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Moon-Swell (2000)

by Erin Irvin(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Romance

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The Lone March Series

review 1: MOON-SWELL is the latest (November 2012 release) storyline in the Lone March series and with it comes some major revelations. We follow March as she travels between pack den and the Harper household but her feelings become conflicted when she believes everyone is hiding secrets-and they are. Not knowing what the future holds, she is fully aware that the pack is preparing to go to war to protect the only remaining female werewolf. There is a feud between the species, and the wolves are at the center of it all.March’s relationship with both Ethyn and Greyson will hit some rough patches as she learns to deal with her wolf hormone-induced aggression. Her friends will eventually turn their backs on March and, Greyson’s decision to leave will force March to take another ... morelook at the damage she has inflicted, but it won’t take long before the young shifter finds another target for her affections and finally gives in to her hormonal drives. But this new target is more than just human and his involvement with March will bring out another side that can only be explained by the very people keeping her true heritage under wraps. Although the sexual encounter was not graphic in content, there was a sexual encounter-none the less.March’s relationship with Avery will continue to be uncomfortable for me. Avery reveals his feelings for March --that of a father to a daughter, but with that realization, March is once again conflicted with her own emotions towards the man who has sworn to protect her from the others and in most cases, from herself.March in many ways is your typical rebellious teen but with the added difficulty of being a shape-shifter and the only female were-wolf in existence. But that doesn’t excuse her self-centered attitude and self-appointed god-like status. She actually considers herself royalty among the wolves. The history of the ‘were’ will reveal some major turn of events, when the players involved are closer to March than she could have imagined. This is a story of stereotypes, racism (as in species) and prejudiced attitudes to towards anyone with a differing set of DNA. MOON-SWELL continued to run up my YA love triangle angst, especially when March continues to deny any responsibility or culpability for her actions towards the opposite sex. She is in a perpetual state of anger, rage and arousal, and lashes out without thinking about the consequences of her actions to others and especially her friends. Once again, the storyline is fast paced although I would like to see more interaction between March and her pack. There are also some Harper family secrets that have yet to be revealed when Avery’s flock of ravens alludes to some major indiscretions in his past. Moon-Swell is another interesting storyline and look at a shape-shifting phenomenon. Overall, The Lone March series is an interesting read. Erin Irvin has put her own spin on the shape-shifter genre centred on the 'lone' survivor of a war between the species. Erin has written a series that takes many of the human problems of hatred and animosity between race and religion, and applies the same to the varying species in her shifter world.But as you can guess, I had a couple of issues as it pertained to the Young Adult storyline and the heroine's need to 'get laid', 'have sex' and 'mate'. The storyline tells of a young, 15 year old shifter girl adjusting to life as an angry, hormonal female wolf but I do not consider her behavior with the boys and men (including her guardian) as role model material for the YA genre. I am especially concerned with her attempts to seduce her boyfriend's father. see all of my reviews at : thereadingcafe.com
review 2: omg. I really thought there couldn't be anymore surprises for me in this book and then March turns out to be part were-cat?! whatttt?!?! just happened there. omg. and I knew Jasper had to be the were-cat. But him turning out to actually kinda starting to like her was another surprise. I would have definitely thought he would have turned out evil and kidnapped her and blah blah blah. But I do feel sooo bad for Greyson. I really want her to like him. Ugh, now that Jasper seems to be a good guy I thinking she might end up with him. Sigh.I'm glad though we cleared up the March-Avery relationship. I was beginning to fall for the whole Team Avery. Even though he's in his thirties and shes 15. Before the clearup I was thinking why didn't they just make her older so it would less disgusting if something was to develop between March and Avery. But now at least she has a father figure. I just can't wait for the next book though! It's going to kill me to wait! less

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