A review by readingwithtemperance
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love With the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

emotional hopeful reflective 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

I want to give Moon the world's biggest hug. She absolutely did not deserve the way her Mother, sister, peers, etc treated her. This book had me FUMING.

I found myself crying out of anger so many times. Everyone was just so cruel to Moon. The abuse and bullying was overwhelming at times. 

It always pisses me off when purity culture is forced onto girls. Telling them they are dirty and impure and should be ashamed of themselves/their bodies. The way it absolutely uprooted Moon's self esteem was heart breaking. 

Her mother is probably one of the worst characters I have ever read about.
I'd like to take a knife to HER and see how SHE likes it. Also I'd of cheated on her too. She makes everyone around her miserable  so i can't fathom being her partner.
Moon and Star both deserved better.
The wrong parent died imo.


Moon's journey to self acceptance was beautiful to watch. It was so nice seeing her self esteem raise and having some time to actually heal.
Her Tia is an absolute blessing. I'm so happy she and Star are with her now.
 

I really hope that Star does better in the future. Personally I'd love to see a sequel where she's the MC redeeming and accepting herself. 

This book had me so hungry! I don't know why I've never thought to put honey on pizza, but I'll be doing that ASAP. 

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