A review by lunarsace
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Personally,  there was a lot of points being made in the book that I really loved but because of the fantasy element being thrown in I felt like both the commentary and fantasy being a little half-hearted. There wasn't much of a connection between the fantasy and the real life aspects other than magical things happening,  and I feel like Lunas family's motivations in particular to feel superficial.

It was an enjoyable read and my favourite part would be the dynamic between Hunter and Luna, and Cody being just. The best boy. 

Though if I'm honest, I really hoped the ending would've been more of a symbolic or an interpretation of the chinese mythology rather than just ending it with the exact same story, felt really out of place and the fact that everyone forgot everything made it feel like the whole book was a little pointless. Also poor Cody.
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