Darkest Moon: Shadow Guild: Wolf Queen

I loved this book!I am really enjoying all the tension between Eve and Lachlan.I love Eve and her friends and Ralph!This book threw out some twists and I can’t wait for the next book!

I confess to enjoying fated mate stories, & this one is a thwarted desire version, as there's a curse for each member of the lucky couple forcing them to keep apart!The author doesn't work the angst so much as the forbidden desire, while the questions of how long before our hero figures out who the heroine is & how will he react keeps you reading.It's not a great story - it's full of stereotypes & predictable turns - but it's well enough done that it's a pretty good one. Entertaining enough to keep me reading without getting bored or annoyed.The ending is what I call a chapter or episode type ending. It's not an actual cliffhanger in the sense that something big happens, & then cuts off immediately after, so you have to wait for the next book to find out. Rather, the mystery is solved but reveals a new, bigger mystery in the process, & the heroine's relationship with the hero is left in question. Tune in for the next episode! Which I will. Happily, the whole series is out.*Romance: sexual attraction & passionate kissing but nothing graphic*Language: moderate - approximately 3 dozen each of the common swears - plus 7 f-bombs*Religion: I had hope when the author started out using made up swears in her world of gods & goddesses, but sadly it didn't last. A half dozen careless uses of the Lord's Name plus 3 as curses. (Dear author, you lose NO readers for respecting the beliefs of a sizable portion of your audience, but you will definitely lose some for not)

I had the privilege of reading this book through Kindle Unlimited. I freely confess I should have been working, but was unwilling to pull myself out of this detailed and engrossing read. The magic, mystery, shifter culture, world building, and plot twists blended into my favorite kind of read: one full of the unexpected. I will bereading more from this author and buying her books when my budget allows.I also confess, as much as I enjoyed all of the well-developed characters, Ralph was my favorite.And...happy dance...it's a clean read! Only a very few F-bombs. There was plenty of steam, but no porn. *Happy sigh.* (I am just not into watching people have sex or make love.) There is violence, but it's not detailed and it fits. Two guys genuinely want to fight? I get it. The anger and rage of someone who is losing his mind? Understandable, and none of the violence is glorified.Some might call the ending a cliffhanger. I do not. The story arc for this book was completed very well; the pacing was exactly right. Were there unexpected revelations at the end? Of course! It has me looking forward to seeing how they play out in the next book, but with this book's story told in full, I am a satisfied reader.This book was well worth my time--and rearranging my work schedule!Enjoy!

Daggum, not going to lie I'm pretty excited for this series. First off I absolutely love how Lindsey halls series tie into each other and you get to keep seeing all the characters we have come to love.This particular book just flies right on into the story and I love that! We have had the world building throughout this series so no need for the usual intros. ( But if you are starting here you won't be that lost I don't think)Eve has run from a painful past and is now put in a situation where her survival and secrets are harder to keep than ever. She's strong and won't be pushed around and Lachlan is a pusher!I really like the dual pov, it's awesome knowing both sides and thier motivations! Although because of that I have no idea as to how this will play out. Some secrets are pretty massive and hard to see how they can be resolved, and things may become a whooooole lot bigger than we all thought. Giant plus is I only have to wait a month for book two!!

H-Lachlanh- EveSo we start the book with Eve talking abt her life. How she is the future alpha’s mate & that it’s destine for her to die & for him to go crazy.Eve didn’t want that for herself so she decided to run away! She found shelter in the “Faye” community which is in the same state. Literally walking distance from each other. She learned a lot of spells during that time & she become powerful in that world. So she created a potion that would change her appearance so she can look like a Faye. She placed the potion on a pendant in her necklace. One member of her previous pack found out the truth (they never went into detail to tell us how it happened. So this guy was blackmailing by extorting money from her for his silence. Then while meeting with him he collapsed on top of Eve which that alone created attention to her. After that everyone assume that she put something in his drink & killed him. So the alpha (who he didn’t recognize as his mate still felt some weird connection with her) made a deal with her, if she can prove & find the murdered she free.A few things I didn’t like:1-way tooooooo many characters that made no sense introducing.2-He gave her a lot of opportunities to come clean which she never took.3- During this whole book they only kiss ONCE… & that’s all they did.This story is very long & lack the romance from a normal adult story.I’m not sure if I’ll be reading the 2nd book.

Do you ever get stuck in a reading rutt? You read too many books of the same genre and can't seem to find something satisfying? That was me for the last month so I'm doing a happy dance after finishing Darkest Moon.It's such a smooth journey into this series and I can't leave myself hanging on this cliff. I'm diving right off for more.

What a incredible start to this series.Not only is it written so well but the story itself is amazing.There’s a lot of mystery in book 1. A lot of Agatha Christie Vibes, Sherlock Holmes’s and Nancy drew.A murder mystery with some twists and surprises.It’s a slow burner but that’s to be expected with the plot and reasons with the characters. Expect some famous characters in this series and how the author has introduced them into the story with her own twist. I think it’s made a pretty good impression on the series too. Love anything unique and quirky.I’m already hooked and can’t wait to carry on the series, it’s definitely addicting and binge worthy.

Eve has always been a mystery and now we have an opportunity to learn about her and everyone surely got surprised by it. The story is not as stunning as the others but it’s light and fun reading.

Enjoyed the storyline, book was over before I knew. Lots of action and not much time for character depth. I am unsure for now about the need for powerful friends or why MC has a familiar. That part was not explained properly. Many bits and pieces missing. Looking forward to next book to fill the gaps hopefully

One of the best book of this author. Less sex and more storto than other book. I liked It very much!