littleread1
Written on May 8, 2014
Meet Arcadia Bell: bartender, renegade magician, fugitive from the law. . . .
Being the spawn of two infamous occultists (and alleged murderers) isn’t easy, but freewheeling magician Arcadia “Cady” Bell knows how to make the best of a crummy situation. After hiding out for seven years, she’s carved an incognito niche for herself slinging drinks at the demon-friendly Tambuku Tiki Lounge.
But she receives an ultimatum when unexpected surveillance footage of her notorious parents surfaces: either prove their innocence or surrender herself. Unfortunately, the only witness to the crimes was an elusive Æthyric demon, and Cady has no idea how to find it. She teams up with Lon Butler, an enigmatic demonologist with a special talent for sexual spells and an arcane library of priceless stolen grimoires. Their research soon escalates into a storm of conflict involving missing police evidence, the decadent Hellfire Club, a ruthless bounty hunter, and a powerful occult society that operates way outside the law. If Cady can’t clear her family name soon, she’ll be forced to sacrifice her own life . . . and no amount of running will save her this time.
- ISBN10 1451620543
- ISBN13 9781451620542
- Publish Date 28 June 2011
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint Pocket Books
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 384
- Language English
Reviews
mitabird
Written on May 23, 2012
Amanda
Written on Sep 30, 2011
This review originally appeared as a guest review on Smash Attack Reads!: http://www.smashattackreads.com/2011/10/guest-review-kindling-moon-by-jenn.html
In Arcadia’s world, there are magicians and demons. What is different about the demons in Arcadia’s world is that there are two types: Æthyric demons and Earthbounds. Earthbounds are demons in human bodies, all of which have halos that mark them as Earthbounds. As a magician, Arcadia should not be able to see these halos, but she does. I don’t know that I have read any adult fiction with magicians, but I found Jenn Bennett’s take on magicians fascinating and not something I have seen before, which made Kindling the Moon such an engaging read.
Arcadia — or Cady — was a fun MC. She’s been on the run from the law (not her fault), but has managed to make some semblance of a life for herself. She is determined, but is pretty realistic and doesn’t wallow. Lon makes a good love interest, except for the fact there is a 17 year age difference between the two. Rather than getting hung up over the age difference, I imagined Lon to be about ten years younger. And Jupe was a blast, a blast of energy, that is.
The mystery surrounding Cady’s parents was pretty average. Not a mind-blowing mystery, but with a few twists and turns that leads to a pretty drastic ending. The ending promises us a second book that builds on what we learned about Cady (and what she learned about herself). The second book, Summoning the Night is set to release in April 2012.