Rise of the Poison Moon

Jennifer Scales #5

by MaryJanice Davidson, Anthony Alongi

Jennifer Scales is a were-dragon with a fiery temper-but a warm heart.

Jennifer's ex-boyfriend, werarachnid Skip Wilson, is out of control. His powers have grown as strong as his hunger for revenge, leaving her little choice but to confront him-hopefully without giving in to her own dark side...

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Dragons, Fiction, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Romance

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 10, 2010

About the author

MaryJanice Davidson is an American author and motivational speaker who writes mostly paranormal romance, but also young adult and non-fiction. She is the creator of the popular UNDEAD series and the time-traveling historical fiction A CONTEMPORARY ASSHAT AT THE COURT OF HENRY VIII. MaryJanice is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author who writes a bi-weekly column for USA Today and lives in St. Paul with her family. You can reach her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.

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Reviews

[Anne Patkau · Rating 3 out of 5]

Death, pain, repeat. Sad. Little bit of hope is smaller than suffering. People do change, maybe not believably.

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, it's a very grim book with a few typical MJD snarks to lighten the mood here and there. This series has a lot more depth than MJD's other books, perhaps due to the partnership with Alongi. But this particular installation in the series was also a bit lean, despite the dark, often sad, and desperate situation the characters find themselves in. The emotions just didn't hit home. Or at least the sad ones didn't. I certainly felt the desperation, confusion, awkward adolescence, parental drama, etc. But when the worst of tragedy struck I was surprised, but not shaken up. The characters are in shock and then need to move forward out of necessity, so their grief never felt real to me. It was a weird, mixed bag of a story, all jumbled up.

I still think Jennifer is one of the best teen voices I've read. Her bravery and humor both feel real. But she and the other characters got a bit lost in the war. Also, while I generally commend authors who don't shy away from the grim nature of war and battle, I'm not at all sure this battle was necessary. The big moral triumph felt preachy. And the books is really depressing for both kids and grown-ups. But I didn't want to put it down and would recommend fans of the series to read it (if older than 15 at least). Like I said, a mixed bag. And the big twist at the end and the preview of the next book indicate more of the same. The world has discovered dragons, and it's not happy about it.

[1000 + · Rating 3 out of 5]

The description sums this book up pretty much.
This is the 5th book in the series (read previous reviews here) and I was really excited to finally dig into Rise of the Poison Moon.
The residents of Winoka are still stuck inside the Big Blue sphere, that Slider spun before his untimely death, with no way out. They have begun to turn on each other while under the attack of Skip and Andi as the rest of the world turns a blind eye. Jennifer, the Ancient Furnace, is faced with having to figure out the key to the Big Blue before it's too late and before she loses everyone she cares most about.
To be honest, this book was disappointing. I was so excited to get back into Winoka and see what had developed. Unfortunately this book really missed the mark. It seemed there was so much time spent in plot development that the writers forgot all about the Characters and their personalties. The Characters fell flat compared to previous books and even the storyline here seemed uneventful right up to the very end of the book.
I love the first 4 books in the Series and do hope that this 5th book was just a fluke. I am looking forward to seeing another book in the Series and the ending of this one did leave a little more to develop.

Melissa

Reviewer for 1000 + Books to Read

[Yessenia Andaverde · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me cry. I will not comment more about how or why, so I don't spoil anyone, but be prepared.

So, the whole town is under a dome, there is an internal war between beaststalkers, dragons, and Jennifer's friends in the middle trying just to survive. There isn't much they could do with their supplies slowly runnning off and their emotions getting the worst of them. At least they are togheter. As well they should, because maybe the danger is not only inside, but lurking outside is a power able to get to them one by one, so they need to join forces in order to find a way to survive.

After all, the only thing they should never lose is their hope.

And guts.

[Martine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, it took long enough to come out but I guess they wanted to reflect the actual yr and a half they were under the dome before telling us the story! Anyway, it was very dark. Darker than all the others. It was completely focused on war, psychotic were arachnid Skip, and starting over. In this book there were unexpected deaths, and amazing sorcery! I have come to the conclusion that Skip should've been killed 2 books ago! Everyone pitches in to stop him and he is so far gone, ther's no remorse, SMH!! Don't where they're going with the following book, but I hope its good.

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I waited a few years between reading the first four and reading this book, and I really should have read them closer together, as I spent most of the book trying to remember the characters. That, paired with a younger writing style, and some odd plot points, made this my least favourite of the series. I still liked it, I just wasn't blown away.

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost a year after they end of the last book is where this one picks up, food is scarce, electricity as well, and they have no real contact with the outside; Skip and Andi watch the town while Eddie watches them. There are several deaths in this book, and when it ends, you just want to know what happens next. I can hardly wait for the next book in this series.

[Dani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das erste Drittel empfand ich als langatmig und teilweise langweilig. Gar nicht zu vergleichen mit den anderen Teilen. Zum Glück wurde es dann ab der Hälfte deutlich interessanter. Grundsätzlich hat es mich aber nicht völlig überzeugt.

[Meredith · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh. I read the first 35 and last 35 pages. I don't know why I have this ideal in my head to finish a series even though I disliked the earlier titles...

[Bcoghill Coghill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am enjoying this bitty series of MJD's. This is not a stand alone book. It will make no sense w/o reading the earlier books.

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

This felt rather disjointed to me, but it doesn't have the same appeal as the early ones.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was a pretty good book but was set back by the language...Isn't this supposed to be for young adults?

[Patrice · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did like this one although it was mostly a bit of a downer. I'm not really sure where the series is going to go from here. I hope it gets a little more up beat. I like the humor.

[Timothy]

Whoa, getting dark and too grim over here in this series. Wonder where it's heading to next?

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

just ok

[Brandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the 5th book in the Jennifer Scales series. It's been a long time since I read the last one so I was a little lost but it had a decent ending.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I never expected this book series to head this direction!