Review: A good read...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2012
I don't particularly believe in ghosts, I'm not into rituals that conjure up our wishes, and urban or dark fantasy has never appealed to me. But I had read another story by the author and enjoyed it, so I decided to give Swallow the Moon a try. And I am very glad I did, because it reminded me we have not done books a favor by over-categorizing them. I enjoyed the story for the good read that it was.June is a down-to-earth accountant. She also happens to be a Wiccan who is tired of waiting for her soulmate to appear. She decides to cast a spell on the full autumn moon to hurry things along. Eric has recently returned from a stint in Afghanistan, to find divorce papers waiting for him. He has an unfulfilling job as a lab rat and not much else. His thoughts go to a happier time in his life when he raced motocross. He turns on his computer and searches for a Suzuki Hayabusa, his dream bike. His eyes fall upon a tricked-up `Busa which has a bit of damage and he goes looking for the talented artist who originally painted it so beautifully. Neither June nor Eric could have imagined the conflicts they had unleashed from the simple human act of looking to fulfill their dreams.In the end, I couldn't name a category into which to fit Swallow the Moon. It is a hybrid book, a contemporary romance both character and plot driven, with elements of the supernatural. The characters are believable and well wrought, the settings realistically rendered. The author knows returning vets and their inner demons. Bringing outer demons into the equation seemed a natural thing, and gave us one of the coolest bad dudes ever in Van Man Go. The setup for the meeting between our leads was very well done, and set up the engaging plot equally well. A touch of humor here and there completed the appeal of the book.As for the rituals, I'm thinking that conjuring up a few dreams for myself might be kind of fun...