Moon Chosen: Tales of a New World

Gosh, at first it was hard figuring out each clan/tribe. Afterwards it was amazing following the story line. Can’t wait to read the next book!

The four book series is fabulous. I read the first three books two years ago and then gifted them to my 18 year old daughter Then when I saw the final chapter comes out the end of May 2023, I pre-ordered it, and bought the first three books in the series again. I wanted to reread them and am enjoying them as I write this now. I can hardly wait for the fourth and final book in the series which will be arriving June 1st of this year.

I want to start by telling you all that when I first heard that P.C. Cast was working on this new series, I was extremely excited. I waited in great anticipation for this book to release. I had it preordered for months. I will admit I heard so many mixed reviews about this book, but I tried really hard to ignore them. The only reason it took me so long to actually read it was because I was intimidated by the page number. 608 pages is A LOT.Overall, I was slightly disappointed in this book. But it definitely was better than I though it was going to be after the first couple of chapters. I also recently found out the second book in the series is going to be called Sun Warrior and I will be reading that one as well.My first impression was that the book was kind of boring. Then we moved into Dead Eye’s chapter and I was so utterly disgusted I seriously thought about DNFing the book. I was repulsed by everything is his chapters that I really felt like I just couldn’t move forward with it. He was literally filleting the skin off of a live animal and instead of killing it, left it in complete misery. Like WTF? Some how I managed to push on. Luckily, Dead Eye’s chapters were few and far between over the course of the book.Thank the Book Heavens above for Nik and The Companions! They were seriously the saving grace for this book. Had it not been for the chapters told from their perspective, I WOULD NOT HAVE FINISHED the book.In the first chapter from the Companions perspective we get to see a Shepard choose her companion. It was completely intriguing and I loved it so much. And then another one of the litter runs away! The poor pup, I was a worried mess at that point. I know if I lived in this world, I would FOR SURE BE A COMPANION. I have no doubts about that and I would be perfectly content.One thing I really didn’t like was that there was no explanation of these different types of groups in the books. We just got their classification. For instance, we learn that there are Earth Walkers, Scratchers, Companions, Skin Eaters. It was really confusing. Like later on in the book we find out that Earth Walkers and Scratchers are the same group. It also became apparent that these different groups knew absolutely nothing about each other. I wish she would have have a glossary or taken the time to explain the structure.I was definitely grateful that the Companions (Tribe of the Trees) took the time to explain how the world in their story came to be. It was quite interesting and really makes you wonder.The way the different tribes/clans were set up was really weird. It could still use some further explanation in my opinion. But I really hoped their would be a change on the horizon for these groups because of Mari and Nik.In my opinion, this book had a LOT going on. Maybe too much because most of the book was extremely slow for me. It didn’t even get remotely interesting until like 40% in and thats really late considering how many pages the book is. I feel like this book had so much potential, but it didn’t embrace it until the end.I’m not sure this review portrays my exact feelings about this book, so I’ll try my best to put them into word here. Like I said, overall I was extremely disappointed in this book. In the beginning I was completely repulsed by this book. Then it redeemed itself and slowly (AND I MEAN SLOWLY) got better. The ending was definitely the best part. I will be continuing the series when the next book is released. However, at this point, I don’t think I will ever re-read this book. Keep in mind I’m not a huge re-reader anyways.

This book and the new fresh idea on the world is nothing short of awesome. The attention to detail of a whole new dynamic and way of life grasps you and keeps you turning page after page. I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a good deep novel that holds your attention all the way through.

This book was different than what I expected and left me ready to continue on the clan and tribes upcoming struggles and adventures.

Slow. Didn’t like how the writing felt stilted. The Skin Stealer parts were weird and gross and I almost stopped reading it, only finished it by speed reading through a few parts. The only redeeming part was that the ending was quickly paced and exciting, and some of the things the character said/thought almost made me think about crying with the relatable feeling/emotion it evoked. Probably would NOT recommend. I might try the next book only for the dog’s sake.

Loved the book. Can't wait to start reading the next book in the series. Just a few stretched out areas. But overall. Great.

Pc cast is a beast!!! The way she writes just amazes me. This will be the third world she has created that I have fallen in love with!

It arrived in time and as pictured.I absolutely love this book series!

Item arrived promptly and was exactly as described.

La historia en si es muy atractiva. Inicialmente pensé que trataba de metamorfos, sin embargo a pesar de no haber alguno en esta historia, no deja de ser interesante. La introduccion de los skin stealers resulta bastante interesante y nos deja con ganas de querer leer de inmediato la segunda parte de lo que promete ser una saga increible. El costo y la accesibilidad aqui en amazon es muy bueno y lo recomiendo bastante.

Excellent read

Very interesting story suitable for adults as well as younger readers. So good to have animals featured as intelligent equals with humans. I can't wait to read Book 2. Thank you P. C. Cast.