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Plenilune eBook Jennifer Freitag

Having read Jenny's historical fiction The Shadow Things, and since her blog is one of my favorites to read, I knew I was going to love her newest book. I bought pre-order and plunged in as soon as it appeared on my Kindle.

It's a big book, and thus it took me a good few months to read properly. Jenny's writing isn't to be read in great gulps, and I had to ration myself properly. This isn't a story for the faint of heart.

I had known from The Shadow Things that Jenny doesn't shy away from the stark ugliness of human depravity, and this book was no exception. It's not a story for young readers, and there are a number of shocking incidents, some of which I'd have rather she'd left out.

The plot, at face value, seems to be that a Beauty and the Beast formula. Margaret is kidnapped and held captive by a less than kind fellow, who expects her to marry her. But then the fox shows up.

I can't say much about the fox, but he's one of my favorite characters. I might have been biased, because he shares many similarities with a fox character that I have in my own writing, but I agree with many of the other readers - this book is worth a read just for the fox.

The book takes place on the moon - though apparently not the moon that the Apollo astronauts visited, for, senery-wise, the place is little different than earth. There are plants, forests, animals - indeed, it seemed to be the same plants, forests, and animals that we have on our own sphere - and there are houses and people and wars. Really, the only difference between the world of Plenilune and our own is that Plenilune has magic.

So I was a bit disappointed in the world building, though you really won't notice with the thickness of the writing.

I recommend this to older readers who are willing to slough through thick writing and have a stomach for some pretty nasty situations.


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Plenilune eBook Jennifer Freitag Reviews

I loved this book on several fronts. For one thing, Freitag puts a new spin on fantasy, which is refreshing in an age of mediocre fantasy overload. Her writing style does take concentration to read, but it's really beautiful -- she brings out the colors and textures in the landscape and the people in a way I'd never read before. And her characters are splendid -- strong and fierce -- rather like the angels in Milton's Paradise Lost. Several of the plot twists sent me pacing around the room (and I rarely do that with a book). The comparison of selfless, protective love with selfish lust was unusually powerful, as was the exploration of magic from an educated, Christian perspective. Freitag wrote of magical, terrifying forces and of unearthly beauty -- topics that most authors would make mystical -- in an up-close, uncompromising way. I loved that.

So, why the four stars (as opposed to five)? Personally, I found the first fourth of the story boring. It was beautifully written, but the heroine, having been forcibly abducted to another planet, didn't do anything -- ask questions, hunt around, look for a way to escape. While I can't say what I'd do in such a traumatic situation, she seemed oddly passive, considering her tenacity later on. So if you hit that slow point, keep reading! It's worth it.

Besides this, the hero and heroine did confuse me a little at times. They referenced Christianity and had an obvious, intimate respect for God, but sometimes they seemed... bitter. I assume this was partly due to the rough situation they were experiencing -- they had to be tough, to use a cheesy expression. But Margaret, in particular, seemed almost angry or brusque when she prayed, which puzzled me because the story did not make clear why she would be angry. Overall, that would be my main complaint -- I wasn't always sure what emotions fueled the characters' reactions. Sometimes, we readers are a bit dull and have to be told that sort of thing... )

I noticed other reviewers complained about the language. Yes, there were curse words. But you'd have to make your own decision about that. Also, the antagonist does physically abuse the heroine. But it's SUPPOSED to be disturbing. Because that sort of thing is real and wrong and decidedly not true love.

So read this book. Yes, it's lengthy and yes, it's rather heavy, and yes, some of the characters are evil. But it's thought-provoking and beautifully written, and -- surprise -- evil men aren't decent.
Having read Jenny's historical fiction The Shadow Things, and since her blog is one of my favorites to read, I knew I was going to love her newest book. I bought pre-order and plunged in as soon as it appeared on my .

It's a big book, and thus it took me a good few months to read properly. Jenny's writing isn't to be read in great gulps, and I had to ration myself properly. This isn't a story for the faint of heart.

I had known from The Shadow Things that Jenny doesn't shy away from the stark ugliness of human depravity, and this book was no exception. It's not a story for young readers, and there are a number of shocking incidents, some of which I'd have rather she'd left out.

The plot, at face value, seems to be that a Beauty and the Beast formula. Margaret is kidnapped and held captive by a less than kind fellow, who expects her to marry her. But then the fox shows up.

I can't say much about the fox, but he's one of my favorite characters. I might have been biased, because he shares many similarities with a fox character that I have in my own writing, but I agree with many of the other readers - this book is worth a read just for the fox.

The book takes place on the moon - though apparently not the moon that the Apollo astronauts visited, for, senery-wise, the place is little different than earth. There are plants, forests, animals - indeed, it seemed to be the same plants, forests, and animals that we have on our own sphere - and there are houses and people and wars. Really, the only difference between the world of Plenilune and our own is that Plenilune has magic.

So I was a bit disappointed in the world building, though you really won't notice with the thickness of the writing.

I recommend this to older readers who are willing to slough through thick writing and have a stomach for some pretty nasty situations.