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Review of Master of the Moon (Mageverse, Book 3)
- Unknown to the citizens of her small town, policewoman Diana London is a shape-shifting werewolf on the track of a killer vampiress. Through erotic dreams, she is drawn to Llyr, king of the faeries. But despite sparks, Llyr is a complication in her life. Until the vampiress at large finds an ally, Diana and Llyr have no one to turn to but each other.
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- Posted on 2008-06-15
A couple of good parts made this book ok, but on balance, I can't recommend it.
Nothing grabbed me. Nothing surprised or delighted me. This was a role reversal story. Llyr and his evil brother Ansgar rule two fairy kingdoms. Ansgar has been attempting to assassinate Llyr for 400 years. He killed Llyr's wives, children and others during that time. Llyr doesn't fight back because he's trying to play by the rules set by his father. Ansgar is not playing by the rules and nearly wins. Llyr should have fought fire with fire somehow. I felt he was too much of the helpless victim, not protecting himself or his people as he should have.
Diana is a human who shifts into werewolf form and has enough power to fight fairies, vampires, etc. Ansgar sends a vampire to kill Llyr. Ansgar also causes Llyr to lose his magic powers. Diana protects Llyr and fights the vampire for him. She plays the alpha female, which was an enjoyable part of the story.
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I found it unsettling that Ansgar could be so much more powerful than Llyr. They were brothers. He took away Llyr's powers and later Diana's. Llyr seemed a little too wimpy, helpless and victimized. When Diana was kidnapped by Ansgar, she too became a helpless victim. Yes, I've enjoyed other books with evil powerful people, but this didn't work as well for me. I'm having a hard time explaining why. Throughout the story I felt like "Oh, no, another bad thing is happening to them. Nothing good ever happens, even some of the local townspeople are causing difficulties for Diana in her job."
My favorite part was at the end, page 298. An enemy guard was threatening Llyr. Diana said "Lay one hand on His Majesty, and I'll rip the offending body part off and shove it up your a__." Llyr said to Diana "Would you like help with that?" Diana said "Yeah, actually. Hey, here's a thought. Let's kill `em all. I'll eat the evidence."
Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: twelve. Setting: 2005 small S. Carolina town, plus some back story from 401 AD in the fairy kingdom. Copyright: 2005. Genre: paranormal romance.
As of 6/15/08, I have read 3 stories by Angela Knight, as follows.
5 stars. Dragon Dance (in the book "Beyond The Dark"). Copyright 2007. My review posted 1/1/08.
3.5 stars. Jane's Warlord. Copyright 2004. My review posted 4/3/07.
2 stars. Master of the Moon. Copyright 2005. My review posted 6/15/08.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2008-03-16
s'OK
The book was OK good. I am a fan of Ms Knights books. A little more follow through. The female lead was supposed to be magic resistant (But Llyr bound her with magic chains?), and strong enough to take care of herself and protect humans from Magekind (did not seem so). She is a 7 foot werewolf but as happens too often in romance novels, they are not consistent with the female lead. You can be strong and not be bitchy. And enough bondage already scenes already.
Score: 3
- Posted on 2007-05-16
Master's Books by Angela Knight
I am sold on Angela Knight's books. I'll buy anything with her name on it since I've never been disappointed by anything she's written( I've read most of them); she's great!
Score: 5
- Posted on 2006-12-09
Better than the first book - 3.5 stars
Continuing on from MASTER OF THE NIGHT, Angela Knight gives us a better understanding of the Sidhe way of life by featuring their King of Cachamwri, Llyr Gallatyn. This novel starts a week after Arthur and Llyr takes on the evil Geirolf who, although was defeated, left a legacy of evil in the form of thousands of bad vampires who are now scattered all over the world. Now it is up to Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and the Sidhe people to rid our Earth of them.
In the small town of Verdaville, South Caroline, Diana London lives a regular as the city manager. Unbeknownst to the townspeople, Diana is descended from the Dire Kind - a werewolf breed made by Merlin as insurance in case the Magus or Sidhe turn bad. Diana doesn't mind being a shape-shifter. Unless she's on her Burning Moon - the time of the year when her physical needs must be sated. So along with her hunt for the vampire wreaking havoc in her town, she must also deal with the Burning Moon. Fortunately for her, Merlin's magic is only too happy to find the man for her.
For 1600 hundred years, Llyr Galatyn has been King of the Faeries. Along with the burden of caring for his people is the search to provide them with a queen. And having lost four wives due to his evil brother's greed, Llyr needs someone strong and able to defend herself. Is the shape-shifter who takes delight in driving him mad the queen he's been searching for? And how can he finally put an end to his brother's evil machinations?
MASTER OF THE MOON is certainly an improvement from the first book. While the romance still leaves a lot to be desired, there is plenty of humor that kept me entertained. The action scenes are quite good and the sex definitely sizzles and is an obvious trademark in Knight's books. All her books should come with a warning to those who like their romance books on the gentle side. If you want a fast-paced, witty and sizzling story, and don't mind if the romance is on the weak side, then you will enjoy this book.
Score: 3 - Posted on 2006-08-20
Master of the Moon
Diana London is not what she seems. She works for the city of Verdaville, SC and she's a werewolf. A werewolf on the hunt for a serial killer that also happens to be an evil vampire sorceress.
In order to stop the vampire's killing rampage, Diana finds herself working with none other than the King of the Fairies, Llyr Galatyn. The same Llyr that has recently been the star of Diana's erotic dreams...
I love the Mageverse series! With vampires, werewolves, and fairies, what's not to love? I am especially hot for Llyr. He is seriously sexy and really knows how to burn up the sheets!
Although Master of the Moon is part of the Mageverse series, it can be read as a stand alone. But with such terrific characters and world building, why wouldn't you want to read every book in this series? And I really enjoyed Master of the Moon! With a hard won fight between good and evil and an erotically charged romance, Angela Knight's Master of the Moon is a delicious read!
Annmarie
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
Score: 5