Who is killing these teenagers that Moth used to know? And why are they not staying dead?! because she's been turned into a vampire! Things become even more complicated for Moth as dead bodies start appearing linking the dead to Moth.
Moth is a teenager who recently dropped out of university and has had to try to separate herself from her friends and family. I was even more intrigued after seeing the gorgeous cover for Falling To Ash! And while I am feeling a teensy bit weary of books involving vampires, I found Falling to Ash very readable and slightly addictive.
I was really intrigued when I heard Karen Mahoney was writing another YA series alongside The Iron Witch series. I’m just starting The Eternal Kiss anthology, but if all of the stories are as good as Mahoney’s, I have a feeling I’m going to enjoy this collection very much.I've only read one book by Karen Mahoney before reading Falling to Ash, but I will definitely be picking up her other books, as I've enjoyed both books I've read by her very much. Overall, for Karen Mahoney’s first publication, she scored big with me with Falling to Ash. Maybe I’m hoping and wishing there’ll be more of Moth and her friends later on, but isn’t that the point of a short story? To get you intrigued enough to pick up a full length novel? The connection she has with her family is dyfunctional enough to be entertaining her relationship with her sire/maker is vague enough that I get the feeling there’s more to that story and I would love to know what it is and the introduction of a vampire hunter’s progeny, Jace, allows for a lot of teenage turmoil in the future. Honestly, Falling to Ash is the perfect setup for a new YA series and I’m really eager to find out if there is going to be more of Moth later on. During her visit, some ugly truths are revealed and Moth must learn to adapt or to deal. She comes back to her hometown at the request of her sire/maker and to visit her mother’s memorial service. She’s only been a vampire for 10 years and she’s still coming to terms with it.
This is the first story I’ve read by Mahoney and I have to say I’m intrigued by her character Moth who is still in the early stages of life as a vampire. I’m still thinking about this, but I’m starting this idea off with a review of Karen Mahoney’s Falling to Ash, which can be found in the The Eternal Kiss anthology, edited by Trisha Telep. For those with bigger collections, I think this will be the best way to really showcase each individual story off and then maybe do one big review at the end over the entire collection. I’ll still review an entire anthology at one time, but only the ones with four or five stories. I’m jumping on the bandwagon and starting to do little ‘reviewettes’ (as I’ve seen them called) on short stories found in anthologies.
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