trusselltales 's review for:

Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

4.0

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Initially, when I started Moonrise, I wasn't sure that I was going to engage with the character of Joe. The writing, in free verse, is superbly evocative, both sparse and elegant, and it sucked me in. The storyline of younger brother Joe who goes to Texas to be near his brother on death row was always set to be heartbreaking...and despite my initial reluctance to warm to Joe, I was a sobbing wreck by the end.

A very emotional and intense read.