The hunting moon / Susan Dennard.

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Title:

The hunting moon / Susan Dennard.

Author:

Dennard, Susan, author.

ISBN:

9781250194145

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

292 pages : map ; 25 cm

Series:

The luminaries ; bk. 2

The Luminaries.

General Note:

"Tom Doherty Associates"--Title page verso.

Abstract:

After passing the hunter trials and gaining local celebrity status, Winnie Wednesday struggles to prove the innocence of a wrongly accused werewolf and the existence of a sinister force called the Whisperer, while she unravels the mysteries surrounding her family's magic which leads her to question her loyalties and Luminary heritage.

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Summary

An Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller

The Hunting Moon is the highly anticipated sequel to The Luminaries by New York Time s bestselling author Susan Dennard

Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she wanted. She passed the deadly hunter trials, her family has been welcomed back into the Luminaries, and overnight, she has become a local celebrity.

But none of it feels right.

For one, nobody will believe her about the new nightmare called the Whisperer that's killing hunters each night. Everyone blames the werewolf, even though Winnie is certain the wolf is innocent.

On top of that, following her dad's convoluted clues about the Dianas, their magic, and what happened in Hemlock Falls four years ago is leaving her with more questions than answers.

And, unfortunately, there is still only one person who can help her: Jay Friday, the boy with plenty of problems all his own.

As bodies and secrets pile up around town, Winnie finds herself questioning what it means to be a true Wednesday and a true Luminary--and above all, where her fierce-hearted loyalties might ultimately have to lie.

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

Readers return to the supernatural town of Hemlock Falls for more mysteries and monsters. Winnie Wednesday's story resumes soon after the events of The Luminaries (2022). Now a local celebrity, Winnie has the social approval she's lacked for so long, but it doesn't bring her any closer to solving new questions and mysteries. She's still the only one who knows about the Whisperer, while everyone else is after a werewolf, but she can at least talk to her friend Mario about tracking the elusive nightmare. Winnie's grief over a death in the prior novel leads to some creatively morbid turns of phrase, while Jay continues to drink and vape through his anguish. Clues and memories from Winnie's missing father give her more leads to chase. Her renewed social and school lives are heavily dominated by her simmering relationship with Jay and his blindingly gorgeous abs. The familiar rising mist takes its time to appear, but once it does, dangerous magic and monsters are back in the mix. Watching Winnie doubt her status as a Luminary and repeatedly refer to her life as a "clusterfuck" could make readers impatient to see her kick some butt already. Winnie and Jay are cued white. Too slow to ramp up: Only committed series fans may stick with this one. (Fantasy. 14-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.