REVIEW OF THE MOON EATER: GOLD BOOK ONE BY I.M.BONES

Date: 21 October 2019
By: Daily Madhu



The Moon Eater: Gold Book One by I.M.Bones is a fast-paced, horror, blood-curdling novel for young adult. With a modern-day penny dreadful vibe, it is something that is fun and uniquely dark. 

The blurb is as follows:

Modern-day London. 
The city of dark streets and mysterious happenings… 
And also the home of the half-werewolf assassin, Gold. If anything goes bump in the night, then it would definitely be this sugar obsessed, mask-wearing, hitman. He has a flare for the occult and an ear for classical music, but by day, the mortals know him as that ‘sweet young baker that makes those fantastic cupcakes!’ 
Enter Curtis Walker, a detective investigating a string of strange murders, and the last person to believe that anything otherworldly is going on… but could this phantom killer have anything to do with his sister’s untimely death?





Review :


‘‘The value of your own life is your own death.
It’s a perfect solution, a neat tidy bow for a messy thing called life.
I guess…I guess that’s why I laugh, and why I smile.
As I’m ripping out their throats and spilling their blood like cheap 
wine.’’

Phew, reading the prologue literally gave me the chills.
Tell me, after reading such powerful lines, who wouldn't be tempted to just dive in this book?
And that's exactly what I did. I devoured this book and absolutely loved it.

On the risk of sounding like a clichéd teenager, I want to admit that Twilight series was a major turning point for me. Before the series, I used to read, but these books were the reason why I became addicted to reading.
After all the Vampire-Werewolf drama in Twilight and then watching numerous reruns of Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, The Originals and Legacies, you can say that I absolutely cherish all things paranomal.
So obviously, when I read in the blurb that ‘The Moon Eater: Gold Book One’ was a supernatural thriller, I was super duper excited. And because the MC is a werewolf, my mind was made up that this book is going to be benevolent. I am glad to announce that the book doesn't disappoint at all.

Our main character Gold, is a half werewolf who works as an assassin for The Family. His motto or mantra is BLOOD! KILL! CONQUER!
Then there is his brother Nick, who is aloof and seems to hate for being related to Gold.
Lastly, there's Curtis, a detective, who is hell bent on getting justice for his older sister, who died while she was investigating for a case.

This is not your typical ‘‘Supernatural hero meets ordinary girl, they fall in love, and then live happily ever after’’ type of book. It has some really great concepts that will give you something to think about.
For me, ‘The magic circle of protection’ concept was really interesting.

Usually, for epilogues, we get a glimpse of the future.
But in this book, we caught a glance at the past. That short peek was so adorable between Nick and Silas, it left me wanting a backstory of them.
This is just Book One in the series, so maybe there's hope. Fingers Crossed.

Anyways, I will give this book 5 GOLD Stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Make sure to give this book a try if you like Paranormal / Supernatural stories.


About the Author:


Professional daydreamer, amateur author, forever a storyteller. 

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I am an author from the Midlands, UK. I have hazy memories of sitting and watching fictional criminal investigation TV programmes with my grandma, we'd coo and gasp at the gory storylines, and have turns at guessing who the killer might be. I believe these evenings fuelled my passion for all things spooky and mysterious, and along with a good helping of my inherited dark humour I turned to writing to carve out my own frightful characters. 
Now, I have been writing these stories for almost as long as I can remember, much to the bereft of my more squeamish family members. My sister mainly, who was often at the receiving end of my excited early morning jabbering. As I would run into her room to tell her of yet another tale that wove itself out of my dreams during the night. At first, she would listen, bored and in the haze of sleep, but after a while they apparently got good enough to hold her rare interest. It's then, the stories found their way through my fingers and typed with keys. 
And now, finally, an author is born.









Disclaimer: I received a free copy from the author in exchange of an honest review.

The picture used in the blog belongs to the author.