Blood Moon (Blood Chronicles, 1)
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller and book one of The Blood Chronicles
Mirabella Owens grew up with legends of wolves that traveled to her midwestern town to protect humans from vampires. Of a werewolf that fell in love with one of the undead, unraveling a blood-soaked history. But Mira stopped believing in those fairy tales years ago. She stopped believing in a lot of things after her mom left without a trace when she was only thirteen.
As Mira begins her freshman year at Lakeland University, she’s ready to leave the past behind her. Only the past isn’t finished with her yet. Strange animal attacks are occurring around campus, reopening cold cases tied to her mother’s disappearance. And the only person who seems to know anything is Julian Santos, the boy who is hell-bent on getting Mira to leave campus for reasons she can’t begin to understand. But Mira refuses to let him keep his secrets, not when the truth is the difference between life and death.
Mira will have to accept that there is much more to the old town myths, and her growing feelings for Julian, than she ever could have anticipated. And as the Blood Moon rises, she will come to know a world that will shatter her past and change her future.
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Community Reviews
While this novel wasn’t bad, it was derivative. It was obviously inspired by Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, it was marketed that way, and it would appeal to individuals who love them. The problem is that this book lacked originality. Some quotes were nearly identical to Twilight quotes. The concept of “The Originals” was taken from TVD. I understand that tropes and storylines can be similar and works are always inspired by other works, but sometimes, inspiration can go too far. This book did slightly read like a Twilight fanfic. What I did appreciate was the BIPOC representation. Obviously, the romantasy space is white dominated. So it was refreshing to have an FMC that isn’t white. The first 200 pages were a little slow but the story picked up in the final quarter. I’ll definitely continue with book 2, and hope this story can be expanded upon in an original way.
