Angie
Written on Dec 9, 2014
I definitely liked the plot of Under the Moon better than the romance. I found the idea of leeches very interesting. Women are the only ones with power, so there are no gods. And a goddess has to willingly give magic to a man in order for him to be able to steal power from another goddess. I loved this whole dynamic! The women are in control, but they're not all powerful. There is a balance, but one goddesses' trust in her man is causing problems for the rest of the community. Quinn is on the hunt for this person, especially when a contact mentions "family ties." Quinn is an only child, adopted, and her adoptive parents are dead. So her only family is possibly evil?
The romance was okay. I was pretty excited at the beginning because Quinn mentions that she uses sex to build up her strength. For years she's been using her assistant, Sam, but she knows he wants more from her and she just doesn't see him that way. Then her protector comes into the picture. Nick and Quinn may only see each other for 12 weeks out of the year, but apparently something has built up in that time. While I did think Nick was a better fit for her, I was kind of hoping Quinn would change her mind about Sam. The falling for your protector thing is pretty cliche, and Sam is 10 years younger than Quinn! I would have loved some older woman with younger man romance! Oh well.
In the end, I did like Under the Moon. The plot was engaging and the world was interesting. The romance was pretty good, even if it didn't go the way I wanted. The one thing I was disappointed in was the lack of sex. When sex magic is mentioned, I expect some sexy times! There is, but nothing really that great.
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