A review by lnlee78
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

4.0

A beautiful book. I haven't read much magical realism so everything was pretty new to me but McLemore's writing was stunning. I had somewhat of an issue w/ the plot since the villains

Spoiler

used Sam's dead name as a threat

, and that pretty much drove the entire story/was the motivation for Miel to act and be strong. I can't help but wish there was more development on Sam's part, although I really appreciated the very unique and organic way that he came to accept himself as a trans boy. Miel's personal journey towards self-forgiveness and acceptance was great as well.

CWs for: misgendering, using dead names, mildly gory scenes, PTSD, and other potentially triggering content.