Review: Low Red Moon

Title: Low Red Moon

Author: Ivy Devlin

Summary (from Goodreads): Avery Hood is reeling from the loss of her parents–and the fact that she can’t remember what happened to them even though she was there.

She’s struggling to adjust to life without them, and to living with her grandmother, when she meets Ben, who isn’t like any guy she’s ever met before.

It turns out there’s a reason why, and Ben’s secret may hold the key to Avery finding out what happened to her parents…

But what if that secret changes everything she knows about–and feels for–Ben?

My Thoughts: This was a quick read. It moves fast, and is a pretty short book. (The ARC I read was less than 200 pages. I don’t know how that compares to the final version.) The characters are decent, but the story was old and predictable. Fortunately, the low points weren’t as strong as the high points, and I can say that I did enjoy this book.

Avery was a neat character. I was hard to watch her struggling with trying to remember what exactly happened the night her parents were killed. I thought we got a good feel for what she was going through with the loss of her life. I think we also get a good glimpse of how her emotions and mind are at odds concerning Ben – her feelings for him fighting against her suspicions. It was interesting to watch her duke it out with herself.

Ben was not very well developed. I understand that this was Avery’s story, but I didn’t really get a feel for who he is. I didn’t know if I could believe him when he says he’d never hurt a person. Or if we could believe Louis when he says the same thing. We weren’t allowed to get to know him well enough for that. Maybe that was on purpose – to help us feel more of Avery’s struggle. I don’t know.

Renee wasn’t much of a mystery to me at all. I figured out who she was pretty quick, and I was surprised that Avery didn’t pick up on that until the end of the book. It wasn’t that hard to figure out. I guess one could argue that Avery was so broken over the loss of her parents and her home, then so worried about figuring out what exactly happened, that she just couldn’t process those clues, too. But, I don’t know if I buy that. She’s a smart girl, and it just seems odd to me that she wouldn’t have figured it out earlier – or at least had unconfirmed suspicions.

As for the story, it really was pretty predictable. There was really only one unknown for me: How her parents died and who/what was responsible. The answer was something I didn’t see coming. And really, it was kinda cheesy.

SPOILER (highlight to read)

All of that over LAND? REALLY? It almost seemed like the werewolves were just in there for fun. There really wasn’t much significance to their presence in the novel.

The end just seemed to fit more of a regular mystery/suspense story, and not a paranormal tale.

Am I glad I read it? Sure. It was a good, quick, easy read. Will I read it again? Not likely. It wasn’t bad, but I don’t think there’s much to be gained by reading it again, no hidden clues or unsolved mysteries. Would I read a sequel? Sure. I liked Avery enough to want to know what happens next. (I don’t know if there even is a sequel planned.)

My Rating: 3 stars

Source: Received through We Love YA! Tours for review.

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