Moonrise

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- pidge, February 7, 2023

Sweet & Spicy Otome Game Reviews
Consequences and Nostalgia

In Moonrise, I could clearly see how my choices were affecting the outcome, and the interval explanations of the game structure and what would come next helped me to understand the consequences of my decisions. To top it off, Natalie’s writing style is a delight to read, balancing ease of comprehension and evocative description to create a compelling urban fantasy that will leave you wanting more.

Matt Doyle Media
a choose-your-own-adventure novel with visual novel statistical mechanics

Overall, I really enjoyed this. The choose-your-own-adventure elements left me feeling nostalgic, and the visual novel elements added some depth to that. The story is suitably quick-paced, the characters are fun, and each playthrough feels satisfying. The shortness may put off those who want sprawling, multi-hour tales, but at its cheap price, I really don’t think there’s much to complain about. I give this an enjoyable 4 out of 5.

Otome Heaven
interesting premise with smooth, enjoyable prose and witty modern humor

A couple months ago I was invited to try out Moonrise, a text based urban fantasy interactive novel by Natalie Cannon. Although I usually stick to visual novels, since I had played and enjoyed other choice of games before, I decided to give Moonrise a try and write a review for it.

While the game had an interesting premise with smooth, enjoyable prose and witty modern humor, my overall experience has been a rather mixed bag, probably because I don’t appear to fall into the specific audience for the game.

Sapphic Book Club
an interesting experience for me!

Recently I had a pleasure of reviewing an interactive novel for the first time! I read (played?) Moonrise by Natalie Cannon and it was an interesting experience for me!

GoodReads
Very entertaining

What I really liked the most was all the options the author gives us. Just the simple fact that the game let me choose my pronouns and whether I identify as cis or trans, it really helped me immerse myself in the story. And speaking of inclusivity, the addition of other trans/nonbinary characters was a nice surprise as well. Often a lot of sapphic romances (be it books or games) focus on the coming out and such, but there's no struggle with it in this novel. Oh and there is also a casual mention (and choice) of an open/polyamorous relationship which is also great! Not to forget your choice to identify as asexual too.

GoodReads
So much fun! I adored this.

So much fun! I adored this. I really loved the nonbinary rep and the sweet romantic aspects that went along with the intense werewolf scenes.

- NMCannon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), January 14, 2021

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