Under a Wicked Moon by Zoe Forward – a Review

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They are the ultimate weapon. The ultimate secret. They are the Crown’s wolves.

Lycan Ky Lanzo is bound by the Crown’s command. His latest mission directive was deceptively simple. Get yourself caught. Now, Ky’s been bound, drugged, and collared by an unknown enemy in a facility that knows enough about him to neutralize his lycan strength and his telekinetic magic. But he’s not alone in his cell. Because there’s someone else with him. Someone exquisite. Someone altogether forbidden…

For Vivi Kinley, another month gone by means another full moon trapped in a cell with a moon-crazed lycan. There once was a time I’d never kill a living creature. Only, Ky is different. He’s powerful, latently sexy…and wanting him is dangerous trouble. Because sexual attraction is exactly what their captors want—and it’ll be an icy day in hell before she’ll allow it.

Now, Vivi and Ky have one chance at escape and to discover what twisted organization did this to them—and make them pay. The good news is that Ky might have found his near-impossible lycan mate. The bad news is that she might be programmed to kill them all…

Review:

Under a Wicked Moon by Zoe Forward is the second book in her new Crown of Wolves series.  We meet our hero, Ky Lanzo, who is bound to the Crown’s command, along with his brothers, Roman and Flynn.  They are cursed to be the Crown’s weapons, to destroy all enemies.  Ky was sent on a mission by himself, only to be captured by Germans; being drugged and forced to wear a collar, which takes away his strength. When he wakes up, he realizes there is another person in the cell with him.

Vivi Kinley, our heroine, has been trapped in the cell for a long time.  She sees Ky, who just arrived, and senses that the villains seem to want them to bond together, especially sexually.  But Vivi will not allow that, nor does Ky, though he is attracted to her.  Neither understands why they are there, and quickly learn that Vivi has been locked up for two years.  Ky, whose head is messed up due to the drugs, realizes that Vivi is being brainwashed to do commands that require to kill. 

After a couple of months, Ky’s brothers rescue him and Vivi, and quickly they escape.  We learn that Vivi’s sister, whom she thought was dead, is in fact alive, and mated to Roman.  The family worries how dangerous Vivi is, since she is programmed to respond to a command; the fear is will she attempt to kill them, since she is not in control.  Ky knows he cannot act on his feelings for Vivi, but has a difficult time since he knows she may be his mate, but is she safe?

It was great to see the family together, trying fight off the enemies, including possible internal enemies of the Crown.  I liked how Vivi and her sister, Nova slowly respond to each other, despite their memories being removed.  I also loved Ky and Vivi together.  To say too much more would be spoilers, but the last half of the book was very exciting and entertaining.  

Under a Wicked Moon was exciting through most of the book, with non-stop action, great characters, and a world filled with secrets, enemies, monarch, gods, angels and lots of battles.  Under a Wicked Moon was so very well written by Zoe Forward.  I cannot wait for the next book in the Crown of Wolves series.

Reviewed by Barb

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