Trigger warning: mutilation

Nurses Edie Spence and Charles witness a hit-and-run accident in front of the hospital they work at. The professionals spring into action to save the life of the middle-aged man quickly bleeding out on the street. It becomes obvious to them that the man is a werewolf but luckily his rescuers work on the supernatural floor of the hospital. What unravels from then is a mystery Edie is forced to solve to save her own life.

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Moonshifted, sadly, is not as good as its predecessor. The plot of the first book was tight and suspenseful, whereas the storyline in Moonshifted is rather confusing and disjointed. The first installment also had a surprisingly sweet romance that provided some relief from the grimness of the rest of the book. Now that's gone, replaced by a mess of romantic entanglements that don’t really do anything for the story. The writing is not as polished, and the whole final quarter of the book felt slapped together, complete with overly dramatic dialogue, moments that were supposed to be emotional but weren't, and rushed explanations that didn't completely make sense. To be clear, I didn't hate this book. In fact, there were parts of it I really enjoyed! But in comparison to the first book, Moonshifted was a bit of a letdown. ( )

4.5/5
Despite oh so very deceiving synopsis, Moonshifted is not about choosing sides or men. Just like Nightshifted, it is a constant attempt of one lonely human with a big heart to survive among scary supernatural forces. That's it.

Nurse Edie doesn't have any superpowers, she is not particularly pretty, especially working night shifts (Edie, I know how you feel. I don't like the look of myself in the mirror after a week of night shifts too) and she doesn't have awesome powers of deduction. In other words, she is normal just like us. An overworked, young health worker with no life and desire to help at the most unfortunate moments.

Edie barely escaped a vampire trial in Nightshifted, and she gets right in the middle of werewolf power games when a truck hits a werewolf king of her city. On the other hand her vampire friend Anna asks her a big favour and Edie can't refuse little girl she saved once before...

Now vampires hustle her and some odd zombie-like werewolves are trying to eat her, and she is tired of being the one who solves all the mysteries, and it's Christmas and her sofa has bad blood spots on it, and her parents are coming for dinner. It's too much, it's too dangerous, and again she is way over her head...

I love that I felt for Edie so much, that the author could make us feel her constant fatigue, desperation and desire to just get it over with and have some sleep.

Moonshifted is a better, stronger book than Nightshifted. Edie carves her own way, not necessarily traditional for urban fantasy heroines but that's what so good about this series. You really don't know what awaits around the corner.

Highly recommended for all urban fantasy fans, medical professionals and night shift workers around the world. :)
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This is where we get introduced to Edie Spence. We learn that she is a nurse at a hospital and works on a floor for supernatural. She helps vampires and werewolves and I could see this series as a great movie. I think if do correctly it would be a big hit. ( )

Nurse Edie Spencer, who works on a special secret unit in County Hospital that caters to the supernatural, has recently healed from her wounds obtained when on trial by vampires. She’s also dealing with the recent break-up with her zombie boyfriend.

When walking back to the hospital from a lunch break, she and a co-worker witness a man getting hit by a truck which immediately takes off. Recognizing the guy is a werewolf, they’re able to save his life while preventing the gawkers from learning that werewolves exist. It turns out he’s the werewolf king and Edie becomes familiar with some of the local pack. And she’s asked by her vampire friend, Anna, to act as her Ambassador to the Sun in an upcoming initiation ceremony that would allow Anna to start her own vampire line. Edie’s life is endangered a number of times as a rather large conspiracy is eventually revealed.

This one has it all; danger, action, lust, horror, humor, mystery and heartache. Unlike other Urban Fantasy stories, Edie is not a kick-butt heroine. She’s a compassionate, loyal, financially struggling nurse that had been thrust into the world of the supernatural in order to prevent her drug-addicted brother from ever getting high and overdosing again. It’s a good thing she can roll with the punches as she’s thrown some very weird curves.

I’d read the first book when it first came out where Edie is introduced to the supernatural and that felt like a choppy read to me. Although like this book, the nursing angle in the prior book, Nightshifted, was an aspect I really enjoyed. A friend convinced me to give this second book a try as she’s impressed with the entire series. I’m glad she did. Edie is much more familiar with this world now and the story flows a great deal more smoothly with interesting characters and situations. ( )