• Moon Child

  • Vampire for Hire, Book 4
  • By: J. R. Rain
  • Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
  • Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (958 ratings)

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Moon Child

By: J. R. Rain
Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
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Publisher's summary

Moon Child - the fourth book in the Vampire for Hire Series.

Mother, wife, private investigator... vampire. Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire.

Now in Moon Child, sequel to American Vampire, private investigator Samantha Moon is faced with an impossible decision - a decision that no mother should ever have to make. A decision that will change her life, and those she loves, forever. And through it all, Sam finds herself in a lethal game of vampire vs. vampire as a powerful - and desperate - enemy will stop at nothing to claim what he most desires.

Blood money: listen to more in the Vampire for Hire series.
©2011 J.R. Rain (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

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What a Mother Will Do To Save Her Child......

Wow, this was another awesome story in the series. I have had so much fun listening to these stories back to back, I haven't had a lot of time to write a review (I know very bad). These stories are so good, you will want to listen to the them back to back.

I loved the chance Samantha took to save her son, even though she knew others would not agree with her decision and she will be on a race against time to reverse what she has set in motion.

On to the next story. :-). If you have not listen to this series, it really is a very captivity story and will suck you right in.

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Conclusion of book 3 and no cliff-hanger either.

This was a reasonable conclusion to the story started in the previous book. Actually, it is the conclusion that should have been included in book 3 - which just ended suddenly without a resolution of the main story thread.

Anyway, the story is satisfactorily concluded here. And a lot of things are sort of resolved: Sam's relationship with her kids, her ex-husband, Kingsley, Fang... well, maybe not Fang, he is still a bit of a dark horse, but the rest of the stuff going on in Sam's life was left in a good place. Actually, I'm still a bit concerned about Fang, and what he's up to... he is just too suspicious for my liking... but that's another story, right.

There, fortunately, isn't a cliff-hanger here. There is some openness as to what might occur in the future with Sam and other vampire(s) that might make you want to keep reading the series, but the story in this book is wrapped up. So, while you might want to get the next book to continue following Sam, you're not obliged to do so. I will be picking it up before too long.

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Excellent vampire series with a new slant.

This series explores more of Samantha's developing powers and explores her relationships with two men that are falling for her. We also find out if Samantha can find a way to cure her terminally ill son without condemning him to a life as a vampire at the age of 7. I appreciate the fact that Samantha and her ex can be civil and without ranker during this trying time of dealing with their son's illness. Hopefully, future books will allow them to both be more mature in how they deal with sharing the children during their divorce. (I hate seeing divorcing parents making children feel less loving toward one or the other parent and create animosity.) This book neatly wraps up the medallion question, and what Samantha will (or won't) have to give up to get what she needs to make things right for her son. Samantha is able to be more open about what she is to Detective Sherbet, and she finds another vampire that she can learn from. There is still a lot of room left for further exploration and I hope we see more from this writer. The books are shorter so, even though main points are covered, there is still a lot of continuing development left for us to consider. The narrator, Dina Pearlman, is the icing on the cake.

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All mama drama, zero mystery procedural

Unlike the previous books, this one has no cases taken by vampire detective Sam. Instead, the entire story is Sam agonizing over how to save her ailing son. And, for such a short, single minded book, there’s a lot of lazy writing. There’s no rhyme or reason behind an artifact, good guys and bad guys pop in and out at random (not to mention at the most convenient times), and the men in Sam’s life behave very inconsistently. Thank goodness for Detective Sherbet, my favorite character in the series.

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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Go back to what the series title infers and how the first couple books were.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

Spent more time concerning her home life and what she thinks of herself than doing her job, i.e., the title of the series. Listened to the whole book on 2x speed. It was basically the second half of Book 3.

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Latest addition to the series

Would you consider the audio edition of Moon Child to be better than the print version?

Yes

Would you be willing to try another book from J. R. Rain? Why or why not?

Yes, I enjoyed her humor and slightly different take on the typical vampire detective superwoman of the night world.

Have you listened to any of Dina Pearlman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Just the other books in the series that she has read. Performance wasa enjoyable, easy to to get into.

Any additional comments?

Seemed a bit shorter than the other books, the ending felt rushed, making it feel a bit incomlete or rough.

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Entertaining but repetitive

Fast paced, simplistic, repetived and a little - boring often enough to make me want to quit. But I'm not a quitter . So we'll see if the next one has at least 1 character that I can care about. There is really no depth in the I can kill anyone I want because I'm a vampire, but everyone else's choices make them evil.

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TOO SHORT!!!!

The biggest complaint I have about the books in this series is that they are too short. Other than that this is a good series. In this book Samantha is faced with making a life altering decision for her child. It is an emotional book and reminds the audience again why she and her husband are divorced. As always there were moments when it was obvious that a man was writing the story from a woman's point of view. Even though the book is over too soon, I enjoyed it and will buy the next one.

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Samantha Moon trying to raise kids

But being a vampire made it really hard Her husband dumped her, and finally she go smart. and is learning how to be a Vampire all on her own with no help from her sire. But she's managed.Female married with children Federal Agent, gets turned into a Vampire. Messes with her work, her marriage, blah blah blah......But it really is an amazing series, has mystery, serious moments, and humor. I hope that this series continues to evolve. Every book just gets better and the narration is excellent Dina Perlman does great job

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Interesting side effects of vampirism.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I love the formula for vamp stories where female vamps have two lovers vying for their attention. This story is pure escapist entertainment.

What other book might you compare Moon Child to and why?

This book/series has the same witty repartee as the Sookie Stackhouse series. However I have not yet seen a character be a good mother and a vampire .

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

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