Review: A ghostly love story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 31, 2013
Moonlight Dancer, a novel written by Deb Atwood, is part ghost story and romance novel. It took me about a hundred pages to really really get into the book. I found the beginning a little bit confusing/not-as-satisfying for a few reasons, but I loved everything else. Once I was into the book though, I couldn't put it down and finished the rest of it in one sitting.The story opens up a few hundred years ago in Korea. Korea is under attack from the Japanese and a woman named  NanJu is given the task of taking her sister's baby to safety--a task she failed. Fast forwards to present day and the spirit of NanJu is restless and remains on Earth, trapped inside a doll.​Kendra is just a college student trying to get her degree. When she sees the Korean doll in the shop, she knows she *has* to buy it. So she does--spending money she can't afford to spend. She also meets Hiro, a guy she just can't seem to resist at the shop. Before she knows it, she's heels over head for him.And that  brings us to the biggest problem I had with this novel. I thought Hiro was nice and everything, but I felt like the relationship between Hiro and Kendra was so...insta-lovey?! I mean they met once and Hiro is totally all over her. It does take a few more days before Kendra falls for Hiro, but I still felt like everything progressed way too fast. Give it a few weeks to build up the relationship and then I'll be happy. Also, I felt like Hiro was a bit too much of a stereo typical dark-and-dangerous guy. You'll get what I mean once you read the book.Anyways, moving onto what I liked about Moonlight Dancer. I liked how the author incorporated Korean history into the story and still made it interesting. Also the ghost story aspect of the book was well done. I was seriously concerned for Kendra as NanJu's spirit starts messing around with her and even made her almost jump off a bridge. I found it cool when Kendra started "dream-writing" in Korean.Over all, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it if you like a good ghost story, romance novel or a little bit of both.Likes:*Learned more about the Korean culture* almost non stop actiondislikes:*too much insta-love***I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review***