Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight)’s Year in Books

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2016

44,592

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166

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Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight)

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Average book length in 2016

268

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Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight)’s average rating for 2016

3.8

Highest Rated on Goodreads

4.56 average

Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight)’s first review of the year

really liked it

4 Stars

Full Review:
I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this book when I started since I don't tend to like books about angel wars (technically they're nephilim, but close enough) as many of them seem to be broad in scope and plot-focused. But the cover of this one drew me in, and, lucky for me, it stayed nicely focused on the personal motivations, goals, lives, and feelings of the main characters and turned out to be a great book!

The main character, 4 Stars

Full Review:
I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this book when I started since I don't tend to like books about angel wars (technically they're nephilim, but close enough) as many of them seem to be broad in scope and plot-focused. But the cover of this one drew me in, and, lucky for me, it stayed nicely focused on the personal motivations, goals, lives, and feelings of the main characters and turned out to be a great book!

The main character, Leia, had a unique voice that I had fun reading. She was flawed and very rough around the edges from her years growing up in and out of fosters homes. She also drank underage, smoked weed, had been addicted to harder drugs in the past, used sex for nothing more than stress release, and had quite a penchant for breaking glassware when upset. So she wasn't a character for the faint of heart, but by no means was she a bad person for those or any other reasons. I never found her unlikeable, and she even had me cracking up at times with her bluntness and enthusiasm. Plus she had her priorities straight. And even though she was willing to sacrifice quite a bit by the end, she also never came off as as martyr the way characters often do in those types of situations.

She wasn't the only likeable character though. Her Uncle Frank was just as gruff and has clearly made mistakes in his life, but I loved him for his secret soft, gooey center. I also found Lucas interesting and would love to get to know more about him. (Even though there was no actual romance in the book---sex, but no romance---I'd be so down for Lucas becoming the love interest! It seems like it would be fitting for Leia's character to date a demon. Plus, a nephilim-demon relationship has fun potential. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens!)

As for the plot, there was a good amount of what I guess could be called subplots, but they all tied into the story in a big enough way that it kept things moving nicely rather than getting episodic or confusing.

Overall the book was kind of Supernatural (TV show) -esque with family members hunting down demons and other nasty creatures, a veritable incoming apocalypse, deals with crossroads demons, plenty of blood and death, etc., but it had it's own unique characters and plot, making it a completely different, and enjoyable, story that I look forward to continuing!

Recommended For:
Fans of darker urban fantasy, especially those who like angels/nephilim and demons, and readers who like their characters flawed and rough around the edges.

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KIT (METAPHORS AND MOONLIGHT)’S 2016 BOOKS

really liked it

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

it was amazing

Real Vampires Don't Sparkle by Amy Fecteau

Real Vampires Do It in the Dark by Amy Fecteau

Six Feet Under and Rising by Chris Roberson

it was amazing

it was amazing

it was amazing

The Other Side of Gravity by Shelly Crane

it was amazing

it was amazing

really liked it

Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg

No One Dies in the Garden of Syn by Michael Seidelman

Welcome to Deadland by Zachary Tyler Linville

really liked it

really liked it

it was amazing

Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight)’s last review of the year

really liked it

4 Stars

Review:
I think the most interesting thing for me about this book was how it had this really cool parallel with the first book. It was a very similar situation, but the opposite, and it brought an interesting perspective and more insight into a character whose POV we've never actually gotten. *SPOILER* (view spoiler) 4 Stars

Review:
I think the most interesting thing for me about this book was how it had this really cool parallel with the first book. It was a very similar situation, but the opposite, and it brought an interesting perspective and more insight into a character whose POV we've never actually gotten. *SPOILER* (view spoiler) *END SPOILER* It gave the reader a bit of an idea for what Corvus must've gone through when he'd first met Jehenne, why he was so emotional and erratic and sometimes seemingly cruel.

The characters were mostly great again too. I've become more attached to Jehenne, Corvus, Cain, Rodney, and even Ines now that I'm three books in. And the relationships among them, especially the family relationships, were nice to read about too, often complicated but still touching at times. Even Ines with all her sociopathic tendencies grew on me. And Jehenne herself became pretty damn badass. That scene when she sat on the throne was especially awesome, as was the one when she made a deal with Dis Pater. I was glad she seemed to be a lot more mature and smart this time---she's really grown. As for Corvus, he was interesting in a whole new way because we got to see a different side of him, the person he used to be, much more cruel and dangerous. Oh, and I loved how, when Kai started wearing Jehenne's clothes and nail polish and makeup, not a single one of the characters tried to stop him or force their gender stereotypes on him.

The fact that yet another man was in love with Jehenne, however, was unnecessary and forced since it was just instalove. I wouldn't have minded if the love had been believable, but it just wasn't. Thankfully it was just kind of a side thing at least.

The plot in this one though really had a lot going on, more than the other books, but in a good way, what with a trip to Tartarus, battling Dis Pater, everything going on with Corvus and Jehenne's relationship with him, and the father of all vampires showing up. It made for a lot of tension and stress among the characters, which combined with the touching aspects, gave the book some emotion too.

So overall, this was another great addition to the series with lots of great tension and action, characters who showed growth, passionate romance, and sweet family relationships!

Recommended For:
Fans of Books 1 and 2 in Emma V. Leech's The French Vampire Legend Series. Anyone who likes vampires, witches, emotional characters, romance, unusual but sweet family relationships, and tension-filled plots.

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Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight) read 166 out of 100 books.

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