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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Every year, the town leaves the youngest baby in the forest as an offering to the witch. Every year a witch finds a baby and takes them to a new family who will look after them. Along the way the witch will feed the baby from the stars. This time the witch feeds the baby from the moon, and everyone knows that the moon is magic.
I absolutely love the Luna, Xan, the Swap Monster and the Perfectly Tiny Dragon. How they are a family who loves each other, so much so that they want to protect each other which leads to secrets being revealed.
I absolutely love the Luna, Xan, the Swap Monster and the Perfectly Tiny Dragon. How they are a family who loves each other, so much so that they want to protect each other which leads to secrets being revealed.
Just luminous. I couldn't put it down. The prose sang, the humor sparkled, the story pulled me in. A must read, as far as I'm concerned.
I'm disappointed in myself for not liking this book more. It has elements that should add up to a more favorable review: juxtaposition of a fairy tale with clever crafting of words and characters, strong females, vivid description, unique pieces of the story, a coming of age tale, and possibilities for intriguing analysis (as an adoption story, as a message about sorrow). Despite all of this, at points the novel read as too simple. I think it's me, not the book.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon is about Luna, a star child who is left in the woods by the People of the Protectorate as an annual sacrifice to the evil witch they believe dwells there. However, Xan is no evil witch- she takes Luna, gives her a drink from the Moon filling her with magic, and raises her as her own. Luna grows up with Xan, a miniature dragon named Fyrian, and the swamp monster Glerk.
A spell casts Luna's magic away until her thirteenth Birthday and ties her to Xan. A former Protector 'Elder,' a young man named Antain's story is interlaced throughout the book. You also learn what becomes of Luna's mother throughout the story.
Overall, I thought the story was very long and not that engaging....
A spell casts Luna's magic away until her thirteenth Birthday and ties her to Xan. A former Protector 'Elder,' a young man named Antain's story is interlaced throughout the book. You also learn what becomes of Luna's mother throughout the story.
Overall, I thought the story was very long and not that engaging....
That was absolutely amazing. I adored it!
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced