THE RAVENING

Author: Dawn Thompson ISBN: 0505527278 2/2008 PARANORMAL Publisher: DORCHESTER

THE HUNGER IS BOUNDLESS… In the moonlit forest, bewitched by a wolf and dancing to music only she could hear, Paloma was first taken. And though she escaped her attacker, she could not flee her destiny. …AND IT CANNOT BE DENIED Milosh could sense it: Sebastian—the vampire, his archenemy and the foe of The Brotherhood and all things right and good—was again rising to power. To Whitebriar Milosh traveled, hoping to find his friends the Hyde-Whites; instead he found the abbey in ruins and a terrified waif. The copper-haired beauty stole his heart…and yet she was infected. She burned with bloodlust, burned as did all those who’d felt the bite of vampyr but not the solace of the Blood Moon—as Milosh himself had once burned. Paloma had the power to make him burn again, and in ways he hadn’t felt for centuries. She could make him a ravening beast…which meant the struggle to come would be not against Sebastian alone, but against himself and almost every desire in his darkening heart.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Well, I asked not to have to read any sequels to BLOOD MOON, but apparently the powers that be thought I should try another one anyway. Unfortunately, you can read my review of BLOOD MOON and apply it to THE RAVENING, though I admit you can temper it a bit.

THE RAVENING is not as "purple" as it's predecessor, thank goodness. The phrase "needs must" only shows up close to the end a few times, and it has a much better plot. Okay, so not MUCH better, since it is the same plot from before, but with a bit more action and a few more characters. Actually, it is pretty much the same book with different leads and done a little bit better. Truly, when I think back on the scenes featured here, I remember them quite clearly from BLOOD MOON. I even think the heroine in this one hides in the same abandoned hut the last one did.

So, if you like BLOOD MOON I guess you might love THE RAVENING. I, however, would simply love to forget about this series.

Shannon Johnson