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When the moon is full, April 9, 2005
HUNTER'S MOON is a chilling adventure about werewolves, hunters,
and deadly passions. Leigh Taylor was once a starry-eyed kindergarten
teacher who loved life and all that it promised. That was
before her family and her fiancé were brutally murdered by a pack
of hungry wolves or were they more than wolves?
Now, Leigh is a trained hunter, a role that is tailor-made for her;
she has a vendetta against a white wolf with penetrating eyes, eyes
she has seen before. Leigh's hatred for monsters rules her life, she
lives only for the hunt and werewolves are her dominant prey. Love
is something she no longer recognizes, she buried that emotion years
ago. When Leigh is summoned to a small town in Wisconsin, where
werewolves are being killed and eaten, she comes face to face with
her past and quite possibly her future.
Damien Fitzgerald, a drifter with a questionable past, has an
intoxicating pull on Leigh. But something is not right with Damien,
there is a bewildering aura surrounding him. Although Leigh feels
the attraction, he frightens her. Every moment with him brings
forth vaguely familiar, but dangerous urges. Leigh must remain
focused, she can ill afford to get careless as she begins a dance
with death. Especially when she knows her enemy is watching from the
forest.
HUNTER'S MOON is Lori Handeland's second book in a series
surrounding the legend of werewolves. The story is craftily
written, with fascinating characters, spine-tingling suspense, a
kick-butt heroine and a simmering romance. The suspense that captures
readers in HUNTER'S MOON makes Dark Moon, the next saga, eagerly
anticipated. As Ms. Handland's writing gains recognition, her name
is being spoken in circles with the likes of Christine Feehan and
Maggie Shane. (RAW Rating: 3.5)
Reviewed by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hunter's Moon, February 4, 2005
Impelled by a tragic past, Leigh Tyler has become one of the finest Juger - Suchers on the planet, and due to this capability, when Jessie (Blue Moon) needs training, Edward summons Leigh to be her guide. The teacher may have a bit to learn from her student though. After all, Jessie and her lover, Will, just killed the wolf god. Now these three, and the enigmatic Damien must join together to stop the Wendigo, the ultimate lycanthrope. Making it all the more dangerous is this villain's unholy desire for Leigh herself, a passion that will force her to go to confront the deepest darkness; either to be consumed or triumph.
**** This book and its predecessor have all the hallmarks of an upcoming classic series; focus is sharpley maintained, the heroes are flawed and compelling, the tension level taut, yet lightened with wit. Be sure and add both Hunter's Moon and Blue Moon to your keeper shelf- and make room for Dark Moon, the third book coming soon. ****
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not As Good as the First, June 16, 2005
In this story we meet Leigh, hard bitten survivor of a werewolf attack perpetrated by the man she had an affir with, which killed her fiance and her family two years ago.
She's the opposite of most of Ms. Handeland's heroines; short, flat chested, but just as egotisitcal (a little refreshing to be honest after years of simpering beauty queens who think they'e ugly).
Just as in the first our heroine meets a yummy half naked man in the woods one night after chasing after a werewolf in Crow Valley, WI.
He is Damien Fitzgerald, mysterious drifter/bartender with a silver ring and a gun behind his toilet with a single silver bullet. By contrast he hs all the ear markings of a werewolf, always showing up just after she meeets brown werwolf who's portecting her, killing other werewolves.
Leigh obsteively has been called to Crow Valley to train last book's heroine Jessie McQuade and Jessie's boyfriend Will Cadotte. It's a little strange how much of a part these two characters play so there aren't as many secondary characters to rely on as red herrings. It drives character development but the plot gets a little saggy in the middle as a result.
Through much talk and a ton of confusing dialogue (it's really hard to keep track of who's talking) we find out that a Super Werewolf is coming. with a special ceremony on some moon the almost impossible to kill wolf shall be reborn (folloing an Ojibwe legend). Um, hello, a new plot, please?
This one is a serial killer cannibal who was cursed to b a werewolf because of his appetites. He is Hector, Leigh's one time infedlity. To become a semi-super werewolf he promised the Ojibwe dark ones a sacrifice-her family.
Now he needs to find Liegh-- his mate, and have sex with her on the night of the Hunter's Moon to become the biggest badass werewolf- impervious to death about as much as the werewolf God.which, you giuessed it, means he's really easy to kill but our heroes will not figure it out until the last minute.
We have the same "is her man a werewolf? Is he not?" And Damien is just nowehere near as charming as Will, but he is funny. I actually preferred him because he does not magically appear naked from the woods, he comes running out of them at full tilt sweaty and disheveled.
Suprirses of surprises as the plot developes we see Leigh making really stupid rookie mistkes that betray her hard-bitten description, just as Jessie did at the end of the last book. Seems Ms. handeland can't back away totally from the helpless female idea of romance novels.
We also find out Hector the supreme werewolf is hiding in town, he could be anyone. When you look back on it you realize only one secondary character had lines. Wait a minute, he didn't! Not a single secondary caracter did in this book. He just had the most description.
Sensual, well paced, but lacking in the genius twists and turns of the previous novel. But it is a series and you must read this one to understand the coming one, and it is nice to see Will and Jessie are just as in love as ever.
It's still much better than most paranormal faire, but I'm a little disappointed in ths after reading the first. The third has promise so I'm definitely holding out.
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