Blood Moon (Blood Moon, Book 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Dawn Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2007

Start of a stunning new series!

THEIR DARK CURSE Jon Hyde-White was changed. Neither his horse nor his dog trusted him any longer, and with good cause; the transformation was almost complete. Soon he would cease to be an earl's second son and become a ravening monster. Already lust grew, begging him to drink, to devour, to swallow in great gulps hot blood from every opalescent neck--and the blood of his fiancée, Cassandra Thorpe, would be sweetest of all. Was that not why they were chosen? Was that not why the blasphemous creature Sebastian burst upon them from the London shadows? But Sebastian's evil task remained incomplete, and neither Jon not Cassandra was beyond hope. Still she smelled of meadowsweet and lilies, and he still believed in Heaven. One chance remained--in faraway Moldovia, in a secret brotherhood, in an ancient ritual and the power of love and the...BLOOD MOON

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 357 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell (March 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505526808
• ISBN-13: 978-0505526809
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #765,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Historical/Paranormal Author for Dorchester Books - The Ravencliff Bride (2005 RIO Award Winner), The Waterlord & The Falcon's Bride. Highland Press - Blue Moon Magic and Blue Moon Enchantment. Historical Fiction - Odin's Daughter (2005 RIO Award Winner) & Children of the Wind.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, poorly done, April 28, 2008

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Stephanie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Moon (Blood Moon, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Regency couple cursed with vampirism journeys to mysterious land to find a cure - what a great plot! And what horrible execution. I've seldom come across such one-dimensional characters. The husband, John, is so bland he might as well be named "Upright Moral Hero." The wife, Cassandra, is so stupid that, although she's perfectly aware of how much danger they're in, she makes a habit of keeping vital information from her husband to prevent him from worrying. I never felt like these characters even knew each other that well, let alone were passionately in love.

As far as the writing goes, I have never wanted so much for an author to have picked up a thesaurus. Constant mentions of "lady-wife" and "tiny hands" are irritating enough (just how tiny can this grown woman's hands be, anyway?) but the worst offense is the word "frock." Here's a little example of how bad it gets:

"She had changed her soiled frock and torn petticoat, choosing a white sprigged muslin morning dress sprinkled with dainty roses from among her frocks he had repurchased at the open market, and was tugging it into place. How lovely she was in that frock."

And that's just half of one paragraph. This is constant, throughout the book, the same words repeated over and over. It's tough to get through. Although the worst part for me is the scene in which Cassandra transforms into an animal and her husband muses that he finds her even more sexy that way. Um, ew. (By the way, this is not a spoiler; they change into animals in the first chapter.)

If you're looking for a vampire romance with multidimensional characters and sparkling writing, check out Kresley Cole's hot, funny "Immortals After Dark" series or Nora Roberts's incomparable Circle trilogy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BORING, March 24, 2008

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Fiona "Reader" (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Blood Moon (Blood Moon, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Very slow read. Made me long for better Vampire books like Anne Rices' series. It lacked intimacy and believability. The story unfolded slowly with a build to nothing very climactic. I bought but don't know if I will read the sequels. Disappointing.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Starts in the middle., February 18, 2007

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This review is from: Blood Moon (Blood Moon, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

All of Jon Hyde-White's hopes and dreams were shattered when he and the woman he loves became infected with vampirism. Once, he dreamed of being a holy man, now the church considers him unholy, despite the fact that unlike the conventional vampire, he can freely enter consecrated ground. Because for both him and for Cassandra, his lady love, life is unbearable, they decide to follow a wise man's offer of hope, that in Moldavia there might be a cure. Neither is a full vampire, merely infected, so perhaps there is a chance. Yet, when they reach foreign soil, all the couple finds is that they are caught between evil vampires and vampire hunters. Their sole ally is a centuries old gypsy vampire who does know of a way to change them so that evil is not predominant. They just have to survive and stay out of the hands of their maker long enough to try the method.

**** Though this is a first book in a trilogy, the opening pages felt as if you were entering the story some time after the beginning. That aside, Ms. Thompson has reinvented vampirism in a most imaginative way. The idea that there are differnet levels of the infection, as it is called here, is intriguing, as is the notion that a rite could allow vampires who are not totally gone over to evil to adapt to society better. ****

Reviewed by Dr. Phil Rhyne for Huntress Reviews.