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the author of The Iron Witch, an actionpacked tale of vampire adolescence and forbidden romance

Trapped between two very different worlds, newly made vampire Moth is struggling to find her place in either.
Not only does she have to answer to her strict IrishCatholic Dad, but her overprotective maker, Theo, is intent on making her the star attraction in his powerful Boston vampire clan.
Moth will have to pull off the doubleact of the century to please both of them, Adding to her problems is the dangerously attractive Jason Murdoch, a trainee vampire hunter who loves to play cat and mouse in his spare timeJason the cat, and Moth the mouse.
But when the young and gorgeous teenagers of Boston's wealthiest families start to disappear, it forces Moth and Jason into an uneasy truce, Will they be able to solve the mystery behind the disappearances before someone winds up undead I have to wait till SEPTEMBER!!!!!!!!! UGH!!!!!!! Loved this book! Very interesting and a fun read.
I really liked it!

Eventhough the writer creats its own twist in the original 'vampire lore' it keeps the important points, e, g they're dead, they are violent and they do drink human blood, Yes, no vegetarians or sparkling here people, Move along.

Anyway, the story tells us of Marie who in the start of the novel has already been turned into a vampire by way of her Maker, Theo who is also a Master of his own House.
The prologue of the book tells us how he changed her and it is violent and dark and painful, As it should be. Take that Twilight!

As is custom when turned you pick a new name, your vampire name, a new name that has no trace of your old life.
Marie chose Moth.

Due to her transformation and how it had occurred strained the relationship between Moth and Theo though it is clear that there is a bond there outside of Maker and Childe.
The angst and tension between them is delightful,

But the creation of Moth is somewhat of a problem for Theo because he has not been given permission to turn her by the Head of all Vampire houses.
Theo did in fact turned her because he lost control 'in the head of the moment' if you know what I mean and nearly drank her to death.
Rather than killing her, he turned her,

She was nineteen at the time, And now,she will always

look nineteen,

Theo's lost of control is not a good quality to have as a Head of a House, it shows weakness, So Solomon, the great poobah of all Vamps said "give me the head of Murdoch, the vampire hunter who has vexed me so cruelly and I will not kill you and your childe.
You have one week. "

I like Moth, She's practical, she's funny, she's kick ass and she actually thinks before she speaks, But you know, she grew up with a drunk father and when you do, you kind of learn how to judge the mood and your surroundings.
She's not brooding although she does have her dark moments and she makes the best of who and what she is,

One of the things that I like about this book is her relationship with her sister, Caitlin, Her fierceness when her sister was in danger,

And I find it hilarious and kind of sad that Caitlin struggles to keep her family together including to have a family dinner with her drunk father and vampire sister.
Oh, and the other human sister,

Then there is Jace, Murdoch's son who is also a vampire hunter, I was intrigued that one of Theo's test for Moth was to fight Jace he wrapped her up in silver chains and she broke his leg.
Despite the fighting and the fact that they were supposed to kill each other there's a connection there, And when revenants kept popping out all over the place and those people are actually known to Mother both Jace and Moth actually worked together to find out what was going on.


As if having Theo in her life wasn't enough of a headache, Moth is also attracted to Jace and vice versa,

Theo is the typical politicking, Master of the house vampire, he is imperious, he is powerful, seriously hot, intelligent, stubborn and brooding, I kind of hope to see more of Theo as a Master vampire but since Moth is only just entering the vampire world, we don't get to see him in action.
Although Solomon himself did say that Theo would be the heir to his throne once he ascends to a higher seat which says something about Theo's status and Moth's as association.
When it came to Moth he is protective and there are some undercurrents in their relationship that intrigues me, It is clear that Moth isn't just food to him, and also isn't a one night stand, He calls her anamchara which is Gaelic for soul friend or in this case soulmate,

And I love that he means that literally, Because in this world the mythology of being able to turn a human into vampire is to give them a piece of your soul, So not all vampires can turn a human, and they don't do it willy nilly,

There isn't much worldbuilding but the book does stay true to the mythology, The vampires drink human blood from bags and from vein, they are dead, they have no reflection and they exist in secret,

The story is good, the plot is good, the pacing is a bit off and there are bits and pieces that seems to be dump in randomly, but the characters keep me going.

Falling to Ash restored that little bit faith that I had lost in my paranormal reads, I used to be a paranormal junkie, but in the last year I found them repetitive and tiresome, That explains why in the last year theres only been one paranormal read which has completely moved me, but Im happy to say Falling to Ash was another book which took me by surprise.


The typical stories that we seem to be finding in paranormal books “who is the mysterious character I know hes hiding something but I cant put my finger on it”, irksome love triangles and a heroine who puts her life on the line for the mysterious stranger who surely isnt human is thankfully not in sight in Falling to Ash hooray! Instead were following the life on young snarky vampire Moth.
Shed spent the night with Theo finally filling the big gaping hole left by her dead mother and nonexistent father, But she didnt expect after one of the best nights of her life Theo would bite her and she would have to live through torturous weeks of getting turned into a vampire.
She would rather have died for real instead of becoming an undead vampire, But there was nothing that could be done now she had to live by her maker Theos rules,

In Falling to Ash the world isnt aware of vampires, theres a select few who do know and theyre vampire hunters Thomas and his son Jason Murdoch.
Thomas has been on a rampage forever in trying to bring Theo and his vampires down, But then unusual circumstances where teenagers that Moth knew from her human life ending up dead as if they were attacked by an animal, force Jason and Moth to work together as a team.


Jason and Moths situation was a hilarious one, Theres nothing more I enjoy more when two characters who hate each others guts are forced to work together, Despite their brief tense history, Jason and Moth become to realise they made a formidable team, not only were they able to bring more to the table by coming from two different backgrounds, they were able to delve deeper and become closer to discovering the killer than the police ever were.
Jason and Moth were a great pair to be around, it was fun watching them to learn to trust one another, and their adventure was fun and full with much appreciated tension along the way.


Falling to Ash made me realise that I need more books with povs from female vampires, this is the second book I have read with this situation and Ive discovered Im much able to connect with the characters, thus resulting in a much more enjoyable reading experience.


I hugely recommend reading Falling to Ash if youre in a paranormal funk and are looking for something fresh and funny, Mahoney does a great job in weaving great aspects of humour in to the book that you will find yourself sniggering to yourself when you least expect it.


This review can be found on sitelinkThe Readers Den Absolutely adored the Moth stories in anthologies The Eternal Kiss and Kiss Me Deadly.
Loved reading the manuscript "Beautiful Ghosts", can't wait for this to be published so I can at last read the final version, This is the first book I have ever read by Karen Mahoney and I now want to kick myself that I haven't read any of her books sooner.
I warmed straight away to her writing style and fell in love with her humour, I was a bit wary about it being another vampire story, but I really think the author makes it her own and offers a whole new twist to the genre.

Moth is a brilliant lead character as she struggles to come to terms with being a vampire, you discover she hasn't lost any of her humanity.
She is adorable on one hand and kick ass on the other, The author naturally blends her vulnerability with her toughness to create a really wonderful character,
I adored the growing friendship between Moth and Jace it was like a vampire version of Romeo and Juliet, There is no way in hell that these two characters should ever be together, but the author weaves such magic within the story that you can't imagine them ever being apart.
The added hints of sarcasm made the banter between them hilarious as they tried to understand how the other thinks,
I instantly became a huge fan of Theo and I am not sure if I was supposed to, I mean, he is really BAD, but he is giving off some seriously sexy vibes with all that dark, gypsy style image I can't wait to get to know him better!
There is a strong family connection in this book for Moth, as she tries to distance herself from her family without any luck.
Some families rarely let the ties disintegrate and Moth's sisters are not about to let her disappear into the night, As she moves further into the realms of the vampire world, it will be interesting to see how she juggles the needs of her family alongside it.

The plot was excellent and well paced, really drawing me into the story, The writing humorous and tense when required, A very promising start to a new vampire series from an author quickly establishing herself among the UK YA greats,
Part of me feels like giving thisis too low, but there's another part of me which just felt this story was a big, . . meh.

I liked Moth, I really did, She was funny and confident and clumsy and badass all at the same time, But gah, I just couldn't get on with the story, It feels a bit incomplete, like you're getting some details, but not enough to become fully immersed in the world, You get tidbits of her relationships, but not enough to actually feel anything for anyone in particular, Her relationship with Theo wasn't really clear either love to hate, lover to, . . father figure But I'm fairly certain he does love her Bah, it just felt a bit glossed over, All of it. Marie, ou Moth de son nom de vampire, est un personnage engageant, jai commencé le roman avec un grand sourire car on nous prend plutôt au dépourvu avec la jeune vampire qui se retrouve à enquêter sur un mort et à devoir se battre contre un zombie à laide dun aussi jeune chasseur de vampires.
Moth, au style qui tend vers le gothique, est vraiment attachante, on a mal au cœur pour elle, Je laurais bien enlacée pour lui dire ça va aller , sans rire, Elle doit faire face à beaucoup de choses dans ce roman, la famille avec laquelle elle a grandi et sa famille de sang, pour ne citer que cela.
Mais il faudrait quelle apprenne sérieusement à se demander pourquoi certaines personnes agissent dune telle ou telle façon envers elle Ses références aux comics sont mignonnes, on retrouve lauteure derrière et cest aussi un clin doeil au webcomic Moth Tales.

Le chasseur de vampires, Jace, nest pas le personnage le plus complexe du roman pour ça il faut voir Theo, mais son histoire nest pas simple pour autant.
Jaurais aimé en savoir plus sur lui il faut dire que Moth le connaît déjà et cette rencontre, nous lavons dans une nouvelle préquelle.
Cette dernière nest pas indispensable mais jai été frustrée de ne pas savoir, Jai aussi été un peu déçue que Moth ne sinterroge pas plus à son sujet, Elle se pose des questions sur son passé, mais aucune sur son présent, alors on se retrouve avec des scènes parfois peu crédibles et toujours aucun questionnement de la part de Moth bon, à sa décharge, après ça senchaîne.

Donc, le personnage le plus complexe, ce sera le maker de Moth, Theo, Cest un vampire ancien qui naurait jamais dû la transformer, ils ont une relation compliquée, on ne sait pas trop quels sentiments ils ont lun pour lautre, même si on peut dire quils sont très liés à cause de leur histoire commune.
On peut à peine essayer de les deviner au comportement de Theo, on ne sait pas ce quil veut faire, on ne sait pas ce quil pense et son statut parmi les vampires de Boston en fait vraiment quelquun de particulier
La famille est aussi importante dans le roman et pas que pour Moth, voir la relation de Jace avec son père, il faut dire que notre héroïne sait quelle va devoir séloigner des siens, et que sa transformation est arrivée peu de temps après la mort de sa mère, ce qui la place dans une position particulière par rapport à deux sœurs, lune désapprouve, lautre voudrait simplement retrouver sa sœur.
Jai été touchée par cette dernière, Caitlín nom de famille ONeal, leur sœur aînée est une Sinéad, cest la plus jeune, celle qui est coincée avec leur père qui a tendance à noyer son chagrin dans lalcool.
Elle souffre et Marie souffre de ne pas pouvoir prendre soin delle comme elle le voudrait,
Le truc qui ma vraiment déçue dans le roman, cest en fait le recyclage, Jai traduit The Lost Boy alors je connais le texte un peu par cœur, je ne pouvais pas louper les deux phrases qui sont identiques dans la nouvelle et le roman.
Au début, quand jai vu quil y avait une scène similaire, jai trouvé ça génial, Imaginez, à la fois dans The Iron Witch et lhistoire de Moth, il existe une boîte de nuit où se rassemblent les personnages surnaturels des séries.
Selon la variante du Boston choisie, ce sont des fées ou des vampires des mondes parallèles, sauf que ces deux phrases, ce sont les mêmes mot pour mot, alors jai trouvé que ça faisait tache, ça ne faisait plus parallèle génial mais simple recyclage.

Mais le roman est du genre quon dévore, les scènes daction et les scènes plus lentes senchaînent bien, les personnages sont attachants, intéressants et assez complexes, je suis curieuse de connaître la suite euh et la préquelle aussi !.