Off to a good start, first book done! (Red Moon Rising by Tristan J. Tarwater)

It's been quite sometime since I read the prequel and first two books in this series but I remember finding them an enjoyable read with interesting characters and a good plot which is why I wanted to continue on with the third book in the series: Red Moon Rising.

The previous book ended with Tavera's mentor/father figure getting caught and thrown in jail after a heist gone wrong so one would imagine that this book would be all about her finding a way to break him out and rescue him. It turned out to be a completely different story than I was expecting, and while it did involve a rescue - it just wasn't Derk that was being rescued.

This book did a great job further developing Tavera's character and having her figure out who she is and who she wants to be without Derk or anyone else from The Cup to guide/help her. It starts out with Tavera being extremely secretive and just trying to swindle herself and warm bed, some beer and food before she moves on to another town but the nice barkeep convinced her to stay. From there it could have turned into something romantic, instead it turns into an adventure with magic of some sort, clues to follow and a bunch weird cultists.

Once they set out on their rescue mission the book gets very lively, before that it has a more laid back tone with a lot of intrigue rather than action that keeps you reading. I would have given this book 5 stars, but the editing starts to go down hill a bit once you get about half way through. It's not bad enough to really distract from the book too much, just a little annoying at times.





I'm now 1/5 of the way to my goal of reading 5 books this year which is really awesome because i'm about to get bogged down with school. Hoping I can finish at least one book during the semester but only time will tell.