A review by sweetrosegirl76
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

5.0

Not a huge contemporary fan but this may be one of the better ones I've read. I really liked the book! I enjoyed the plot, and the characters. I felt like Moon and Santiago were full characters and I felt like I got to know them. The last book I can remember where I felt I was getting to know a character was Nicky from The Extraordinaries. Moon's character and her growth was consistent and believable, same with Santiago. Star's character was believable though I can't stand her guts. I would have loved to read more about Moon's healing process, how does she heal and cope with what she had to deal with? Does Star cut their mother off financially? I sure hope so. Moon was too generous with her sis imo, I can't imagine forgiving that quick, Star didn't deserve it. Yes, Star was a victim, but she was also a perpetrator, and I don't think she regrets that enough or really understand the DAMAGE she did. I'm still very emotional and upset over it, which is how you know it's a good book I guess lol

Other than that, this was a great book, a very special one. Great plus size, Brown Latina girl rep. It's def a personal and relatable book, I think many might see themselves in Moon.