Book Review: Blue Moon Cafe

Title:  Blue Moon Cafe Series: Where Shifters Meet For Drinks
Author:  Ioana Visan
Pages:  105
Publication Date:  2012
Version:  PDF via author for honest review
Genre:  Adult Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal

Summary Via Amazon.com:
"The were-eagles and our kind have been at war since the beginning of time. Well, it's more like fifty years since we'd decided to move into town, but it feels like an eternity already. And they're not were-eagles, just like we're not werewolves. They're more like crows, and we look more like dogs. Mutts, they call us.

Times are changing and we do what we can to adapt in order to fit in. When you're like us, social acceptance really is a problem. But we still have claws and fangs, and they have beaks and talons that can rip their enemy to shreds in seconds. Maybe it's in our genes. Whenever we meet, it's a miracle it doesn't end in a bloodbath. It's a good thing we rarely die, or there would be dead mutts all over the streets. Dead crows too. We're a good match."

In a city where two shifter clans reside, the Mayor is struggling to maintain peace while keeping the population safe. Through a series of short stories, we discover what happens when intruders appear, humans get turned, the Mayor's reputation is at stake, an invasion is planned, and not everything is what it seems.

Shapeshifter stories for non-shapeshifter fans!"

My Review:
I am left a bit unsure of this book.  I am not a huge fan of short stories, but this book full of them seemed to work for the most part to make a good read.  The stories were connected enough to make them seem like chapters of a book.  However, they; being short stories, did not flow together in a seamless way.  They were connected enough to make me see the connection and fill in the gaps between stories on my own, but they would have been better, I think if they had been made into a full novel with the gaps filled in by the author.  I found it to be an interesting read all in all and I am glad I read it.  It was also a quick read which I was able to sit down with and read in an afternoon.  It did keep my attention by making me wonder what the next short story would be about and where it would fit in.  My suggestion would be to make the stories flow better together if that is the intent.  As short stories the plot can be hard to find, but as a full novel I think it would add a great amount to it.  As I said though, it was a decent read.  I liked the bit of mystery, action, and humor in the stories.  The characters were also pretty neat and easy to want to read more about and to like.

3/5 Stars