Just look at him. He has it all - dark, l o n g hair, arms wider than my horizons, even sexy ass mole on the cheek. And his eyes, OMFG.

So freaking beatiful 😭

And if his appearamce wasn't enough, he's also funny, protective, loyal and cofident in the best, snarky way possible?

COUNT ME INNNN

and you're trying to convince me that this big boobed man is an alpha?

Confession:

WATERLILY

- on my Tiffany slot I want something new with her, something that isn't bullying. I enjoy their romance, but hey, girl, time for at least something new!

- on my Luna slot I want an intimate (in an emotional way) interaction between them, I want some sincere bond, to have a chance to be open with each other. Also I would love my Felicity to fuck Luna, but I guess it's not the time yet

- I want development for my friendship route with Declan. Suddenly I began to really like this guy, and I believe he needs a girl who isn't interested in him as a potential partner. He needs a friend.

- I'm really waiting for an opportunity to matchmake Declan with Fabian. Please, this homoerotic chemistry can't be wasted!

- and also I'm waiting for plot development. First, I don't believe this is Declan who writes these notes to MC. I think he knows who it is, but nothing more. Second, MC's mental state isn't perfect, and I want it to be elaborated on. Third, I really don't want Lily to be a real ghost, it would be so CHEAP. I don't know if she really is dead, but I very much doubt she's actually a ghost. All this messed up stuff is done by a living real person, and most likely the one who knows about MC's mental issues.

SONG OF THE CRIMSON NILE

Just let me see my Ramesses, he is the only thing I'm still reading this hot mess written by a shitty person. I could say I want some diamond scenes with him, but knowing Remy this is delusionally optimistic.

SUNBORN

- let my Aleu to have agency, please

- waiting for more scenes with Eli, for now he is the major reason to continue giving a chance to this story. First, I like he's not a "whitened" version of an Asian man, I appreciate how his looks very much (and his huge boobs, of course). Second, despite he's an alpha of his pack, he doesn't have vibes of Toxic Alpha Male and more of a responsible leader that respects his wolves. Third, he and MC are friends for a long time, and I love "friends to lovers" dynamic.

- waiting for Thea to gain SOME personality (because now she is a "sweet best female friend whom you can romance" and "a nice Black person added for "diversity"")

- waiting for more LIs (Nova said she is planning to have five of them, and now we've seen only three). Most likely they would be one male and one female. As long as they have interesting personality, I'm open to romance each of them.

- wanting Jester to be kept away from writing Black characters and romantic scenes with female LIs. He isn't a bad writer, he sure has his strong sides, but these aren't one of them.

NEW STORY ABOUT CHINA

- I want actual researching and handling culture with care, that the most important thing.

- and I *don't* want a harem. Please no. Or at least give an opportunity not to be in one.

I think I'll check this story before the first DR. Not because I'm so much anticipated (I'm not), but simply because to show I want *original* stories.

NEW STORY IN MOONBORN UNIVERSE

This is the first story by new writer NOVA with Jester supervising. Let’s just say that Jester’s influence is still very visible.

The pacing

Slower than I expected. Much slower. I honestly fell asleep towards the end of Ep. 2. I don’t even remember what happened in the alley or how they got there.

Then I remembered Jester’s involvement. 😮‍💨

Patience, ADHD! Patience!

It’s getting there… I just have to wait another 7 weeks for the exciting part.

The world building

The mood and world building is actually very similar to AN3, but obviously way more organized. I’d say it’s like AN3 and SOS2 settings combined. There’s a huge concrete wall, an old abandoned city, military-like structure, an elite class… I can’t say that I understand all of it. But it feels less messy and more believable than AN3. It helps that the MC knows wtf is going on with the world.

Also, I didn’t actually read Moonborn, but I imagine it wasn’t like this at all? Were there wights in Moonborn? The wights in Lord of the Rings used to scare the crap out of me, but these guys look like charred demogorgons.

The LIs

This is where I gripe a little. One thing I don’t like about Jester’s books is that all his LIs have the same personality. Cold, stoic, stone-faced… heaven forbid any actual facial expressions!

This works for vampires. But for werewolves… I expect them to be more primal, animalistic, heated and rugged… I wanted more growling and hair.

Kinda like these guys…

Not that I’m complaining about what Eli looks like. He’s gorgeous. I’m happy to finally have another male Asian LI and one that doesn’t have ivory porcelain skin. But I guess I imagined the alpha to look a little more gruff, with fiery oppressive presence. He still comes across as cold and a little too neat. I’m telling you, it’s the expressionless sprites!

Adrian is the male vampire. This is a minor, nitpicking complaint, but I wish the writers wouldn’t reuse names. There’s an Adrian in Rage of the Titans. It’s just that there are soooo many different names available. Why keep picking the same ones?

Anyway, I like Adrian. I bet players are already gushing about him because he’s beautiful and blonde. I find him intriguing.

Thea is Wren’s bff/roommate. I’m less happy with her. She comes across as weak and… I’m not a fan of what she looks like. The light eyes don’t bother me as much as the blonde/gray A1 type hair. Listen, I’m Asian. I have straight hair. Something I will never have is glorious, voluminous, gravity defying texture! I just want to admire natural black beauty, which doesn’t get appreciated enough… 😭 Teen Luna and off duty Safaa are so gorgeous. Same concept applies to the black male LIs too. They all have the same haircut!

So far we only have 3 LIs. I assume one more is coming. I just hope it’s not another cold, stoic person.

The plot & politics

There are multiple factions. Vampires rule over the werewolves. There’s a lot of sneaking around, espionage, and complicated politics. Very Jester. I wonder if this is just like Psi, but with werewolves and vampires instead of psionics and the Church. Kinda feels like it but grittier. Will the werewolves ultimately end up fighting the vampires? I kinda hope so. They’re classic enemies. It has to go down.

Anyway, even though I like Adrian, I’m honestly really tired of being blackmailed into submission by a cold, powerful, rich man. Can we have something else? Please?!!!!

TBD

I can’t say if I like this story yet. There’s still a lot that I don’t know and idk what’s going on. I really hope there’s more relationship stuff and character development and not only plot, plot, plot…

But that seems to be the case right now.