When wereleopard Kess is attacked by her own brother, she flees knowing she is no longer safe in her home. Heading from one town to another hoping not to be captured, Kess never feels she can truly relax. When she arrives in the mountains of North Carolina, she feels at ease at least for a little while. Meeting Cormac was not in her plans, but his tenacity with wanting to get to know her has her wishing she could act on her feelings.
Cormac is not all that he seems though and once he realizes Ke When wereleopard Kess is attacked by her own brother, she flees knowing she is no longer safe in her home. Cormac is not all that he seems though and once he realizes Kess's secrets he plans to keep her safe and by his side. Problem is her brother believes she is his and won't let her go. Entrancing read, I liked this story quite a bit.
Kess is a powerful young woman who doesn't quite realize the strength she carries within her self. Cormac sees that in her, but he also sees the need she has to be cared for. I liked Cormac, he is smitten right off and a bit goofy about how to handle it. Will definitely read the next one. Apr 08, Joy rated it really liked it Shelves: I just wanted to see, I mean read other people's opinion on the similarity. But here I am, wanting to read the book after reading the synopsis.
April 21, Know what? I'm actually glad this book has a similar cover with Fallen because it wouldn't have caught my interest if it didn't. You totally threw me off! This piece was totally unexpected. Apr 13, Teigan rated it liked it. Shapeshifters and a romance? The story held a lot of potential to be great-- there are clans, there are packs, there are tensions rising and threats on the horizon. But ultimately, Leopard Moon was very limited in scope and played out more as a thriller romance than a kick-ass urban fantasy like I wanted and expected. Don't get me wrong.
I loved Cormac, totally book boyfriend material and the sweetest cinnamon roll. The romance developed slightly fast although I genuinely enjoye Shapeshifters and a romance? The romance developed slightly fast although I genuinely enjoyed the dance between Kess and him. There were mentions of the other shifters -- were bears, were jaguars, were leopards I wanted to like this more. It wasn't a bad story, but mind blowing, it was not. Apr 15, K. Lincoln rated it really liked it.
When I first saw this, I thought to myself "Oh, no, not another were-creature girl rebelling against authority and striking out on her own! I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this take on were-creatures. I wou When I first saw this, I thought to myself "Oh, no, not another were-creature girl rebelling against authority and striking out on her own! I would love to have given it 4.
Kess is on the run from her clan and her brother, Sek, in Miami. She finds herself in the North Carolina Mountains In fact, she gets a job at The Barn, a restaurant run by the pack's Beta; and there she gets the attention of the Beta's nephew, Cormac. Kess just wants to lay low, make money, and make sure none of her brother's investigators find her. Cormac is intrigued by the new waitress and her secrets, but he's willing to give her the space and time to figure out what she wants.
And that's what I enjoyed the most about this book, the way Cormac and Kess aren't headstrong, stubborn, aggressive, or stupid.
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They choices they make are well-reasoned. They don't choose to lie, even for eachother's own good an often used and frustrating trope in paranormal fantasy and take the difficult, honest, waiting road always. Cormac is so romantic when he is holding himself still so Kess won't get freaked out. Kess is so awesome when she goes into action in a well reasoned way while weighing the lives of Cormac and his family. The whole lodge full of snarky bantering werewolves sounds like a blast.
The reason this book doesn't hit the full 5 stars for me was my odd lack of connection to Kess. We spend quite a lot of time in Cormac's head, and don't get me wrong, that's a fine place to be. We also spend some time in Sek's head, and while I understand the desire to develop him as the villain, I felt we traded off a deeper relationship with Kess because of it. And because I didn't feel that Kess-love, I didn't get to experience her growing relationship with Cormac as fully as I wanted to. Still, very nice addition to the YA paranormal were creature library, and I'll definitely be on the lookout for the next in the series.
This Book's Snack Rating: Can't stop eating until the whole plate is empty. May 18, Lorna rated it liked it Shelves: I really do enjoy a good shifter story. The premise of leopard shifters, sold me on reading this one. This book features a seventeen year old girl, Kess, and nineteen year old boy, Cormac. Kess has run away from her family and leopard clan. So Kess is on the run, complete with private detectives searching for her. She finds herself in a small out of the way town in North Carolina.
She meets Cormac, and although she tries to keep to herself, she starts to care about him. For the most part, I enjoyed this story but there was a couple of things that bothered me. One was that it was a pretty slow read for me. I just kept putting it down for days at a time. Never a good sign for me. And the second thing hit home for me, when after putting the book down for awhile and coming back to read it, the ages of the main characters were mentioned again and I was really surprised. The characters are good characters but neither one acts in any way like a teenager.
I had completely forgotten how young they both were. I understand that Kess had to grow up fast on the road, but it just seemed a bit strange that both characters had no teenage qualities. I am happy to say, that once I got to the 50 percent mark, the story did pick up and by about 70 percent, it was a much faster paced read, with a lot more going on.
This is a series with lots of good secondary characters, however the bad guy in this book is just despicable and not the norm for a YA book in any way that I am aware of! Not sure who the next book is going to be about, but I do know that at least some of the same characters continue on with the story. And because the story did get a lot better, I am interested enough to buy and read the next book when I get a chance. And on a side note, for a indie published book, I found this to be very well edited. May 13, Paranormal Reads rated it it was amazing.
I have to say what drew me to want to find out more about this book was the cover, it is absolutely stunning, I think the fact that you are unable to see the face of the girl makes it all more intriguing because you just want to know who that girl is, and why does it seem that she is hiding from something, or in the case of our main female, running from. I rather liked the interaction between Kess and Cormac, the son of the Alpha werewolf.
I thought it was funny how persistent Cormac was even though at first, Kess seemed pretty intent to stay to herself, of course that changed after a few encounters. Jun 25, Radiant rated it really liked it. I was on werewolf Spree.. Kess is running away from her family,her wereleopard pack and especially her brother Sek.. Kess founds herself running and finally settling in a town.. Kess founds the love,security,safety in cormac n his pack and she wishes ever I was on werewolf Spree.. Kess founds the love,security,safety in cormac n his pack and she wishes everything to remain same forever..
But Sek has other intentions as he comes to take her back and he will go to any extent the evil he is.! Now its Kess's decision.. Or will she fight against her psycho brother? Should read the next books in series to know how Kess story is progressed! A great read for a debut! This was very interesting. He was so unstable that it made reading his thoughts very interesting.
Kess left her clan because of her older brother Sek. Sek is not right in the head and thinks that he is in love with her and one night tries to force himself on her. So fought him and escaped and has been on the run for a little over a year. I think this story was faced paced and at times sweet but with a hint of madness. I loved all the W This was very interesting. I loved all the Weres in this book. Loved the instant connection between Kess and Cormac.
Cormac's cousins were a hoot. They light up the pages with their banter. There was never a dull moment for me. I will be reading the rest of this series to find out what happens next. The ending just left it wide open and had me wondering what now? Mar 29, Jessica rated it really liked it Shelves: I really enjoyed this book.
Kess was a very likable, strong character. You wanted her to find a new life and escape the Hell she lived with in her family's were-leopard home. I am not sure if I will continue, because I see that the next book is about someone else. But later Kess comes back into the picture and I don't want to get too wrapped up in all other people's business if I only care about Kess' life. We shall see though.
This is my new favourite series!! I loved, loved, loved this book! Cormac is perfect, if he was real I would want him to be my boyfriend!
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I cannot wait to read the next one! May 14, Jeff Briel marked it as to-read Shelves: There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori that cover. May 27, Holly rated it it was amazing. Another freebie I got from Amazon's Kindle list that ended up hooking me! Now on book 2 in the series! This author is very talented! Feb 28, I rated it liked it. I absolutely loved reading this book. This is book is very good and the series also is good. Its a damn 'Goodread'. Oct 23, Alicia Huxtable rated it really liked it.
Enjoyable first in this series. It's hard to find a shifter book that differs from the rest but Leopard Moon did just that. Mar 19, Leigh Anne rated it really liked it. Great spin on the werecreature tales. I liked the mix of all the different animals used as weres in this book. I look forward to the next book in the series. I like that there were different were creatures instead of just wolves. The book was good - it didn't wow me or anything, but it held my interest. I was pleasantly surprised by the fact I rather enjoyed it. For me, the characters were well written and the world in which it took place was set up well.
I found the lead male and female strong characters, if not a bit young to be so mature.
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The book was written from three different POV's, which worked really well, especially since Sek was in Miami. It gave the reader the ability to know what was going on at all times. The main plot line was interesting and kept me reading. It was exciting, with plenty of action and some romance. The latter was slow to start and wasn't the primary story line, with only kissing. Overall, it was a good, clean YA read. Suitable for teens and adults.
I will be reading the next in the series. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I found this book on Goodreads a while back. It was apart of a list on Goodreads that used the same stock photos So I've been on a kinda big paranormal kick lately. Maybe it's my insane need to go back to writing Promise Anyway, for those of you who haven't heard to Leopard Moon--which may be a lot of you, I hadn't heard of it before stumbling upon it--here's the blurb according to Goodreads: Running from the investigators her family has dispatched to bring her home, Kess ends up in the mountains of North Carolina.
Once there, she attracts the attention of Cormac, a young man with a secret of his own. When the moon rises, the hunt is on…" What drew me into this book at first--aside from the blurb and re-gift cover--was the fact that it was about were-animals. If werewolves were real, I'd probably try to become one. They're my favourite supernatural creature: I liked that Ms. Battista included other therianthropes into her world.
The one other exception to this was the Nightshade series and you didn't know about other were-animals until books two and three. I really enjoyed the characters. Kess, our lead, wasn't some whiny little bitch all the time. Yes, she had a few pussy moments but her brother Sekhmet was a crazy mother. I liked that Kess wasn't perfect. At first, I thought she was with how Battista explained that she was: On to my now favourite male lead: He was actually a GUY.
I know what you're thinking: He's got the whole shabang. A lot of male romantic interests in YA are all macho and are either complete jerks to the MC or are sulky guys who try to drive the MC away in order to 'prevent from hurting her. Cormac gently nudged Kess into going out with him and they certainly hit it off.
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But Kess's inability to date due to her psychotic brother was constantly in the way. Which brings me to my next topic: I have a character similar to Sek her name is Elena. They both have this sick obsession with their sibling though Sek's love has always been unrequited where as Elena's hasn't until recently , they're both twenty steps past crazy and are both villains in a way. I liked that Battista hinted at what happened between Kess and Sek in the beginning and explained it later.
Now that I've finished gushing over a few of the main characters, time for the plot. Basically, the first half is Kess running from her psychotic brother who is hell bent on doing things to her that are as far from accepted today as one can get and the second half is Kess finally breaking out of the cage she locked herself in for the past few years to not only start a relationship with a great guy who reminds me of my boyfriend sans the age gap but to put her brother in his place.
She not only conquered Sek but she conquered her fear OF Sek AND developed into a character I can wholeheartedly wish mine would become within the course of the novel. Not many YA authors do get that in a single book, opting for a series if at all.
For Leopard Moon, I'll rate it four and a half out of five. Now, I'm sure you're asking "why only four and a half with all the raving of characters AND the plot line? Though I think it's quite pretty and it was one of the many things that drew me in, I was more than disappointed with it. Moon-Wake Lone March 6. Book 7 of the Grey Wolves Series. A Girl and Her Wolf. Book One of the Red Ridge Pack. Autumn Storm 2, Witchling Series.
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