Silver Moon is a spinoff of the series Fight for Light by Nikki Landis. This book follows the wolves, shifters, who are descendants of the Nephilim. War is coming, and they must prepare. Liam has been in love with Nara since forever. But her father is not ready or willing to let her go. She's been engaged for years to another, Ralen, but Ralen does not love her like that. He cares for her but he does not love her. After an attack, Nara begins to see Liam in a different light. She's always viewed him more as a friend, but now things are changing between them. Liam has secrets from his past that he is keeping from Nara. Nara is already hesitant about things between them, but soon she will have no choice about where her path takes her.
I am an avid fan of paranormal romance novels, and when I saw this book I had high hopes. I thought that this story would give me some backstory about these shifters being descendants of the Nephilim, but that isn't the case. This is, honestly, a very fast-paced romance novel. Things happen very quickly. One minute, Nara views Liam as just a friend of her brothers, a friend of the family, etc and then the next thing there is something between them and they're mating. When the story slows down and is there, it's an enjoyable novel to read. But there is a lot of chaos going on. Once things actually get established between Nara and Liam I like and enjoy the romance between them. There are a few surprises in this story, which I like. They help to keep the reader engaged.
My biggest issues with this story come from the pace. I feel that there are holes in the story. An example would be: one minute Nara is going to bed and then literally in the next chapter she's in a tavern getting drunk and heading home. I feel like a chunk of the story is missing. Also, I feel that there are quite a few inconsistencies in the story and with the characters. One chapter Nara is a lightweight drinker, then a few chapters later she's pregnant and drinking like a heavyweight. I didn't like all the secret keeping on Liam's part either. He went around hiding too much from Nara. He is an alpha, but that shouldn't just give him carte blanche to do whatever, especially with this mate. I didn't like his attitude half the time. He was much too arrogant. Then there were double standards with Nara as well. For me, all of these things severely flawed the story for me.
While this story is a spinoff from another series and can, loosely speaking, be read as a standalone, I'd recommend reading the other series first. The author touches on somethings with the princess who is soon to be queen, and I have no idea what is being talked about. I personally intend to read the Fight for Light series as soon as I am able so that I can get a better understanding of the other characters who are "minor" in this story.
I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. The story had a lot of potentials and I don't feel that it fully measures up. I had hoped for a tie in with the Nephilim to be a central part of the story as well, but that is not the case. I'm really disappointed about this. I had high expectations and they weren't met. The story shifts chapter to chapter to Liam, Nara, and Griffin. Liam and Griffin's chapters are told in third person and Nara's are told in the first person.
If you love paranormal romance and are a fan of Nikki Landis's work, then I encourage you to check out this book.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.