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Water Moon
by Samantha Sotto Yambao
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hanna is an apprentice in her father's shop where deepest regrets of choices made can be sold away. But when she wakes one morning to find the shop ransacked, a choice stolen, her father missing, and a lying stranger at her door, it's the start of a journey to discover the truth by way of puddles, songs, and rumours, to worlds where hope lights the night sky, invisible temples hold candles that whisper prayers through smoke, and a thousand moons shine down on a lake beneath a mountain. But what will knowing the truth cost her and her world?
Despite the poetic worlds we travel to, the book's whimsy felt forced and somehow bland. The reveals were shocking and tied up loose ends while also unravelling others, particularly the desperate instalove romance. This is best consumed in one sitting.
Despite the poetic worlds we travel to, the book's whimsy felt forced and somehow bland. The reveals were shocking and tied up loose ends while also unravelling others, particularly the desperate instalove romance. This is best consumed in one sitting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty