Tales of the Order 4: Goblin Moon
Candace SamsParanormal romance
Available from Imajinn Books
ISBN: 1-893896-45-5
April 2005
| Tearach Bruce, leader of the Goblins, is slowly watching his race die out. Eight years ago, at the sacred spring of Exmoor, most of his people died from the poison that was dumped into the water. Now there are barely fifty of them left, and the number is declining. No Goblin children have survive past their first night, and often their mothers die with them. His hatred and disgust for outsiders, humans, knows no bounds. But the Sorceress insists that, not only is there no biological cause for the deaths, but that it is a curse only an outsider can break. She instructs Tearach to choose a human woman from those she's chosen. That woman will be brought within the Order so Tearach can mate with her, and produce the child that will break the curse. To emphasize her seriousness, she sends away a Goblin woman, Mabb, because the woman is very much infatuated with her leader. But Tearach has no intention of mating with a creature as hateful as a human. Not even when he finally sees Kathy.
Tales of the Order 4: Goblin Moon was actually rather sweet. Some of the moments in the story were highly emotional and nearly made me cry more than once. I enjoyed reading it, though I haven't read the previous three (even though I own them). However, the writing, particularly the dialogue, often interfered with the flow of the story. Rather than allowing the characters to converse, or think, naturally, forcing the reader to draw conclusions (which is normal), there was often a play-by-play feel to it. In the end, there were no conclusions to draw from a conversation or paragraph, because the characters had already baldly stated them, leaving those bits feeling unnatural in the story. But, on the plus side, characterization of the Kathy and Tearach was pretty good. Tearach's vehement hatred of human beings, while perhaps not entirely rational, was understandable. I was sympathetic towards him, even during his "stupid" moments. Kathy was even better, since she was oh-so rational and refused to worry over something yet to come. I liked that she didn't worry, since, in this case, worry was pretty much useless and would only cause stress. Overall, the turbulent romance, likable heroine, and emotional moments made Tales of the Order 4: Goblin Moon an enjoyable read.
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Reviewer: Tara Black |
