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WHERE is Ms Moon Fuentez's Netflix movie????? I'm serious I want her to have the FULL "To All the Boys" treatment right now!!!!

Not only is the cover absolutely gorgeous, but from the very first few sentences, everything about "How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe" blew me away. Moon's voice is clear as a bell, and not only is she hysterical, the way she sees the world is absolutely gorgeous. I love her narration and the stories about her life interwoven with the present. I love her hobbies and her passions (!!) and I think they're super relatable and interesting.

All her life, Moon has felt second-string to her twin, Star, who is a social media phenomenon and Christian influencer. Moon, on the other hand, is more interested in learning divination and tarot from her aunt, and she's certainly not a virgin. When Moon is dragged along on her sister's press tour, she ends up selling merchandise alongside Santiago, a fellow sibling-of-influencers who annoys her to no end.

Moon has a secret Instagram account where she posts art of nature, but she'd never let her family know. Her ultimate dream is to turn her art into a tarot deck to sell and maybe help her get into arts college far, far, away. Oh, and did I mention she's convinced she unleashed a family curse when she lost her virginity?

There are so many wonderful conversations happening in this book it's hard to talk about them all at once. Between Moon's interest in exploring religions outside the hypocrisy and rigid rules of her mother's Catholicism, her grief in losing her father as someone who recognized HER value outside of her sister, and her struggle to stop comparing herself to her sister, I love that Moon is always unafraid to speak her mind, open about her sexuality, and above all, sticks to her guns.

TL;DR Moon Fuentez deserves the world and YOU deserve to enjoy this book!!

tontina's review

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

fieldsandfeels's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This one hit really close to home with Moon’s relationship with her family, and how she forms a bubble of shame around herself. While it’s fairly “textbook,” pathologically speaking, the reality is that the specificity of these characters acting the way they do is endemic to Latine culture and a complex history of imperialist, colonialist, and religious trauma. Seeing Moon slowly fall in love, and doubt it at every turn because of what she’s been fed by her mother, sister, and society is something that I don’t think gets discussed enough, esp in YA literature. I just loved everything this book managed to tackle while simultaneously keeping it light-hearted, funny, and accessible.