Moon Child (A Companion to the novel By Blood) - Tracy E. Banghart

(I got this book from NetGalley some time ago, in exchange for an honest review.)

A quick read, although nothing out of the ordinary if you're used to YA romance with a "paranormal" twist—which is probably the reason I found it "average" and nothing more. Someone who's not as used to such plots as I am may appreciate it more.

The characters are the usual mix we tend to see in YA stories. A bit of slut shaming in the beginning, but it doesn't go on, and it's not shown as "OK" later on, so I'm all good with that. At some point I was afraid it would turn all Twilight-like, but... let's just say there's a twist on that, and at least this made me smile (even though the characters weren't amused, of course), because it made me enjoy the story more this way.

As for the mystery/killer-on-the-lose plot was unfortunately too predictable (again, for me; maybe it'd work better for someone else).

In the end, it wasn't a bad novel; it was even a fast-read, perfect for those moments when I want an easy story to go through... only nothing more.