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Fighting Moonlight
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Expected 14 Feb 26Mistakes, youth, time, growth, a love that spans a lifetime.
Sadie Collins had to grow up far too quickly after her mother's murder. Her father crumbling under the weight of his grief was a lesson happening in slow motion that love is suffocating. It does nothing but intertwine so deeply with another that it destroys. She was happy loving from afar and keeping the idea of it as only a concept.
Cooper Baastian Volchyakrov is the golden only child to a werewolf dynasty. Werewolves and humans alike bowing to his prowess, to his potential, to all he can be. Mistakes and rash decisions are not a price he is allowed to pay. He knows the importance of keeping werewolves a secret from humans. Their kind has seen what humans do to their own when they are different...just imagine what they would be capable of if they knew about werewolves, vampires, and the rest of the magical empire secretly coexisting with them.
Their entire lives seems to be everyone pulling them apart, but Cooper and Sadie keep drifting together. Gravity pulling them ever closer--stealing the breath from their lungs.
Sadie Collins had to grow up far too quickly after her mother's murder. Her father crumbling under the weight of his grief was a lesson happening in slow motion that love is suffocating. It does nothing but intertwine so deeply with another that it destroys. She was happy loving from afar and keeping the idea of it as only a concept.
Cooper Baastian Volchyakrov is the golden only child to a werewolf dynasty. Werewolves and humans alike bowing to his prowess, to his potential, to all he can be. Mistakes and rash decisions are not a price he is allowed to pay. He knows the importance of keeping werewolves a secret from humans. Their kind has seen what humans do to their own when they are different...just imagine what they would be capable of if they knew about werewolves, vampires, and the rest of the magical empire secretly coexisting with them.
Their entire lives seems to be everyone pulling them apart, but Cooper and Sadie keep drifting together. Gravity pulling them ever closer--stealing the breath from their lungs.
487 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication February 14, 2026
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About the author
Irene Daniels
4 books26 followersIrene Daniels was born in Chicago where she spent her formative years until moving to Houston, where she still lives today with her partner, three kids, and whole menagerie of animals. She studied both theatre and education at McMurry University graduating cum laude. Besides writing novels and plays, she also enjoys reading all things fictional. Her other beloved pasttimes include binging Asian dramas, playing D&D with friends, hiking with her family, loitering in secondhand bookstores, obsessing over both anime & manga, pining for her more tattoos, and anything remotely related to food. She believes in the power of fiction and its magical ability to transcend time & space. Where we can live a thousand lifetimes in a matter of pages.
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December 1, 2025
I don’t even know where to begin! I loved this story and devoured it. It was easily a five star read for me. I was rooting for these characters constantly and couldn’t stop thinking about this story after I was finished. Go in blind and fall in love with these characters like I did! I am so excited to see what happens in the next book.
Review of advance copy
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Solid 3 star read for me, I had the opportunity to read this as an ARC and I was pleasantly surprised.
The good – Story was solid, I was intrigued and pulled in from the start. It was a love story after all, and boy was it ever. Full of angst and longing and unconditional love. I felt it all! Cooper’s strength to give Sadie space to be who she needed to be/become was admirable. I do think Sadie was very selfish and immature. She kept taking and taking and not realizing what Cooper was trying to give her. But in the end, she realized her mistakes.
I loved the comedic relief Alec brought, and I’m hoping his journey is still to come in future books. I also loved the pack and all the characters there. I believe the next book is surrounding Donny and Danika which should be an interesting read. I really liked Donny’s growth in this book and look forward to hearing more about him and Max in the next one. The action sequences in the story were good and had me on the edge of my seat.
The Bad – Being 3rd person wasn’t necessarily my favorite, I’ve read 3rd person book before, and the chapters were a specific characters POV even in the 3rd person. In this book the POV switched mid chapter without so much as a break in the paragraphs to warn you. It was a little difficult to follow along. I kept having to go back and read to figure out what was going on. The breaks in the very long chapters were odd to me as well, there were little pictures throughout that are typically found at the beginning of a chapter, but they were just present in the middle, and there were multiple of them in a single chapter. I feel that the chapters and POVs could have been better, not sure if it was just the Kindle version or not. I just found that a little distracting from the story pacing.
I also felt I wanted more of the villains throughout the story. We had a little in the beginning, but then nothing, it almost felt as if they were forgotten about, then BAM there they are again. It would have been nice to have a couple of run ins with them during the middle to add to the drama. It would have amped up the final showdown. Show them stalking and wanting to terrorize Sadie and the pack.
Solid 3 star read for me, I had the opportunity to read this as an ARC and I was pleasantly surprised.
The good – Story was solid, I was intrigued and pulled in from the start. It was a love story after all, and boy was it ever. Full of angst and longing and unconditional love. I felt it all! Cooper’s strength to give Sadie space to be who she needed to be/become was admirable. I do think Sadie was very selfish and immature. She kept taking and taking and not realizing what Cooper was trying to give her. But in the end, she realized her mistakes.
I loved the comedic relief Alec brought, and I’m hoping his journey is still to come in future books. I also loved the pack and all the characters there. I believe the next book is surrounding Donny and Danika which should be an interesting read. I really liked Donny’s growth in this book and look forward to hearing more about him and Max in the next one. The action sequences in the story were good and had me on the edge of my seat.
The Bad – Being 3rd person wasn’t necessarily my favorite, I’ve read 3rd person book before, and the chapters were a specific characters POV even in the 3rd person. In this book the POV switched mid chapter without so much as a break in the paragraphs to warn you. It was a little difficult to follow along. I kept having to go back and read to figure out what was going on. The breaks in the very long chapters were odd to me as well, there were little pictures throughout that are typically found at the beginning of a chapter, but they were just present in the middle, and there were multiple of them in a single chapter. I feel that the chapters and POVs could have been better, not sure if it was just the Kindle version or not. I just found that a little distracting from the story pacing.
I also felt I wanted more of the villains throughout the story. We had a little in the beginning, but then nothing, it almost felt as if they were forgotten about, then BAM there they are again. It would have been nice to have a couple of run ins with them during the middle to add to the drama. It would have amped up the final showdown. Show them stalking and wanting to terrorize Sadie and the pack.
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December 9, 2025
Fighting Moonlight surprised me in the best way. The worldbuilding and the comedic relief are honestly the standouts here. The Volchyakrov pack, the vampire threat, and the wider supernatural politics give the story a real sense of depth and history, and it never feels like the world exists just for the romance. On top of that, the lighter banter and side character moments keep things from getting too heavy, which I really appreciated with all the grief, trauma, and emotional turmoil woven through the plot.
The emotional core of the story is strong. Sadie and Cooper are messy, flawed, and painfully human, and their connection feels intense and believable. There are scenes between them that are genuinely moving and will hit home for readers who know what it’s like to grow up around addiction, loss, or feeling “not enough.” The vibe is very much: childhood-friends-to-something-more, tangled up in grief, obligations, and a bond neither of them can really shake.
Now, why is this a 3.5-star read for me and not higher?
First, it’s written in third person, which is a POV I personally struggle to fully connect with. That’s a taste thing, but it does add a slight emotional distance for me.
Second, the pacing and repetition could be tightened. The early sections linger a long time in the teen drama / cheating-adjacent angst and sometimes circle the same emotional beats (Sadie feeling unworthy, Cooper torn between duty and instinct) more than necessary before the supernatural plot really kicks in.
And finally, this is clearly an ARC-level draft, and it shows in small copy-editing issues—little typos, clunky punctuation, and spots where a strong line edit would really polish the prose and make the beautiful moments shine even more.
Taken together, that keeps it from being a 4.5–5 star read for me, but the heart of this story is absolutely there. The worldbuilding, the emotional weight, and the balance of angst with humor make it easy to recommend to readers who love shifters, fated bonds, found-family vibes, and slow-burn drama with teeth.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The emotional core of the story is strong. Sadie and Cooper are messy, flawed, and painfully human, and their connection feels intense and believable. There are scenes between them that are genuinely moving and will hit home for readers who know what it’s like to grow up around addiction, loss, or feeling “not enough.” The vibe is very much: childhood-friends-to-something-more, tangled up in grief, obligations, and a bond neither of them can really shake.
Now, why is this a 3.5-star read for me and not higher?
First, it’s written in third person, which is a POV I personally struggle to fully connect with. That’s a taste thing, but it does add a slight emotional distance for me.
Second, the pacing and repetition could be tightened. The early sections linger a long time in the teen drama / cheating-adjacent angst and sometimes circle the same emotional beats (Sadie feeling unworthy, Cooper torn between duty and instinct) more than necessary before the supernatural plot really kicks in.
And finally, this is clearly an ARC-level draft, and it shows in small copy-editing issues—little typos, clunky punctuation, and spots where a strong line edit would really polish the prose and make the beautiful moments shine even more.
Taken together, that keeps it from being a 4.5–5 star read for me, but the heart of this story is absolutely there. The worldbuilding, the emotional weight, and the balance of angst with humor make it easy to recommend to readers who love shifters, fated bonds, found-family vibes, and slow-burn drama with teeth.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
December 8, 2025
Fighting Moonlight is an emotional, atmospheric romance that pulled me in from the very first chapter. Irene Daniels has a gift for crafting scenes so vivid that I felt like I was standing right beside the characters, feeling the cool night air, hearing the tension in their voices, and soaking in every spark that passed between them. Her writing made it incredibly easy to imagine myself inside the story.
The characters are layered and imperfect in the best ways. Their struggles feel real, and the slow burn between them unfolds with just the right amount of tension and tenderness.
Overall, Fighting Moonlight is a beautifully written, heartfelt romance that lingers long after the last page. A strong 4-star read that I’d happily recommend to anyone who loves immersive storytelling and characters you can’t help but root for.
The characters are layered and imperfect in the best ways. Their struggles feel real, and the slow burn between them unfolds with just the right amount of tension and tenderness.
Overall, Fighting Moonlight is a beautifully written, heartfelt romance that lingers long after the last page. A strong 4-star read that I’d happily recommend to anyone who loves immersive storytelling and characters you can’t help but root for.
December 16, 2025
3⭐️
This was a decent read, but not quite a standout for me. The third-person POV isn’t my favorite, and some sections felt a bit clunky in pacing and flow.
That said, the humor was well balanced and genuinely enjoyable, and the world-building was strong and immersive. Overall, a solid book with clear strengths. I would happily read something from this author again!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This was a decent read, but not quite a standout for me. The third-person POV isn’t my favorite, and some sections felt a bit clunky in pacing and flow.
That said, the humor was well balanced and genuinely enjoyable, and the world-building was strong and immersive. Overall, a solid book with clear strengths. I would happily read something from this author again!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Review of advance copy received from Author
read this as an arc. it was my first paranormal romance and I really enjoyed it.
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