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Half Moon- (The Crescent Book #2) (2000)

by Jordan Deen(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 2

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Romance

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The Crescent

review 1: Half Moon is a fantastic sequel to Jordan's debut release, The Crescent. The difference in the two stories wasn't just the writing, but I felt the story was more complete and I was able to get more out of it. I really enjoyed reading Half Moon, what I felt was missing in The Crescent, wasn't the case here.I liked that the story picks up right where the first one ended. I liked seeing Lacey's character grow more and finding out the answers as to why she was still drawn to Alex, which at first was really irritating to me, as she felt one way towards Brandon and still wanted Alex, and in the end it all made sense. I liked seeing her relatable frustrations with the pack and Brandon, as she's kept in the dark about some important things and trying to adjust to her new life.Ther... moree's a fantastic cast of characters in Half Moon, and my favorite is Brea, Lacey's BFF. She is such a fun character to get to know and someone who will not stand down to anyone. She's a fierce protector of Lacey and I really liked reading the scenes with the two of them. I was able to get into the story more, through understanding some of the pack dynamics. I liked the creative way in which Jordan reveals the history of the pack and the prophecy Lacey will fulfill. I felt that I was learning these things along with Lacey.Half Moon's story really picked up for me when Lacey embraces who she is. It's during this time a lot of questions I had from The Crescent and the first half of Half Moon are answered. There's a lot of action towards the end of the book, which takes place in the woods up in the mountains in Oregon. For me, Jordan's story telling really came to life with Half Moon as she explains some of the more significant events that will, I'm guessing, lead up to a phenomenal series ending in her third book. I'm looking forward to reading more of Lacey's story, as Half Moon's plot twists, action and romance leaving me wanting more.
review 2: I was delighted to be able to receive an e-ARC of Half-Moon by Jordan Deen after reading The Crescent not that long ago and WOW! It totally lives up to The Crescent!Some time has passed and Lacey is trying to adjust to her new life. Werewolf-ness and all. She's a werewolf, but hasn't transformed yet. She has a soulmate but can't truly connect with him, she's still sort of in love with Alex, the wolf who was forced to betray her and gain her trust, and she's not quite getting along with her new werewolf family either. Life has become extremely miserable for Lacey, but she deals with it.There are some new characters involved as well, not all nice guys either. My fave new character was Brea, who Lacey soon realizes was once her best friend as a baby, for their mothers were BFFs and Brea was supposed to be the one to protect Lacey.Which leads to Lacey's other discovery, which I won't tell. All I will say is that Lacey learns some things about her real parents and her life before she was taken away, which again, she was just a baby, but we learn what should have been.The pacing was well done, it was a little slow at first for Lacey and Brandon were trying to reconnect, and it was slow going, which was where Brea and her mate Catch came in and there was a very interesting double-date between the two, but won't detail it out. I found myself still stricken between both Alex and Brandon. By the end of The Crescent I didn't have a "team", I was totally at lost. And I was still lost throughout most of Half-Moon, even when it was mostly just Lacey and Brandon moments, but then of course Alex returns! And totally throws me (and Lacey for that matter) through a loop! Although, by the end of the novel I have firmly decided whose team I'm on, but I won't say because in my twisted ways and thinking it is sort of spoilery.So yes there was more romance in this novel too, since last time we saw a lot between Lacey and Alex, this time we see it with Lacey and Brandon, for they are supposed to be together as Brandon mentioned in The Crescent. The romance was nicely written for it was a gradual process between two people who know each other and yet don't.It was a very exciting read! I liked learning more of the backstory to Lacey and the werewolves. For the werewolves have their history and Lacey has her own family history and we get to learn all of that and it was quite interesting and fun to read! The ending was great too, it's not a major cliffhanger, but it does leave some things unsettled and there was quite the shocker at the end too. So I definitely can't wait to read Full Moon when it releases later this year as well!My overall rating is 4.5/5 stars! Half-Moon takes you to the werewolf side of Lacey's life and what she has to learn in order to be one of them and truly gain their acceptance. Lacey is faced with difficult tasks, including trying to find the love she once had for Brandon while battling the still growing desire for Alex.This title releases January 13, 2011 less

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