The Seduction (Dark Moon Legacy No. 2)

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Summary: Not your typical teen horror romance
Review: I usually read paperback teenage supernatural-romances just for a laugh, but I couldn't believe it when I actually found myself enjoying this book. Somehow the author manages to turn the typical beautiful-and-popular heroine meeting the dark-and-brooding-mysterious-stranger formula into something that wasn't quite as yawn-some as I thought it would be. The reason that this book works better than fellow novels in this genre is it's atmosphere - the craggy and cold coast of Oregon and the ancient forest that borders the small town. The mysteries and legends of the Native American culture is churned in for some extra intrigue. 'The Seduction' is the second part of a trilogy but I've never read the first half and followed along fine, so don't feel that you have to track it down. I learnt the scoop of what happened in the first book pretty quickly and I don't feel as if I missed much.
The story itself is of Miranda, the popular young girl who falls in love with Garth - who happens to be under the terrible curse of the werewolf, forced to shapeshift under the light of the full moon, and plauged by strange visions. Miranda vows to unravel the secrets of his past, but evil forces are closing in, and they've targetted Miranda. Now it's up to her whether she wants to resist them, or give in and experience the power of becoming a werewolf herself.

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Summary: Indians, Werewolves, and Spirits- oh my!
Review: This book held my attention from the first chapter! I read it in 1 day! While reading, you can feel the icy breeze from the ocean, hear the wolf howling and see in vivid details the Indian's totem of long ago. Your heart will race and skin will craw as you seem to walk with Garth and Miranda as they face an evil that could possibly try to destroy their love, a love that defies everything.