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Dark Moon: The Blood Altar #2

Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, Vol. 2

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As life at Decelis goes on, both the vampires and werewolves fight for Sooha’s attention―but the only thing on Sooha’s mind is her old friend, Chris! Lately, Chris has been appearing everywhere, from the corner of Sooha’s eye to the deep recesses of her dreams. But Chris died years ago...right? All is not as it seems, though, and the more Sooha pursues the truth, the closer she gets to stumbling upon Heli and his friends’ dangerous secret...!

272 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 2024

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4,314 reviews69 followers
April 18, 2024
You know those books that are clearly not good but are highly enjoyable anyway? This. This is one of them.
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61 reviews7 followers
January 10, 2024
Historically, record breakingly MID. Mid storyline, annoying main girl lead, felt like the whole thing focused on getting heli and sooha together. Like bro i get that you were her knight in shining armour in like 14 bc but i do not care enough to allow it to be the entire premise of the webtoon.
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1,967 reviews308 followers
March 16, 2024
I feel SO conflicted about writing this review, but ONLY because I didn't love the beginning (it felt like I was being thrown everywhere and wasn't sure how Sooha was getting from point A to point B). The middle to the end though? VERYYYYY good! (Though that last page left me deeply conflicted but more on that later.)

So I liked how the beginning picked right back up where the previous volume ended! I really enjoyed seeing Jakah be the "knight in shining armor" (even though I love Heli) as well as a few of the other guys have some good focus and spotlight! I have really loved the entire cast of vampires, but I feel that outside of Heli, they don't get a lot of page time so I always forget their names. *sobs* So yes, it was nice to see them get some love on page for once!

However, after things wrapped up, I wasn't quite sure where the story was going? It felt very disorienting and I was trying to figure out what happened to Sooha from volume one to now because I felt she had a strong head on her shoulders, but it was like she just threw common sense out the window. Honestly, I felt very disappointed by that because I loved her in the first volume! I guess I don't dislike her now, but even with her emotions going haywire after a special dream, why did she think it was a good idea to go outside ALONE and far from the school?

The second half though was VERY action-packed and continuously felt myself gasping from events that were unfolding! I read this second volume in under an hour which is extremely rare for me to do in general, but especially manhwa! But I could not put this book down once secrets were coming out and Sooha was emotionally unraveling. (Sorry to say it that way, Sooha!)

The big reveal was HUGE! I legit did not want to turn the page because I didn't want to see the fallout that was about to happen! I definitely didn't expect that things would even go MORE downhill after that moment! Sooha feels the center of all this chaos and feel so bad for her with everything that is being bombarded on her!

Now I will say that I made it well known after reading the first volume that I hardcore shipped Heli and Sooha together. They're amazing and still ship them together! But I felt a little…concerned? Unsure? about the last chapter. I didn't mind the quiet moment I don't think, but I guess I feel a little disappointed it seems to be a "fated" kind of thing?

Not sure how to expand on that without going into spoilers, but I do want to get the next volume! This is by no means a ground-breaking series, but I had fun reading it and was very much engaged emotionally! I'm wanting to see what happens next and see Sooha find answers to what just happened, especially in regard to who this new character is.
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606 reviews35 followers
March 18, 2024
This really is the plot of 2010’s Wattpad story, but it’s a fun pallet cleanser. The nostalgia is real thanks to this. Sooha and the boys are going through it.
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545 reviews21 followers
January 12, 2025
I really like this series. This is my favorite of the HYBE collabs. I would like to continue the series, but HYBE is under a lot of heat right now with bullying and defamation of Korean idols from their own organization as well as other companies. I'm going to let the waters settle a bit before I support HYBE with their endeavors.
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1,044 reviews239 followers
January 21, 2025
It took me a bit to figure out what I wanted to rate this volume but also what to say because I LOVE the majority of it but also had quite a few nitpicks that had me lower the rating a star—without those this would have been a five star like Volume One.

For what I liked: THE ACTION. My word the action/fight scenes are EVERYTHING; I felt like I was right there experiencing everything with the characters, the pain, the fast pace, the violence, the sheer desperation…it was all so excellent! And if they screw this up in the anime I’m gonna be so mad, lol!

Continue to also love the vampire boys and their banter—the “sacrifice Solon” scene had me DYING it was so funny!—and just overall bond with each other plus their protectiveness over Sooha. I still really like Sooha too but I also had some issues with her in this volume that I’ll get to in a bit. The werewolves are fine, I don’t love them but don’t hate them either—they have potential, I’ll say that though, again, I have beef with Khan that I’ll get to in a minute.

And like in my review of Volume One, Heli gets his own paragraph because HELI! Guys, this guy WRECKED me with his eyes! I don’t know how the artist drew him with such soulful, expressive eyes but they need to get a raise because it’s so GOOD and you feel like a gut punch everything he feels and is going through JUST THROUGH HIS EYES!!! It’s amazing and makes me love him even more! The other characters are very expressive too but something about the way he’s drawn is just different somehow. And what he says to Sooha after the battle at the end…! Just kill me now, that was so stinking sweet and powerful and if they don’t get a happy ending at the end of this series I’m gonna riot!

Okay, so on to my nitpicks and negatives: Um, Sooha. GIRL, are you an idiot?! First she goes out at night by herself AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY A FREAKING VAMPIRE HORDE WHAT THE HECK?!?! Good grief, girl, use your head! (She wasn’t though which is a huge factor here, heh) Also, GIRL, you live in a world where vampires are common so WHY don’t you know about werewolves?! When she told Khan she saw “huge stray dogs” I slapped myself on the forehead so hard I probably gave myself permanent brain damage. Just…really? REALLY? Girl, you need to read Heli’s books ASAP, lol.

On the subject of Khan did we really need the bit of him “falling” for Sooha? It’s clear she’s into Heli so I’m actually not worried about there being a love triangle but come ON the story didn’t need this, especially because it made Heli sad and we don’t do that here, no siree! The also “magical forced” nature of it made me roll my eyes and slap my already damaged head again too because it feels so…I don’t want to say forced but kinda? Maybe more “unnecessary” would be a better word and then his actions around Sooha afterwords just made me roll my eyes just, UGH.

So as you can see severe mixed feelings but overall enjoyment! I’m really loving this series overall and am eager to continue!


‼️Content‼️

Language: what the; sh*t (2); gah; damn; what the hell; bastard; hell; damn it

Violence: a 12 year old boy’s body is in a coffin with bite marks in his neck and a log through his chest; injuries and blood (PG-PG-13); fighting with powers and hand to hand (PG-PG-13); a vampire is lit on fire; a vampire is stabbed in the chest (PG-13); a character is “tied at the stake” (meant to be funny); a vampire’s head is bloodlessly sliced in half (PG-13); a girl is choked; wolves bite a vampire’s throat and body (PG-13); a guy bites a girl’s neck

Other: vampires and werewolves; supernatural powers; death and grief; vampire children and adults eat animals and have blood on their faces (PG-13); vampire dead bodies
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1,261 reviews359 followers
March 20, 2024
Admittedly I wouldn’t have enjoyed this near as much if I wasn’t an Engene and a Lune, but this was an interesting read. I love Khan and the other werewolves with my whole heart. And I love Sunghoon’s and Sunoo’s characters. I love all the ties to the two groups’ music videos and I will definitely keep reading the series.
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2,503 reviews21 followers
March 2, 2025
This is so enjoyable and I am not in to vampires/werewolves romance stories. Chris is back and evil maybe??!?? Definitely a real weirdo. The FL feels so generic why are they into her really we don’t know but I’m cool with that. She’s got 11 dudes at the same time… I love that for her.
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20 reviews17 followers
March 12, 2024
It was pretty meh😑
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29 reviews
July 17, 2024
"I live in order to protect you" AHHHHHH definitely the best book in the series, with all my favorite parts. Such a page turner! You can't put it down! And that ENDING!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO READ MOREEE!!!
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35 reviews
May 27, 2024
Criminal love, love
Hours like minutes (yeah)
어두운 밤 가려진 달 when the lights out (when the lights out)
No one knows we got the best seats in this ghost town
내겐 익숙해 기다리는 게
짙은 어둠에 갇혀 everyday
반복된 luna nova
아득하게 먼 너의 기억
네가 떠난 뒤 널 찾아 헤맨
Night and day, what a pity life?
Oh, you say, "Good night, meet me next life"
But where are you now?
Got me like 달빛 아래 잠시
허락된 heaven 텅 빈 나를 채워줘
Got my hands cuffed (got my hands cuffed)
Criminal love (criminal love)
God, this night taste just like, ooh
Criminal love, love
Hours like minutes 찰나의 madness
Ain't no way to stop (ain't no way to stop)
Criminal love (criminal love)
God, this night taste just like, ooh
Criminal love
헤어짐조차 반복되는 운명인 걸까?
잔인하게 우릴 다시
갈라놓으려 해 no hidin' (hidin')
어둠 속에 찾은 너의 (너의)
빛에다가 적셔 날 (적셔 날)
You're my whole life 네 미소와 목소리 다
전부 뛰어넘어 logic 모든 걸 뒤집어
You better watch it 볼수록 놀라워
I cannot stop it, it's like a ritual
내 본능을 반박할 순 없어
잔인한 계절은 날 찾아와 (날 찾아와)
넌 다시 나를 또 잊어갈까? (Oh)
You say, "Good night, meet me next life"
But I'm lost tonight
Got me like 달빛 아래 잠시
허락된 heaven 너를 끌어안을게
Got my hands cuffed (got my hands cuffed)
Criminal love (criminal love)
God, this night taste just like, ooh
Criminal love, love
Hours like minutes 깨어난 madness (yeah)
Ain't no way to stop (ain't no way to stop)
Criminal love (criminal love)
God, this night taste just like, ooh
Faded (faded) baby
우리에게 주어진 밤이 (밤이)
Maybe 하루뿐이라면
What do you want? (Oh) 얘기해줘 (yeah)
허락된 한 줄기 너라는 love
처음으로 가 down, down, down
다시 한번 널 마주칠 순간으로 가
지독한 저주 속으로 뛰어들어 dive
Got me like 만일 우리 다시
만나게 되면 나를 끌어안아줘
Got my hands cuffed (got my hands cuffed)
Criminal love (criminal love)
God, this night taste just like, ooh
Criminal love (love), love
유일한 의미 I'm always willing (I'm always willing)
끝이 난 순간 (끝이 난 순간) 다시 뛰는 heart (다시 뛰는 heart)
다시 널 허락해 ooh
Criminal love
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688 reviews34 followers
April 2, 2024
Another fun volume of pure, unadulterated, embarrassing crack. This series is something that teenage me would have become obsessed over and I think that’s why I’m here at 42 cheesing over this story…and yes I already preordered the next volumes lol
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248 reviews20 followers
March 29, 2024
“i was born to keep you safe. i live in order to protect you.” day 275 of asking heli to look at ME 🤧
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1,431 reviews197 followers
April 6, 2024
I get the feeling I'm laughing at this story in places I wasn't intended to. I can't take this over-the-top, ridiculous teen-rated PNR seriously at all. When it tries to be sincere, and the hero and heroine are weeping over their sorry fates, and our hero sits on a tree branch with heroine Sooha and earnestly says "I was born to keep you safe. I live in order to protect you", it brings on a chuckle rather than a sympathetic tear in the eye.

I read in someone else's review that they saw references to the bands' (bands'? not band's?) music videos in this story*, and well, I'm much more interested in this as a piece of goofy fluff than I am in apprenticing myself into a new fandom so I can nod sagely at things like that. If somebody out there knows anything about this, and wouldn't mind putting up a link to a video or two, that'd be cool, but I'm far too lazy to do the legwork myself. This is by no means an obligation on your part! :D

* Enhypen, a Korean boy band, is credited on the cover, and apparently a number of the characters were created by and/or based on its members. I have no idea what the other band might be.

I'm fond of Jakah's character type--the guy who's drawn to our heroine due to forces outside either of their control--though of course it's painfully obvious that Heli is the red-thread guy here. It'll be fun to see Jakah agonize about things for a while...

For a "by committee" series, this is amusing and charming. The art's a little basic, the backgrounds are perfunctory, and the battle scenes are very hard to follow, but the writing is fun and lively, and the character designs and expressions are nicely done. Definitely willing to keep on with it.
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85 reviews1 follower
April 8, 2025
✧ Une suite 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲, 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲, et pleine de 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Je n’ai pas les mots pour dire à quel point j’ai dévoré ce deuxième tome. La fin du premier volume m’a laissé sans voix, mais là. C’est une source de révélations et surtout une torture de nous laisser avec ce suspens.

✧ 𝐋'𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞
Nous retrouvons nos personnages principaux encore plus déterminés de ne pas « être amis » avec notre belle protégée. Entre mensonges, révélations, ce deuxième tome est un coffre-fort de surprises. Une fois que j’ai ouvert ce tome, je ne l’ai pas lâché à tel point que je voulais constamment connaître la suite de leurs aventures. La fin de ce livre est juste pour m’achever, et ça Neotoon ce n'est pas très gentil.

✧ 𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
Chaque personnage que nous rencontrons dans cette histoire est tellement 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲, tellement beau, jeune et avec un caractère bien à lui. Nous ne pouvons pas détester un seul personnage, mais comme beaucoup, j’ai déjà fait mon choix, et quelle partie je suis. Je ne peux pas vous en dire trop, au risque de vous spoiler, mais, sachez une chose, c’est qu’on ne peut pas résister aux deux groupes ennemis qui se battent pour notre chère et tendre protagoniste.

✧ 𝐋’𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞́𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞
Tout est 𝗳𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘂𝘅, que ce soit au dialogue, à l’addiction de l’histoire ou au design des dessins, tout est pour moi parfait. La palette de couleurs, les jeux de couleurs et la qualité des images. Pour cette saga, la maison d’édition ainsi que les graphistes ont fait un travail 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
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400 reviews13 followers
December 8, 2025
„Man sagt, bei einer Mondfinsternis verlieben sich Werwölfe in die erste Frau, die ihnen begegnet. Und sie werden sie ihr Leben lang lieben und niemals Augen für eine andere haben.“ (S. 65)

Band 1 war für mich ein Überraschungshit, ich wurde unglaublich gut unterhalten! Band 2 macht genau da weiter und hat mich mit reichlich humorvollen Szenen beschenkt, die zeichnerisch auch wieder sehr spaßig umgesetzt waren.
Soohas Unwissenheit zu den Identitäten der beiden Jungs-Gruppen (Vampire und Werwölfe) wurde etwas ausgereizt, aber dann gibt es doch endlich den „Moment der Wahrheit“ und eine Offenbarung, die nochmal alles komplett über den Haufen wirft. In diesem Zusammenhang folgen einige blutreiche Actionszenen und dynamische Kämpfe, aber auch ein bisschen angedeutete Romantik darf nicht fehlen.
Zeichnerisch war auch dieser Band wieder ein Fest, haben hier alle Kapitel ihren jeweiligen farblichen Schwerpunkt und wechseln von dunklen Blau- oder Lila-Tönen, zu hellem Grün oder Rosa; dies ist wirklich wunderbar durchdacht und umgesetzt. Die Sonnenuntergangs-Szene in leuchtendem Orange hat mir da besonders gut gefallen!
Auch die Hintergründe sind wieder sehr detailliert und das gesamte Artwork einfach wunderbar anzuschauen!
Ich finde es gut, dass jetzt endlich mal die Karten auf dem Tisch liegen und Klartext gesprochen wird, und bin daher umso gespannter auf den Fortgang der Geschichte!
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302 reviews43 followers
August 17, 2024
*sees Solon/Sunghoon on the cover* *swooning intensifies*

Okay I absolutely love this volume (not only for the cover 😁)!! The chapters are super interesting and a lot more happens to move the plot forward, including Sooha finding out the boys' secret and Chris, her childhood friend, coming back into her life. This volume also has a lot more action and its pacing is also faster, making it even more exciting to read!
Chris and the mystery that surrounds him is an aspect that I'm really curious about, but I'm also interested to see what happens between Sooha and Heli after the last scene, in the final chapter of this volume!

Also, the similarities between Enhypen's Drunk Dazed music video and the party scene in this volume... chef's kiss 👌 Part of the reason why I'm having so much fun reading this webtoon is finding all the similarities with Enha's music videos!! 😁 I can't wait to read the next volume!!

P.S. Solon transforming into a werewolf 😭
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106 reviews11 followers
May 16, 2025
Omgggg this volume reminded me of enhypen’s song “BITE ME” so much it’s crazy

♩♪♩♬ It’s you and me in this world ♬♩♪♩

♩♪♩♬ Just come kiss me and bite me ♬♩♪♩

♩♪♩♬ Oh my, Oh my god, This blood's pumpin' crazy ♬♩♪♩

♩♪♩♬ Oh my, Oh my god, 'Cause I know you'll save me ♬♩♪♩

A summary of how I felt while reading this and what happened in this volume, written especially by ✨ENHYPEN✨ Thank you for listening (and reading)

No but seriously the vibes volume gave and Bite Me are insanely similar, it’s like enhypen wrote the song just for the book…or maybe the book was based on the song 🤔

Anyways almost forgot to review the actual book…well it’s kinda like the story is very…mid, considering how cliche it is but somehow…it’s still very enjoyable reading it 😂 maybe it’s cuz all of the male characters are so pretty, after all who doesn’t love beautiful people?
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865 reviews5 followers
July 12, 2024
This is my Review for Volume 2 and 3 because I read them in one sitting:
okay so. Basically: this series has potential, i kind of see the vision. There are moments I like. But at the end of the day there is just as much I don't like.

Special Shoutout to Solon and Khan for actually being very decent. (...I realized while writing this that this might just be because they are based on my biases xD but honestly - if anything that should make me more picky about their portrayal... so i'll still go with this)

For every positive - I have a negative - so 3 Stars felt on brand.

+ Pls give my girl Sooha more agency and more of a brain though... Like - there was some stuff she should've figured out by herself before she was shown.
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