Goodreads Was Wrong Book Tag

I was browsing through my blog posts and this tag caught my eye. It was featured on The Bibliophile Thoughts and after reading her answers, I decided “Why not.

I have been using Goodreads to track my books since 2011 (Ok, its been 10 freaking years?!?!?). I do have accounts on other sites (The StoryGraph, Bookhype, and Readerly with The StoryGraph coming in at #2) but Goodreads is my go to.


This tag is originally created by GabsAboutBooks, so make sure to check it out and without further ado let’s get into the tag!


1. WHAT IS THE HIGHEST RATED BOOK THAT YOU GAVE A LOW RATING? (SORT YOUR BOOKS IN GOODREADS BASED ON AVERAGE RATINGS AND FIND THE HIGHEST RATED BOOK YOU GAVE A LOW RATING)

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Moon Blood (Book 2) by Carol McKibben

2. WHAT IS THE LOWEST RATED BOOK THAT YOU GAVE A HIGH RATING? (SORT YOUR BOOKS IN GOODREADS BASED ON AVERAGE RATINGS, IN REVERSE ORDER, AND FIND THE LOWEST RATED BOOK YOU GAVE A HIGH RATING)

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Thunder Valley by Thomas Kelly

3. WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR BOOK YOU DISAGREE WITH THE AVERAGE RATING? (SORT YOUR BOOKS IN GOODREADS BASED ON NUMBER OF RATINGS, AND FIND THE FIRST BOOK YOU DISAGREE WITH THE AVERAGE RATING)

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The Viscount and the Witch by Michael J. Sullivan

4. WHAT IS THE LEAST POPULAR BOOK YOU DISAGREE WITH THE AVERAGE RATING? (SORT YOUR BOOKS IN GOODREADS BASED ON NUMBER OF RATINGS, IN REVERSE ORDER, AND FIND THE FIRST BOOK YOU DISAGREE WITH THE AVERAGE RATING)

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Beautiful Broken Girls by Kim Savage

5. CHOOSE TWO BOOKS THAT HAVE AN AVERAGE RATING OF 3/5 STARS BUT YOU GAVE A HIGHER RATING?

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The Swarm by Rob Heinze
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Get Some by Daniel Birch

6. CHOOSE TWO BOOKS THAT HAVE AN AVERAGE RATING OF 3/5 STARS BUT YOU GAVE A LOWER RATING

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Freak City by Tom Lichtenberg
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More than a Slave by Anaelle Gadeyne

7 CHOOSE TWO BOOKS THAT HAVE AN AVERAGE RATING OF 4/5 STARS BUT YOU GAVE A LOWER RATING?

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When Angels Fall by H.A. Corby
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Darkin: The Prophecy of the Key by Joseph A. Turkot

So, that’s it. If you click on the covers, you can see the star ratings I gave to each book (I am kinda crunched for time right now).

I am supposed to tag people but I am leaving it open. If you want to do this tag, go for it!!

Moon Blood (The First Blood Son Series: Book 2) by Carol McKibben

Moon Blood (Book 2)

3 Star

Publisher: Troll River Publication

Date of publication: May 1st, 2018

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal

Series: The First Blood Son Series

Moon Blood – Book 1

Moon Blood – Book 2

Where you can find Moon Blood: Amazon | Barnes and Noble

Book synopsis (from Goodreads):

Two vampires battle against the werewolf nation

Hybrid-wolf “Moon” and her human vampire master, Kane, fight for their lives against a stalking shifter network out to destroy them. Each battle may be their last as vampires and werewolves edge ever closer to war.

While Kane and Moon work to unravel the looming threat, more and more questions surface. But one thing is for sure; the real motives behind the werewolves’ plot against them include destroying the vampire race.

Only an act of bravery and trust will stop the werewolf species from destroying what Kane and Moon love the most. Vampire teeth flash and wolf claws clash as supernatural beings fight for life, love, and family.

My review:

I liked this book, even if I felt confused during the first few chapters of the book. Why was I confused? Because it is the 2nd book in the First Blood Son Series. There were references to the first book that made me go “Ok“.

The plot of Moon Blood is simple. Moon and Kane head to Italy to battle werewolves after getting word that the werewolves are mounting an attack against the vampires. While there, Kane meets a beautiful woman who is the direct descendant of the first werewolf. She, more than anything, wants peace. But she realizes that sometimes you have to fight for what you want. Even if that means fighting against your own kind.

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I liked that the book was told from Moon’s perspective. She was an interesting narrator. I did like her ability to shift but didn’t understand how she got that ability. Because she wasn’t a werewolf. I have a feeling that it had something to do with Kane and that it was explained in the first book.

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The big battle scene between the vampires and werewolves gave me a Twilight flashback.

I am not going to go into the end of the book because I will give away some major spoilers. Let’s say that I thought Moon was an interesting narrator and that her abilities were pretty awesome!!

What I liked about Moon Blood:

A) Moon.

B) Moon’s abilities

C) The lore. Loved it

What I disliked about Moon Blood:

A) Not a stand-alone book

B) The Twilight feel to the book

C) Not knowing how Moon got her abilities

I would give Moon Blood an Adult rating. There is sex. Nothing graphic but it is there. There is explicit violence. There is language.

There are no trigger warnings in Moon Blood.

I am on the fence if I would reread Moon Blood. I am also on the fence if I would recommend it to family and friends.

I would live to thank Troll River Publications for allowing me to read and review Moon Blood.

All opinions stated in this review of Moon Blood are mine.

**I received a free copy of this book and volunteered to review it**