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A review by pocketsized_pageturner
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
4.0
I went into this book blind... and I thought I knew what the book was going to be about and I was wrong. This book was more.
I did not see the sci-fi elements coming but it added so much to a story already rich with friendship, romance, self-discovery, family, tradition, current events, and conspiracy theories.
It feels like so many of those themes shouldn't go together, but Raquel is brilliant in her ability to weave together words in a way that makes everything make sense.
Beyond this beautiful and unique story - Raquel gave life to a cast of characters with so much depth and growth and badassness, that it was impossible not to root for them. I love the complexity she brought to the idea of good and evil, the fact that teenagers are complicated, and how she had her characters tackle a wide variety of issues with grace.
I was gifted an ALC from Libro.fm and the audiobook was narrated wonderfully.
I recommend this book if you are looking for something different and wonderful.
I did not see the sci-fi elements coming but it added so much to a story already rich with friendship, romance, self-discovery, family, tradition, current events, and conspiracy theories.
It feels like so many of those themes shouldn't go together, but Raquel is brilliant in her ability to weave together words in a way that makes everything make sense.
Beyond this beautiful and unique story - Raquel gave life to a cast of characters with so much depth and growth and badassness, that it was impossible not to root for them. I love the complexity she brought to the idea of good and evil, the fact that teenagers are complicated, and how she had her characters tackle a wide variety of issues with grace.
I was gifted an ALC from Libro.fm and the audiobook was narrated wonderfully.
I recommend this book if you are looking for something different and wonderful.