Moon Touched
Author: Elizabeth Briggs
Trope: Fated Mates, Rejected Mates, Slow Burn, Who Did This To You?
Point of view: Single, First person
Relationship: MF
Type of series: Trilogy
In a nutshell: My fated mate rejected me - and now I've been captured by someone even worse. As the half-human outcast of the Cancer pack, I've been beaten and bullied my whole life. Gaining my wolf form and my fated mate is my only chance to change packs and hope for a better life. Except when my fated mate is revealed, he's the future alpha of the Leo pack - our worst enemies. He rejects me in front of everyone, just before the Leos slaughter my entire pack and murder my family.
I manage to escape, but then I'm kidnapped by a far greater threat: the alpha of the mysterious lost pack. The 13th sign was banished from the Zodiac Wolves years ago, and I thought they were just a myth. They're real. They're holding me captive. And the dark, dangerous alpha is offering me something I can't refuse - revenge.
What I thought: A strong start to a new shifter trilogy featuring fated and rejected mates. This is a fast read with the world building informative but succinct. The rejected mates trope seems to be everywhere at the moment, but Moon Touched is one of the good ones! I really loved Ayla, at the heart of the story she is just a girl that wants to belong and be loved, and despite having never been shown kindness outside two people has retained the ability to be kind herself. I can’t wait to see her character develop and where the story takes us in the books to come!
