this relationship near the end reminded me so much of warnette.... and i am a simple woman
this book left me thirsty for more world-building. 3.5 stars
this relationship near the end reminded me so much of warnette.... and i am a simple woman
this book left me thirsty for more world-building. i'm not a big fan of urban fantasy but this had that vibe of being set in a different world but still having modern technology and it was so close to working for me but by the end i still didn't quite understand the political and family context of the enemies to lovers? so that tension was lost on me at some points. but this writing style ended up being surprisingly addicting and not at all cheesy or overly simplistic. the romance was slow burn but with definite payoff at the end. i wish more of the action and blood and betrayal at the end could have been sprinkled throughout because the last 100 pages was so tense and engrossing whereas the middle of the book felt a little aimless. but now i know the author is capable of it so i'm excited to get to book two later this year!
i was terrified of this book lowkey because every mothman book i've ever read has been CRINGE! but hone(in a whorish tone) ok kathryn....... i see you
i was terrified of this book lowkey because every mothman book i've ever read has been CRINGE! but honestly this title is misleading because elias, our title mothman, is actually a fae? even though i found myself pretending that he didn't have weird dick probes and an actual mane still
the thing i love about kathryn moon books and i keep CRAWLING back is the fact that each one feels so fresh and unique despite still sticking to a comforting and rhythmic romance pace!!! this one had so many surprising elements that i'd never read before in books like a female main character who found it difficult to climax but it was never the intention to *fix* her. and the male main character was love bombing because he's never experienced it before and UGH it was just so interesting and had such emotional character depth despite being a literal moth porn story.
i will say i loved the role play elements of the smut and i thought it fit in so nicely with the main characters' angst and character dynamics. was not a fan of the tentacle threesome at the end. sadly, i keep finding myself wishing kathryn moon would write some regular smegular romance at this point because i LOVE her writing and her characters but i often find myself pretending-i-do-not-see-it when she introduces minotaurs and krakens and everything into her stories
but anyway this slayed after a meh second installment in the series ...more
objectively, a very addictive and well-written book. if you want to read a climate chang story that reads like a eulogy for nature combined with the sobjectively, a very addictive and well-written book. if you want to read a climate chang story that reads like a eulogy for nature combined with the stream of consciousness of a deeply troubled woman outrunning her past, this would be a great one for you!
i am a lover of books with an unapologetic, slightly unhinged female lead, and this did not disappoint. as a huge fan of moby dick as well, i loved the plot point of boarding a ship in search of an elusive bird, practically (and sometimes almost literally) a suicide mission. i also loved the found family aspects of the crew on this ship and the tentative friendships she creates. the setting of being trapped at sea created a dreary, claustrophobic atmosphere.
mainly, i love how much franny loved the ocean and the nature around her. this covers a vast array of topics like family and flightiness and trauma and mourning humanity's detrimental effects on nature while also unavoidably being a human. this was definitely thought provoking and i loved being in franny's head.
the reason it's not five stars is i wish i went into it expecting that it was a futuristic book because the discussions around all the animals being extinct and how much the world has changed/in danger made it a bit at arms' length for me, and i can't quite place why that would make it feel so unrealistic because honestly, it might be a glimpse into our future.
but i still can't deny that i read this in one sitting and highly enjoyed the unraveling of franny's past. for someone who doesn't typically read psychological thrillers -- even though this definitely isn't one -- it scratches that itch of an unreliable main character with willful detachment and a fuck-everybody attitude. ...more
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