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It's a simple arrangement.
Wolves show up at Melori's door bleeding, growling, occasionally trying to bite the woman stitching them back together. She fixes them. They leave. She doesn't ask why they keep coming back.
She probably should have asked.
When her cottage is attacked, her best friend turns out to be a werewolf, and every wolf Melori has ever fed table scraps to walks back into her life on two legs. None of them are happy she knows about them. Especially not the alpha. The one with the scars. The one with the missing eye. The one she's been spoon-feeding rabbit stew for years.
Keer doesn't trust humans. He doesn't want her in his territory, doesn't want his pack depending on a healer who argues with him in a voice pitched high enough to shatter glass, and definitely doesn't want to think about why he can't stop watching her hands while she works.
But the same flowers Melori uses to save lives are being weaponized to take them—and she's the only one who knows the difference between the poison and the cure.
War is coming. The pack is splintering. And Melori, who chose this quiet life on purpose, is starting to wonder if she was alone out here all this time—or just waiting.
Moonbright is a standalone werewolf romance featuring a healer who thinks in spirals, a one-eyed alpha, found family, inverted lunar mythology, a pink chicken named Nugget, and a slow burn that earns every spark.
🌙 Standalone with full HEA
🌙 Slow burn, dual POV
🌙 Explicit content
🌙 Open world—room for more stories with different couples
Wolves show up at Melori's door bleeding, growling, occasionally trying to bite the woman stitching them back together. She fixes them. They leave. She doesn't ask why they keep coming back.
She probably should have asked.
When her cottage is attacked, her best friend turns out to be a werewolf, and every wolf Melori has ever fed table scraps to walks back into her life on two legs. None of them are happy she knows about them. Especially not the alpha. The one with the scars. The one with the missing eye. The one she's been spoon-feeding rabbit stew for years.
Keer doesn't trust humans. He doesn't want her in his territory, doesn't want his pack depending on a healer who argues with him in a voice pitched high enough to shatter glass, and definitely doesn't want to think about why he can't stop watching her hands while she works.
But the same flowers Melori uses to save lives are being weaponized to take them—and she's the only one who knows the difference between the poison and the cure.
War is coming. The pack is splintering. And Melori, who chose this quiet life on purpose, is starting to wonder if she was alone out here all this time—or just waiting.
Moonbright is a standalone werewolf romance featuring a healer who thinks in spirals, a one-eyed alpha, found family, inverted lunar mythology, a pink chicken named Nugget, and a slow burn that earns every spark.
🌙 Standalone with full HEA
🌙 Slow burn, dual POV
🌙 Explicit content
🌙 Open world—room for more stories with different couples
456 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 19, 2026
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June 14, 2026
I wanted to love this book. The premise was intriguing, the setting was atmospheric, and the first half was genuinely fun. A reclusive healer living alone in the forest, a scarred alpha wolf shifter, and a cozy fantasy-romance vibe sounded like exactly my kind of story.
Unfortunately, the story lost momentum around the halfway point. What started as charming became repetitive, and the pacing slowed considerably. The heroine’s internal monologue often drifted into long stretches of rambling that were amusing at first but gradually became exhausting. By the second half, I found myself skimming paragraphs just to get back to the plot.
One of my biggest frustrations was the lack of answers to questions the book itself raises. The heroine has supposedly lived alone since childhood, yet we learn very little about how that happened, where her parents are, or how she became a healer. Likewise, important aspects of the hero’s past are hinted at without receiving the depth I expected. Instead of adding mystery, these omissions left parts of the story feeling underdeveloped.
I was also disappointed that elements highlighted in the blurb either played a much smaller role than expected or never appeared in the story at all. Readers pick up a book expecting the story being advertised, and that disconnect was hard to ignore.
The romance had some sweet moments, and I enjoyed the characters enough to finish the book, but the second half couldn’t maintain the promise of the first. Overall, it was a pleasant enough read that never fully delivered on its potential.
Pros:
🌲 Atmospheric forest setting
💕 Sweet romance moments
✨ Strong start
Cons:
😑 Repetitive internal monologue
😑 Slow, dragging second half
😑 Unanswered backstory questions
😑 Blurb and story don’t fully match
Final Rating: ⭐⭐½
Unfortunately, the story lost momentum around the halfway point. What started as charming became repetitive, and the pacing slowed considerably. The heroine’s internal monologue often drifted into long stretches of rambling that were amusing at first but gradually became exhausting. By the second half, I found myself skimming paragraphs just to get back to the plot.
One of my biggest frustrations was the lack of answers to questions the book itself raises. The heroine has supposedly lived alone since childhood, yet we learn very little about how that happened, where her parents are, or how she became a healer. Likewise, important aspects of the hero’s past are hinted at without receiving the depth I expected. Instead of adding mystery, these omissions left parts of the story feeling underdeveloped.
I was also disappointed that elements highlighted in the blurb either played a much smaller role than expected or never appeared in the story at all. Readers pick up a book expecting the story being advertised, and that disconnect was hard to ignore.
The romance had some sweet moments, and I enjoyed the characters enough to finish the book, but the second half couldn’t maintain the promise of the first. Overall, it was a pleasant enough read that never fully delivered on its potential.
Pros:
🌲 Atmospheric forest setting
💕 Sweet romance moments
✨ Strong start
Cons:
😑 Repetitive internal monologue
😑 Slow, dragging second half
😑 Unanswered backstory questions
😑 Blurb and story don’t fully match
Final Rating: ⭐⭐½
June 17, 2026
DNF 71% oh god I just can’t do it anymore.
The writing style. I thought I would get used to it. No. It just got worse the more I read. There were parts I didn’t absorb any of the words, I was just too irritated by the writing.
Seems like this pack was days away from withering into nothing. Good thing Mel got there just in time. /s Does no one in the pack do anything? Why is Mel doing everything? She’s the most Mary Sue character I think I’ve ever read.
And calling this a romance is an insult to readers. 71% percent in and there is no traction on that. It’s not even a slow burn. They rarely interact with each other.
Why, why, why did I waste so much time reading this? I hated it.
The writing style. I thought I would get used to it. No. It just got worse the more I read. There were parts I didn’t absorb any of the words, I was just too irritated by the writing.
Seems like this pack was days away from withering into nothing. Good thing Mel got there just in time. /s Does no one in the pack do anything? Why is Mel doing everything? She’s the most Mary Sue character I think I’ve ever read.
And calling this a romance is an insult to readers. 71% percent in and there is no traction on that. It’s not even a slow burn. They rarely interact with each other.
Why, why, why did I waste so much time reading this? I hated it.
June 28, 2026
I saw a few social posts that claimed this was great so I jumped in without much thought. It was good at first, Melori is somewhat manic, but funny, and the dialogue was full of banter. I kept feeling like I was missing some context because there isn’t really any world building, but I thought that would come as I continued reading… it did not.
I made it to 76% before I just had to stop. This is a standalone and I still have no context for the setting, politics, or society as a whole. The author just dropped you in and explained nothing. Why don’t the settlements like wolves? Why are they being hunted? How did they discover moonbright was a poison? Why is Melori living alone in the woods from the age of 12 onward? There were no answers 3/4 of the way through, and frankly that’s just lazy writing.
The dialogue was fun at first but it never quits. No one finishes a thought because Melori isn’t actually funny manic, she’s just an endless stream of unfinished thoughts. It went past the point of funny and straight into annoying. Because of that endless stream there’s no way to tell what’s actually happening in the story. In addition, the little bit you do glean about Melori (because again, no context and no character growth) is that she’s supposed to be smart… but she constantly puts herself and others in danger. Seriously. I stopped when she said she wanted to go visit her cottage that had just been burned to the ground by angry villagers, right after the pack had been attacked by what? Angry villagers. Girl why? The scouts said it was burned to the ground did you want to cry over it? Do it from afar. Ugh. It just got worse as I read and honestly who has the time to read badly written books?
I made it to 76% before I just had to stop. This is a standalone and I still have no context for the setting, politics, or society as a whole. The author just dropped you in and explained nothing. Why don’t the settlements like wolves? Why are they being hunted? How did they discover moonbright was a poison? Why is Melori living alone in the woods from the age of 12 onward? There were no answers 3/4 of the way through, and frankly that’s just lazy writing.
The dialogue was fun at first but it never quits. No one finishes a thought because Melori isn’t actually funny manic, she’s just an endless stream of unfinished thoughts. It went past the point of funny and straight into annoying. Because of that endless stream there’s no way to tell what’s actually happening in the story. In addition, the little bit you do glean about Melori (because again, no context and no character growth) is that she’s supposed to be smart… but she constantly puts herself and others in danger. Seriously. I stopped when she said she wanted to go visit her cottage that had just been burned to the ground by angry villagers, right after the pack had been attacked by what? Angry villagers. Girl why? The scouts said it was burned to the ground did you want to cry over it? Do it from afar. Ugh. It just got worse as I read and honestly who has the time to read badly written books?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 20, 2026
Nicole
These could have been an even better story! The rambling talk of Mel and everyone drove me bonkers! There's talk of settlement and swords so im guessing this is in an old order world. Where do keer and his pack come from and how did he sustain all the injuries of losing an ear and an eye?!?!? Her friend is wonderful. Why did Mel gets ostracized out of the settlements? Where is her family and what happened to them? All it says that she's been alone since 12 years old. I wish we knew more about keer and the pack. We could have learned more about all the people she was treating I mean come on this could have been so much better! Mel talking to the animals was hilarious! So the soldiers just stop fighting and some humans realize they weren't fighting monsters. That was anticlimactic. The story just ended with an inferal. Let down! The storytelling was great but the story could have and should have evolved. Im disappointed bc i woukd have liked to get to know this pack and how Mel and keer move forward. What are keers hopes and dreams for his pack. I knew he made Mel his bit what does it mean to him. The rambling while they needed to talk about really important stuff got annoying towards the end bc everyone was talking that way. There could be a second book and I would be ecstatic!!!! The book cover is beautiful.
These could have been an even better story! The rambling talk of Mel and everyone drove me bonkers! There's talk of settlement and swords so im guessing this is in an old order world. Where do keer and his pack come from and how did he sustain all the injuries of losing an ear and an eye?!?!? Her friend is wonderful. Why did Mel gets ostracized out of the settlements? Where is her family and what happened to them? All it says that she's been alone since 12 years old. I wish we knew more about keer and the pack. We could have learned more about all the people she was treating I mean come on this could have been so much better! Mel talking to the animals was hilarious! So the soldiers just stop fighting and some humans realize they weren't fighting monsters. That was anticlimactic. The story just ended with an inferal. Let down! The storytelling was great but the story could have and should have evolved. Im disappointed bc i woukd have liked to get to know this pack and how Mel and keer move forward. What are keers hopes and dreams for his pack. I knew he made Mel his bit what does it mean to him. The rambling while they needed to talk about really important stuff got annoying towards the end bc everyone was talking that way. There could be a second book and I would be ecstatic!!!! The book cover is beautiful.
August 29, 2026
I would call this a 4.5 but I rounded up bc yall have it rated less than a 4 and it doesn’t deserve that.
It’s a unique werewolf romance.
It’s about a girl who lives in a cottage and is helping injured wolves that show up at her door, turns out they’re werewolves.
She ends up sucked into their world and helping build their community.
There is a lot of complaints in the reviews about the writing style but the stop and go of the personalities and banter was satisfying on my adhd brain.
It’s just unique and different from every other shifter book but a great story for a standalone. I did hate how it ended though. That should have lead to a book two.
It’s a unique werewolf romance.
It’s about a girl who lives in a cottage and is helping injured wolves that show up at her door, turns out they’re werewolves.
She ends up sucked into their world and helping build their community.
There is a lot of complaints in the reviews about the writing style but the stop and go of the personalities and banter was satisfying on my adhd brain.
It’s just unique and different from every other shifter book but a great story for a standalone. I did hate how it ended though. That should have lead to a book two.
Did Not Finish
July 20, 2026I DNF'd at 37%, and the writing felt very disjointed and not well thought out. No character back stories or world building was happening.
August 18, 2026
I will freely admit that subjectively the writing in this is not great. The structure of the prose is stilted and, at times, repetitive and hard to read. That did not stop me from being completely obsessed with the story and the characters from start to finish. I flew through this.
From the start, the FMC is everything everyone thinks someone with ADHD is. The character isn't expressly diagnosed in the book, but it's very obvious from the way Mel is written. She's almost painfully annoying and yet, I still really liked her asw a character. She was written as someone that had to be actively doing something while filling any silence with whatever thoughts came to her at the time. She was hyperactive but not destructive. She was bound and determined to help in any way she could. I really did like her even while I was rolling my eyes at her dialogue. The MMC, Keer, was a good foil to Mel. He was stoic, silent, and broody. I love a solidly written touch-starved Alpha, and Keer was well written. He read like he was in his 40s and he didn't come across as juvenile when interacting with Mel. They both worked really well as a couple.
The pacing to this is very well done in the beginning. It does drag a bit in the middle and a lot of happenings do feel somewhat repetitive. The prose is not my favorite style where it seems that each sentence or two is a new paragraph. It does give a staccato feel to the writing. Overall though, I absolutely loved this.
From the start, the FMC is everything everyone thinks someone with ADHD is. The character isn't expressly diagnosed in the book, but it's very obvious from the way Mel is written. She's almost painfully annoying and yet, I still really liked her asw a character. She was written as someone that had to be actively doing something while filling any silence with whatever thoughts came to her at the time. She was hyperactive but not destructive. She was bound and determined to help in any way she could. I really did like her even while I was rolling my eyes at her dialogue. The MMC, Keer, was a good foil to Mel. He was stoic, silent, and broody. I love a solidly written touch-starved Alpha, and Keer was well written. He read like he was in his 40s and he didn't come across as juvenile when interacting with Mel. They both worked really well as a couple.
The pacing to this is very well done in the beginning. It does drag a bit in the middle and a lot of happenings do feel somewhat repetitive. The prose is not my favorite style where it seems that each sentence or two is a new paragraph. It does give a staccato feel to the writing. Overall though, I absolutely loved this.
July 29, 2026
It started out interesting...
Most of the 'story' ended up being so, so repetitive. She would need more petals, make more medicine, someone would randomly get injured and she would save the day... I think there was like 80% of the book doing this loop. The wolves had absolutely no reaction to getting attacked, no thoughts whatsoever on defence or even revenge, when the humans actually attacked it instantly turned into a waaa we didn't know they could turn human?? But the humans were allegedly super closely watching them for weeks and definitely should have known that already, and wouldn't them turning human and turning into wolves still make them monsters to the humans in the heat of battle like what. Had a great beginning before turning into a mess.
Most of the 'story' ended up being so, so repetitive. She would need more petals, make more medicine, someone would randomly get injured and she would save the day... I think there was like 80% of the book doing this loop. The wolves had absolutely no reaction to getting attacked, no thoughts whatsoever on defence or even revenge, when the humans actually attacked it instantly turned into a waaa we didn't know they could turn human?? But the humans were allegedly super closely watching them for weeks and definitely should have known that already, and wouldn't them turning human and turning into wolves still make them monsters to the humans in the heat of battle like what. Had a great beginning before turning into a mess.
July 8, 2026
I’m going to try to review with zero spoilers. I really wanted to give this book a higher review. All together I really enjoyed it. But unfortunately there were some big issues that made me have to take some stars.
Pro- I loved the main characters. I enjoyed the overall plot of the book.
Cons- Different plot lines weren’t thought out all the way. We have almost zero backstory to any of the characters or the world. And there were some grammatical issues.
I also wasn’t a fan of the abrupt ending but I think that is just my own personal issue. I would have loved to see a bit more in the future to see where things ended up.
Overall, this book definitely has potential but the background stories of the people and the world needs be expanded more. Also the front cover is gorgeous
Pro- I loved the main characters. I enjoyed the overall plot of the book.
Cons- Different plot lines weren’t thought out all the way. We have almost zero backstory to any of the characters or the world. And there were some grammatical issues.
I also wasn’t a fan of the abrupt ending but I think that is just my own personal issue. I would have loved to see a bit more in the future to see where things ended up.
Overall, this book definitely has potential but the background stories of the people and the world needs be expanded more. Also the front cover is gorgeous
May 20, 2026
4,25 ✨
I f*cking FLEW right through this book and was not at all prepared when it ended…
I absolutely LOVED it and all it’s characters.
Especially Mel. What an amazing heroine.
The romance between her and Keer was beautiful.
I truly adored them together.
But I also loved the friendship between her & Kestria.
The bond those two had was something special.
This book was also just hilarious.
It had me giggling and cackling and straight up wheezing with laughter so many f*cking times.
I f*cking FLEW right through this book and was not at all prepared when it ended…
I absolutely LOVED it and all it’s characters.
Especially Mel. What an amazing heroine.
The romance between her and Keer was beautiful.
I truly adored them together.
But I also loved the friendship between her & Kestria.
The bond those two had was something special.
This book was also just hilarious.
It had me giggling and cackling and straight up wheezing with laughter so many f*cking times.
July 16, 2026
Dnf 45% Plot holey... maybe some of these get answered later but I got tired of waiting. I wanted to like it. I didnt mind her inner monologue as I kind of read it as ADHD-ish without putting a name to it.
But...its holey
The wolves have a community and a blacksmith and communal firepits and a communal meals are standard but no one cooks until Mel arrives to save the day? How is that possible if meals are communal someone MUST have been cooking them? No one knows how to store grain or vegetables? No one in years has noticed the tallow going rancid?
Maybe if they had recently been in a major conflict that wiped out the elders and he was new to being alpha and everything was in upheaval and turmoil this would make sense. It does not make sense in what seems to be a settled well established community of 30-40 adults (plus kids)that would require everyone to have well defined roles to be functional.
That bear definitly died, I dont know if its brought back later but realistically it died. I would have actually been more impressed by her character if she put it out of its misery rather than wrapping up a neurotic rotten wound and sending it out into the woods to die slowly. You cannot tell me the girls got the personality to seek out injured wildlife and has lived alone in the woods for a decade and never had to put an animal out of its misery before. Also dont get how the wolves have swords so also potentially spears and THEY didnt go out to kill the bear themselves.
Mel has been living alone in the woods for 10 years(since she was 11 or 12) but apparently in a tent until 3ish years ago when the wolves came to finish her cabin for her. Seven years is a long time to be living in a makeshift shelter.
She has pottery and salt and grain etc. So she must be trading with a town you dont just forage those things out of the woods. But at least at the point I was at this is never mentioned.
How does she have this extensive knowledge of herbs if she disappeared into the woods at 11.
How did the wolf siblings parents die when they were both "young" when he's 20 years older than she is? The youngest he could have been is 21 which is approximatly when he became alpha. It would make sense that he became alpha when the parents died but then he would have raised her from infancy and they would have a more father daughter relationship rather than siblings.
Also him being early 40s and Mel being 21 is a little icky romance wise.
Its a neat premise, id love to see it re-worked. Right now it just doesnt feel right. If the author even just made her 10 years older this could have made more sense and the age gap romance less weird.
But...its holey
The wolves have a community and a blacksmith and communal firepits and a communal meals are standard but no one cooks until Mel arrives to save the day? How is that possible if meals are communal someone MUST have been cooking them? No one knows how to store grain or vegetables? No one in years has noticed the tallow going rancid?
Maybe if they had recently been in a major conflict that wiped out the elders and he was new to being alpha and everything was in upheaval and turmoil this would make sense. It does not make sense in what seems to be a settled well established community of 30-40 adults (plus kids)that would require everyone to have well defined roles to be functional.
That bear definitly died, I dont know if its brought back later but realistically it died. I would have actually been more impressed by her character if she put it out of its misery rather than wrapping up a neurotic rotten wound and sending it out into the woods to die slowly. You cannot tell me the girls got the personality to seek out injured wildlife and has lived alone in the woods for a decade and never had to put an animal out of its misery before. Also dont get how the wolves have swords so also potentially spears and THEY didnt go out to kill the bear themselves.
Mel has been living alone in the woods for 10 years(since she was 11 or 12) but apparently in a tent until 3ish years ago when the wolves came to finish her cabin for her. Seven years is a long time to be living in a makeshift shelter.
She has pottery and salt and grain etc. So she must be trading with a town you dont just forage those things out of the woods. But at least at the point I was at this is never mentioned.
How does she have this extensive knowledge of herbs if she disappeared into the woods at 11.
How did the wolf siblings parents die when they were both "young" when he's 20 years older than she is? The youngest he could have been is 21 which is approximatly when he became alpha. It would make sense that he became alpha when the parents died but then he would have raised her from infancy and they would have a more father daughter relationship rather than siblings.
Also him being early 40s and Mel being 21 is a little icky romance wise.
Its a neat premise, id love to see it re-worked. Right now it just doesnt feel right. If the author even just made her 10 years older this could have made more sense and the age gap romance less weird.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 3, 2026
First off LOVE the cover! I really enjoyed this I do wish we had some more world building, like for example I couldn’t pinpoint what sort of time period we were supposed to be in it definitely didn’t seem modern but beyond that I’m not sure. Loved the main couple though! And this made me realize how much I enjoy healer main characters. We love devotion of all kinds in this house! 3.75 rounded up cause I had fun.
July 7, 2026
It wasn’t too in depth. I read it for the pretty cover.. the fmc was very scatter brained and all over, the humor was ok, and the love story was just ok. The story felt unfinished and there wasn’t much as far as world building or explaining what was going on- why was the fmc alone “building her life and practice” at 12 yo? Why were the colonies poisoning werewolves when they supposedly didn’t know they were part human? How did they figure out the poison? Ect ect ect
August 9, 2026
The FMC truly made me laugh
Wish the way it ended came sooner so we could get more about that piece
Certain parts were longer than needed when we could’ve pushed the story forward
Overall really enjoyed it was a happy read
Wish the way it ended came sooner so we could get more about that piece
Certain parts were longer than needed when we could’ve pushed the story forward
Overall really enjoyed it was a happy read
August 19, 2026
3.25 ⭐️/1 🌶️—This is hard to rate. I enjoyed it but I didn’t think the worldbuilding or plot were particularly notable. Why has this girl been on her own since the age of 12? I feel like I walked into a spinoff series (maybe I did?) where I’m either supposed to know a back story or not care.
July 27, 2026
this was written so so so so so weird and i felt like it was written in iphone notes and her tab was messed up
August 4, 2026
4.25⭐️ Silly paranormal standalone. Got me all in my werewolfy feels.
May 11, 2026
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️
Banter, banter, banter… Moonbright is full of banter. When it’s a serious situation and a moment needs a little levity. When our MCs are in the middle of a beautiful, romantic moment and the FMC just can’t take the tension anymore, or when the moment is just painfully awkward and nothing breaks an awkward moment more than a misplaced quip. Truly Moonbright is just full of hilarious banter and moments that will keep you laughing until the very end. Not only is Moonbright full of hilarious moments but it’s filled with sweet moments, of course many of those moments are between Keer and Mel, because their romance is a slow-burn, inevitable, can’t ignore it draw to each other that is full of sweet moments until the kindling sparks and turns into a beautifully written, passion filled romance full of spice, but some of those sweet moments are just between Mel and her new found family while she’s learning to integrate into a completely new werewolf community. Truly I really just enjoyed this book from start to finish. Moonbright is hilarious, romantic, sweet, with just the right amount of spice, So if a book filled with chaotic sunshine healer FMC who love animals, and a grumpy werewolf, with side characters you can’t help but love and an ending that will leave you needing to know more, then definitely add this book to your TBR!
Spice: 🌶️
Banter, banter, banter… Moonbright is full of banter. When it’s a serious situation and a moment needs a little levity. When our MCs are in the middle of a beautiful, romantic moment and the FMC just can’t take the tension anymore, or when the moment is just painfully awkward and nothing breaks an awkward moment more than a misplaced quip. Truly Moonbright is just full of hilarious banter and moments that will keep you laughing until the very end. Not only is Moonbright full of hilarious moments but it’s filled with sweet moments, of course many of those moments are between Keer and Mel, because their romance is a slow-burn, inevitable, can’t ignore it draw to each other that is full of sweet moments until the kindling sparks and turns into a beautifully written, passion filled romance full of spice, but some of those sweet moments are just between Mel and her new found family while she’s learning to integrate into a completely new werewolf community. Truly I really just enjoyed this book from start to finish. Moonbright is hilarious, romantic, sweet, with just the right amount of spice, So if a book filled with chaotic sunshine healer FMC who love animals, and a grumpy werewolf, with side characters you can’t help but love and an ending that will leave you needing to know more, then definitely add this book to your TBR!
July 10, 2026
I actually really enjoyed the premise of this story and the plot was good throughout, but unfortunately the writing style was pretty unbearable. I don’t know why the author made the choice to write both MCs perspectives in a stream-of-conscious fragmented style but it made the reading experience really unpleasant. Every thought from the FMC is fragmented and frantic, every thought from the MMC is gruff and shortened. It was really hard to follow at times, especially during dialogue. The timeline is also weird, there are things with the travel times that just don’t make sense. For example, he feels his sister get injured and immediately starts running toward her, but doesn’t arrive for like a day and a half yet based on the timeline elsewhere it’s only a half a day on foot in human form and would be even faster in wolf form- he should have arrived only a couple hours after her injury… it was really confusing.
I really don’t know how to feel about this, it all seemed disjointed. There are a lot of things that we could have been given more information on too that just seem to be left open (like character history).
Again, I really liked the storyline and I thought it was an interesting take on werewolf romance which is a favorite genre for me, but the reading experience was just rough. I almost DNF’d a few times, but really was interested in what was going to happen so I pushed through.
I really don’t know how to feel about this, it all seemed disjointed. There are a lot of things that we could have been given more information on too that just seem to be left open (like character history).
Again, I really liked the storyline and I thought it was an interesting take on werewolf romance which is a favorite genre for me, but the reading experience was just rough. I almost DNF’d a few times, but really was interested in what was going to happen so I pushed through.
July 15, 2026
I think I might've liked this more if I hadn't just read Painted in Shadows, because apparently the author can only write one fmc.l? One whose neurodivergent inner monologue makes me, a woman with ADHD, want to chuck her into a wall head first. It's a subgenre of Not Like Other Girls that's essentially "AuDHD woman over performs her way into stealing the broody mmc 'By accident'" that feels less like I'm reading a novel and more like I'm reading someone's wish fulfillment diary. Nugget the chicken however is immaculate.
May 16, 2026
Leah Ryan Wrote Wit Like a Weapon and I Surrendered Immediately.
There are authors you enjoy, and then there are authors you would follow anywhere. After Moonbright, Leah Ryan has firmly, irrevocably earned her place in the latter category!
This standalone is an absolute treat from beginning to end, the kind of book that reminds you that romantasy doesn't always need to devastate — sometimes it just needs to be gloriously, brilliantly fun. Ryan wields wit like a precision instrument, her subtext layered so deftly beneath the surface that you find yourself laughing out loud one moment and catching your breath at the quiet cleverness of it the next. Mel's tangents alone are worth the price of admission, the kind of character quirk that in lesser hands would feel contrived, but here feels so authentically human that she becomes instantly, completely beloved.
Keer and Mel's story unfolds with the kind of warmth and charm that settles into your chest and simply stays there, a romance that earns its joy rather than manufacturing it.
Ryan's prose has a rhythm and a personality entirely its own: sharp, surprising, and threaded through with a subtext that rewards attentive readers generously. Moonbright is proof that a standalone done with this much craft and this much heart is its own kind of extraordinary. I will read anything Leah Ryan writes. Anything. Immediately.
There are authors you enjoy, and then there are authors you would follow anywhere. After Moonbright, Leah Ryan has firmly, irrevocably earned her place in the latter category!
This standalone is an absolute treat from beginning to end, the kind of book that reminds you that romantasy doesn't always need to devastate — sometimes it just needs to be gloriously, brilliantly fun. Ryan wields wit like a precision instrument, her subtext layered so deftly beneath the surface that you find yourself laughing out loud one moment and catching your breath at the quiet cleverness of it the next. Mel's tangents alone are worth the price of admission, the kind of character quirk that in lesser hands would feel contrived, but here feels so authentically human that she becomes instantly, completely beloved.
Keer and Mel's story unfolds with the kind of warmth and charm that settles into your chest and simply stays there, a romance that earns its joy rather than manufacturing it.
Ryan's prose has a rhythm and a personality entirely its own: sharp, surprising, and threaded through with a subtext that rewards attentive readers generously. Moonbright is proof that a standalone done with this much craft and this much heart is its own kind of extraordinary. I will read anything Leah Ryan writes. Anything. Immediately.
August 17, 2026
2.25 stars, oh boy. this one's gonna be a long one, buckle up. i have a lot of thoughts, but i tried not to spoil anything major.
first, a quick summary of my thoughts: this book has a 5 star premise, but the execution just falls flat in several places, including the worldbuilding, character development, and plot. i was into it enough to finish it, but it just left me disappointed wanting so much more.
i have several problems with this book. let's start with the grammar & writing style. i will say a lot of people have a problem with this writing style because of the amount of sentence fragments, and while i won't argue that they are excessive, they actually didn't bother me for the most part and i found it unique. however, my main issue is how dialogue was written. so many times, dialogue that was intended to be from the same character would move down a line as if it was a new character speaking. this made it confusing and hard to keep up with who was saying what and i had to reread the same conversations over and over to understand. there is also an alarming lack of question marks. i can understand how a character might say a question as a statement so you might write it with a period, but nearly every question??? no, you've lost me. there was also little problems like the position of a character in a scene (where they were in relation to the MC & if they were sitting or standing) wouldn't line up and would be written differently within a few lines. for example, a character was described as "standing three steps back" from the MC and then a few lines later, she "stood up from the bench." when did she sit down? minor details, but they take me out of the scene and it wasn't just one scene, it happened multiple times throughout the book.
another big problem i have is the lack of worldbuilding or background given to the characters. there is very little explanation into the world or setting. i don't even know what time period we are in. there's barely any information about the social or political climate of the world or society around our MCs, just that there are settlements (how many?) and that they are fighting with the wolves (why?). only one mention of another wolf pack but it's mentioned in MAYBE 2 scenes in the beginning and then never again. who knows if there are more packs out there or what the social climate is like between them.
as for the characters, they just aren't very fleshed out. the FMC, melori, has lived alone in the forest since she was 12 and she's 22. 10 years alone in the forest and we have no idea why. all we get is that she is from one of the settlements, a forest warden comes to her cottage and recognizes her as "the girl who left," and she makes one comment 85% into the book that the settlement decided she was "too weird to keep." so, she was exiled? at 12? or she just felt like an outcast, so she left on her own? what about her family? did they die or abandon her? how is she so knowledgeable about plants and such, did she just learn it through trial and error over 10 years or did she have knowledge from the settlement? we get no answers or explanation. the other characters aren't much better. as for the MMC, keer, he is this notoriously scarred alpha but we get zero detail about how he got these scars. what is a group fight, a 1v1, against wolves or humans? who knows. the rest of the pack has about zero backstory as well. there is also a wolf, vara, who is mysteriously mentioned and insinuated to be dead enough times that you think something will come of it, SURELY we will get some sort of backstory and important reveal about this character and how she died?! nah.
there were several moments that happened in the book that i feel like should have been discussed by the characters, but were just never talked about again. the first steamy scene between the MCs ends with keer leaving melori alone in the woods (after being angry at her for going out alone) and is described as being horrified at himself for what he's just done. and then they never talk about it again?? aside from keer's sister getting onto him, keer never apologizes (or even mentions it) and melori doesn't hold any ounce of a grudge or thinks about it??? not to mention the fact that she got attacked and then he left her alone covered in blood (and..) next to the dead humans he just killed?? yeah, because that makes sense. i think we deserved some groveling or AT LEAST some acknowledgement that it even happened. there's a whole other scene later in the book that i won't spoil but that should have had a huge impact on melori, her mental state, keer, their relationship, AND the rest of the pack, but again, is just never mentioned after the initial scene???? like there should have been so much more. more conversations, more discussion, more acknowledgement!!!!
the last thing i'll complain about is the romance itself. this was advertised as a slow burn, but it didn't really feel like one. to be fair, i binged this book so it did go by pretty quickly (8 hours in only 3 sessions...) so maybe that's just a me thing. but i do also feel like they barely interacted even after that first steamy scene around 40% in. most of the time they didn't talk and when they did, it was rarely substantial. i enjoy the silent, brooding type as much as the next person, but at some point there has to be a real conversation. i was expecting a gradual build-up of feelings, but their chemistry kind of hovered around the same level (which was pretty low) until around 80% when they finally had sex and a real conversation and then...yay? idk. i liked them and i was into it, but i just wanted more.
i did like parts of the ending. personally, i liked how keer handled the final battle, it felt full circle with what orel had said to him, and i liked watching his decision ripple through the pack. when he said, "because she asked," and all she did was look at him, UGH. however, with that praise, the final battle did still feel rushed. also, i'm conflicted about the actual ending. it was so abrupt and i wanted to see more of the aftermath and more of mel and keer as an actual couple.
there is genuinely so much more i could say, but this review is already atrociously long. somehow, i still enjoyed enough parts of this book. i liked melori, her long tangents and ramblings didn't bother me and i kept up with her thoughts pretty well. i thought she was really smart and i enjoyed having a healer heroine. i did feel the found family aspect between her and the pack. i loved kestria and even dara. i also did giggle and loved how melori talked to her animals. i was interested in the plot and wanted to know what happened next. this genuinely has 5 star potential but it just ended up a mess and a disappointment, i wanted so much more!!!
quick last thing, the blurbs for this book are literally lying????????? melori does NOT grow moonbright (it's like a consistant plot point that she has to go out and find the wild flowers) and she does NOT hand feed keer (the one-eyed alpha) rabbit stew for years????? like every part of that sentence isn't true in any capacity??? idk if that was AI generated or what, but that's weird...
first, a quick summary of my thoughts: this book has a 5 star premise, but the execution just falls flat in several places, including the worldbuilding, character development, and plot. i was into it enough to finish it, but it just left me disappointed wanting so much more.
i have several problems with this book. let's start with the grammar & writing style. i will say a lot of people have a problem with this writing style because of the amount of sentence fragments, and while i won't argue that they are excessive, they actually didn't bother me for the most part and i found it unique. however, my main issue is how dialogue was written. so many times, dialogue that was intended to be from the same character would move down a line as if it was a new character speaking. this made it confusing and hard to keep up with who was saying what and i had to reread the same conversations over and over to understand. there is also an alarming lack of question marks. i can understand how a character might say a question as a statement so you might write it with a period, but nearly every question??? no, you've lost me. there was also little problems like the position of a character in a scene (where they were in relation to the MC & if they were sitting or standing) wouldn't line up and would be written differently within a few lines. for example, a character was described as "standing three steps back" from the MC and then a few lines later, she "stood up from the bench." when did she sit down? minor details, but they take me out of the scene and it wasn't just one scene, it happened multiple times throughout the book.
another big problem i have is the lack of worldbuilding or background given to the characters. there is very little explanation into the world or setting. i don't even know what time period we are in. there's barely any information about the social or political climate of the world or society around our MCs, just that there are settlements (how many?) and that they are fighting with the wolves (why?). only one mention of another wolf pack but it's mentioned in MAYBE 2 scenes in the beginning and then never again. who knows if there are more packs out there or what the social climate is like between them.
as for the characters, they just aren't very fleshed out. the FMC, melori, has lived alone in the forest since she was 12 and she's 22. 10 years alone in the forest and we have no idea why. all we get is that she is from one of the settlements, a forest warden comes to her cottage and recognizes her as "the girl who left," and she makes one comment 85% into the book that the settlement decided she was "too weird to keep." so, she was exiled? at 12? or she just felt like an outcast, so she left on her own? what about her family? did they die or abandon her? how is she so knowledgeable about plants and such, did she just learn it through trial and error over 10 years or did she have knowledge from the settlement? we get no answers or explanation. the other characters aren't much better. as for the MMC, keer, he is this notoriously scarred alpha but we get zero detail about how he got these scars. what is a group fight, a 1v1, against wolves or humans? who knows. the rest of the pack has about zero backstory as well. there is also a wolf, vara, who is mysteriously mentioned and insinuated to be dead enough times that you think something will come of it, SURELY we will get some sort of backstory and important reveal about this character and how she died?! nah.
there were several moments that happened in the book that i feel like should have been discussed by the characters, but were just never talked about again. the first steamy scene between the MCs ends with keer leaving melori alone in the woods (after being angry at her for going out alone) and is described as being horrified at himself for what he's just done. and then they never talk about it again?? aside from keer's sister getting onto him, keer never apologizes (or even mentions it) and melori doesn't hold any ounce of a grudge or thinks about it??? not to mention the fact that she got attacked and then he left her alone covered in blood (and..) next to the dead humans he just killed?? yeah, because that makes sense. i think we deserved some groveling or AT LEAST some acknowledgement that it even happened. there's a whole other scene later in the book that i won't spoil but that should have had a huge impact on melori, her mental state, keer, their relationship, AND the rest of the pack, but again, is just never mentioned after the initial scene???? like there should have been so much more. more conversations, more discussion, more acknowledgement!!!!
the last thing i'll complain about is the romance itself. this was advertised as a slow burn, but it didn't really feel like one. to be fair, i binged this book so it did go by pretty quickly (8 hours in only 3 sessions...) so maybe that's just a me thing. but i do also feel like they barely interacted even after that first steamy scene around 40% in. most of the time they didn't talk and when they did, it was rarely substantial. i enjoy the silent, brooding type as much as the next person, but at some point there has to be a real conversation. i was expecting a gradual build-up of feelings, but their chemistry kind of hovered around the same level (which was pretty low) until around 80% when they finally had sex and a real conversation and then...yay? idk. i liked them and i was into it, but i just wanted more.
i did like parts of the ending. personally, i liked how keer handled the final battle, it felt full circle with what orel had said to him, and i liked watching his decision ripple through the pack. when he said, "because she asked," and all she did was look at him, UGH. however, with that praise, the final battle did still feel rushed. also, i'm conflicted about the actual ending. it was so abrupt and i wanted to see more of the aftermath and more of mel and keer as an actual couple.
there is genuinely so much more i could say, but this review is already atrociously long. somehow, i still enjoyed enough parts of this book. i liked melori, her long tangents and ramblings didn't bother me and i kept up with her thoughts pretty well. i thought she was really smart and i enjoyed having a healer heroine. i did feel the found family aspect between her and the pack. i loved kestria and even dara. i also did giggle and loved how melori talked to her animals. i was interested in the plot and wanted to know what happened next. this genuinely has 5 star potential but it just ended up a mess and a disappointment, i wanted so much more!!!
quick last thing, the blurbs for this book are literally lying????????? melori does NOT grow moonbright (it's like a consistant plot point that she has to go out and find the wild flowers) and she does NOT hand feed keer (the one-eyed alpha) rabbit stew for years????? like every part of that sentence isn't true in any capacity??? idk if that was AI generated or what, but that's weird...
June 15, 2026
I loved the story, wanted more world building, and didn’t like the writing style. Other reviews mentioned this book had a lot of banter but I didn’t realize how staccato and jumbled it would be. Most of the story is told from the MFC’s perspective and she is always concentrating on everything and nothing all at once. So her narrative jumps around a lot which does feel realistic, but also doesn’t make for the most pleasant reading experience.
The number one reason I DNF a book is the writing style, yet despite my issues with this author’s narrative/dialogue choices, I loved the story enough to remain hooked. If the banter throws you for a loop at first, I would suggest you stick with it to see if the story pulls you in like it did me.
The number one reason I DNF a book is the writing style, yet despite my issues with this author’s narrative/dialogue choices, I loved the story enough to remain hooked. If the banter throws you for a loop at first, I would suggest you stick with it to see if the story pulls you in like it did me.
July 4, 2026
My first thought upon finishing this story was ‘oh no! It’s over already?!’ I really enjoyed this story. I think I enjoyed Mel’s inner monologue the most. The chaotic tangents her mind would go on… the way she tries to refocus herself… the constant running checklist… the way it just never stops… well… it felt a bit like my own brain. The pace of this book is slower than I typically prefer but the internal chaos made up for that to a certain degree.
The only negative is that the book did leave me wanting more. I originally picked the book because I wanted a standalone and not a series. Unfortunately, I now wish it was a series. So much just feels left unfinished. I have too many questions without answers. I suppose I will just have to fill in the gaps with my own imagination.
Well worth the read in my opinion.
The only negative is that the book did leave me wanting more. I originally picked the book because I wanted a standalone and not a series. Unfortunately, I now wish it was a series. So much just feels left unfinished. I have too many questions without answers. I suppose I will just have to fill in the gaps with my own imagination.
Well worth the read in my opinion.
July 7, 2026
Why can’t they write in complete sentences
I gave up on this one - loved the description and plot but the writing was THE WORST! I was getting a headache reading jagged, incomplete sentences the whole time. No thank you.
I gave up on this one - loved the description and plot but the writing was THE WORST! I was getting a headache reading jagged, incomplete sentences the whole time. No thank you.
July 5, 2026
“could be worse.
could be yellow.
nope.”
“i see spot” ass book
i wanted to like this but the writing was actually criminal and i can’t believe someone proofed this book and said “yeah pages and pages of 3-5 word sentences is a good idea”
could be yellow.
nope.”
“i see spot” ass book
i wanted to like this but the writing was actually criminal and i can’t believe someone proofed this book and said “yeah pages and pages of 3-5 word sentences is a good idea”
July 4, 2026
this is ai
Stop using a.i. to write! Or do anything creative! Leave readers alone! I’m probably going to get rid of my kindle unlimited at this point. This app has been overrun.
Stop using a.i. to write! Or do anything creative! Leave readers alone! I’m probably going to get rid of my kindle unlimited at this point. This app has been overrun.
August 23, 2026
I really wanted to like this book. The cover is gorgeous, and the premise sounds great...
But the writing is ATROCIOUS.
I couldn't get past the first chapter.
It's sentence fragment after sentence fragment, sprinkled with one- to two-line paragraphs.
It's like the author felt the need to press "enter" after every period.
Like she believes each sentence needs to be separate.
On its own, solitary line.
And sentence lengths are not to be varied.
Not much, at least.
They should remain short.
Punchy.
And on occasion, they can be slightly longer. Perhaps she'll use a comma.
An em-dash. She does like em-dashes.
I can't blame her. So do I.
But all together, it makes me want to scoop my eyes out with a spoon.
Her dialogue reads the same. Just strings of short, "witty" back-and-forth declarations with the occasional description to break it up. Not only that, but it's written as though every exchange needs to be packed with quirky little quips. The characters can't have a single conversation without constant one-liners, which is both exhausting and not at all how real people talk.
I won't say generative AI was used here, because I have no concrete evidence and I don't want to fling around accusations. What I am going to say is that this reads exactly like ChatGPT, so even if GPT (or Claude, or any of the other shitty LLM's out there) had no hand in its creation, it's really unpleasant.
Here are some(spoiler-free) examples, all taken from the first half of Chapter One:
"Could be worse.
Could be yellow.
I pull open the storage chest and take inventory.
Dried yarrow, good.
Comfrey root--running low.
I should gather more before the ground freezes, but when did I last check the patch by the stream?
A week ago?
Longer?
Focus."
"That's why I stayed.
The paste thickens as I work, the texture coming together just right.
Not too wet."
"The roof doesn't leak anymore.
That took a while.
Outside, Nugget is standing in my dye pot.
In it."
"'Yet here you are.'
'Barely.' She chews, swallows, makes a face. 'This bread is stale.'
'It's two days old.'
'That's what I said. Stale.'
'Don't eat it, then.'
'No, I'm committed now.' She takes another bite anyway. 'I left early and stopped at [no spoilers] on the way back--much better. There's a woman there who makes these little honey cakes, have I told you about her?'
'Yup. Three different times.'
'Well, I'm telling you again. They're incredible. I'll bring you some next time.'
'You've said that before too.'"
"'That's tragic.'
'I know. No one takes me seriously when I'm angry.'
'You could try being less adorable.'
'I'm not adorable. I'm threatening.'
'You're five feet tall and you squeak when you're mad.' She pats my head and I swat her hand away. 'You're not threatening anyone.'
'I could be threatening.'
'Sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night.'"
"'They're wolves, not bats. They can handle it.' I grab the knife, point it at her.
'You're squeaking right now.'
"I'm threatening you right now.'
'With that voice?'"
There are a thousand more examples I could give, but I don't feel like it. Just know that every single page (and every single section of dialogue) is like this. All of them.
But the writing is ATROCIOUS.
I couldn't get past the first chapter.
It's sentence fragment after sentence fragment, sprinkled with one- to two-line paragraphs.
It's like the author felt the need to press "enter" after every period.
Like she believes each sentence needs to be separate.
On its own, solitary line.
And sentence lengths are not to be varied.
Not much, at least.
They should remain short.
Punchy.
And on occasion, they can be slightly longer. Perhaps she'll use a comma.
An em-dash. She does like em-dashes.
I can't blame her. So do I.
But all together, it makes me want to scoop my eyes out with a spoon.
Her dialogue reads the same. Just strings of short, "witty" back-and-forth declarations with the occasional description to break it up. Not only that, but it's written as though every exchange needs to be packed with quirky little quips. The characters can't have a single conversation without constant one-liners, which is both exhausting and not at all how real people talk.
I won't say generative AI was used here, because I have no concrete evidence and I don't want to fling around accusations. What I am going to say is that this reads exactly like ChatGPT, so even if GPT (or Claude, or any of the other shitty LLM's out there) had no hand in its creation, it's really unpleasant.
Here are some(spoiler-free) examples, all taken from the first half of Chapter One:
"Could be worse.
Could be yellow.
I pull open the storage chest and take inventory.
Dried yarrow, good.
Comfrey root--running low.
I should gather more before the ground freezes, but when did I last check the patch by the stream?
A week ago?
Longer?
Focus."
"That's why I stayed.
The paste thickens as I work, the texture coming together just right.
Not too wet."
"The roof doesn't leak anymore.
That took a while.
Outside, Nugget is standing in my dye pot.
In it."
"'Yet here you are.'
'Barely.' She chews, swallows, makes a face. 'This bread is stale.'
'It's two days old.'
'That's what I said. Stale.'
'Don't eat it, then.'
'No, I'm committed now.' She takes another bite anyway. 'I left early and stopped at [no spoilers] on the way back--much better. There's a woman there who makes these little honey cakes, have I told you about her?'
'Yup. Three different times.'
'Well, I'm telling you again. They're incredible. I'll bring you some next time.'
'You've said that before too.'"
"'That's tragic.'
'I know. No one takes me seriously when I'm angry.'
'You could try being less adorable.'
'I'm not adorable. I'm threatening.'
'You're five feet tall and you squeak when you're mad.' She pats my head and I swat her hand away. 'You're not threatening anyone.'
'I could be threatening.'
'Sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night.'"
"'They're wolves, not bats. They can handle it.' I grab the knife, point it at her.
'You're squeaking right now.'
"I'm threatening you right now.'
'With that voice?'"
There are a thousand more examples I could give, but I don't feel like it. Just know that every single page (and every single section of dialogue) is like this. All of them.
July 22, 2026
3.5*
This was an incredibly interesting read. No other way to put it really. The romance was a bit light and the main conflict was kind of weak, and the resolution was a not super believable, a bit story book, but the main character was a really interesting read. In a lot of ways, she feels profoundly autistic, but then some things I expect to bother her are entirely ignored. Her internal dialogue is definitely not going to appeal to everyone, and I don't mean this in an exclusionary way or like a "oh you just wouldn't get it" *hair toss* sort of way, but I'd bet that neurotypical readers are probably just not going to connect as well with her. Her internal dialogue is LOUD, as is her actual verbal rambling, and it never shuts off. Even when it's inappropriate for the situation. Maybe especially then. That's going to not vibe well with some people or probably get annoying.
As for the world building, it was there at times and not there at times. The character building was similarly hit or miss. What I think grated the most was that literally everyone seemed incompetent at first. There was no attempt at improving quality of life. There was no initiative, no anything. For a group of thirty or so people, including mothers and children, you expect me to believe not one person thought to prepare more enjoyable food? I can understand not being into animal husbandry, but there's no food preparation at all? Really?
General disbelief aside, it was an interesting take on a pretty well explored genre. The medieval setting was a nice touch, though I wish it were more incorporated instead of just an aside. I probably wouldn't reread it, hence the 3.5* not being a 4*, but I think it's worth a once over if you're into neurodivergent MCs.
This was an incredibly interesting read. No other way to put it really. The romance was a bit light and the main conflict was kind of weak, and the resolution was a not super believable, a bit story book, but the main character was a really interesting read. In a lot of ways, she feels profoundly autistic, but then some things I expect to bother her are entirely ignored. Her internal dialogue is definitely not going to appeal to everyone, and I don't mean this in an exclusionary way or like a "oh you just wouldn't get it" *hair toss* sort of way, but I'd bet that neurotypical readers are probably just not going to connect as well with her. Her internal dialogue is LOUD, as is her actual verbal rambling, and it never shuts off. Even when it's inappropriate for the situation. Maybe especially then. That's going to not vibe well with some people or probably get annoying.
As for the world building, it was there at times and not there at times. The character building was similarly hit or miss. What I think grated the most was that literally everyone seemed incompetent at first. There was no attempt at improving quality of life. There was no initiative, no anything. For a group of thirty or so people, including mothers and children, you expect me to believe not one person thought to prepare more enjoyable food? I can understand not being into animal husbandry, but there's no food preparation at all? Really?
General disbelief aside, it was an interesting take on a pretty well explored genre. The medieval setting was a nice touch, though I wish it were more incorporated instead of just an aside. I probably wouldn't reread it, hence the 3.5* not being a 4*, but I think it's worth a once over if you're into neurodivergent MCs.
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