Ultra Meital Reviews: Moon Spell (Fated, #2) [Bellamy & Ashwood] by Christina Lee

This one was different then what I expected. Maybe my feelings towards it has something to do with just how SAD the whole story was. Both guys' life were pretty miserable. Well, Bellamy's life SEEMS happy at "Moon Flower", and yet he still kept a HUGE part of himself wraped in as many layers as he could but he couldn't really hide his true feelings, they were still there, always. While his pain was obvious as our sole POV, Ashwood's feelings were in a way even more evident. Every gesture, every word spoken - his love for Bellamy has no end.

We've met Bellamy in the previous installment, it was more than hinted he might be a werewolf with a lover someone out there. It's all true but it's far more complicated than either guy at the establishment could have guessed. I'm not going to go into a lot of details about Bellamy's past decisions or what exactly happened between him and Ashwood. I'll just say they were everything to one another when Ashwood betrayed his trust. With everything they shared it broke his heart and ability to fully trust (himself and what he was becoming). Now, 2 years later, they have an oportunity to speak again and put everything that happened on the table. It might not be the best time as Bellamy is dying of the the Violet Fever. The cure Madam Langley found doesn't work for him, it might even make him worse and so Ashwood takes it upon himself to try and heal him.

Every interaction between these guys was painful. Every sentence Bellamy had for Ashwood and every act Ashwood did in return (or wise versa) was heart breaking to read. These two are mates, they were for quite a while now. Being apart is difficult but Bellamy can't bring himself to trust Ashwood, and Ashwood is honorable (and feels guilty) enough not to make Bellamy do anything he isn't willing, even if it means they won't end up together. It was a very slow and graduate road for both of them. Well, mostly for Bellamy. I was a bit frustrated with him. I didn't get why he couldn't see things from Ashwood's perspective. Ashwood wasn't fault free, but I felt like he didn't even give him the benefit of the doubt. It took him a LONG time to actually listen and understand things from Ashwood's POV. Ashwood's life took a huge hit when they were separated and it seems, in a way, Bellamy never looked back (even if he longed for him). Maybe it's how young these two are. I'm not sure.

There's a little bit of action nearing the end with Bellamy and Ashwood finally confronting the man (or rather werewolf) who started it all and made both their lives miserable. I'm not sure what I feel about the way it all went down. At least they came out of the whole thing stronger than before. It felt a bit out of character for both of them and yet it had to be done and I think they both realized it.

This book has a sweet surprise near the end with a visit to our previous couple as well as a promise of a book for Oscar as well. I'm really interested getting his story. We learned a bit more about the guy and though he has a big mouth and acted 'childish' at times (mostly in the previous book) now it's obvious where it was coming from and mostly WHY.

The setting of this series is really cool, being Historical Romance with an interesting sparkle of Paranormal with no specific sub-genre or rules. The first one was simply superb so if you haven't read Galen & Azriel in "Moon Flower" you must! After reading that one - this one would be hot on your list as well :)

I kindly received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

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