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Nightcreature #4
Crescent Moon
New Orleans is known for sinful pleasures and strange magic, but for cryptozoologist Diana Malone it offers one irresistible attraction. For over a hundred years there have been whispers of wolves around the Crescent City, and the recent discovery of bodies in the nearby swamps hints at a creature even more dangerous…one that could make Diana's career and fortune, if she lives to capture it.
Adam Ruelle is a reclusive former Special Forces officer, the last of a mysterious Cajun family rumored to be cursed, and the only person skilled enough to guide Diana in her search. Rugged and captivating, he fills her nights with desire…but by day, Diana is plagued with doubts. Adam clearly knows more than he's telling, but is his aim to protect her or distract her? Something is stalking its prey in the Louisiana bayous, and every step towards the horrifying truth brings Diana closer to a centuries-old enemy that lives for the smell of fear and the thrill of killing, again and again�
Adam Ruelle is a reclusive former Special Forces officer, the last of a mysterious Cajun family rumored to be cursed, and the only person skilled enough to guide Diana in her search. Rugged and captivating, he fills her nights with desire…but by day, Diana is plagued with doubts. Adam clearly knows more than he's telling, but is his aim to protect her or distract her? Something is stalking its prey in the Louisiana bayous, and every step towards the horrifying truth brings Diana closer to a centuries-old enemy that lives for the smell of fear and the thrill of killing, again and again�
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 7, 2006
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Lori Handeland
110books1,343followersLori Handeland is a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America, as well as the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over sixty novels spanning the genres of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, contemporary romance, historical romance and historical fantasy.
After a quarter-century of success and accolades, she began a new chapter in her career with her women’s fiction debut, Just Once (Severn House, January 2019), which received a coveted, starred review from Library Journal and was optioned as a feature film by Catalyst Global Media.
Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband of over thirty-five years. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with their rescue mutt, Arnold, and visits from her two grown sons, awesome daughter-in-law and perfectly adorable grandchildren.
After a quarter-century of success and accolades, she began a new chapter in her career with her women’s fiction debut, Just Once (Severn House, January 2019), which received a coveted, starred review from Library Journal and was optioned as a feature film by Catalyst Global Media.
Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband of over thirty-five years. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with their rescue mutt, Arnold, and visits from her two grown sons, awesome daughter-in-law and perfectly adorable grandchildren.
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May 20, 2016
May-2016 Re-read
Copy found in Netgalley.
Generally I write 'copy received from netgalley in exchange of an honest review' here is my honest review but it isn't unpublished novel. Of course I've read previous volume of nightcreature series and pleasantly surprised when I found this on netgalley. Lori, if you need more good ratings for the series, feel free to put entire series (like witch craft sisters series) on netgalley :)
In this part, Diana meets her werewolf Adam and story proceeds. As it is not typical werewolf, hence the complications and page turning result.
Cassandra, the main protagonist of next volume is introduced in this one so I wanted to read the next part right away but it is not available on netgalley and I have so much of backlog from netgalley (other reads), I am not willing to being sucked into this one right now. :)
Again, all netgalley readers, it could be read as standalone novel without any reference of previous novels, so enjoy the free copy! :)
Copy found in Netgalley.
Generally I write 'copy received from netgalley in exchange of an honest review' here is my honest review but it isn't unpublished novel. Of course I've read previous volume of nightcreature series and pleasantly surprised when I found this on netgalley. Lori, if you need more good ratings for the series, feel free to put entire series (like witch craft sisters series) on netgalley :)
In this part, Diana meets her werewolf Adam and story proceeds. As it is not typical werewolf, hence the complications and page turning result.
Cassandra, the main protagonist of next volume is introduced in this one so I wanted to read the next part right away but it is not available on netgalley and I have so much of backlog from netgalley (other reads), I am not willing to being sucked into this one right now. :)
Again, all netgalley readers, it could be read as standalone novel without any reference of previous novels, so enjoy the free copy! :)
June 6, 2015
This was a re-read for me and I still wolfed it down. Pun absolutely intended.
Diana Malone made a promise to her deceased husband that she would find evidence of the supernatural. Relentlessness in her pursuits has led Diana to Honey Island Swamp. A new benefactor, Frank, hires Diana to investigate the rash of animal attacks in this area with hopes of her capturing a werewolf alive. Now with virtually unlimited resources, Diana will do what it take to prove her deceased husband's work true.
Diana trek brings her to the old Ruelle mansion in the swamp. For each bit of information Diana uncovers, it all comes back to Adam Ruelle and his “cursed� family. Adam, the man that has volunteered to be her guide and Adam, the owner of the run down mansion she is staying in.
The attraction between Adam and Diana is combustible. Let’s just say it gets very steamy in the swamps. But can she trust him when he might be the very monster she is searching for?
Handeland has a way of making the story pop off the pages and pulling you in till the very end.
I did miss the interaction with past characters.
Crescent Moon is an intensely seductive adventure that any paranormal romance fan should not miss.
I received this copy of Crescent Moon from Lori Handeland in exchange for a honest review.
Written by: Lori Handeland
Series: The Nightcreature Novels
Sequence in Series: 4
Paperback: 362 pages
Publisher: Lori Handeland
Publication Date: September 14, 2014
Rating: 4 stars
ISBN-10: 0990596400
ISBN-13: 978-0990596400
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Diana Malone made a promise to her deceased husband that she would find evidence of the supernatural. Relentlessness in her pursuits has led Diana to Honey Island Swamp. A new benefactor, Frank, hires Diana to investigate the rash of animal attacks in this area with hopes of her capturing a werewolf alive. Now with virtually unlimited resources, Diana will do what it take to prove her deceased husband's work true.
Diana trek brings her to the old Ruelle mansion in the swamp. For each bit of information Diana uncovers, it all comes back to Adam Ruelle and his “cursed� family. Adam, the man that has volunteered to be her guide and Adam, the owner of the run down mansion she is staying in.
The attraction between Adam and Diana is combustible. Let’s just say it gets very steamy in the swamps. But can she trust him when he might be the very monster she is searching for?
Handeland has a way of making the story pop off the pages and pulling you in till the very end.
I did miss the interaction with past characters.
Crescent Moon is an intensely seductive adventure that any paranormal romance fan should not miss.
I received this copy of Crescent Moon from Lori Handeland in exchange for a honest review.
Written by: Lori Handeland
Series: The Nightcreature Novels
Sequence in Series: 4
Paperback: 362 pages
Publisher: Lori Handeland
Publication Date: September 14, 2014
Rating: 4 stars
ISBN-10: 0990596400
ISBN-13: 978-0990596400
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November 18, 2017I bought this to read on my recent New Orleans trip and Just couldn't get into it--I felt like it was choppy, with things just happening without really being set up beforehand so they'd make sense. Like a bunch of separate scenes without the glue that was supposed to hold them together. Also didn't really feel the immersive sense of place I'd been hoping for. She lists the landmarks, but the mood just wasn't there for me in some intangible way while I was reading, despite being there in real life at the time.
June 6, 2015
I received this copy of Crescent Moon from Lori Handeland in exchange for a honest review.
Great new story, missed the interaction with past characters.
Great new story, missed the interaction with past characters.
June 20, 2015
This series is actually one of the first paranormal book series that I decided to read a few years ago but for some reason I had stopped after book three Dark Moon. So imagine my joy when I spotted this on Netgalley and even better they approved me . So rubbing my hands together with glee I sat down to once again immerse myself in Ms Handerlands imagination.
Diana is a widow who as a cryptozoologist is constantly seeking that elusive creature that just might help her gain her PhD. Her beloved dead husband had convinced her that werewolves are real and she had promised him that she would finally discover the truth. Offered a job in New Orleans Diana sets out into the swamp to find out just who or what is killing the unwary but what she discovers is a mystery man who can't be in two places at once or can he? Adam lives in the magical place where curses abound and nothing is ever as it seems. The more Diana sees him the more she falls under his spell but can she trust him? Theres danger and death stalking the land and Diana has just put herself right in the middle of it! Is there a werewolf in the swamp? Or is it a monster that's even more unbelievable and just where does Adam fit in?
I will be honest and say I wasn't completely won over by the first half of this book and almost gave in. It just didn't have the same feel as previous Jäger Suchers (monster hunters) stories. I found the mystery concerning Adam to be well frankly much too vague and didn't really understand just why Diana would place so much trust in him. As for her climbing him like a tree, really? Yes I know she's lonely and celibate but that amount of intense attraction was just plain odd! Then again we are talking about a heroine who opts to move into a run down house in the bayou, completely alone when people are being murdered in the area! To me that made no sense and was crazy behaviour. Fortunately the second half of the book allows the story to open up and make more sense but this book is completely unlike previous in the series. Perhaps the author is about to take it in a new direction? Certainly we are introduced to a new character here who will feature in the next book and there's voodoo ( amongst other things) to shake things up so all in all an enjoyable story but not my favourite in the series.
I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review
Diana is a widow who as a cryptozoologist is constantly seeking that elusive creature that just might help her gain her PhD. Her beloved dead husband had convinced her that werewolves are real and she had promised him that she would finally discover the truth. Offered a job in New Orleans Diana sets out into the swamp to find out just who or what is killing the unwary but what she discovers is a mystery man who can't be in two places at once or can he? Adam lives in the magical place where curses abound and nothing is ever as it seems. The more Diana sees him the more she falls under his spell but can she trust him? Theres danger and death stalking the land and Diana has just put herself right in the middle of it! Is there a werewolf in the swamp? Or is it a monster that's even more unbelievable and just where does Adam fit in?
I will be honest and say I wasn't completely won over by the first half of this book and almost gave in. It just didn't have the same feel as previous Jäger Suchers (monster hunters) stories. I found the mystery concerning Adam to be well frankly much too vague and didn't really understand just why Diana would place so much trust in him. As for her climbing him like a tree, really? Yes I know she's lonely and celibate but that amount of intense attraction was just plain odd! Then again we are talking about a heroine who opts to move into a run down house in the bayou, completely alone when people are being murdered in the area! To me that made no sense and was crazy behaviour. Fortunately the second half of the book allows the story to open up and make more sense but this book is completely unlike previous in the series. Perhaps the author is about to take it in a new direction? Certainly we are introduced to a new character here who will feature in the next book and there's voodoo ( amongst other things) to shake things up so all in all an enjoyable story but not my favourite in the series.
I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review
August 15, 2023
2018 = 3 stars
2022 = 2.5 stars with skimming/skipping
Diana's husband died while trying to prove that werewolves were real. He'd become a laughingstock towards the end of his zoologist career. After that, she made a vow to clear his name and prove that not only wasn't he crazy, but that lycanthropes were real. This vow leads her to New Orleans, a trip paid for by a man named Frank. He wants to kill the werewolf that killed his family and left him severely injured.
🥱 The story was intriguing, but I didn't care for all the unnecessary, boring information added in. (This is typical for L.H.)
Info. About:
- New Orleans past and present
- voodoo
- werewolves, zombies and vampires
- the werewolf hunter group called the Jager-Suchers (info. from previous books is repeated).
Like all the books in the series, the romance is insta-love with relationship development through sex. The MCs spent more time having sex (the scenes were indescript and not steamy) than they did talking. At the end she still didn't trust him, or know if he was a werewolf. But she still loved him. 🙄 A little more time talking and actually knowing each other (other than in the Biblical sense), would have made this more believable.
The best part: The main plot thread of the mystery of the curse of the Ruelles. Trying to figure out who Adam Ruelle (the H) is, and what he's hiding. Discovering who/what is doing all the killing and why.
Diana was a little TSTL. She went into dangerous situations with no weapons or plans (like running around in the swamp by herself). I'm not sure how she originally planned on finding/capturing a supernatural creature with nothing but her bare hands. She really should have been dead early on, but that's fiction for ya. 🤷♀�
The ending was satisfying, when the bad guy is taken care of and the MCs get their HEA. They both got jobs with the J-S group, finding and killing evil creatures.
2022 = 2.5 stars with skimming/skipping
Diana's husband died while trying to prove that werewolves were real. He'd become a laughingstock towards the end of his zoologist career. After that, she made a vow to clear his name and prove that not only wasn't he crazy, but that lycanthropes were real. This vow leads her to New Orleans, a trip paid for by a man named Frank. He wants to kill the werewolf that killed his family and left him severely injured.
🥱 The story was intriguing, but I didn't care for all the unnecessary, boring information added in. (This is typical for L.H.)
Info. About:
- New Orleans past and present
- voodoo
- werewolves, zombies and vampires
- the werewolf hunter group called the Jager-Suchers (info. from previous books is repeated).
Like all the books in the series, the romance is insta-love with relationship development through sex. The MCs spent more time having sex (the scenes were indescript and not steamy) than they did talking. At the end she still didn't trust him, or know if he was a werewolf. But she still loved him. 🙄 A little more time talking and actually knowing each other (other than in the Biblical sense), would have made this more believable.
The best part: The main plot thread of the mystery of the curse of the Ruelles. Trying to figure out who Adam Ruelle (the H) is, and what he's hiding. Discovering who/what is doing all the killing and why.
Diana was a little TSTL. She went into dangerous situations with no weapons or plans (like running around in the swamp by herself). I'm not sure how she originally planned on finding/capturing a supernatural creature with nothing but her bare hands. She really should have been dead early on, but that's fiction for ya. 🤷♀�
The ending was satisfying, when the bad guy is taken care of and the MCs get their HEA. They both got jobs with the J-S group, finding and killing evil creatures.
April 20, 2015
Zoinks! A confusing mess
This book......it was all over the place. An erotic paranormal romance crossed with the snark of an urban fantasy. Sounds good, right? Wasn't.
The heroine was snarky, especially when talking about those heroines who make too stupid to live decisions. As if she wasn't one. Hello? Go into the swamp at night without a gun? Chase a strange man into the swamp? And so on and so on.
The hero? Well, he never did anything except show up for the hot sex scenes. Seriously. Hardly said two words. Never got to see him in action until the last few pages of the story. He was part of the mystery. So ok, let's add spooky gothic romance to the mix. As that's who our hero was, straight out of a gothic romance and you had no idea if he was good or evil but you know you're reading a romance so chances are he's going to be ok but for god sakes act like it once in a while! Whew. That run on sentence was how this book went for me.
She meets the perfect ally in the world and makes a new bestie at the same time. Again, maybe just a little too easy. The perfect best friend who just happens to know answers to questions she doesn't know she has and how to use magic to get more!
And of course we have to throw a kid into the mix. I mean heck we have voodoo and werewolves and a gothic hero and a spooky old mansion and a mysterious benefactor so why not add scooby do and shaggy antics!
Oh I so cannot recommend this one. And I so wanted to love it when I read about it. So wanted to love this one.
This book......it was all over the place. An erotic paranormal romance crossed with the snark of an urban fantasy. Sounds good, right? Wasn't.
The heroine was snarky, especially when talking about those heroines who make too stupid to live decisions. As if she wasn't one. Hello? Go into the swamp at night without a gun? Chase a strange man into the swamp? And so on and so on.
The hero? Well, he never did anything except show up for the hot sex scenes. Seriously. Hardly said two words. Never got to see him in action until the last few pages of the story. He was part of the mystery. So ok, let's add spooky gothic romance to the mix. As that's who our hero was, straight out of a gothic romance and you had no idea if he was good or evil but you know you're reading a romance so chances are he's going to be ok but for god sakes act like it once in a while! Whew. That run on sentence was how this book went for me.
She meets the perfect ally in the world and makes a new bestie at the same time. Again, maybe just a little too easy. The perfect best friend who just happens to know answers to questions she doesn't know she has and how to use magic to get more!
And of course we have to throw a kid into the mix. I mean heck we have voodoo and werewolves and a gothic hero and a spooky old mansion and a mysterious benefactor so why not add scooby do and shaggy antics!
Oh I so cannot recommend this one. And I so wanted to love it when I read about it. So wanted to love this one.
January 22, 2008
I just did not care for either main character in this book. Adam was...too weird! He lurked in the Louisianna Bayou, coming and going...creepy. And he had a character flaw that This Reader felt was never redeemed.
The other main character (Diana) was too unrealistic for me. She camped in an abandoned home in the bayou. Let me rephrase, abondoned and dilapidated. Come on. Have you seen the bugs in the bayou? What about the wildlife? The mosquito's alone practically need their own landing strip!!!EW What about a shower? Running around in the bayou, tripping over alligators and not taking a shower then crawling into a sleeping bag. Please.
I'm sorry to say that this book should be read BEFORE #5 ("Midnight Moon") because Cassandra's character begins here. Cassandra is the main character in the next book in this series. (and it was good.)
The other main character (Diana) was too unrealistic for me. She camped in an abandoned home in the bayou. Let me rephrase, abondoned and dilapidated. Come on. Have you seen the bugs in the bayou? What about the wildlife? The mosquito's alone practically need their own landing strip!!!EW What about a shower? Running around in the bayou, tripping over alligators and not taking a shower then crawling into a sleeping bag. Please.
I'm sorry to say that this book should be read BEFORE #5 ("Midnight Moon") because Cassandra's character begins here. Cassandra is the main character in the next book in this series. (and it was good.)
January 13, 2018
Irgendwie hat mir dieser Band früher (ich hab ihn sicher zum dritten Mal gelesen) besser gefallen. Ich mochte New Orleans als Setting total gern, weil ich die Stadt einfach toll finde, besonders für diese Art von Geschichten. Aber ich fand weder Diana noch Adam sonderlich spannend und Mandenauer ist mir auch zu kurz gekommen irgendwie. Ich glaub, was mich auch gestört hat, war, dass mir das Ende viel zu kitschig war. Ich meine ja, bei diesen Geschichten ist es immer irgendwo "instalove", aber hier war mir das viel zu aufgeblasen irgendwie.
January 1, 2011
This book was excellent! And it introduced the heroine of the next novel, Cassandra. This one's in the POV of Diana Malone, who is a cryptozoologist and widow. Since her husband's death, she's been obsessed with finding what he strived so hard to find - a werewolf. He went to the grave with a tattered reputation, much like herself. But when she gets a call in the middle of the night and offered the job of going to New Orleans to snag the rumoured wolf, she accepts. And enters a place filled with magic, swamps, curses, dead bodies and voodoo... oh, and the enticing Adam Ruelle (a Cajun! Gotta love it!) ;)
Now she finds herself knee-deep in mystery and lust. A wicked combination, that's for sure. I loved the flavour of this novel and the description made me feel like I was smack-bang in the middle of a place I've never been. New Orleans sounds like a wonderful, eerie place to visit and an ideal place for this novel.
Diana's a strong character who has a hard time letting go of her dead husband and becomes terrified when Adam stirs things in her she never thought she'd feel again. It's a heartwarming tale wrapped up with a lot of dark stuff. A terrific paranormal read... and since I love reading about voodoo and Lori's other werewolf books, I can't wait for the next one. It's set in Haiti! Can't wait!
Now she finds herself knee-deep in mystery and lust. A wicked combination, that's for sure. I loved the flavour of this novel and the description made me feel like I was smack-bang in the middle of a place I've never been. New Orleans sounds like a wonderful, eerie place to visit and an ideal place for this novel.
Diana's a strong character who has a hard time letting go of her dead husband and becomes terrified when Adam stirs things in her she never thought she'd feel again. It's a heartwarming tale wrapped up with a lot of dark stuff. A terrific paranormal read... and since I love reading about voodoo and Lori's other werewolf books, I can't wait for the next one. It's set in Haiti! Can't wait!
January 13, 2010
I think I'm finished with this series. I have the other books so maybe I'll eventually read them but if I need something to trade in at the used book store, then these will be the first to go. This series sounded like something right up my alley, with monsters and satisfying romances. Sex and violence can make great escapist reads ;) but I'm tired of the formulaic writing and characters who are barely tolerable.
July 14, 2012
This is the first book in this series that I have read and I actually just found out that it was book #4 in the Nightcreature series, it stands on its own without any confusion to the reader.
This book has a little bit of everything: paranormal adventure, suspense, humor, hot sexy scenes and a voodoo priestess. It was a very enjoyable read with good strong characters and a great plot that kept you guessing as to where it was going to go.
This book has a little bit of everything: paranormal adventure, suspense, humor, hot sexy scenes and a voodoo priestess. It was a very enjoyable read with good strong characters and a great plot that kept you guessing as to where it was going to go.
December 3, 2012
I love this author and all of the books in this series so far :)
January 10, 2017
Diana had been spending her life fulfilling a vow to a dead man that she had loved with all her heart. Diana was a zoologist by trade a cryptozoologist by choice. If Diana had followed her training she would be holed up in a zoo. Instead Diana traces mythical animals and try to prove they exist. Most cryptozoologists try to find undiscovered species or evolutionary wonders- real animals. But not Diana. Diana had loved her husband Simon and made the vow when he was dying in her arms. The only thing Diana had ever believed in was Simon. Then Frank Tallient called Diana at 3a.m. Frank had never met Diana but got her number from Rick who was the last guy who had told Diana she was fired. Rick was a lawyer who seen something big in the lake when he was camping with others and then got a hold of Diana Diana’s were very wealthy but stopped speaking to Diana when she married Simon. There was legends there were wolves in New Orleans but there isn’t any wolves suppose to be there. But disturbances when they happened were always during a crescent moon. Frank would have loved to come with Diana but he was not well. When Diana finds the wolf he wants Diana to trap the wolf and call him. All Diana wants to do is prove is Simon wasn’t crazy. Frank wanted Diana to find a werewolf Diana didn’t believe but would look Growing up there was no magic allowed in Diana’s life: no Santa Claus or tooth fairy. Then she fell in love with a man who dreamed magic. It had been four years since Simon had died. Originally Diana was suppose to have Adam Ruelle as her guide but he wasn’t where he was suppose to be. Diana had almost slipped off the dock into a gators mouth. A man had caught her and then he seem to disappear. The next day Diana went back and had a different guide named Charlie Wagner. The Ruelle place had been a mansion at one time but could now use work done on it. Diana asked Charlie to take her there and he did. Then Diana talked to frank and asked him to rent the Ruelle Mansion for her base of operations and he does. Diana’s original guide died and Adam offers to be Diana guide as he was now dead as many believed. The more time Diana spends with Adam she worries that he may be the werewolf. Adam has a lot of secrets. Diana digs into Adam’s family and secrets are revealed. Also someone wants Diana to stop digging and Diana started seeing Cassandra - a local voodoo priestess and is trying to make sense of everything Also Diana is feeling things for Adam she hasn’t felt in a long time.
I loved this story it was a great story. I have been to New Orleans a couple of times it does have a sense of something other wordily. This had an awesome plot.There were a few times this story got a little slow but it didn’t seem to take away from the overall story. This story kept you guessing so there help to keep your attention for sure. I also love learning more about New Orleans history. There was so much in this story: zombies,magic, danger, adventure, voodoo, swamp curses, voodoo priestess, werewolves, dead bodies, romance, lust, mystery, suspense, and so much more what else could you want? I loved the characters and how they interacted. I loved the twists and turns of this story and I highly recommend.
I loved this story it was a great story. I have been to New Orleans a couple of times it does have a sense of something other wordily. This had an awesome plot.There were a few times this story got a little slow but it didn’t seem to take away from the overall story. This story kept you guessing so there help to keep your attention for sure. I also love learning more about New Orleans history. There was so much in this story: zombies,magic, danger, adventure, voodoo, swamp curses, voodoo priestess, werewolves, dead bodies, romance, lust, mystery, suspense, and so much more what else could you want? I loved the characters and how they interacted. I loved the twists and turns of this story and I highly recommend.
August 11, 2020
Inhalt
Diana Malone, Zoologin mit Fachgebiet Kryptozoologie, hat ihrem verstorbenen Mann versprochen, seine Reputation wiederherzustellen und ihr Leben seiner Überzeugung zu widmen: Werwölfen. Als sie von einem reichen Mann engagiert wird, in den Sümpfen New Orleans nach einem Werwolf zu suchen, bekommt sie Adam Ruelle, Ex-Soldat und verirrte Seele, als Führer zugeteilt. Nur dass Adam nicht nur mit seinen Dämonen zu kämpfen hat, sondern auch das Feuer in Diana wieder entfacht...
Meine Meinung
Band 4 der Reihe trägt den Namen "Wolfsfieber" - nicht ganz passend, meiner Meinung nach, das Original kommt der Geschichte mit "Crescent Moon" (=Halbmond, Sichelmond) sehr viel näher. Auch das Cover passt wieder gar nicht, hat doch Diana Malone eine feuerrote Mähne. Nun denn, offenbar konnten die Bücher so besser vermarktet werden.
Mit Diana Malone bekommen wir eine Protagonistin, die etwas abseits der gängigen (Schönheits-) Ideale ist, was mir sooo gut gefallen hat. Sie ist etwas zu gross, hat ein bisschen zu viel auf den Hüften, ist eine trauernde Witwe, aber dennoch ist sie eine treue Seele, mutig und direkt, mit grossem Herzen und einer ordentlichen Portion Selbstironie. Allgemein gefällt mir, wie es die Autorin einfach schafft, jeder ihrer Protagonistinnen mit ihrem gekonnten Schreibstil einen eigenen Charakter zu geben - für mich ist das eine ganz grosse Kunst.
"Wolfsfieber" spielt in New Orleans, was ich einfach absolut geliebt habe als Setting. Man spürt die drückende, schwüle Hitze, das Lebensgefühl von da, die Mystik, ja manchmal auch den Horror. Voodoo, Magie und allerhand seltsame Gestalten finden sich da und ich habe mich sofort wohlgefühlt. Ich freue mich schon auf den nächsten Band, der offenbar in Haiti spielen soll und sich mit der Voodoo-Priesterin Cassandra auseinandersetzt - die wir hier schon kennen lernen durften. Sie ist genial!
Beide Protagonisten der Geschichte - Kryptozoologin Diana wie auch Ex-Soldat Adam - sind erwachsene Menschen mit ihren eigenen Geschichten, ihren Problemen, ihrer Vergangenheit. Umso mehr habe ich es geschätzt, dass sich die beiden auf "nur Spass" geeinigt haben. Es muss nicht immer die grosse Liebe sein. Die Message finde ich durchaus auch wichtig.
Ich habe mittlerweile bemerkt, dass die Bücher der Reihe mein "guilty pleasure" sind, mein "save haven". Wann immer ich eine Leseblockade habe, in anderen Büchern nicht weiterkomme, oder einfach nicht weiss, was lesen, dann greife ich zum nächsten Band der Reihe - und ich bin immer sofort gefesselt. Was will man bitte mehr?
Fazit
Ein bisschen weniger Krimi als in den bisherigen Büchern gab es hier nun halt. Damit konnte ich aber durchaus leben, da ich dafür in die Welt des Voodoo abtauchen durfte. Spannend, faszinierend, teilweise etwas gruselig. Aber einfach wieder genial!
Diana Malone, Zoologin mit Fachgebiet Kryptozoologie, hat ihrem verstorbenen Mann versprochen, seine Reputation wiederherzustellen und ihr Leben seiner Überzeugung zu widmen: Werwölfen. Als sie von einem reichen Mann engagiert wird, in den Sümpfen New Orleans nach einem Werwolf zu suchen, bekommt sie Adam Ruelle, Ex-Soldat und verirrte Seele, als Führer zugeteilt. Nur dass Adam nicht nur mit seinen Dämonen zu kämpfen hat, sondern auch das Feuer in Diana wieder entfacht...
Meine Meinung
Band 4 der Reihe trägt den Namen "Wolfsfieber" - nicht ganz passend, meiner Meinung nach, das Original kommt der Geschichte mit "Crescent Moon" (=Halbmond, Sichelmond) sehr viel näher. Auch das Cover passt wieder gar nicht, hat doch Diana Malone eine feuerrote Mähne. Nun denn, offenbar konnten die Bücher so besser vermarktet werden.
Mit Diana Malone bekommen wir eine Protagonistin, die etwas abseits der gängigen (Schönheits-) Ideale ist, was mir sooo gut gefallen hat. Sie ist etwas zu gross, hat ein bisschen zu viel auf den Hüften, ist eine trauernde Witwe, aber dennoch ist sie eine treue Seele, mutig und direkt, mit grossem Herzen und einer ordentlichen Portion Selbstironie. Allgemein gefällt mir, wie es die Autorin einfach schafft, jeder ihrer Protagonistinnen mit ihrem gekonnten Schreibstil einen eigenen Charakter zu geben - für mich ist das eine ganz grosse Kunst.
"Wolfsfieber" spielt in New Orleans, was ich einfach absolut geliebt habe als Setting. Man spürt die drückende, schwüle Hitze, das Lebensgefühl von da, die Mystik, ja manchmal auch den Horror. Voodoo, Magie und allerhand seltsame Gestalten finden sich da und ich habe mich sofort wohlgefühlt. Ich freue mich schon auf den nächsten Band, der offenbar in Haiti spielen soll und sich mit der Voodoo-Priesterin Cassandra auseinandersetzt - die wir hier schon kennen lernen durften. Sie ist genial!
Beide Protagonisten der Geschichte - Kryptozoologin Diana wie auch Ex-Soldat Adam - sind erwachsene Menschen mit ihren eigenen Geschichten, ihren Problemen, ihrer Vergangenheit. Umso mehr habe ich es geschätzt, dass sich die beiden auf "nur Spass" geeinigt haben. Es muss nicht immer die grosse Liebe sein. Die Message finde ich durchaus auch wichtig.
Ich habe mittlerweile bemerkt, dass die Bücher der Reihe mein "guilty pleasure" sind, mein "save haven". Wann immer ich eine Leseblockade habe, in anderen Büchern nicht weiterkomme, oder einfach nicht weiss, was lesen, dann greife ich zum nächsten Band der Reihe - und ich bin immer sofort gefesselt. Was will man bitte mehr?
Fazit
Ein bisschen weniger Krimi als in den bisherigen Büchern gab es hier nun halt. Damit konnte ich aber durchaus leben, da ich dafür in die Welt des Voodoo abtauchen durfte. Spannend, faszinierend, teilweise etwas gruselig. Aber einfach wieder genial!
May 10, 2020
I don’t think I have ever read a book where the main character was this unbearably clueless. She’s clueless about children, she’s clueless about standard facts and myths about New Orleans that every American knows, she’s clueless about super basic read-it-in-a-book/watch-it-in-a-movie info about vampires and werewolves, she’s clueless about how normal conversations work, she’s clueless about everything!
Technically, I haven’t even finished this book because I’ve had a single chapter left for A WHILE now. I pick up the book, get instantly distracted, and put it back down. Will I ever finish? It’s unclear, but if I don’t, I can assure you that I will lose 0 sleep over it. I know how this story will end and I just do not care.
Okay wait BUT ALSO! How could I forget the moments I considered DNFing:
1) When one of the characters used the work “boink� when referring to sex.
2) When you learned her previous partner used to call her D-baby. (Seriously, WTF is that?!)
Technically, I haven’t even finished this book because I’ve had a single chapter left for A WHILE now. I pick up the book, get instantly distracted, and put it back down. Will I ever finish? It’s unclear, but if I don’t, I can assure you that I will lose 0 sleep over it. I know how this story will end and I just do not care.
Okay wait BUT ALSO! How could I forget the moments I considered DNFing:
1) When one of the characters used the work “boink� when referring to sex.
2) When you learned her previous partner used to call her D-baby. (Seriously, WTF is that?!)
April 8, 2020
I won a copy of this book from the author, I was not required to give a favorable review. This is a wonderful stand-alone novel within the series. This one take place in New Orleans and deals with the wonderful werewolves that seem to be in hiding. Diana is cryptozoologist and she is trying to prove that the information that her deceased husband was searching for. He died before he could prove it and people didn't believe him. But when a wealthy benefactor offers her enough money to go to New Orleans and capture one she goes. But she doesn't expect to meet Adam and his son Luc, and become really good friends with Priestess Cassandra, a vodoo practioner. But with all the twist and turns, she finds one, but other people also find her.
May 2, 2019
I’m reading the Night Creatures series in order and this fourth book has been the best yet. Having the setting in New Orleans and meeting some new characters helped.
We briefly see two characters from previous books and we hear just a bit more of the fate of one mentioned but not appearing. The plot on this one appealed more to me and I liked Diana best so far out of the four book main female characters. I wasn’t quite ready for the story to end and now I’m a little sad and a bit in withdrawal with the wrap up.
We briefly see two characters from previous books and we hear just a bit more of the fate of one mentioned but not appearing. The plot on this one appealed more to me and I liked Diana best so far out of the four book main female characters. I wasn’t quite ready for the story to end and now I’m a little sad and a bit in withdrawal with the wrap up.
May 21, 2024
3.5/5
This review is taken from my notes from when I finished the book years ago.
Dianna Malone wants to vindicate her husband who believed in werewolves and may have been killed by them. She is hired to go to New Orleans to find werewolves. She meets Adam Ruelle, who may or may not be a Loup Garou. She also befriends Voudoun priestess Cassandra, who is actually a middle-aged white lady.
This review is taken from my notes from when I finished the book years ago.
Dianna Malone wants to vindicate her husband who believed in werewolves and may have been killed by them. She is hired to go to New Orleans to find werewolves. She meets Adam Ruelle, who may or may not be a Loup Garou. She also befriends Voudoun priestess Cassandra, who is actually a middle-aged white lady.
August 15, 2020
Im not big on romance novels but this one had a good amount of the super natural mixed in to counteract that. It took me no time at all to read so I feel like if you want a quick and good read this is a good one.
February 18, 2017
Well, I've read worse. But it was just too predictable. Really no reason to get invested in the plot or the characters.
March 1, 2025
I couldn't resist a tale about a fmc cryptid hunter and was pleasantly surprised to find I actually enjoyed the story and not just the romance.
August 26, 2018
I feel so bad, I received this book free from the author so as to post a review during a certain time frame, and unfortunately due to moving, I read the book but forgot to post my review (I even had it all typed up, so I had no real excuse other than the craziness of the move)
Now to the review
For some reason, my brain didn't connect that this was part of the Night Creatures series, and so when I won a copy from Lori, I just immediately started reading it so that I would have it done in the time frame she requested for reviewing. Reeeeeallly glad that I had finished up to Elise's story in the Night Creatures saga. I mean the book would have stood on it's own, in fact it did right up until the end. Even when I was half way through the book, I didn't connect that it was part of the series (for one, the writing has gotten a lot better and all that. Don't get me wrong, I like Lori Handeland, I just ended up liking her Phoenix Chronicles a lot more than I had the Night Creatures even though I really really wanted to like that series. I hadn't given up on the series, and actually Elise's story was one of the first books I purchased after moving to the UK. I just haven't yet continued in the series yet because the books are less easy to come by here in the UK so I have to hunt them down a bit, now that the rights have reverted back to her I might be able to find them a bit easier or obtain a proper electronic copy.).
Now to the review portion.
I liked it. Diana wasn't unlikable (which I've previously been annoyed with by the females of the NC series and actually hadn't gotten very far after book 5 (aka Elise's story)).
Adam was dark and broody.
Half way through the book it did feel like a bit of a plot switch as instead of wolves, they were suddenly looking for vampires.
I liked Luc, but I think that Lori couldn't quite decide on his age, as Diana was confused and thought he was 4 years old (admittedly because she didn't have a clue about children). But then Luc told her that he was 7. Only, the way he crawled into her lap was something in my brain, more akin to what a 4 year old would do.
Because it was set in New Orleans, it was of course filled with allllll the traditional cliches. My first thought upon her arriving in NoLa was 'she's there for a job, why the hell would her 'employer' book her into a hotel on Bourbon street?' my only thought is that well gee, there aren't any other hotels anywhere in NoLa other than Bourbon street! I'm actually quite surprised that there wasn't a visit to Cafe Du Monde! I mean after all, we did get Marie Laveau's very own house -which has been turned into a voodoo shop, owned not by a local, but a white girl who named herself Cassandra... who turns out to become Diana's best friend. Also, the author didn't quite research enough as Cassandra was very much a white girl but Diana called her 'creole'. She was not creole. - Oh, and what was with all the greek goddess names running around NoLa? Diana and Cassandra eh? Diana I could understand, Cassandra though just came off as being a new-age-I-just-got-my-first-Silver Ravenwolf-book type vibe even though she was supposed to be some badass Voodoo priestess. Which, lemme tell ya, unless she had been born into it she would not be that badass, and she wouldn't be respected in the community, and she certainly wouldn't have been able to own Marie Laveau's house. And she supposedly knew all this stuff about werewolves etc, but gave
Now to the review
For some reason, my brain didn't connect that this was part of the Night Creatures series, and so when I won a copy from Lori, I just immediately started reading it so that I would have it done in the time frame she requested for reviewing. Reeeeeallly glad that I had finished up to Elise's story in the Night Creatures saga. I mean the book would have stood on it's own, in fact it did right up until the end. Even when I was half way through the book, I didn't connect that it was part of the series (for one, the writing has gotten a lot better and all that. Don't get me wrong, I like Lori Handeland, I just ended up liking her Phoenix Chronicles a lot more than I had the Night Creatures even though I really really wanted to like that series. I hadn't given up on the series, and actually Elise's story was one of the first books I purchased after moving to the UK. I just haven't yet continued in the series yet because the books are less easy to come by here in the UK so I have to hunt them down a bit, now that the rights have reverted back to her I might be able to find them a bit easier or obtain a proper electronic copy.).
Now to the review portion.
I liked it. Diana wasn't unlikable (which I've previously been annoyed with by the females of the NC series and actually hadn't gotten very far after book 5 (aka Elise's story)).
Adam was dark and broody.
Half way through the book it did feel like a bit of a plot switch as instead of wolves, they were suddenly looking for vampires.
I liked Luc, but I think that Lori couldn't quite decide on his age, as Diana was confused and thought he was 4 years old (admittedly because she didn't have a clue about children). But then Luc told her that he was 7. Only, the way he crawled into her lap was something in my brain, more akin to what a 4 year old would do.
Because it was set in New Orleans, it was of course filled with allllll the traditional cliches. My first thought upon her arriving in NoLa was 'she's there for a job, why the hell would her 'employer' book her into a hotel on Bourbon street?' my only thought is that well gee, there aren't any other hotels anywhere in NoLa other than Bourbon street! I'm actually quite surprised that there wasn't a visit to Cafe Du Monde! I mean after all, we did get Marie Laveau's very own house -which has been turned into a voodoo shop, owned not by a local, but a white girl who named herself Cassandra... who turns out to become Diana's best friend. Also, the author didn't quite research enough as Cassandra was very much a white girl but Diana called her 'creole'. She was not creole. - Oh, and what was with all the greek goddess names running around NoLa? Diana and Cassandra eh? Diana I could understand, Cassandra though just came off as being a new-age-I-just-got-my-first-Silver Ravenwolf-book type vibe even though she was supposed to be some badass Voodoo priestess. Which, lemme tell ya, unless she had been born into it she would not be that badass, and she wouldn't be respected in the community, and she certainly wouldn't have been able to own Marie Laveau's house. And she supposedly knew all this stuff about werewolves etc, but gave
July 23, 2015
ARC kindly provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Being offered an ARC will never effect how I review a book. I always give my honest feedback. This was my first Lori Handeland book, and I enjoyed reading Crescent Moon. It is the 4th installment in the Nightcreature Novel series. I’m a total fan or Lori Handeland and her Nightcreature Novel series. Now after reading Crescent Moon I’m going back to start the series from the beginning. In some ways the story moved a little slow and Diana’s guilt was allowing too much trust issues that caused her to keep second guessing herself. But hey I guess we all have our hang-ups. That’s what makes for good characters, the imperfections. Mysterious gorgeous man, Voodoo Priestess, Voodoo curses, zombies, and werewolves…oh my.
So being a cryptozoologist sounds like fun. That is until you are left keeping a vow you made to your dead husband made from guilt and love that has you chasing things that you don’t even believe in, even when it cost you your reputation. This is where we meet Diana Malone, she’s widowed and feeling guilty that she wasn’t there when her husband died, unemployed again, and willing to travel on a whim. So when Frank Tallient calls with an assignment Diana is off to New Orleans and has her trekking through Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Diana makes camp in the reclusive former Special Forces officer, Adam Ruelle, abandoned mansion. Closest point to where most of the deaths and any sightings have occurred. Adam’s family is allegedly cursed and he moves about the swamp like a ghost, there one second then gone without a trace. After Diana’s first swamp guide dies Adam offers to take his place as long as Diana promises not to enter the swamp without him. In the search for the werewolf/ loup-garou Diana meets a Voodoo Priestess, and has encounters of the undead kind.
By night, Adam is everything she ever dreamed of in a lover she been attracted to him since she first laid eyes on him. By day, Diana has her doubts, about Adam and about her disbelief in the loup-garou. What is he hiding? Diana knows Adam clearly knows more than he is telling and that he is hiding something. What is he hiding? Is Adam helping her or distracting her from her hunt or is he just trying to protect her?
So being a cryptozoologist sounds like fun. That is until you are left keeping a vow you made to your dead husband made from guilt and love that has you chasing things that you don’t even believe in, even when it cost you your reputation. This is where we meet Diana Malone, she’s widowed and feeling guilty that she wasn’t there when her husband died, unemployed again, and willing to travel on a whim. So when Frank Tallient calls with an assignment Diana is off to New Orleans and has her trekking through Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Diana makes camp in the reclusive former Special Forces officer, Adam Ruelle, abandoned mansion. Closest point to where most of the deaths and any sightings have occurred. Adam’s family is allegedly cursed and he moves about the swamp like a ghost, there one second then gone without a trace. After Diana’s first swamp guide dies Adam offers to take his place as long as Diana promises not to enter the swamp without him. In the search for the werewolf/ loup-garou Diana meets a Voodoo Priestess, and has encounters of the undead kind.
By night, Adam is everything she ever dreamed of in a lover she been attracted to him since she first laid eyes on him. By day, Diana has her doubts, about Adam and about her disbelief in the loup-garou. What is he hiding? Diana knows Adam clearly knows more than he is telling and that he is hiding something. What is he hiding? Is Adam helping her or distracting her from her hunt or is he just trying to protect her?
March 4, 2017
Diana Malone is on a mission to find evidence of a paranormal creature because she vowed her belated husband that she would. So when she gets the opportunity to track down a werewolf in the Louisiana bayou, she jumps at the chance. She seeks out the help of Adam Ruelle, a local recluse who lives out in the swamps and who people call a ghost. He clearly has something to hide and is trying to simultaneously keep Diana by his side and push her away.
Reviewing this on a re-read. Originally, I'd given this a 4, but I must have been more forgiving towards heroes back then. Diana was okay, a bit TSTL at times running around the swamp with no weapons and what not. She also does the whole, let's just have sex and then I'll change my mind and want more thing, but I can forgive that (as much as it sometimes bothers me), since emotions are out of our control. Oh, and despite falling in love with Adam, she's still hung up on her dead husband. Adam, the hero, was a bit of a dick really. He lies to her, misdirects her and gets really angry at her (but then still has sex with her as though she's there for his convenience). I didn't hate him, but he wasn't all that romantic. And I don't think smoking is sexy either. I couldn't really understand their romantic conclusion either... The mystery was good. Granted, I knew the twist because I'd read it already, but I could see how it would be a surprise to a new reader.
Reviewing this on a re-read. Originally, I'd given this a 4, but I must have been more forgiving towards heroes back then. Diana was okay, a bit TSTL at times running around the swamp with no weapons and what not. She also does the whole, let's just have sex and then I'll change my mind and want more thing, but I can forgive that (as much as it sometimes bothers me), since emotions are out of our control. Oh, and despite falling in love with Adam, she's still hung up on her dead husband. Adam, the hero, was a bit of a dick really. He lies to her, misdirects her and gets really angry at her (but then still has sex with her as though she's there for his convenience). I didn't hate him, but he wasn't all that romantic. And I don't think smoking is sexy either. I couldn't really understand their romantic conclusion either... The mystery was good. Granted, I knew the twist because I'd read it already, but I could see how it would be a surprise to a new reader.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 25, 2014
Cryptozoologist Diana Malone has spent the last four years attempting to prove to the world that her deceased husband was correct and that werewolves exist. His name would no longer be laughed at, but so far she hasn’t been able to prove a thing. She accepts a job from a guy with a lot money, but physical impairments, to trap a werewolf he’s pretty sure exists in the swamps near New Orleans; many people have gone missing or were killed by animals, yet natural wolves don’t exist in Lousiana.
A mansion on the edge of the swamp and owned for generations by the Ruelle family, is rented out to her to use as a base. And the owner, Adam Ruelle, who hates the memories in that place and doesn’t live there, is both mysterious and sexy as hell. They’re both immediately attracted to each other, but with all of the strange things happening, she’s having doubts about just what he is.
We’re introduced to Cassandra, a white voodoo priestess who owns her own shop and immediately befriends Diana and attempts to help her find answers. This provides a level of humor between their actions and dialogue. Cassandra gets her own story in the next book, Midnight Moon.
I’d read this book when it first came out and I have to say I enjoyed as much this time as I did the first time, even knowing how things pan out. It’s easy to slip into Diana’s feelings with both the attraction and uncertainty she feels for Adam, the need to find the truth and letting go of the past. And we’re given some pretty intense scenes.
The mystery twist was definitely surprising the first time I read the story.
A mansion on the edge of the swamp and owned for generations by the Ruelle family, is rented out to her to use as a base. And the owner, Adam Ruelle, who hates the memories in that place and doesn’t live there, is both mysterious and sexy as hell. They’re both immediately attracted to each other, but with all of the strange things happening, she’s having doubts about just what he is.
We’re introduced to Cassandra, a white voodoo priestess who owns her own shop and immediately befriends Diana and attempts to help her find answers. This provides a level of humor between their actions and dialogue. Cassandra gets her own story in the next book, Midnight Moon.
I’d read this book when it first came out and I have to say I enjoyed as much this time as I did the first time, even knowing how things pan out. It’s easy to slip into Diana’s feelings with both the attraction and uncertainty she feels for Adam, the need to find the truth and letting go of the past. And we’re given some pretty intense scenes.
The mystery twist was definitely surprising the first time I read the story.
November 8, 2014
I liked the heroine. One of the main reasons I've been reading m/m romance almost exclusively the last couple of years has been the total lack of female heroines I have been able to relate to or even just like. So far it seems as if Lori Handeland is able to little by little is able to change my mind about female characters in straight romance. Diana in Crescent Moon is tall (thank heavens because I am so tired of women being described as petite unless they are BBW, no offense to those who like that sort of characters but I was looking for relatable and well ... neither petite or BBW will do that for me), she wears an A-cup bra and the hero still thinks she's sexy (and irresistible) and she's a bit of a nerd, or maybe just homey (definitely no party girl here), and following in the steps of her belated husband's search for werewolves.
I liked the sense of humor mixed with a rather cold/matter of fact tone of the heroine. This is fiction, you're not supposed to read it as if it's fact, which it very obviously isn't. The story is told entirely in Diana's first point of view voice, a POV which I sometimes have difficulty adjusting to and I usually prefer third person limited.
This is the fourth book in the series, Nightcreatures, but it was the first in that series for me. Maybe that is the reason it took me a while to get into the universe/worldbuilding. When I did I came to enjoy it quite a bit, even though anything paranormal has never been a first choice genre for me. It is however not a requirement in order to enjoy this book to have read the others, which in itself is a plus for me when series are concerned.
I liked the sense of humor mixed with a rather cold/matter of fact tone of the heroine. This is fiction, you're not supposed to read it as if it's fact, which it very obviously isn't. The story is told entirely in Diana's first point of view voice, a POV which I sometimes have difficulty adjusting to and I usually prefer third person limited.
This is the fourth book in the series, Nightcreatures, but it was the first in that series for me. Maybe that is the reason it took me a while to get into the universe/worldbuilding. When I did I came to enjoy it quite a bit, even though anything paranormal has never been a first choice genre for me. It is however not a requirement in order to enjoy this book to have read the others, which in itself is a plus for me when series are concerned.
May 4, 2015
Der vierte Band von Lori Handelands Reihe Night Creatures trägt im Original den Titel Crescent Moon, Sichelmond. Dieser Titel passt für mich weitaus besser zu diesem Roman, wenngleich Wolfsfieber sicherlich auf die drückende Hitze des Spielortes New Orleans anspielt.
Auf 384 Seiten begleitet der Leser die Kryptozoologin Diana Malone auf ihrer Reise in das Gebiet des Voodoos und des Jazz, wo sie im Auftrag eines Industriellen versucht, einem loup garou auf die Spur zu kommen. Die rationale Dreißigjährige schleppt jede Menge emotionalen Ballast mit sich herum und muss sich in New Orleans nun Dingen stellen, die sie lieber hinter Mauern eingeschlossen hätte. Und das betrifft auch den sexy Anwohner Adam Ruelle...
Ich fand Wolfsfieber sehr spannend, da Lori Handeland neben der Werwolfthematik auch dem Voodoo viel Platz einräumt. Priesterin Cassandra ist ein toller Nebencharakter und ich hoffe sehr, ihr in den folgenden Bänden nochmals zu begegnen.
Die handelnden Personen waren nachvollziehbar geschildert und ich konnte durch viele Einblicke in ihr Vorleben und die aktuelle Gefühlslage zum Beispiel einen Zwiespalt gut nachvollziehen und miterleben. Handeland hat einen tollen Schreibstil, der immer wieder Bilder in meinem Kopf erscheinen lässt. Auch auf Gerüche und Geschmäcker geht sie ein, was ich wirklich toll finde!
Wolfsfieber ist eine tolle Fortsetzung der bisherigen Reihe geworden, was alle meine Wünsche erfüllt hat, und ich freue mich jetzt schon auf Wolfsbann! Crescent Moon hat mich unterhalten und zum Träumen angeregt, weshalb es verdiente fünf von fünf Punkten erhält!
Auf 384 Seiten begleitet der Leser die Kryptozoologin Diana Malone auf ihrer Reise in das Gebiet des Voodoos und des Jazz, wo sie im Auftrag eines Industriellen versucht, einem loup garou auf die Spur zu kommen. Die rationale Dreißigjährige schleppt jede Menge emotionalen Ballast mit sich herum und muss sich in New Orleans nun Dingen stellen, die sie lieber hinter Mauern eingeschlossen hätte. Und das betrifft auch den sexy Anwohner Adam Ruelle...
Ich fand Wolfsfieber sehr spannend, da Lori Handeland neben der Werwolfthematik auch dem Voodoo viel Platz einräumt. Priesterin Cassandra ist ein toller Nebencharakter und ich hoffe sehr, ihr in den folgenden Bänden nochmals zu begegnen.
Die handelnden Personen waren nachvollziehbar geschildert und ich konnte durch viele Einblicke in ihr Vorleben und die aktuelle Gefühlslage zum Beispiel einen Zwiespalt gut nachvollziehen und miterleben. Handeland hat einen tollen Schreibstil, der immer wieder Bilder in meinem Kopf erscheinen lässt. Auch auf Gerüche und Geschmäcker geht sie ein, was ich wirklich toll finde!
Wolfsfieber ist eine tolle Fortsetzung der bisherigen Reihe geworden, was alle meine Wünsche erfüllt hat, und ich freue mich jetzt schon auf Wolfsbann! Crescent Moon hat mich unterhalten und zum Träumen angeregt, weshalb es verdiente fünf von fünf Punkten erhält!
March 15, 2015
Kreaturen der Nacht
Schon einige Jahre ist es her, dass ihr geliebter Mann Simon verstorben ist, doch Diana ist nie über seinen Tod hinweggekommen. Als Wissenschaftler suchte Simon nach dem Unmöglichen und das brachte ihm den Tod und sein Ruf war zerstört. Nun will Diana es ihm nachtun und sie will seinen Ruf wieder herstellen. Von ihrer Familie hat sie sich entfernt und sie lebt mehr schlecht als recht von kleinen Aufträgen. Da kommt die Anfrage von Frank Tallient ganz recht, sie soll nach New Orleans reisen, um für ihn nach dem Werwolf zu suchen. Natürlich glaubt Diana nicht ans Paranormale, doch Simon glaubte und Simon ist tot und wenn es Werwölfe gibt, wird Diana sie finden. Zunächst einmal findet sie jedoch den hinreißen Adam Ruelle.
So hin und wieder tut es richtig gut, ein Buch zu lesen, bei dem man beim Lesen des Autorennamen eigentlich schon weiß was kommt. Bei der Nightcreatures Reihe von Lori Handeland weiß man nicht nur, was kommt, man weiß auch, dass man bestens unterhalten wird. Die Autorin schreibt mit Wortwitz und Humor und entlockt einem so manches Schmunzeln. Die Schlagabtausche in den Dialogen sind wirklich eine Wonne, wobei der Witz der Originalausgabe genau den Punkt trifft. Neben diesem schon herausragenden Punkt überzeugt auch die Handlung mit viel Gefühl und einer gehörigen Portion Spannung und Geheimnis.
Ein Buch, mit dem man gerne ins Wochenende startet und das einem die Reihe noch sympathischer macht. Die Autorin versteht es wirklich beste Unterhaltung zu bieten und einen kleinen Urlaub vom Alltag zu unternehmen.
Schon einige Jahre ist es her, dass ihr geliebter Mann Simon verstorben ist, doch Diana ist nie über seinen Tod hinweggekommen. Als Wissenschaftler suchte Simon nach dem Unmöglichen und das brachte ihm den Tod und sein Ruf war zerstört. Nun will Diana es ihm nachtun und sie will seinen Ruf wieder herstellen. Von ihrer Familie hat sie sich entfernt und sie lebt mehr schlecht als recht von kleinen Aufträgen. Da kommt die Anfrage von Frank Tallient ganz recht, sie soll nach New Orleans reisen, um für ihn nach dem Werwolf zu suchen. Natürlich glaubt Diana nicht ans Paranormale, doch Simon glaubte und Simon ist tot und wenn es Werwölfe gibt, wird Diana sie finden. Zunächst einmal findet sie jedoch den hinreißen Adam Ruelle.
So hin und wieder tut es richtig gut, ein Buch zu lesen, bei dem man beim Lesen des Autorennamen eigentlich schon weiß was kommt. Bei der Nightcreatures Reihe von Lori Handeland weiß man nicht nur, was kommt, man weiß auch, dass man bestens unterhalten wird. Die Autorin schreibt mit Wortwitz und Humor und entlockt einem so manches Schmunzeln. Die Schlagabtausche in den Dialogen sind wirklich eine Wonne, wobei der Witz der Originalausgabe genau den Punkt trifft. Neben diesem schon herausragenden Punkt überzeugt auch die Handlung mit viel Gefühl und einer gehörigen Portion Spannung und Geheimnis.
Ein Buch, mit dem man gerne ins Wochenende startet und das einem die Reihe noch sympathischer macht. Die Autorin versteht es wirklich beste Unterhaltung zu bieten und einen kleinen Urlaub vom Alltag zu unternehmen.
July 29, 2015
I was pleasantly surprised by this book - expecting the standard, cheesy romance novel, instead it was actually well written, well paced, with interesting characters, good development of the supernatural element and twists that I almost saw coming (but I wasn't really sure). While not one of my top favorite authors, I will read more of her work in the future.
Amazon provides a good synopsis:
"New Orleans is known for sinful pleasures and strange magic, but for cryptozoologist Diana Malone it offers one irresistible attraction. For over a hundred years there have been whispers of wolves around the Crescent City, and the recent discovery of bodies in the nearby swamps hints at a creature even more dangerous…one that could make Diana's career and fortune, if she lives to capture it.
Adam Ruelle is a reclusive former Special Forces officer, the last of a mysterious Cajun family rumored to be cursed, and the only person skilled enough to guide Diana in her search. Rugged and captivating, he fills her nights with desire…but by day, Diana is plagued with doubts. Adam clearly knows more than he's telling, but is his aim to protect her or distract her? Something is stalking its prey in the Louisiana bayous, and every step towards the horrifying truth brings Diana closer to a centuries-old enemy that lives for the smell of fear and the thrill of killing, again and again�"
Amazon provides a good synopsis:
"New Orleans is known for sinful pleasures and strange magic, but for cryptozoologist Diana Malone it offers one irresistible attraction. For over a hundred years there have been whispers of wolves around the Crescent City, and the recent discovery of bodies in the nearby swamps hints at a creature even more dangerous…one that could make Diana's career and fortune, if she lives to capture it.
Adam Ruelle is a reclusive former Special Forces officer, the last of a mysterious Cajun family rumored to be cursed, and the only person skilled enough to guide Diana in her search. Rugged and captivating, he fills her nights with desire…but by day, Diana is plagued with doubts. Adam clearly knows more than he's telling, but is his aim to protect her or distract her? Something is stalking its prey in the Louisiana bayous, and every step towards the horrifying truth brings Diana closer to a centuries-old enemy that lives for the smell of fear and the thrill of killing, again and again�"
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