Moon Rise is the second in the Unbidden Magic series. I really was impressed with the first in this series. I happened across and immediately was drawn into this new world. I was tired of the usual witch vampire werewolf sagas that seemed to be overflowing everywhere and this was a perfect escape. This follows a few months where the last one left off. The main characters were back: Allie Kizzy Faye the Trimarks; with the one exception of Junior..which made me sad. I really liked Junior in the first one and was sad for his absence. So we find Allie is dealing with some major stress over her recent attack and the consequential death of a man who wanted to kill her. She is drowning in it and has lost her powers on top of it. Plus she now knows her father but he���������s still basically absent unless he���������s talking to her about the moonstone. Slowly Allie learns to trust Beck and his sister Nikki who are half demon children. It���������s touch and go at first and I wasn���������t sure I was happy with the Junior replacement but in the end I really liked them as additions to the story.

This addition to the series adds tremendously to the plot. You get to keep watching the current characters develop and meet some new ones. I couldn���������t put it down. You are kept guessing like a good mystery as to who the Trimarks are in this book and the suspense is addictive. A great read and I can���������t wait to read the third in the series. I am trying to pace myself since the author is still writing the 4th in the series and there is supposed to be 5 total. Hopefully it won���������t be too long for it to be ready too.
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Moon Rise is the second in the Unbidden Magic series. I really was impressed with the first in this series. I happened across and immediately was drawn into this new world. I was tired of the usual witch vampire werewolf sagas that seemed to be overflowing everywhere and this was a perfect escape. This follows a few months where the last one left off. The main characters were back: Allie Kizzy Faye the Trimarks; with the one exception of Junior..which made me sad. I really liked Junior in the first one and was sad for his absence. So we find Allie is dealing with some major stress over her recent attack and the consequential death of a man who wanted to kill her. She is drowning in it and has lost her powers on top of it. Plus she now knows her father but he���s still basically absent unless he���s talking to her about the moonstone. Slowly Allie learns to trust Beck and his sister Nikki who are half demon children. It���s touch and go at first and I wasn���t sure I was happy with the Junior replacement but in the end I really liked them as additions to the story.

This addition to the series adds tremendously to the plot. You get to keep watching the current characters develop and meet some new ones. I couldn���t put it down. You are kept guessing like a good mystery as to who the Trimarks are in this book and the suspense is addictive. A great read and I can���t wait to read the third in the series. I am trying to pace myself since the author is still writing the 4th in the series and there is supposed to be 5 total. Hopefully it won���t be too long for it to be ready too.
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Okay, so I was so swiped into this series, I went straight onto book two. It had as much zest and even more romance than Moonstone. It raised lots of questions, and even answered some of them. I really liked it and would surely continue to read on.

Now first of all, let me say that I missed Junior, who wasn't featured at all in this book. Yeah, he was mentioned a couple of times, but I could feel the bitterness and hurt in Allie's heart every time she heard his name. Well, I couldn't blame her - he went off to Mexico without calling even once. Could he still count as a boyfriend? Surely not.

Especially as this gorgeous new boy arrives to town. And guess what? He's not fully human. Beck and his sister Nicole have some different genes and skills that one can only dream of. It would be them that Allie must depend on in order to figure out some things about her moonstone talisman.

The characters:
*Allie - she's the same sassy girl, though I think she has grown a little. She isn't all that trusting, which is good, being who she is. Still, there are troubles stirring, and she has to figure out how to deal with her own fears and her own heart.

*Beck - well, what can I say? If there ever was a good replacement for Junior, perhaps Beck would be it. Still though, I miss the hot Latino dude. Anyways, Beck is irresistible and has talents of his own. The best thing about him? He's totally smitten by Allie.

*Nicole - oh, she's the good-girl-turn-bad kind of character, who acts bitchy just because she needs to fit in. I like her though, and her skills. She's impressive.

*Mike Purdy - finally we see something of Allie's father. Not that he's acting like one, but still. It's nice to know that there may be future development in that department ( )

I much preferred this installment in the series, picking up where the other left off, new twists were added, and we get to experience more of Allie’s growth and of course, the plot thickens around her.
With a simple good versus evil battle set up beautifully with not so simply recognized evildoers, this installment has plenty of twists and turns to keep readers engaged, and even giggling. Seriously – who would think that a serial ass pincher could lead to so many interconnected yet outwardly unrelated events?

While we lose the potential for one love interest in Allie’s life, and she both changes schools and encounters a new set of people to deal with, we also meet a new ‘potential’ love interest, although their relationship starts as ‘make believe’. Interactions, both with friends and potential foes is well written and the conversations are solid and real-feeling, despite the otherworldly nature of many of the topics up for discussion.

this book neatly leads into the next in the series, with a well-needed build, added mystery and of course, more bad guys to ferret out. Including estranged members of Allie’s family also help to provide an interesting foil to Faye’s often misguided judgments and behaviors, a nice touch. I am very much looking forward to book 3 in this series.

I received an eBook copy through NetGalley for purpose of honest review for the IOB Tours. I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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In Moonrise, Allie and all of her friends are back, except for Junior. Junior traveled to Mexico for a visit with some relatives but ended up becoming a Mexican soap opera star. That’s okay. Although Allie misses him and is disappointed, she decides maybe she misread his last kiss and that he must have just been a friend after all. Read the rest of my review of all 4 books in the Unbidden Magic series at http://popcornreads.com/?p=3897 ( )