*Review* : Low Red Moon - Ivy Devlin

Book review of Low Red Moon - Ivy Devlin
Released : February 2011 (UK)

Finished : 18th February
Series : Stand alone (So far)
Source : Bloomsbury (UK - Thank you!)
Plot : 4/5
Cover : 4/5
Page Turner : 4.5/5
Characters : 4.5/5
Ending : 4.5/5
Over-all Rating -

 The only thing Avery Hood can remember about the night her parents died is that she saw silver—deadly silver, moving inhumanly fast. As much as she wants to remember who killed them, she can't, and there's nothing left to do but try to piece her life back together. Then Avery meets the new boy in school—Ben, mysterious and beautiful, with whom she feels a connection like nothing she's ever experienced. When Ben reveals he's a werewolf, Avery still trusts him—at first. Then she sees that sometimes his eyes flash inhuman silver. And she learns that she's not the only one who can't remember the night her parents died.Part murder mystery, part grief narrative, and part heart-stopping, headlong romance, Low Red Moon is a must-read for teen paranormal fans. As breathless as Twilight and as spooky as Shiver, this is a book to be devoured in one sitting—by an acclaimed YA author making her paranormal debut under the pseudonym Ivy Devlin.

l am going to start off by saying the few little things in this book which meant, for me, it’s a 4.5 and not a 5.

My only real 'complaint' of this book is a few things were repeated too much which gave me the impression some sentences were forced. The sentences which felt forced didn’t flow with what was happening, it kind of felt like déjà vu and l found myself thinking ‘Didn’t you just say/think/do that a second ago?’ For explain if a feeling was being described sometimes the same feeling would be described a paragraph down, not always in the same way but still something which has already been said. Minus my negative feelings, repeating things can sometimes be a good thing, at one point l didn’t understand what had happened but because it was kind of said again l then understood it. Saying that, like l said above, l felt for some feelings the reader already understood them and it didn’t need to be repeated.

Ok, on a more positive note, l LOVED this book! First off the cover and inside of the book really stands out, the cover is sooo shiny and the page numbers etc are red as well as a picture of a few trees at the bottom of each page, l loved that!

Apart from how appealing the book is to read its obviously not the most important thing, the writing inside is! Well let me tell you, Ivy has wrote an amazing debut book. The writing is great with an engrossing plot behind it that shows off Ivy’s writing and imagination skills. I don’t think it’s an action packed book because, like l said, some scenes and actions feel a bit repeated in this book. For me though that didn’t matter too much, l was engrossed by Avery’s struggles and discoveries and enjoyed following her journey.

It felt like the ending of this book hinted towards a second to follow which would suit some people as l have heard some felt not too much happened in this book and was more developing of the characters. I can’t see this myself, l think this is a great book within itself and do feel relationships between the characters will be interesting to see how they grow and change and should be a big part of the second book, if there is one.

Overall l would really recommend this book, it’s not a big book but is an enjoyable read and definitely a debut author of 2011 who will grab your attention!
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