A review by tani
Tainted Moonlight by Erin Kelly
3.0
I bought a copy of this from the author during Genericon in March, so I'm glad I was able to pick it up relatively quickly. I do love urban fantasy, and werewolves are my favorites, so I thought I would give this a shot.
Over all, I had a good experience with this book. I really liked the concept of the book. I always enjoy seeing how authors will deal of the challenges of having supernatural creatures out in the open. In this case, by having exactly the kinds of rules and regulations that would probably be implemented in real life. I liked that the book opens with Korban doing his damnedest to just get a job, and that the difficulties of being integrated into society as a werewolf are highlighted throughout the book.
I also enjoyed the characters quite a bit. Korban is a good dude, and his friends, RJ and Alex, make for some fun interactions. I didn't mind the romance either, and I think that the author did a good job treading the line between attraction and real-life obligations, which I appreciate.
On the down side, there are definitely some grammatical issues here. The majority of the novel is written in past tense, but it slips into present tense intermittently. Also, there's an issue with commas throughout the book, as the author is apparently unaware of the vocative case. (Thank you, Google, for helping me figure out what that's called.) The latter is distracting, but not the end of the world. The former is really hard to ignore. I hope that both are corrected in the second book.
Regardless of grammar issues, I did enjoy the book, and I hope to read more by the author soon.
Over all, I had a good experience with this book. I really liked the concept of the book. I always enjoy seeing how authors will deal of the challenges of having supernatural creatures out in the open. In this case, by having exactly the kinds of rules and regulations that would probably be implemented in real life. I liked that the book opens with Korban doing his damnedest to just get a job, and that the difficulties of being integrated into society as a werewolf are highlighted throughout the book.
I also enjoyed the characters quite a bit. Korban is a good dude, and his friends, RJ and Alex, make for some fun interactions. I didn't mind the romance either, and I think that the author did a good job treading the line between attraction and real-life obligations, which I appreciate.
On the down side, there are definitely some grammatical issues here. The majority of the novel is written in past tense, but it slips into present tense intermittently. Also, there's an issue with commas throughout the book, as the author is apparently unaware of the vocative case. (Thank you, Google, for helping me figure out what that's called.) The latter is distracting, but not the end of the world. The former is really hard to ignore. I hope that both are corrected in the second book.
Regardless of grammar issues, I did enjoy the book, and I hope to read more by the author soon.