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

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

IF I COULD GIVE IT A MILLION STARS I WOULD

This book awakened something in me I never realised was dormant. It’s as if a part of my inner is now alive, whole, breathing and craving sustenance. 

Gilliand explores the very concept of identity through the unticking of both religion and divination. Regardless of where you fall on the spirituality spectrum, one thing is for certain, you will fall in love with the universe. It may be through something small, like seeing a rainbow on a gloomy day. Perhaps it’ll be grander, your father waking up from his coma after 6 months making you believe in God and miracles once more. Maybe you fell in love with the universe as a child, and it shaped your very existence. Or, maybe you’ll live many years without finding your way. Moon Fuentez yearned for a higher understanding, of why her father left, why her mother couldn’t love her, why she was the ugly duckling in a sea of beautiful white swans. This is a book young girls need to read. This is a book that will challenge your idea of what it truly means to be you. It may take something out of you, but what it leaves in its place is magical. Its flung open, unbounded. Scary and dark and new, but so worth it. 

It took something from me. Something I don’t ever want back. 

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