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A review by carleneinspired
I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin
3.0
Margaret Moore lives for the summers, for the day she heads back to Marshall Naval School and her best friends from Deck Five. She can't wait for the days filled with drill practice, late night sneak outs, and the perfect summer days where they leap in the water and visit her family's summer home. With past and present perspectives, we experience the summers leading up to this one, the one where things seem just a bit different and Margaret has a hard time remembering why it is so different. This summer there are whispers, there's missing girls, boys who have died, and with time soon Margaret's friends soon disappear too. Margaret must remember if she wants to finally know the truth.
I admit, by the middle of the book I had entirely forgotten that I Am Margaret Moore was also classified as paranormal, so hello, hi, I was totally taken by surprise with the twists. Insert embarrassed emoji face here. Honestly, had it not been I think I would have loved it way more, because experiencing the summers the girls had was incredible and Hannah Capin did such an excellent job bringing the characters to life. The drills, secret languages, and naval terms really took me into the setting and helped me understand just why the girls went to the school for the summer. Unfortunately, like others, I felt like even though the story truly took off in the second half that I was even more confused by the end. Yes, we get resolution, we know what has happened, why the girls are different now, but it doesn't happen easily. Time is difficult to track and there's really not a thriller within these pages, it's more of a coming-of-age paranormal.
I am Margaret Moore features a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the difference between truths and lies. Unfortunately, it suffers from a confusing chapter layout and a paranormal touch that's hard to keep track of. It is a true young adult read, one I think many will enjoy, but just wasn't it for me.
ARC provided.
I admit, by the middle of the book I had entirely forgotten that I Am Margaret Moore was also classified as paranormal, so hello, hi, I was totally taken by surprise with the twists. Insert embarrassed emoji face here. Honestly, had it not been I think I would have loved it way more, because experiencing the summers the girls had was incredible and Hannah Capin did such an excellent job bringing the characters to life. The drills, secret languages, and naval terms really took me into the setting and helped me understand just why the girls went to the school for the summer. Unfortunately, like others, I felt like even though the story truly took off in the second half that I was even more confused by the end. Yes, we get resolution, we know what has happened, why the girls are different now, but it doesn't happen easily. Time is difficult to track and there's really not a thriller within these pages, it's more of a coming-of-age paranormal.
I am Margaret Moore features a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the difference between truths and lies. Unfortunately, it suffers from a confusing chapter layout and a paranormal touch that's hard to keep track of. It is a true young adult read, one I think many will enjoy, but just wasn't it for me.
ARC provided.