Moon Called by Patricia BriggsMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
So why didn't I like this book ? There were a lot of characters. This is common in many of the books I read, especially apocalyptic novels, which often jump around from person to person. I've become accustomed to slowly reading the intros to characters and rereading them. It wasn't lacking in detail. The scenes the author described were easy to visualize. (There was a fair amount of unnecessary details.). There weren't any major plot holes... But I struggled to wade through it. I made it to page 191. I can no longer ignore my tall stack of library books, which look much more promising...
I wasn't able to relate to any of the characters. Other than Mac, I didn't feel an emotional attachment to any of them. Mercy, the main character, is our heroine. Although she doesn't have children, I perceived her as a soccer mom type driving around her van while babysitting all the other paranormals. She is constantly playing referee, keeping peace amongst the various factions. I am not saying that soccer moms are not heroine material, I just found Mercy's role tiresome to read about.
Although the general public is not aware of all the supernatural groups, they are aware of the existence of the Fae. There is a brief explanation about how this transpires. This detail is similar to the Sookie Stackhouse novels, Club Dead, where everyone is aware there are vampires. This was easier for me to swallow in the Sookie series, possibly because those stories are written with some humor. Moon Called is very somber...
The story was just dull. I can't explain it. Maybe its the writing style. I think if I were to read this book out loud it would be in a monotone. That is how it reads in my head. :( I see most people have given this book favorable reviews, so maybe I am missing something, but I will not continue reading the series. I just didn't care for it much. As far as werewolf books go, I preferred Bitten by Kelley Armstrong.
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