The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes

3.82 AVERAGE

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scarlett_librarian's review

4.0
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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
Possible triggers: parent incarceration, parent recovering from drugs, homelessness, hunger, abandonment.
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emkleinhenz's review

4.0
This book is part spooky camp tale and part dealing with an incarcerated parent with addiction problems. You would think that these two themes would clash, but the author expertly merges the two. For a kids book, this was pretty spooky. I also love the complex characters and how some of the characters get story arcs (not always something seen in spooky books). This short book is perfect for Halloween.

kelleycailin's review against another edition

3.5
emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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lindabiblio's review

4.0
adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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javierthearcnovice's review

4.75
adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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theyalibrarian's review

5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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
Superb read aloud

agoforth5's review

4.25
adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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saracosk's review

3.75
adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad tense

brandiraefong's review

Just the right amount of scary for budding horror fans who aren't quite ready for Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon. Hand to kids who like their horror level on par with The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown or Small Spaces by Katherine Arden.
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thespinystacks's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated