Review: Fast-Paced, Action Intense
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2012
This second installment in the Seasons of the Moon spinoff series, the Cain Chronicles, is another winner. It's a short novella, picking up where New Moon Summer left off, but rehashing the ending, this time from Seth's point of view. Of course, New Moon Summer left off with a huge cliffhanger, and truth be told, I was a little confused when I first began reading Blood Moon Harvest as I was expecting to be dropped right into the fray. As that didn't happen, I was afraid, for just a moment, that I was reading the novella's out of order. But, once I understood what S.M. Reine was doing concerning the points of view while allowing readers to remember exactly what happened at the end of New Moon Summer, it all made sense. And, I actually think Seth's point of view is a lot more interesting than Rylie's as we are able to see the beginning stages of true brother rivalry.However, the rehash of the ending of New Moon Summer is a fairly quick affair, and we are truly thrust into the midst of the fray very quickly, with events unfolding in the blink of an eye. Blood Moon Harvest is, indeed, a fast-paced thriller. With the threat of Cain and his/her minions, the pack is on high alert, especially as things seem to go from bad to worse when issues arise within the pack itself.It's always so hard to write reviews for sequels and middle novels because they tend to pick up in medias res, and then end there, as well... so I'm really trying not to giveaway any details. Hence, my cryptic commenting about the action. I can't say much more than what I've said without ruining things for potential readers, but rest assured, this is a great novella, especially as we learn more about the Alpha mating rituals and the divide between brothers seems to magnify.