Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter – Review & Giveaway

 

 

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Description:
Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she’s been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes. Joining the team at PsyLED has allowed her to learn more about her powers and the world she always shunned–and to find true friends.
 
Head agent Rick LaFleur shifts into a panther when the moon calls him, but this time, something has gone wrong. Rick calls Nell from a riverbank–he’s naked, with no memory of how he came to be there, and there’s a dead black cat, sacrificed in a witch circle and killed by black magic, lying next to him.
 
Then more animals turn up dead, and team rushes to investigate. A blood-witch is out to kill. But when it seems as if their leader is involved in the crime, the bonds that hold the team together could shatter at any moment.

 

 

Review:

Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter is the 4^th book in her urban fantasy Soulwood series.  I am a big fan of Faith Hunter, especially for her fantastic Jane Yellowrock series, and I have really enjoyed the Soulwood series. In Circle of Moon, Hunter has given us the best one yet in this series. 

Warning: If you read the Jane Yellowrock series, and have not read Dark Queen, you should read that first before starting Circle of the Moon, as there are spoilers.

Nell Ingram is our heroine, and in Circle of the Moon, she becomes more confident and independent in using her powers.  Nell is a member  (probie)of PsyLed (Unit Eighteen),  a Homeland Security division that investigates paranormal cases and is based in Knoxville, TN, close to Soulwood.  The PsyLed team is made up of witches, werewolves, empaths and Nell fits right in with her Soulwood powers; they make a great team, as they are all very likeable (Occam, T-Laine, JoJo, Tandy, Rick and  Soul, who has a small part in this book, probably due to her time in Dark Queen).

Nell and team are called into an unusual case involving witch circles and dead animals.  Rick, who has had his own issues for awhile, is being pulled in to the spell.  The team work together to help Rick, and to find out who and why these dangerous blood spells are being used.   While Nell spends a lot of hours at the team quarters, she is also in the middle of getting custody and protecting her younger sister, Mud; upgrading her house with more modern things, including air conditioning, and her slow burn evolving relationship with Occam.

What follows is an intense, exciting, gripping and violent story, where team Nell and team become immersed into stopping the sorcerer who is becoming all too powerful, which threatens everyone and everything .  With Rick being unable to stop from being pulled to the circle, the team forces his cat into to a cage to protect him.  The last half of the book was an edge of your seat thriller, and Nell was totally amazing stepping up in a wild and fantastic ride to the climax.  Nell’s powers grow, but I loved her bond with her teammates, and how close they have become.

Circle of the Moon is a fabulous addition to this series, as it is action-packed, suspenseful, exciting and dangerous death defying situations; with a fantastic group of characters and an amazing heroine.  This is not an easy review to write, as telling too much more would be spoilers.  There are a lot more characters we get to meet; vampires, witches, agents, etc.  Nell is a great heroine, and continues to get better in each book.  I for one cannot wait for the next book in this wonderful series. Faith Hunter has once again given us a fantastic story, with so many emotions throughout.  I still cannot get over the feelings and emotions from Dark Queen.  Hunter is an amazing writer.

Reviewed by Barb

Copy provided by Publisher

 

 

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