Review: Of Moons and Monsters (Of Moons and Monsters Series Book 1) by Willow Hadley

Of Moons and Monsters by Willow Hadley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Complex World Building

This book is hard to describe. I thought it was going to be one way and then it changed direction in the middle and it left me a little confused.

The book itself is built around a complex universe of connected realms. The book starts in our realm which is filled with humans and the secret world of the supernatural. Isla is human but included in that secret world because of her best friend, Alistair. He is a half demon and they went through the foster care system together. They have been through so much together they can’t imagine life without each other in it.

Alistair convinces Isla to go to a sidhe party and life changes for her, forever. Kidnapped and sold to demons she is transported to another world.

The book felt split into two sections. The first section that was like the traditional urban fantasy reverse harem, set up with sexy witches and unseelie lords. The second section was more like an alien abduction story where she is thrust into a realm where they have different magic, different creatures and languages and she can’t communicate.

The thing that gave me hope is the last chapter which had the intimation of the two worlds coming together in the next book. I get the feeling that the flow of the narrative will make more sense over the full course of the series rather than taken as a standalone book, which makes it difficult to judge and, more importantly for me, review.

I liked Isla, she was a lonely character who didn’t really fit in anywhere, but she tried to make the most of it. She knew about supernaturals and was forced to dwell in that world because of her friend, but she wasn’t part of it. It was also scary being part of the supernatural world with no power of her own. Knowing all about the supernatural set her apart from normal human society, as well as her experiences growing up as a child in the system.

In some respects, the end result of getting kidnapped worked out really well for her, even if it left her isolated in an unknown place where she didn’t speak the language. She got her HFN, but it’s really only when the two worlds come together that we will really get to see if she gets HEA.

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