A review by betweentheshelves
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.5

The beginning of this book is fantastic. I really got hooked in with the characters, their stories, and everything else that was going on. While I knew the basic premise of the book, the second half got a little far-fetched for me. I felt like it lost a little of what I loved in the beginning of the book.

However, the themes and discussions throughout are important. It focuses on immigration and racism and why we shouldn't consider people illegal. I'd definitely recommend it for that! And the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Hate crime, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Torture

There are also a lot of Harry Potter references.