Creole Moon The Betrayal
By S.T. Holmes
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"Vividly rendered gothic settings and intriguing characters help advance the historical and supernatural elements..." -- Kirkus Review
Sgt. George Francis Genois is an officer in the Confederate army. He returns to his hometown in Louisiana to celebrate the wedding of his twin brother Gerald. Mystical events throw him in the path of Jewella Du Viller, a fiery rebellious young woman standing at the river bank stirring the slaves to fight for their freedom. George whisks the woman away from perceived danger and escorts her to her carriage. He discovers later that she is the sister of a childhood friend. He falls madly in love with her and proposes marriage. Before the wedding can take place, she is arrested for treason. George is forced to abandon his military aspirations in order to save the woman he loves. He seeks the aid of a sorcerer, Mamuska and his wife Ophelia.
Sgt. George Francis Genois is an officer in the Confederate army. He returns to his hometown in Louisiana to celebrate the wedding of his twin brother Gerald. Mystical events throw him in the path of Jewella Du Viller, a fiery rebellious young woman standing at the river bank stirring the slaves to fight for their freedom. George whisks the woman away from perceived danger and escorts her to her carriage. He discovers later that she is the sister of a childhood friend. He falls madly in love with her and proposes marriage. Before the wedding can take place, she is arrested for treason. George is forced to abandon his military aspirations in order to save the woman he loves. He seeks the aid of a sorcerer, Mamuska and his wife Ophelia.
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MY REVIEW OF Creole Moon
George had no
plans to get married. He was a career military officer. All he wanted was to
see his twin brother get married, and then get back to work. But then some type
of unseen force drew him to Jewella, who, it turns out, was the half-sister to
a childhood friend. Before he knew it, he became engaged to Jewella. Neither
wanted to marry, and George couldn’t understand what was going on. Knowing
there was some supernatural forces going on, George seeks out the chicken man, a
voodoo priest, for help. Unknown to George though, the chicken man has ulterior
motives for helping George out.
This story held
my interest through the first half. After that, I lost interest. It was a good
plot, and I liked all the characters, but when the focus of the story changed,
it lost its momentum. When the Gods and the underworld took over, I got a
little lost, and bored as well. I didn’t understand the who’s and why’s
throughout that part. I felt like it took up too much of the story. The same
goes with George’s transformation. But I was still interested enough to find
out what becomes of George, just not enough to read the next installment.
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**The above
opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to
review.
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