Tite: The Mayfair Moon (The Darkwoods Trilogy #1)
Author: JA Redmerski
Published: January 2012
Genre: Werewolves! (that's a whole genre unto itself, right???)
After a nightmarish encounter with a werewolf, seventeen-year-old Adria Dawson loses her sister, but gains the love of a mysterious young man and his legendary family.
Strange and tragic things begin to happen in the small town of Hallowell, Maine: residents come down with an unexplainable ‘illness’ and some disappear. In the midst of everything, Isaac Mayfair is adamant about keeping Adria safe, even from her sister whom he has warned her to stay away from.
As unspeakable secrets unfold all around Adria, impossible choices become hers to bear. Ultimately, no matter what path she takes, her life and the lives of those she loves will be in peril. As she learns about the werewolf world she also learns why her place in it will change the destinies of many.
This story definitely filled my need for
werewolves in my life. And it brought
werewolves to me in a new aspect. JA
Redmerski’s wolves are big, I mean, huge.
They are snarly big mean looking monsters.
First thing I noticed about this book is that
it read very easily. It felt like I was
talking with an old friend, and I really liked that. I didn’t feel like I was being told a story, so much as I was there for
it.
Adria and Alex are sisters living in Georgia
with their mother and her boyfriend.
Life isn’t perfect, its downright abusive on some levels. But Adria isn’t old enough to get out, and
Alex is staying for her sister. On top
of that, Adria feels like she needs to stay for her mother. Then one night while they are out walking
they witness something terrifying and crazy, and they are attacked. It gave me the creeps, and I loved it!
After that, life is not the same. And CPS steps in to remove Adria; they send
her north to Maine to live with family.
Alex follows because that’s her sister, and they stick together. But Alex hasn’t recovered to the same extent
that Adria has. She’s quiet and
withdrawn, and just…different.
Adria is quick to make friends in Hallowell,
Maine, and I loved them! Ok, not all,
but Harry. Harry is a fantastic friend,
the kind of friend that everyone should have at some time in their life. He is honest and brave, and loyal to the
core. I loved Harry, and I would love to
see more of him in the future!
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In fact, the whole cast was fascinating. They were colorful and vibrant, and each new
character (and there were many!) brought a whole new facet to the story. But its time.
It’s time for the namesake of this book, Isaac Mayfair.
Isaac is an enigmatic young man, who lives with
just a ton of people. There is instant
chemistry between Adria and Isaac. The
first time they lay eyes on eachother you know there is something there.
“I think I had been in love with Isaac Mayfair all along, but now was the moment in time in which I knew it.”
Isaac and Adria are so obviously made for each
other. I love each of them separately,
but together they are absolutely wonderful.
Sweet kisses and long embraces, that feeling that you are loved, wanted,
needed… that’s the gift of Isaac. But
just why is he such a she-wolf
magnet?? Geez, I just wanted him to push
them all off of him! It was making me jealous!! Otherwise Isaac is everything you could hope
for in a man, a wolf, and a mate. I love
him! I think I’ve said that….
This book has a ton of information in it, but
you don’t feel like you are just reading facts.
JA Redmerski did a superb job of weaving history and facts in with the
story. I was super excited to see that
the expected publication date is July 20 for the second book in the trilogy.
Don’t quote me if that has changed, but either way I believe it is
coming up real soon. And I will
definitely be on that auto-buy list.
About the author....
J.A. Redmerski
is a Contemporary Fantasy and YA writer
- author of THE MAYFAIR MOON and DIRTY EDEN. She’s a mother, werewolf & zombie fanatic, book
addict and a happy hermit obsessed with the Universe. Oh, and AMC's "The
Walking Dead".
Jessica
started her first novel at the age of thirteen and has been writing something
ever since. Generally, she loves characters in life and on paper. She pays
attention to people, especially those whose personalities make them different
from the rest of us: the drug addict roaming the Laundromat that talks to
himself, the young, inattentive mother in the park with the meanest kid on the
playground - (the entire cast of 'Swamp People') - characters fascinate Jessica
and she hopes that it shows in her
literary work.
Some authors that inspire Jessica are Neil Gaiman, Cormac McCarthy, Max Brooks, Anne Rice, J.K. Rowling, Richard Matheson, William R. Forstchen, Carrie Ryan, Stephenie Meyer and Lisa Smedman.
Some authors that inspire Jessica are Neil Gaiman, Cormac McCarthy, Max Brooks, Anne Rice, J.K. Rowling, Richard Matheson, William R. Forstchen, Carrie Ryan, Stephenie Meyer and Lisa Smedman.
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