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jotu 's review for:
An Arrow to the Moon
by Emily X.R. Pan
- It was really interesting seeing so many different pov's in this book, starting from Luna Chang and Hunter Lee (our main characters) to Hunter's younger brother Cody and the parents of both...to our secret POV named Rodney Wong.
- The book starts quite interestingly with the moon falling and the birth of two children (reminded me of when Tinkerbell was born "from a newborn's first laugh"). The insertion of all of the mythological sections of the book may seem confusing at first but once the story progressed I was able to see their correlation to Luna and Hunter.
- There was a mix of old Chinese mythology, some aspects of danger, young love, and of course MAGIC. Although the storyline was quite simple, it did tie in a lot of different stories and perspectives.
- I really loved Hunter and his younger brother Cody's bond. Hunter has the "power" of air guiding him (such as him having PERFECT AIM - hence why he is a wonderful archer but the wind also brings him A LOT OF TROUBLE) and seeing his older courageous brother we can see Cody come out of his shell. I also like how later on Jamey (the rabbit) comes into the picture bringing magic for Cody as well which helps him develop as an individual.
- I also liked how whenever Luna and Hunter interacted something else of equal detriment occurred (like when their hands slightly touched during their first meeting, the earth sunk like an "earthquake" leaving a trail of broken ground all over their town.) This makes sense later on once we develop an understanding of whom these two actually represent
- It was my first time reading about a story that's sort of a spinoff of Houyi and Chang'e and the jade rabbit so it was an intriguing aspect of Chinese mythology I was able to learn about.