A review by hi_im_llary
Moonshine by Jasmine Gower

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I thought this book would tick a lot of boxes for me - fairies, magic, a cool city setting. It fell flat in many of those aspects, though. The magic wasn’t that interesting, the city and the greater world beyond didn’t feel fully fleshed out, and the fact that the fairies didn’t communicate or really do anything interesting at all was disappointing. There’s something to be said about fairies having a different language, but it seems silly in a world full of magic that there was no way to fix that. Cyan was just set dressing and a bone for Andre. I also felt like a lot of the characters were 2D and just plain uninteresting. Again, in a world of ogres and humans and fairies, everything felt one-note. 

Overall, this wasn’t for me, even though I lovedddd the cover and description and was so excited for it.