Name: Low Red Moon
ISBN: 9781599905105

Ivy Devlin

Seventeen-year-old Avery can remember nothing to explain her parents' violent death in the woods where they live, but after meeting Ben, a mysterious new neighbor, she begins to believe some of the stories she has heard about creatures of the forest.

Low Red Moon

Amy Grieve

I honestly only bought Low Red Moon on an impulse. I found it in a sale for not much and ordered it. Since then it has been sitting on my shelf just waiting for me to pick it up. This weekend that's exactly what I did. 

Low Red Moon was a pleasant surprise for me. Although throughout the book I knew who the killer wasn't, I didn't know who it was either. At points I felt like the suspense was killing me. Avery was determined and true to herself throughout the whole book. I need to give a huge congratulations to Ivy Devlin for writing this amazing début novel and I am hugely looking forward to reading the sequel.

Jessica Nottingham

First thoughts? The synopsis is perfectly written. I know this might be an odd first thought, but go with me here for a moment. If you just glanced over it, do me a favor and go back up to give it another read. Is there anything at all in there that spoils the book for you? No, am I right? You have no idea how happy that made me. As I saw another blogger complaining a few days ago, so many book descriptions have massive spoilers now! Whoever wrote this one, definitely knows what they are doing.

On to the book itself. There is so much to say, but I will try not to ramble. I was drawn into the story from the very first page! As soon as I opened the book to discover Avery's parents and their untimely death, I knew I'd be up all night. A warning: DO NOT start this book if you have work early the next day. I can promise you that you'll stay up quite past your normal bedtime due to your concern for Avery. It's a fact. 

Speaking of Avery, she is an extremely likable protagonist. What I enjoyed about her most was that she has a "good head on her shoulders" as my mom likes to say. Although she sometimes makes rash decisions (and don't we all?), she has enough common sense to help her get out of sticky situations. Also, despite her age, she carries herself with an attitude beyond her years and I greatly appreciated that. As you all know, there is nothing I cannot stand more than a whiny female protagonist.

Ben. Ah, Ben. Sweet, brooding and deliciously mysterious. I fell in love with Ben for the same reasons that I fell in love with Sam from Shiver. He's the type of guy that makes me glad paranormal romance exists as a genre. The chemistry between Ben and Avery is completely believable, and extremely swoon worthy! There were scenes in this story that made my heart beat fast and made me extremely jealous at the same time. Oh to have such passion! A girl can only dream.

As I'm sure you can tell, I loved this book! I'd hate to spoil it, but let's just say the ending alone makes this book stand out in my mind. I loved it so much in fact that I'm planning on ordering a finished copy with the remainder of my birthday money. Ben and Avery will take their place among my favorite paranormal romance couples, and I can only hope that we hear more about them very soon!

Megan VanBuren 

Aurien Smith

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Rachel Bedard

Megan Williams

Jeni Szilagyi

Chelsea Hudson

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 her parents, 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 before. When Ben reveals he's a werewolf, Avery still trusts him - at first. Then she sees that sometimes his eyes flash an 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.

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