reading the synopsis, I thought that this book would focus on Candy being found by the hunter and that the majority of the book would be about her stories with him. She actually doesn't fall into the different dimension until the book is around 50-75 pages from being over. That means that there are around 300 pages of information being given before we even get to the main plot.
We start the book by hearing from the gods, who are never really involved in the rest of the story. Then we are introduced to Candy, who has just lost her father, her horrible stepmother Cherry Ann, and her horrible stepbrother Todd. Then we are introduced to Liam, Candy's gay roommate, and Mark, the guy who asks Candy to paint an important picture for him and then seduces her stepmother.
This book definitely has its dark portions. Candy learns about the dark past of a girl through her journal. Cherry Ann is led into a dangerous relationship with Mark, that seemed a bit non-consensual, but I couldn't quite tell. Mark might have been manipulating her at first, but then she kinda seemed into it? Either way, it was just wrong. And that's not even mentioning Todd's sick relationship with his mother and his strange obsession with his step-sister. I was expecting it to be dark, and some parts of the story definitely made me cringe. If you are interested in dark fantasy novels, this might just be for you!
Honestly, this story really has potential. It has so many parts working for it, and the plot is interesting. My only problem is the way that it is told. It is told from multiple POVs, which wouldn't be such a problem if they didn't switch so randomly. Sometimes you would be in the middle of an important story piece from Candy, and then it would switch to Todd doing something creepy, or Mark with Cherry Ann. Definitely made me want to just rush through those parts to get back to the main storyline.
Also, the fact that the main part of the story doesn't start until the end also threw me off. I feel like a short description of some of these parts would have been sufficient, with a prequel full of the rest of this story for anyone who truly wanted to know about Candy's life before she went to the new realm. It just made the book feel clogged with a lot of unnecessary information about the funeral, and her friendship with Liam, and all these other small details.
Overall, this isn't a book that I can either recommend or bash. By the ending, I think it could have potential, but it took me far too long to actually get into the story.
I received a copy of the book and this is my voluntary review.
Did Not Finish
April 6, 2019*Because I dnf'd this at about 150 pages in, and only skimmed parts of the rest of the book, I'm not giving it an official star rating. Unofficially:
Stars: ⭐
Disclaimer: This book was sent to me from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Trigger/content warning: death of a loved one, murder, stalking, anxiety/panic attacks, graphic sex scenes, incest, rape (I briefly discuss the last two below).
When the publisher reached out to me to see if I wanted to review this book, I was intrigued. I mostly read fantasy, but was in the mood for something a little more... smutty. This seemed to fit the bill for both. The synopsis, however, is not what I would say the book is about.
The story opens with three gods/goddesses meeting and eventually, deciding they want to play a game that involves humans. I was super into this, and was really excited to see what would happen. Nothing happened. At least not in the first half of the book before I dnf'd it. I was really sad about this, and don't really know why that part was in there. Based off of other reviews though, it seems this story line comes into play in the last few pages of the book...
The actual story basically follows a young woman named Candy. Candy's father dies and leaves her some money which she uses to pay for school. Weird things start happening to/around her, and she realizes someone might be out to hurt her.
Like any other book, there will be people that love this book and people that don't love it. I, sadly, fall into that latter category.
Okay. Below, is the discussion about incest and rape. Please skip if you are not comfortable with this.
I don't mind sexual content, but there was some in this book that made me uncomfortable, including an implied sexual relationship between a mother and son. I am not here for that. I skimmed through the second half of the book and happened upon a section that talked about how the mother had to lock her bedroom door so her (grown, adult) son would not come in and have sex with her. Just, no.
There was also a sex scene that I am conflicted about discussing. I did not read the whole book, so I don't know the context for this scene - again, I found it while skimming through the second half of the book. Essentially though, a man wants to punish the woman he is with, and hits her with his belt from behind. She explicitly says "no" and "this hurts", and asks him to stop but he doesn't. Instead, he proceeds to have sex with her, which she then "likes".
Now, my only problem with this is how it could be taken as "it's okay to hurt someone because they might like it after". Again, I don't have the context for this scene and I haven't seen it mentioned in other reviews so perhaps I am missing something, but I wanted to put it out there that consent has to happen first, not after.
Okay, enough about all that.
There were a ton of POVs in this book (around seven or eight), including Coco the kitten. It made it a confusing read, and I think the story would have flowed better if some of those POVs were taken out. There is also a gay character who was interesting and was probably my favourite character in the book. I dnf'd about halfway through the book, and still had not met Thorne (who is in the synopsis), so that was kind of disappointing.
In the end, this just wasn't for me. If you decide to read it, I hope you enjoy it more!
Stars: ⭐
Disclaimer: This book was sent to me from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Trigger/content warning: death of a loved one, murder, stalking, anxiety/panic attacks, graphic sex scenes, incest, rape (I briefly discuss the last two below).
When the publisher reached out to me to see if I wanted to review this book, I was intrigued. I mostly read fantasy, but was in the mood for something a little more... smutty. This seemed to fit the bill for both. The synopsis, however, is not what I would say the book is about.
The story opens with three gods/goddesses meeting and eventually, deciding they want to play a game that involves humans. I was super into this, and was really excited to see what would happen. Nothing happened. At least not in the first half of the book before I dnf'd it. I was really sad about this, and don't really know why that part was in there. Based off of other reviews though, it seems this story line comes into play in the last few pages of the book...
The actual story basically follows a young woman named Candy. Candy's father dies and leaves her some money which she uses to pay for school. Weird things start happening to/around her, and she realizes someone might be out to hurt her.
Like any other book, there will be people that love this book and people that don't love it. I, sadly, fall into that latter category.
Okay. Below, is the discussion about incest and rape. Please skip if you are not comfortable with this.
I don't mind sexual content, but there was some in this book that made me uncomfortable, including an implied sexual relationship between a mother and son. I am not here for that. I skimmed through the second half of the book and happened upon a section that talked about how the mother had to lock her bedroom door so her (grown, adult) son would not come in and have sex with her. Just, no.
There was also a sex scene that I am conflicted about discussing. I did not read the whole book, so I don't know the context for this scene - again, I found it while skimming through the second half of the book. Essentially though, a man wants to punish the woman he is with, and hits her with his belt from behind. She explicitly says "no" and "this hurts", and asks him to stop but he doesn't. Instead, he proceeds to have sex with her, which she then "likes".
Now, my only problem with this is how it could be taken as "it's okay to hurt someone because they might like it after". Again, I don't have the context for this scene and I haven't seen it mentioned in other reviews so perhaps I am missing something, but I wanted to put it out there that consent has to happen first, not after.
Okay, enough about all that.
There were a ton of POVs in this book (around seven or eight), including Coco the kitten. It made it a confusing read, and I think the story would have flowed better if some of those POVs were taken out. There is also a gay character who was interesting and was probably my favourite character in the book. I dnf'd about halfway through the book, and still had not met Thorne (who is in the synopsis), so that was kind of disappointing.
In the end, this just wasn't for me. If you decide to read it, I hope you enjoy it more!
August 30, 2018
I have to say this was most definitely an interesting read. I am still not quite sure about some of what I read. While I enjoyed the story I have to admit I came out of it a little confused. The story starts out well enough and there's a hint of paranormal going on along with gods and goddesses bored, wanting to have some fun. Then we get the whole bizarre part about the step mother and looking for something then bam. While I really enjoyed it I am not real sure how it all ties together since it was a cliff hanger. Seems like it will most definitely have plenty of action, intrigue and interesting things happening. There's some pretty brutal explicit action in it so be ready.
This is the debut book for this author from what I can tell she will be stretching imaginations and offering much entertainment for years to come.
This is the debut book for this author from what I can tell she will be stretching imaginations and offering much entertainment for years to come.
December 1, 2018
I want to say firstly that I really enjoyed the book, it was really well written and the descriptive writing for the scenes was really good. I felt that I could really imagine where we were and what it felt and looked like. I really wish that the characters were described more. Most of the time I didn’t know what people looked like and that put me off.
I think having multiple POV’s really broke up the flow of the book especially when they would suddenly switch. I also thought that It was quite weird to have the cat narrate a part of the story. Near the end of the book it becomes more of fantasy which would make more sense to have the cats’ narration then.
There were some uncomfortable and graphic scenes, but they were very well written, and this made them easier to read and appreciate.
Overall, I really did enjoy the book and I am looking forward to reading the next Part. I am also very grateful that I received a free copy of the book for a review.
I think having multiple POV’s really broke up the flow of the book especially when they would suddenly switch. I also thought that It was quite weird to have the cat narrate a part of the story. Near the end of the book it becomes more of fantasy which would make more sense to have the cats’ narration then.
There were some uncomfortable and graphic scenes, but they were very well written, and this made them easier to read and appreciate.
Overall, I really did enjoy the book and I am looking forward to reading the next Part. I am also very grateful that I received a free copy of the book for a review.
October 16, 2018
Call me intrigued and invested! Blood Moon by S. Yurvati is the first book in the Chroma Crossing Chronicles series. It ends on a small cliff-hanger and is told in multiple POV. Although, for me, this way of telling the story and the vast amount of embellishments about Savannah (its ambiance, flowers, trees history etc), slowed down the pace of the story and made it hard to connect with the main characters, I persisted. I was never so happy that I did!
After a while, the story became a little simpler, with not so many POVs. I got to learn more about Mark Kingslea and his marriage. I also had a chance to see and learn more about Candy not to mention Thorne (sigh!). These for me, were the best chapters of the book. It was simple and to the point and advanced the plot the way the rest of the book did not.
I became obsessed by these pages and the story. The story telling, for me, finally came alive. Our main characters are Candy, Mark and Thorne and I was able to get a better understanding of who these characters really are and what motivates them. I devoured these pages and cannot wait to read the next installment.
I do believe with so many secondary characters, that a glossary of who’s who and what their relationship to our heroine is would not be remiss.
Also, for me, some turn of phrases like “Mr. Frisky” and “Got to bleep her” turned me off a bit and sometimes the author weaved in and out of different POV without any indication and this sometimes caused a little confusion.
Regardless of this, this was a wonderful first installment and I’m excited to read the next book!
I received a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
After a while, the story became a little simpler, with not so many POVs. I got to learn more about Mark Kingslea and his marriage. I also had a chance to see and learn more about Candy not to mention Thorne (sigh!). These for me, were the best chapters of the book. It was simple and to the point and advanced the plot the way the rest of the book did not.
I became obsessed by these pages and the story. The story telling, for me, finally came alive. Our main characters are Candy, Mark and Thorne and I was able to get a better understanding of who these characters really are and what motivates them. I devoured these pages and cannot wait to read the next installment.
I do believe with so many secondary characters, that a glossary of who’s who and what their relationship to our heroine is would not be remiss.
Also, for me, some turn of phrases like “Mr. Frisky” and “Got to bleep her” turned me off a bit and sometimes the author weaved in and out of different POV without any indication and this sometimes caused a little confusion.
Regardless of this, this was a wonderful first installment and I’m excited to read the next book!
I received a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
November 17, 2018
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January 14, 2019
**Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, which follows:**
When I was approached about reviewing this book, it was pitched as part romance, part fantasy, part paranormal... I should have read between the lines a little more.
After reading the book, I'm still not sure what genre to file it under, and I'm not sure I can say that I enjoyed the book. Granted, I was anticipating a romance novel - which this is most definitely not. *Spoiler alert - the heroine doesn't meet the love interest until around page 250 of a 300-page book.*
This is a debut novel, and I'm sincerely hoping that book 2 is better written and better edited than book 1. The story rambles, with each chapter coming from the POV of a different character, to the point that it's difficult to nail down who the main players are. Add some jarring head-hops into the extensive narrative, and you get a less-than-satisfying storyline.
With that said, I still found myself turning the page, wanting to know what happens next. Book 1 is apparently told in two parts and ends in the middle of a scene (I'm not sure cliffhanger describes how the book ended). I will be returning to this series soon to hopefully finish book 2, or part 2 of book one. I'm not sure how this particular series works.
Another note to potential readers: this book is far from PG. Numerous, disturbing, graphic sexual scenes dot the landscape of this book. The author describes the antagonist as a masochist - he is, in fact, an extreme sadist. Rape, sodomy, and sexual torture feature in his enjoyment. For those that these type of things act as triggers, your best bet is to avoid this series.
This is an interesting story to read, though the author rambles and repeats. Narrative abounds and conversation is somewhat lacking, but the suspense is plentiful, and I'm hoping that book 2 shows the author's growth.
When I was approached about reviewing this book, it was pitched as part romance, part fantasy, part paranormal... I should have read between the lines a little more.
After reading the book, I'm still not sure what genre to file it under, and I'm not sure I can say that I enjoyed the book. Granted, I was anticipating a romance novel - which this is most definitely not. *Spoiler alert - the heroine doesn't meet the love interest until around page 250 of a 300-page book.*
This is a debut novel, and I'm sincerely hoping that book 2 is better written and better edited than book 1. The story rambles, with each chapter coming from the POV of a different character, to the point that it's difficult to nail down who the main players are. Add some jarring head-hops into the extensive narrative, and you get a less-than-satisfying storyline.
With that said, I still found myself turning the page, wanting to know what happens next. Book 1 is apparently told in two parts and ends in the middle of a scene (I'm not sure cliffhanger describes how the book ended). I will be returning to this series soon to hopefully finish book 2, or part 2 of book one. I'm not sure how this particular series works.
Another note to potential readers: this book is far from PG. Numerous, disturbing, graphic sexual scenes dot the landscape of this book. The author describes the antagonist as a masochist - he is, in fact, an extreme sadist. Rape, sodomy, and sexual torture feature in his enjoyment. For those that these type of things act as triggers, your best bet is to avoid this series.
This is an interesting story to read, though the author rambles and repeats. Narrative abounds and conversation is somewhat lacking, but the suspense is plentiful, and I'm hoping that book 2 shows the author's growth.
January 2, 2019
I first want to say I enjoyed the book. Great! Now that’s out of the way: the start of the book was a bit confusing with the jumping around but once I got a little further in the book I felt like I couldn’t put it down (except for me getting bronchitis then the flu pretty much back to back). Anyways I really enjoyed Candy’s character and the fact that we were able to read Rebecca’s journal entry/letter. When I first started the book aside from the confusion I thought it was going to remind me of 50 shades (which I enjoyed lol) though this book didn’t end up being like 50 shades I give it a 3.5 mainly because of the confusion at the start. If you like fantasy and six-fi I definitely recommend this book!
March 2, 2019
Goes down as another off my 2019 Bookworm Bingo Challenge – A book with a tree on the cover.
So this story starts with a bit of a fantasy vibe with a God and Goddesses coming together seemingly to cause a bit of trouble for some unsuspecting people from different realms. You have the Moon Goddess Luna, Mother Earth Em and Sol the Sun God. They meet every few centuries perhaps to play a game because they are bored and wish to be amused. The game this year is to pit a mundane human from the techno-plane against one from the mystica-plane and then choosing the season and realm they will meet on. Luna knows how the others can be cruel so needs to be the one to pick the season and realm so she can keep measure of the rules. Spring on mystica realm in Ky-Portus, where the techno guy is from. Sol picks a guy from techno and Em picks a girl from mystica, Savannah. Let the games begin, even if it does take a little while to get there that is.
We first meet Candy at her father’s funeral along with her step-mom number two Cherry-Ann and her son Todd – who is a little on the creepy side for with how much he clings to his mother’s side. Always there, always watching. The funeral happens to be a fiasco right from the start. Let’s just say that the man of the hour makes a bit of a talking point. It’s at the wake that Candy meets Mark, someone who makes her feel a little uneasy but she doesn’t know why just yet. When you find out more you will understand why she would get those kinds of vibes from him.
Candy is an artist; she likes the clean, white, blank sheet that has possibilities attached to it with what can be drawn. Look forward, never back. A comfort blanket of sorts as it’s something within her control that she can look after. A coping mechanism as no-one ever really looked after her as a child. This is the skill that Mark wants her for by requesting she does a portrait for a historic home renovation. He has a photo of a woman, Rebecca, from around 1874 and thinks it is the perfect choice for her to paint. The money is good and so is the challenge to paint her, but is there more to the deal than meets the eye. For reasons unknown he feels like she might be a threat to him. Could it because of a secret he holds about who, or maybe what, he really is?
Candy might be a bit of a loner but when she clicks with someone you know that there are good vibes flowing. This goes without saying for her new tenant Liam, who is renting the apartment in the carriage house, which her father left her. Doesn’t take long for a friendship to be formed or for him to get her to go out on ghost tours that he guides. Good to find out fun interesting facts about Savannah but not so good to have strange accidents occur. Stones falling from buildings are one thing but a hit and run might just be the start of what is to come. He might have just met her but feels very protect and close to his friend. One lovely thing he does is getting her a kitten for her birthday. Seems this little kitten has a story to tell all of her own – even gets her own POV. Coco is on her ninth life and this time round has a mission to accomplish. Protect Candy at all costs, though that might be easier after they fall into another realm. What have they got themselves into?
Now at times I did feel like there were just too many POV’s going on, with some not really being that relevant to the story at all. I was fine with the God and Goddesses at the beginning as they set the scene for what’s to come. The pirate ghosts made for interesting reading as you are left wondering where they might fit in and how they knew what game might be being played on Candy. I also liked the introduction of Rebecca through her diary, which shows just what certain characters are really like. The thing is you then had POV’s from Candy, Liam, Mark, Joe, Cherry-Ann, Todd, the cat Coco, and then finally Thorne. Joe the good Samaritan wasn’t really needed at all and even Cherry-Ann and Todd could have just been left as characters within either Candy, Liam, Mark, or even Coco’s, POV’s. Cutting it down might have got the story flowing quicker to get to the part where Candy finally meets Thorne – which isn’t until the end of the book. Lot’s of crazy, creepy, disturbing things happen before getting to that point so hold on for the ride.
Candy getting to Thorne though is where the story picks up a bit and gets a little more interesting. She just happens to meet him after being chased by dogs and then falling into another realm, one that happens to be devoid of any colour at all. Leaves on a bit of a cliff hanger with the hint of what might be to come. With cutting everything down though the blurb would make a bit more sense as it talks about Candy and Thorne being together but it takes a while before they meet. Everything might make a bit more sense in part two as it might show how all the characters are needed or not. Questions are left unanswered but it does leave you wanting more to see how the game plays out.
Note: I do think the book should have a trigger warning on it due to abuse, gang rape, incest story line and anxiety featuring high throughout.
I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review.
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So this story starts with a bit of a fantasy vibe with a God and Goddesses coming together seemingly to cause a bit of trouble for some unsuspecting people from different realms. You have the Moon Goddess Luna, Mother Earth Em and Sol the Sun God. They meet every few centuries perhaps to play a game because they are bored and wish to be amused. The game this year is to pit a mundane human from the techno-plane against one from the mystica-plane and then choosing the season and realm they will meet on. Luna knows how the others can be cruel so needs to be the one to pick the season and realm so she can keep measure of the rules. Spring on mystica realm in Ky-Portus, where the techno guy is from. Sol picks a guy from techno and Em picks a girl from mystica, Savannah. Let the games begin, even if it does take a little while to get there that is.
We first meet Candy at her father’s funeral along with her step-mom number two Cherry-Ann and her son Todd – who is a little on the creepy side for with how much he clings to his mother’s side. Always there, always watching. The funeral happens to be a fiasco right from the start. Let’s just say that the man of the hour makes a bit of a talking point. It’s at the wake that Candy meets Mark, someone who makes her feel a little uneasy but she doesn’t know why just yet. When you find out more you will understand why she would get those kinds of vibes from him.
Candy is an artist; she likes the clean, white, blank sheet that has possibilities attached to it with what can be drawn. Look forward, never back. A comfort blanket of sorts as it’s something within her control that she can look after. A coping mechanism as no-one ever really looked after her as a child. This is the skill that Mark wants her for by requesting she does a portrait for a historic home renovation. He has a photo of a woman, Rebecca, from around 1874 and thinks it is the perfect choice for her to paint. The money is good and so is the challenge to paint her, but is there more to the deal than meets the eye. For reasons unknown he feels like she might be a threat to him. Could it because of a secret he holds about who, or maybe what, he really is?
Candy might be a bit of a loner but when she clicks with someone you know that there are good vibes flowing. This goes without saying for her new tenant Liam, who is renting the apartment in the carriage house, which her father left her. Doesn’t take long for a friendship to be formed or for him to get her to go out on ghost tours that he guides. Good to find out fun interesting facts about Savannah but not so good to have strange accidents occur. Stones falling from buildings are one thing but a hit and run might just be the start of what is to come. He might have just met her but feels very protect and close to his friend. One lovely thing he does is getting her a kitten for her birthday. Seems this little kitten has a story to tell all of her own – even gets her own POV. Coco is on her ninth life and this time round has a mission to accomplish. Protect Candy at all costs, though that might be easier after they fall into another realm. What have they got themselves into?
Now at times I did feel like there were just too many POV’s going on, with some not really being that relevant to the story at all. I was fine with the God and Goddesses at the beginning as they set the scene for what’s to come. The pirate ghosts made for interesting reading as you are left wondering where they might fit in and how they knew what game might be being played on Candy. I also liked the introduction of Rebecca through her diary, which shows just what certain characters are really like. The thing is you then had POV’s from Candy, Liam, Mark, Joe, Cherry-Ann, Todd, the cat Coco, and then finally Thorne. Joe the good Samaritan wasn’t really needed at all and even Cherry-Ann and Todd could have just been left as characters within either Candy, Liam, Mark, or even Coco’s, POV’s. Cutting it down might have got the story flowing quicker to get to the part where Candy finally meets Thorne – which isn’t until the end of the book. Lot’s of crazy, creepy, disturbing things happen before getting to that point so hold on for the ride.
Candy getting to Thorne though is where the story picks up a bit and gets a little more interesting. She just happens to meet him after being chased by dogs and then falling into another realm, one that happens to be devoid of any colour at all. Leaves on a bit of a cliff hanger with the hint of what might be to come. With cutting everything down though the blurb would make a bit more sense as it talks about Candy and Thorne being together but it takes a while before they meet. Everything might make a bit more sense in part two as it might show how all the characters are needed or not. Questions are left unanswered but it does leave you wanting more to see how the game plays out.
Note: I do think the book should have a trigger warning on it due to abuse, gang rape, incest story line and anxiety featuring high throughout.
I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest review.
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March 26, 2019
Blood Moon Part 1: Chroma Crossing Chronicles Book 1
Savannah…
Candy wanted to attend SCAD and become a sustainable artist. The someone began hunting her and Candy found herself plummeting through a portal to heaven knew where. It sure wasn’t Savannah anymore.
Widowed Cherry Ann sought wealthy husband number-three and a salacious sex life. What she found was far more dangerous than anticipated.
Todd just wanted his woman to appreciate him and quit effing other men. Neither was in her nature, but when the time was right he kept one card to play Mark Kingsley needed to find his lose ‘possession’. Not a forgiving or patient man he’s stop at nothing to get it back. Absolutely nothing.
Book 2
Throne, the epitome of an alpha male, harbors a past filled with pain and feelings of guilt. This haunts him, as does the unique, troublesome, and beautiful, green-eyes female he found while hunting.
Just when he thinks to have found a woman he could love, an accident robs her of all memory of him. At the same time, Thorne can no longer ignore the growing violence between two of his voyages, and he must intercede. Throne faces a new dilemma-what to do with Candy.
Candy is trying to unscramble her brain after her accident, but the distracting ‘Pheromone-Man’ isn’t helping one bit. During their journey there are times when she is forced to face daunting terrors, and those times Thorne intervenes with strength and gentle caring.
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I wanted to do a duel book review for the first two books in the Chroma Crossing Chronicles series for Blood Moon by S. Yurvati because after reading the first book, I knew I had a lot to say. After reading the second, it was painfully honest in my heart, it was just hard to get the words out.
S. Yurvati sure has a powerful way of description, which was probably my favourite aspect of this book. I did enjoy the secrets behind each corner and getting to know the character's through different sets of eyes but I felt as if it was still lacking a lot as in I couldn't figure out why some characters were even in the book to start with.
I feel as if A LOT happens in this book, even throughout the first couple chapters, I found myself having to read back to see if I missed anything because I was confused. The problem was, I didn’t miss anything. It was hard to wrap my head around the book in the sense that I really couldn’t relate nor pinpoint a genre to this book. I dove into the world of Goodreads to see if I was just missing something but it seemed as if a lot of readers had felt the same.
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Between Liam, Mark, Joe, Candy and Coco, I felt as if there were WAY to many POV’s for me to follow. Even three would have been fine but five was a little outrageous for me to follow. The book did become simpler as it carried on with the story which were the parts of the book I really enjoyed.
Alongside book 1, book 2 had lots of sex scenes that I found very outrageous. With that being said, I did enjoy part 2 much more than part 1 as the writing was much more put together and the story did flow better. I still found myself steering away from reading the book though as it was not what I thought it was going to be. I hope the author can build this series up to a less confusing plot and give us a story where we can relate to the character and give us something to sink our teeth into.
I would recommend this book to those who like a mysterious read with some sexy tension. It may have not been for me but it may be perfect for someone else!
Savannah…
Candy wanted to attend SCAD and become a sustainable artist. The someone began hunting her and Candy found herself plummeting through a portal to heaven knew where. It sure wasn’t Savannah anymore.
Widowed Cherry Ann sought wealthy husband number-three and a salacious sex life. What she found was far more dangerous than anticipated.
Todd just wanted his woman to appreciate him and quit effing other men. Neither was in her nature, but when the time was right he kept one card to play Mark Kingsley needed to find his lose ‘possession’. Not a forgiving or patient man he’s stop at nothing to get it back. Absolutely nothing.
Book 2
Throne, the epitome of an alpha male, harbors a past filled with pain and feelings of guilt. This haunts him, as does the unique, troublesome, and beautiful, green-eyes female he found while hunting.
Just when he thinks to have found a woman he could love, an accident robs her of all memory of him. At the same time, Thorne can no longer ignore the growing violence between two of his voyages, and he must intercede. Throne faces a new dilemma-what to do with Candy.
Candy is trying to unscramble her brain after her accident, but the distracting ‘Pheromone-Man’ isn’t helping one bit. During their journey there are times when she is forced to face daunting terrors, and those times Thorne intervenes with strength and gentle caring.
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I wanted to do a duel book review for the first two books in the Chroma Crossing Chronicles series for Blood Moon by S. Yurvati because after reading the first book, I knew I had a lot to say. After reading the second, it was painfully honest in my heart, it was just hard to get the words out.
S. Yurvati sure has a powerful way of description, which was probably my favourite aspect of this book. I did enjoy the secrets behind each corner and getting to know the character's through different sets of eyes but I felt as if it was still lacking a lot as in I couldn't figure out why some characters were even in the book to start with.
I feel as if A LOT happens in this book, even throughout the first couple chapters, I found myself having to read back to see if I missed anything because I was confused. The problem was, I didn’t miss anything. It was hard to wrap my head around the book in the sense that I really couldn’t relate nor pinpoint a genre to this book. I dove into the world of Goodreads to see if I was just missing something but it seemed as if a lot of readers had felt the same.
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Between Liam, Mark, Joe, Candy and Coco, I felt as if there were WAY to many POV’s for me to follow. Even three would have been fine but five was a little outrageous for me to follow. The book did become simpler as it carried on with the story which were the parts of the book I really enjoyed.
Alongside book 1, book 2 had lots of sex scenes that I found very outrageous. With that being said, I did enjoy part 2 much more than part 1 as the writing was much more put together and the story did flow better. I still found myself steering away from reading the book though as it was not what I thought it was going to be. I hope the author can build this series up to a less confusing plot and give us a story where we can relate to the character and give us something to sink our teeth into.
I would recommend this book to those who like a mysterious read with some sexy tension. It may have not been for me but it may be perfect for someone else!
November 16, 2018
First I want to say thank you to the author for sending me this book to review. I really do appreciate it; however, this has no bearing on my thoughts and opinions in this review.
I really do not know how I feel about this book. I started this review then waited a few days to see if that made any difference, and well I am still on the fence about what I read. So I think its best if I break down my thoughts here. Yes, this is going to look different otherwise it all is very rambly.
The Prologue:
This was a very interesting way to set up the book. However, after reading the book I think it was a set up for the series and it does not make sense with this book alone. But hey I still liked what it set up and makes me want to read on to see where in the series it comes into play.
Cast of Characters:
There is a good size cast of characters and you see chapters from most of their points of view. So are reading from 8 points of view. This sounds worse than what it is. She writes each character very differently so you do not feel lost in these switches.
There were characters that I really liked reading from Candy, Liam, Joe, Thorne and Coco. Coco is Candy’s kitten those chapters are really cute.
I would have been happy to never have read anything from the point of view of Mark Kingsley, Cherry Ann or Todd. I know that these characters are supposed to be unlikeable but they toe a lot of lines, and Mark’s chapters blow those lines to bits and if I am being honest they made me very uncomfortable.
There are some chapters that are not labeled with a character and they start with dead pirates talking to each other about what is going on. I still have not figured this out yet.
The Story:
I enjoyed the first 57 pages of this book and I had no doubts about it to this point. I liked Candy and Liam and I was really interested in where this story was going. Then for the next 200 and some pages, I really did not like the book you see more of the story from Mark/Cherry Ann’s perspectives and I get most of this is probably a set up for them for the rest of the series but I could have done without them. Now, why did I keep reading because this is supposed to be a portal fantasy and I kept thinking that once I get to that point they would no longer matter. It took until page 291 for the fantasy aspect to happen. Did I enjoy the rest of the book once she crossed realms? YES!
I have to say this is the most conflicted I have been about a book in a while. I already have Part 2 so I will begin that book and see if it continues with Candy and Thorn. I know I am not getting rid of Mark that easily but we will have to see how big of a part he plays in the other books. Mark is just one huge warning label, everything he does is just repulsive/abusive/demeaning and so on.
Since I am so conflicted I am giving this book a middle of the road rating the parts I liked I really liked and the parts I didn’t like well I have strong feelings both ways. Its now been days since I finished this book and I am still just so conflicted.
I really do not know how I feel about this book. I started this review then waited a few days to see if that made any difference, and well I am still on the fence about what I read. So I think its best if I break down my thoughts here. Yes, this is going to look different otherwise it all is very rambly.
The Prologue:
This was a very interesting way to set up the book. However, after reading the book I think it was a set up for the series and it does not make sense with this book alone. But hey I still liked what it set up and makes me want to read on to see where in the series it comes into play.
Cast of Characters:
There is a good size cast of characters and you see chapters from most of their points of view. So are reading from 8 points of view. This sounds worse than what it is. She writes each character very differently so you do not feel lost in these switches.
There were characters that I really liked reading from Candy, Liam, Joe, Thorne and Coco. Coco is Candy’s kitten those chapters are really cute.
I would have been happy to never have read anything from the point of view of Mark Kingsley, Cherry Ann or Todd. I know that these characters are supposed to be unlikeable but they toe a lot of lines, and Mark’s chapters blow those lines to bits and if I am being honest they made me very uncomfortable.
There are some chapters that are not labeled with a character and they start with dead pirates talking to each other about what is going on. I still have not figured this out yet.
The Story:
I enjoyed the first 57 pages of this book and I had no doubts about it to this point. I liked Candy and Liam and I was really interested in where this story was going. Then for the next 200 and some pages, I really did not like the book you see more of the story from Mark/Cherry Ann’s perspectives and I get most of this is probably a set up for them for the rest of the series but I could have done without them. Now, why did I keep reading because this is supposed to be a portal fantasy and I kept thinking that once I get to that point they would no longer matter. It took until page 291 for the fantasy aspect to happen. Did I enjoy the rest of the book once she crossed realms? YES!
I have to say this is the most conflicted I have been about a book in a while. I already have Part 2 so I will begin that book and see if it continues with Candy and Thorn. I know I am not getting rid of Mark that easily but we will have to see how big of a part he plays in the other books. Mark is just one huge warning label, everything he does is just repulsive/abusive/demeaning and so on.
Since I am so conflicted I am giving this book a middle of the road rating the parts I liked I really liked and the parts I didn’t like well I have strong feelings both ways. Its now been days since I finished this book and I am still just so conflicted.
August 22, 2018
First off I want to say I LOVE this book being set in Savannah. I use to live in Savannah so it almost felt like I was walking around with characters. I like where this book is going.... I will say DO NOT start reading this book unless you are going to jump straight into part 2. This is exactly what it says: Blood Moon Part ONE! In this part of the series we get very well acquainted with the characters but dont even hit what is suggested on the back cover or in prologue unil the last 60 pages. Talk about a cliff hanger... Some of the content in this book actually gets quite graphic. ADULT ONLY that is for sure. Going to leave my review here for now until I read Blood Moon Part 2, which is on its way. I'm excited to see where this story goes and will have a better update at a later time =)
May 26, 2019
I could see where the author wanted to take this book, unfortunately for me I did not like the subplot and some of the character decisions made. Sadly this wasn't the right book for me
June 26, 2019
I'm sad to say that I didn't enjoy this book. I got this book from publicist, for an exchange for an honest review. I didn't like any of the characters. The romance wasn't for me.
March 11, 2019
Blood Moon, the first book in the Chroma Crossing Chronicles, is broken up into two parts. The first part details Candy’s time in Georgia prior to her accidentally crossing through a portal to a strange beige world where she meets the hero, Thorne. Flitting from character view to character view almost every chapter left the story feeling disjointed, preventing any real connection with the characters who came across as caricatures more often than not. I did not care for Candy Cane. Maybe the goal for Candy’s character was to write a sweet, innocent artist that has beauty inside and out. I can overlook her apparent preference for fake swear words and horrible nicknames (i.e. pheromone man), but Candy’s juvenile language and actions was a complete turn off and source of major irritation. The story manages to move forward, albeit with a painfully slow pace, and we learn that virtually everyone around Candy is a major creep and engaged in a variety of practices ranging from questionable to just plain wrong. The slow pace does the book no favors and honestly, the first part felt unnecessary to the story as a whole.
I feel compelled to give prospective readers a heads up about “problematic content.” Now, I’ve read my fair share of macabre content across genres ranging from nonfiction to dark romance/erotica; I am far from sheltered and yet I was disgusted by the end of part two. In the author’s note at the end of part one, Yurvati informs readers that the series “includes dialogue regarding sexuality and societal topics… The topics herein do not mean I condone these actions or beliefs. Some of the contents reflect very real occurrences – people are imperfect, the truth is often stranger and far darker than fiction.” Despite this author’s note, frankly, the inclusion of topics like incest and child rape is wholly unnecessary for this book. The topics/situations did nothing to further the storyline or add depth to characters and, if anything, was only used as a gross/shock factor.
I think if this story was condensed into one 400 page book, rather than spread out over several books, I would be more likely to enjoy the story in the way I attempt to enjoy Young Adult. The concept of the book/series is intriguing, and yet the execution was completely off the mark for this reader. Ultimately, other readers may enjoy this more but I won’t be continuing further with the series. I think this story may be for readers of dark, young adult books with a high tolerance for explicit sex scenes.
**I received a review copy for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
I feel compelled to give prospective readers a heads up about “problematic content.” Now, I’ve read my fair share of macabre content across genres ranging from nonfiction to dark romance/erotica; I am far from sheltered and yet I was disgusted by the end of part two. In the author’s note at the end of part one, Yurvati informs readers that the series “includes dialogue regarding sexuality and societal topics… The topics herein do not mean I condone these actions or beliefs. Some of the contents reflect very real occurrences – people are imperfect, the truth is often stranger and far darker than fiction.” Despite this author’s note, frankly, the inclusion of topics like incest and child rape is wholly unnecessary for this book. The topics/situations did nothing to further the storyline or add depth to characters and, if anything, was only used as a gross/shock factor.
I think if this story was condensed into one 400 page book, rather than spread out over several books, I would be more likely to enjoy the story in the way I attempt to enjoy Young Adult. The concept of the book/series is intriguing, and yet the execution was completely off the mark for this reader. Ultimately, other readers may enjoy this more but I won’t be continuing further with the series. I think this story may be for readers of dark, young adult books with a high tolerance for explicit sex scenes.
**I received a review copy for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
September 29, 2016
this is a need to read story ,love, sex,romance , murder ,suspense to see what happens next ,evil forces ,magic ,different domains i would definetly recommend
October 1, 2018
I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Will Candy be able to live as she wants now that her father has passed?
Blood Moon Part 1 by S. Yurvati was a good book. I didn’t realize that it was what kind of book this was when I was reading the plot summary. However, the characters in the book seem so real, and I felt like I was with them going through this crazy adventure. Mrs. Yurvati has a way with her words.
What I like about the book:
I have to say the part I enjoyed most about this book was the prologue of it and how these three immortal beings were having a meeting here on Earth is so funny.
That Candy Cane is a pretty hilarious character even though her name is not a good fit for her. I mean what were her parents thinking.
Liam seems like a good friend for Candy. He helps her with things that she isn't able to do.
Is that Candy is accident prone.
What I didn’t like about the book:
I didn’t like the sex scenes in the book. Okay, so this right here is a big thing for me. I know that some of the other books that I have read has some sex in them but not quite like the way the author has written these.
Another thing is the relationship between Cherry Ann and her son Todd. It seems a bit weird to me.
The whole character of Mark Kingsley is a weird guy that was all nice and flirty and then all of a sudden; he turned an odd eye when he caught her with her feet out of her shoes. He gives me the creeps.
Three Stars
Blood Moon Part 1 by S. Yurvati is a pretty intense book. This book is not a book for the younger audience of readers. I am giving this book three stars because of some of the things that happen in the book and other stuff like that. It isn't the writing but the subject matter that turned me off.
Blood Moon Part 2
I tried to read Blood Moon Part 2, and I couldn’t get past the first four chapters without turning into a tomato. It has very explicit sex scenes, and it had things and events that I usually don’t read. It’s because of that that I am sadly not going to be able to finish this book. I just wanted to repeat that it isn't the writing it's just the subject matter that I can't get passed. If you like erotic stories, you may like this one.
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Blood Moon Part 1 by S. Yurvati was a good book. I didn’t realize that it was what kind of book this was when I was reading the plot summary. However, the characters in the book seem so real, and I felt like I was with them going through this crazy adventure. Mrs. Yurvati has a way with her words.
What I like about the book:
I have to say the part I enjoyed most about this book was the prologue of it and how these three immortal beings were having a meeting here on Earth is so funny.
That Candy Cane is a pretty hilarious character even though her name is not a good fit for her. I mean what were her parents thinking.
Liam seems like a good friend for Candy. He helps her with things that she isn't able to do.
Is that Candy is accident prone.
What I didn’t like about the book:
I didn’t like the sex scenes in the book. Okay, so this right here is a big thing for me. I know that some of the other books that I have read has some sex in them but not quite like the way the author has written these.
Another thing is the relationship between Cherry Ann and her son Todd. It seems a bit weird to me.
The whole character of Mark Kingsley is a weird guy that was all nice and flirty and then all of a sudden; he turned an odd eye when he caught her with her feet out of her shoes. He gives me the creeps.
Three Stars
Blood Moon Part 1 by S. Yurvati is a pretty intense book. This book is not a book for the younger audience of readers. I am giving this book three stars because of some of the things that happen in the book and other stuff like that. It isn't the writing but the subject matter that turned me off.
Blood Moon Part 2
I tried to read Blood Moon Part 2, and I couldn’t get past the first four chapters without turning into a tomato. It has very explicit sex scenes, and it had things and events that I usually don’t read. It’s because of that that I am sadly not going to be able to finish this book. I just wanted to repeat that it isn't the writing it's just the subject matter that I can't get passed. If you like erotic stories, you may like this one.
Anyways until the next time enjoy this review brought to you by
This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove
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