Leslie (USA: CA) (2007/12/15):
First off I'm a completely biased reviewer because I actually edited this book. That being said, I was very pleasantly surprised to discover that reading and editing this book was no hardship at all even though it is definitely not within the genre I typically read.The book description is self explanatory, no need for me to elaborate on that so instead I'm going to focus on the high and lows of this book. If the subject matter intrigues you and if the highs outweigh the minor lows for you then I would definitely recommend you pick up a copy of this book. The first few chapters contain quite a bit of character introduction but it is definitely worth it in the end because the characters are one of this novel's greatest strengths. Knapp amasses a large cast of characters that are multi-dimensional and fleshed out (sometimes literally!). I was drawn in by the fact that the supernatural element was genuinely intriguing, well thought out, and had fascinating good versus evil elements that didn't fall into tired cliches. Knapp is a new author, this being his first published book, and so expect him to occasionally fall into the new writers' trap of trying to build suspense with words instead of situations. Nevertheless those few instances only happen after a chunk of excellent writing so you barely notice it. I'm looking forward to his future books that will undoubtedly rise above that. This novel is a supernatural horror story which means that there is quite a bit of violence which is why I couldn't bring myself to give it five stars. The majority of the violence and language in Moonlight are obviously not there for shock value, but instead an integral part of the tale. Still, I'm not a fan of graphic violence and language. My opinion? The handful of minor slip-ups by a new author far outweigh his intriguing story and characters.
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