A review by cloudedreads
Moon Soul by Nathaniel Luscombe

inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Moon Soul was exactly what it promised to be - a cozy sci-fi story - and it was, incidentally, what I needed right now, with it being the end of the year and generally a time of reflection.

 

The story follows a young woman named August, who has a special ability inherited from her mother - she reads memories in the sand for a living. Feeling like she’s losing herself just to make life easier to other people, Augusts decides to change her lifestyle and her job - looking for purpose and hoping to make new bonds with those around. We follow her on this journey of figuring out both future and untangling her past.

 

The book itself, while short, had quite surprisingly well done world-building, with a really interesting species-dependent ability (which I found quite different from everything else I’ve seen before - an inspired twist to the familiar “object reading”). The main character faces significant ups and downs, but at it’s core it was a low stakes story focusing on reflection. 

 

I flew through this book and had an absolutely lovely time doing so. I would highly recommend this to those who liked A Psalm For The Wild Built by Becky Chambers, as I feel like the books share this quiet examination of what it means to find and to have a purpose in life.

 

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.