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A review by melodicfate
The Moon Dwellers by David Estes
4.0
I'd like to thank the author for providing a copy of this book, in exchange for my honest review.
I've been meaning to read this book for the longest time. It always sounded interesting to me, what with there being an underground world, and strong main characters. I can definitely say that I'm glad I finally was able to read it, and i'm most definitely coming back for the next book in the series, after seeing how this one ended.
There are two main characters in this story. First, there is Adele, who is in prison for life because her parents were convicted of treason. She is a moon dweller, which means that she's middle-class. However, that doesn't mean anything, because she is still poor. Only the sun dwellers have money, the other main character in this book just so happens to be the son of the most powerful son dweller that there is--the president of the Tree Realms. As we get both of their points of view throughout this story, it was pretty interesting to see how they contrasted with each other. Adele was really tough, and compassionate. I loved watching her open up to her friends, and I thought she was really intelligent and mature. Tristan, on the other hand, had everything he could ever want, but that wasn't enough for him, because he hated it. He hated that he had what he had, and everyone else suffered for it. I really liked him, and thought he was a wonderfully written character.
We also got some great side characters throughout this novel. Tawni and Cole were great friends to Adele. Tawni was hugely supportive of her, and wanted to be out of the shadow of her parents. I felt really awful for her, because she desperately wanted to be known for herself, and to be her own person. I loved Cole for his sarcasm, and quick wit. He had such a sad backstory, I felt horrible for him. Then, there's Tristan's best friend, Roc. I loved his jokes, and his loyalty to Tristan was pretty inspiring, especially since he was supposed to be Tristan's servant. Therefore, it's definitely safe to say that I loved the side characters.
The actual plot of this story was pretty interesting. It starts out as Tristan and Adele sharing a connection that causes each of them pain, and wanting to figure out why. But then, it quickly turns into an adventure, with Adele and her friends breaking out of prison, and Tristan trying to find his way back to Adele. It took a little while to get going, but when it did, it was pretty fast-paced and action-packed. I liked it a lot, and thought it was an awesomely interesting storyline. Since we got two characters' points of view, it would often stop with one character at a crucial scene, and then switch to the other character. This made everything ten times more intense, and I thought that it was handled really well.
All in all, this was a really good dystopian novel. All of the characters were well-developed, with great backstories. There was lots of action, and I could hardly put the book down when it got near to the end. Apart from some odd dialog, and the story taking a bit to get going, I liked everything about it. I can't wait to see how the rest of the series matches up.
I've been meaning to read this book for the longest time. It always sounded interesting to me, what with there being an underground world, and strong main characters. I can definitely say that I'm glad I finally was able to read it, and i'm most definitely coming back for the next book in the series, after seeing how this one ended.
There are two main characters in this story. First, there is Adele, who is in prison for life because her parents were convicted of treason. She is a moon dweller, which means that she's middle-class. However, that doesn't mean anything, because she is still poor. Only the sun dwellers have money, the other main character in this book just so happens to be the son of the most powerful son dweller that there is--the president of the Tree Realms. As we get both of their points of view throughout this story, it was pretty interesting to see how they contrasted with each other. Adele was really tough, and compassionate. I loved watching her open up to her friends, and I thought she was really intelligent and mature. Tristan, on the other hand, had everything he could ever want, but that wasn't enough for him, because he hated it. He hated that he had what he had, and everyone else suffered for it. I really liked him, and thought he was a wonderfully written character.
We also got some great side characters throughout this novel. Tawni and Cole were great friends to Adele. Tawni was hugely supportive of her, and wanted to be out of the shadow of her parents. I felt really awful for her, because she desperately wanted to be known for herself, and to be her own person. I loved Cole for his sarcasm, and quick wit. He had such a sad backstory, I felt horrible for him. Then, there's Tristan's best friend, Roc. I loved his jokes, and his loyalty to Tristan was pretty inspiring, especially since he was supposed to be Tristan's servant. Therefore, it's definitely safe to say that I loved the side characters.
The actual plot of this story was pretty interesting. It starts out as Tristan and Adele sharing a connection that causes each of them pain, and wanting to figure out why. But then, it quickly turns into an adventure, with Adele and her friends breaking out of prison, and Tristan trying to find his way back to Adele. It took a little while to get going, but when it did, it was pretty fast-paced and action-packed. I liked it a lot, and thought it was an awesomely interesting storyline. Since we got two characters' points of view, it would often stop with one character at a crucial scene, and then switch to the other character. This made everything ten times more intense, and I thought that it was handled really well.
All in all, this was a really good dystopian novel. All of the characters were well-developed, with great backstories. There was lots of action, and I could hardly put the book down when it got near to the end. Apart from some odd dialog, and the story taking a bit to get going, I liked everything about it. I can't wait to see how the rest of the series matches up.