Genre:
Urban Fantasy/Mythology/Romance
Description:
“Moonlight
Falling is a prequel
novella to Midnight
Burning; Book One of The
Norse Chronicles.
Before
he moved to Alaska, Chapman ‘Mani’ Mundy promised his twin sister
he would find out why shadows seemed to follow him and why ice
sometimes formed in his footsteps. For nearly three years, he has
failed to keep that promise, but a budding romance with co-worker,
Skyla Ramirez, inspires him to renew his investigation.
If
Mani has any hope for a real relationship with Skyla, there can be no
secrets or mysteries between them, but as he hunts for the source of
his peculiar abilities, sinister adversaries with dangerous motives
will emerge from the shadows to conspire against him.”
“Karissa
lives in North Carolina with her kid, her husband, the occasional
in-law, and a very hairy husky. Some of her favorite things are
coffee, chocolate, and super heroes. She can quote Princess Bride
verbatim. She loves to read and has a sweet tooth for fantasy,
sci-fi, and anything in between. Sometimes her husband convinces her
to put down the books and take the motorcycles out for a spin. When
it snows, you'll find her on the slopes.
Karissa
also paints and draws and harbors a grand delusion that she might
finish a graphic novel someday.”
Find
out more about Karissa Laurel on her website or Facebook.
Appraisal:
At the
beginning of Midnight
Burning we met
Solina Mundy, Mani’s twin sister.
We got to know Mani through Solina’s memories. Moonlight
Falling is Mani Mundy’s
story and isn’t as heavily imbued with mythology as the rest of the
series.
Mani
is a gentle, thoughtful soul with some serious questions about the
phenomenon that manifest around him in times of stress. He hoped that
moving to Alaska could help him find answers to his ability while
still seeking the action and adventure of the wilderness he needed.
The problem is he gets distracted enjoying his life and work. He’s
found the perfect job for himself working for Thorin Adventure
Outfitters in Siqiniq. Here we meet some of the cast from the first
book of “The Norse Chronicles.” However, we are introduced to a
different side of their personalities, before events and conflicts
happen.
I
enjoyed learning about Mani and Solina’s years growing up and the
type of relationship they had. It explains a lot about their bond.
Mani considers Val, one of the top tour guides, his best friend and
it’s easy to see they are pretty tight. Skyla is a tour
guide/veteran Marine Mani has admired from afar for the last three
years while in Alaska. Skyla surprised me, we got to see a softer
side of her confident demeanor. It was nice watching their
relationship grow. She’s running a close race for my most favorite
character in this series.
The
ending is shocking if this is the book you choose to read first.
Having read the other two books the ending is more of a bittersweet
reminder of how this series all started. Moonlight
Falling could easily be
read after Midnight
Burning to avoid the
shocking ending, however, I wouldn’t advise skipping it altogether.
It’s a wonderfully written addition to the series and I am glad Ms.
Laurel decided to give us Mani’s novella.
FYI:
Moonlight
Falling is book 0, a
prequel novella, to The Norse Chronicles. Book one, Midnight
Burning, and book two,
Arctic Dawn,
are published and available.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues in proofing or formatting and I am relatively sure
I received an ARC for review purposes.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate word count: 35-40,000
words
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