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The Moon Trilogy #3
Moonshine
'Moonshine'(The Moon Trilogy) Book 3. Coming Soon!
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First published September 23, 2014
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Tim O'Rourke
212 books1,044 followersTim is the author of over sixty books including the No 1 bestselling 'Kiera Hudson Series', 'Samantha Carter - Vampire Seeker Series', 'The Sydney Hart Mysteries', 'The Moon Trilogy, and 'The Mechanic' among other titles.
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October 21, 2014
A Paranormal Horror Adventure Filled with Action, Adventure, Surprises and Heart-warming Moments! A great trilogy for Halloween!!
Another action-packed adventure of paranormal horror and drama from Tim O’Rourke, with many twists and turns, especially as the ending nears. You will be blown away with this ending and the many surprises that the author reveals. Two questions many of you will be asking are, ‘Can there ever be a truce between vampires and werewolves?’ and ‘Will Thad and Winnie’s love be enough to hold everything together?’
Winnie is slowly turning into a vampire, whilst Thad is the last of the werewolves. Being hunted down by his last love’s vampire father, Thad has to keep going to prevent the end for all werewolves. After Winnie has been bitten by a vampire, and turning into one herself, these two are very unlikely characters to unite and work together. Yet Winnie’s love for Thad keeps her doing just that! For the very first time in Winnie’s life she feels the love and the freedom she thought she would never have. Thad has given her so much, despite his early intentions. The bond they have is strong and the reader feels that anything is possible as long as these characters are together.
Not only do they share their love for each other, but they both need each other to survive. During full moons, Thad needs Winnie to ensure he doesn’t harm anyone in his wolf form. He needs to be caged somewhere and watched until he returns to his more human state. Meanwhile, as Winnie is becoming more vampire-like, she also has the need and thirst for blood. She needs Thad to help her through her thirsts. They need to ensure their safety from each other as well as the safety for humans to prevent either of them being harmed and to prevent the truth from coming out.
“She would have to look after him as much as he would have to take care of her. They needed each other. Thaddeus, therefore, knew in his heart that he couldn’t leave Winnie behind, even if he wanted to – because without her at his side, he risked dying as much as she. Whether she held him back or not, they were now forever linked – held together that shrouded the world he lived in.”
The plan for Thaddeus is to travel to Scotland where he can threaten to destroy all vampires if he connects the Moonbeam with the Moonshine. As a result of this connection, all vampires will cease to exist. With Winnie turning, Thaddeus is hoping that the vampires are willing to see reason and once they are aware of the true love that exists between Thad and Winnie then perhaps a truce can be made. To make matters worse, there is a trail of dead bodies that are following Thad and Winnie and the local police are following them. The police are not all they seem to be as readers may be aware from Moonbeam (The Moon Trilogy, #2), and with vampires hunting them down Thad and Winnie do not have a great chance.
As well as the action, the chase, the attacks and the sheer desperation that Thad has, another element of Moonshine is the more spooky and eerie side, where the reader is given a much more detailed account of Ruby Little. Ruby Little was Winnie’s best friend from when they were younger and then living on the streets together. After Ruby’s death, Winnie began hearing her voice and seeing her. She has provided Winnie with advice and warnings. Still looking out for her friend from the other side. Some of these scenes are spooky and become more gory and horrific, especially as the trilogy has come on and the reader can envisage a Little Red Riding Hood character, back from the dead, but with maggots where her face should be. It is sad, especially for Winnie, and it is also horrifying and scary.
Moonshine is broken down into three sections: Thad and Winnie; Winnie and Ruby; and Winnie. Although I loved all three sections, I thought the flashbacks of Winnie’s history with her friend, Ruby Little, really stood out. This is partly due to the tragedy of Ruby’s life, the horrors that she endured. The whole atmosphere of this section is both dark and light as the reader begins to understand exactly what Ruby has gone through and her strength to cope with it and yet she also forms a special bond with Winnie that perhaps would never have been created if it wasn’t for the dark occurences. I feel that this type of scene is a new avenue for Tim O’Rourke and he has captured the hearts and minds of the reader magically. It is also extremely heart-warming when we discover how Ruby is protective of Winnie and she goes to great lengths, without really explaining an awful lot to Winnie to begin with. This is a friendship like no other and even after death, Ruby still looks out for her friend.
During the last chapters the tempo builds up again as the ending comes to a close. The rollercoaster of the series is set to turbo boost as the reader is thrown from one possible ending to another. The reader feels as desperate as Thad and Winnie as the heartbeat quickens from fight scenes to chases, from the uncertainty and the horror. This finale will leave the readers a little gobsmacked and torn between what has happened and maybe what they thought would happen. I love it when an author can completely baffle the reader and that’s what Tim O’Rourke has done.
The Moon Trilogy would be fantastic to read one book after the other, as one complete novel, as the reader is left on tenterhooks with the first two books. The pace is also very fast and full of action that you simply don’t want to stop reading. I would certainly love to see this series in a box set, but for now all three books are available for very affordable prices.
A copy of Moonshine (The Moon Trilogy #3) was provided by the author for the purpose of an honest and fair review.
Another action-packed adventure of paranormal horror and drama from Tim O’Rourke, with many twists and turns, especially as the ending nears. You will be blown away with this ending and the many surprises that the author reveals. Two questions many of you will be asking are, ‘Can there ever be a truce between vampires and werewolves?’ and ‘Will Thad and Winnie’s love be enough to hold everything together?’
Winnie is slowly turning into a vampire, whilst Thad is the last of the werewolves. Being hunted down by his last love’s vampire father, Thad has to keep going to prevent the end for all werewolves. After Winnie has been bitten by a vampire, and turning into one herself, these two are very unlikely characters to unite and work together. Yet Winnie’s love for Thad keeps her doing just that! For the very first time in Winnie’s life she feels the love and the freedom she thought she would never have. Thad has given her so much, despite his early intentions. The bond they have is strong and the reader feels that anything is possible as long as these characters are together.
Not only do they share their love for each other, but they both need each other to survive. During full moons, Thad needs Winnie to ensure he doesn’t harm anyone in his wolf form. He needs to be caged somewhere and watched until he returns to his more human state. Meanwhile, as Winnie is becoming more vampire-like, she also has the need and thirst for blood. She needs Thad to help her through her thirsts. They need to ensure their safety from each other as well as the safety for humans to prevent either of them being harmed and to prevent the truth from coming out.
“She would have to look after him as much as he would have to take care of her. They needed each other. Thaddeus, therefore, knew in his heart that he couldn’t leave Winnie behind, even if he wanted to – because without her at his side, he risked dying as much as she. Whether she held him back or not, they were now forever linked – held together that shrouded the world he lived in.”
The plan for Thaddeus is to travel to Scotland where he can threaten to destroy all vampires if he connects the Moonbeam with the Moonshine. As a result of this connection, all vampires will cease to exist. With Winnie turning, Thaddeus is hoping that the vampires are willing to see reason and once they are aware of the true love that exists between Thad and Winnie then perhaps a truce can be made. To make matters worse, there is a trail of dead bodies that are following Thad and Winnie and the local police are following them. The police are not all they seem to be as readers may be aware from Moonbeam (The Moon Trilogy, #2), and with vampires hunting them down Thad and Winnie do not have a great chance.
As well as the action, the chase, the attacks and the sheer desperation that Thad has, another element of Moonshine is the more spooky and eerie side, where the reader is given a much more detailed account of Ruby Little. Ruby Little was Winnie’s best friend from when they were younger and then living on the streets together. After Ruby’s death, Winnie began hearing her voice and seeing her. She has provided Winnie with advice and warnings. Still looking out for her friend from the other side. Some of these scenes are spooky and become more gory and horrific, especially as the trilogy has come on and the reader can envisage a Little Red Riding Hood character, back from the dead, but with maggots where her face should be. It is sad, especially for Winnie, and it is also horrifying and scary.
Moonshine is broken down into three sections: Thad and Winnie; Winnie and Ruby; and Winnie. Although I loved all three sections, I thought the flashbacks of Winnie’s history with her friend, Ruby Little, really stood out. This is partly due to the tragedy of Ruby’s life, the horrors that she endured. The whole atmosphere of this section is both dark and light as the reader begins to understand exactly what Ruby has gone through and her strength to cope with it and yet she also forms a special bond with Winnie that perhaps would never have been created if it wasn’t for the dark occurences. I feel that this type of scene is a new avenue for Tim O’Rourke and he has captured the hearts and minds of the reader magically. It is also extremely heart-warming when we discover how Ruby is protective of Winnie and she goes to great lengths, without really explaining an awful lot to Winnie to begin with. This is a friendship like no other and even after death, Ruby still looks out for her friend.
During the last chapters the tempo builds up again as the ending comes to a close. The rollercoaster of the series is set to turbo boost as the reader is thrown from one possible ending to another. The reader feels as desperate as Thad and Winnie as the heartbeat quickens from fight scenes to chases, from the uncertainty and the horror. This finale will leave the readers a little gobsmacked and torn between what has happened and maybe what they thought would happen. I love it when an author can completely baffle the reader and that’s what Tim O’Rourke has done.
The Moon Trilogy would be fantastic to read one book after the other, as one complete novel, as the reader is left on tenterhooks with the first two books. The pace is also very fast and full of action that you simply don’t want to stop reading. I would certainly love to see this series in a box set, but for now all three books are available for very affordable prices.
A copy of Moonshine (The Moon Trilogy #3) was provided by the author for the purpose of an honest and fair review.
October 1, 2014
What a gripping tale of love, lust and hunger! So many twists... as always Tim brings us into his world of excitement, a few maggots (thanks especially for those Tim!), and a love story filled with adrenaline pumping chapters!!!!
April 18, 2018
I'm a little disappointed with this last book. I really liked the previous two, and I enjoyed the characters and their stories, but this book doesn't have much action, or an engaging plot.
I think it lacked the interesting character development the previous two had, both for Winnie and Thaddeus. I got to know better about them and there was some misterious characters going behind them that made it all better.
In Moonshine, I just had the impression that the main characters ran a lot, from one place to another, and what it was an interesting development resolves itself in a hurry. If I'm honest, I could not believe what happened at the end. The characters just change to much in a couple of pages, and then there is that "happy" ending... I just didn't believe it. I could not see much point in the character's motivations for that ending, at all.
So, all in all, I enjoyed the development, the mistery and the characters for the most part of the trilogy. But this book was too different, in many ways, to be just as good.
I think it lacked the interesting character development the previous two had, both for Winnie and Thaddeus. I got to know better about them and there was some misterious characters going behind them that made it all better.
In Moonshine, I just had the impression that the main characters ran a lot, from one place to another, and what it was an interesting development resolves itself in a hurry. If I'm honest, I could not believe what happened at the end. The characters just change to much in a couple of pages, and then there is that "happy" ending... I just didn't believe it. I could not see much point in the character's motivations for that ending, at all.
So, all in all, I enjoyed the development, the mistery and the characters for the most part of the trilogy. But this book was too different, in many ways, to be just as good.
October 24, 2014
Another great instalment, with Winnie and Thad fleeing to Scotland to search for the moonbeam. With the so called police on their tracks and Winnie's transition into a vampire close by and her thirst getting worse.
Will Thad use the moonbeam to erase all vampires even if it kills Winnie too. Will Winnie and Thad's love for each other be enough to get them through, with the help of Winnie's friend Ruby keeping a close watch over her, even though she is dead.
What a shocker at the end, I really did not expect that. I have to say it left me a little sad, but loved what happened after, hopefully leave an opening for another instalment in this great series!!
Will Thad use the moonbeam to erase all vampires even if it kills Winnie too. Will Winnie and Thad's love for each other be enough to get them through, with the help of Winnie's friend Ruby keeping a close watch over her, even though she is dead.
What a shocker at the end, I really did not expect that. I have to say it left me a little sad, but loved what happened after, hopefully leave an opening for another instalment in this great series!!
December 15, 2014
Reading Tim's books are kind of like watching the "old Whodunnit shows of old" where there are some genuine clues and a quite a few red herrings along the way. Sometimes I think I have it all figured out and then OMG I am shocked by the ending yet not altogether surprised at the same time. After having thought about the book and the general tone and feel of the characters interactions and relationships I realised it had the perfect ending after all.
October 15, 2014
I have waited awhile for this book!!! Tim did not disappoint, per usual. I must say, my heart was crushed a little at the end. Not a little, actually, but a lot. But then in the very end, something beautiful happened to make up for it. : )
October 29, 2014
Fantastic series this is second series of Tim O'Rourkes I've read some many twists and moments I think I have it figured out and I don't. Totally not the ending I thought I wanted I was a little heartbroken but I loved the twist
October 3, 2014
Gripping from start to finish, keeps you guessing throughout the book. Loved it. Is it set up for more books, I really hope so :)
June 9, 2017
Excellent
I have read so many of Tim O'Rourk's books and every one of the is great . I love the characters, the drama, action and romance he puts in them. I hope he continues to write so I can read more.
I have read so many of Tim O'Rourk's books and every one of the is great . I love the characters, the drama, action and romance he puts in them. I hope he continues to write so I can read more.
September 14, 2017
Absolutely brilliant
I would definitely recommend this trilogy to anyone that likes vampire / wearwolf books. Tim O'Rourke is a fantastic story teller
I would definitely recommend this trilogy to anyone that likes vampire / wearwolf books. Tim O'Rourke is a fantastic story teller
April 4, 2018
Winter
I worried I wouldn't like this book as if been spoilt by Keira Hudson but I needn't of worried brilliant book well worth reading
I worried I wouldn't like this book as if been spoilt by Keira Hudson but I needn't of worried brilliant book well worth reading
September 21, 2023
Une Série très bien!!!Ça change des vampire et loup Garou de Twilight un peut morbide pars moment!Ps la couverture ne rend vraiment pas justice au livre!
June 26, 2016
O.M.G.
Just finished the final book in this trilogy and have never enjoyed three books so much in my life. Vampires, warewolves, ghosts, good cops, bad cops and a lot more besides. These books would make a fantastic horror movie, think Twilight but better. It's time for someone out there to write a script soon. Buy, buy, buy. these with confidence and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy. 15 stars all the way, you won't be disappointed.
Just finished the final book in this trilogy and have never enjoyed three books so much in my life. Vampires, warewolves, ghosts, good cops, bad cops and a lot more besides. These books would make a fantastic horror movie, think Twilight but better. It's time for someone out there to write a script soon. Buy, buy, buy. these with confidence and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy. 15 stars all the way, you won't be disappointed.
October 19, 2014
Ok
I'm actually disappointed. Usually after reading a book I love to talk about it with friends, but though I've read all three books I wouldn't have much to say. I'm left feeling that it was okay. It's not a series that I will reread or ever think of again.
I'm actually disappointed. Usually after reading a book I love to talk about it with friends, but though I've read all three books I wouldn't have much to say. I'm left feeling that it was okay. It's not a series that I will reread or ever think of again.
December 24, 2016
Oh wow!
Such a chain of events I didn't see coming! Awww cannot believe Thad was so selfish and only thought of himself! And to here he killed ruby! Cannot believe it. Just wow is all I can say. This author doesn't leave any detail out, great read all of them!
Such a chain of events I didn't see coming! Awww cannot believe Thad was so selfish and only thought of himself! And to here he killed ruby! Cannot believe it. Just wow is all I can say. This author doesn't leave any detail out, great read all of them!
May 2, 2016
Great ending to the series and did not see it coming. Keeps you guessing all the way through. Definitely a must read
November 16, 2014
Not the ending I was expecting. It was a good read but I can't say I wasn't disappointed by the ending.
January 10, 2016
Not sure what to think... The ending was very unexpected.
November 29, 2016
Wow! I'm in shock! What superb storytelling I was enthralled through all three books. Now I'm off to have a damn good cry..... then I'm getting more of this authors books.
February 5, 2017
Great little trilogy, I could see the twist coming about the cops but the ending certainly took me by surprise. Really enjoyed it
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