Review: Loved the story until the end!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2012
Indian Moon had a lot of great things going for it; this made the abrupt and unsatisfactory ending especially disappointing for me. Quinton was a great character and I loved the way that he found his way back to his Native American roots and that helped him face his present-day issues. Regina was a very complex character; she still has a little bit of self-worth left and it was struggling to emerge under Quinton's attentions. Wayne was a perfect example of how total power leads to total corruption; he is thoroughly evil. Quinton's great-aunt, Whispering Feather (I loved that name!) was marvelously wise and had a very generous spirit that reached out to encompass Regina as well as Quinton. And let's not forget Quinton's dog, Hurricane and Regina's dog, Fury; they had wonderful personalities, as well.This was a very well-written book although the proofreading could have been done better. The imagery was really wonderful; the graphic descriptions really made the people and events come alive for me. I just wish there had been an epilogue so I wouldn't have been left not knowing what happened to anyone.********spoiler alert******** I was very angry that Regina blamed herself for not fighting back sooner, especially when it was clear that the only reason she was able to prevail against Wayne's violence was because of the two dogs protecting her. I worked with battered women and the most likely time for a woman to be killed is when she confronts her abuser. At the very least, she would have been severely beaten.I still got a lot of pleasure out of reading Indian Moon even with its faults, so I would recommend it to others.