A review by joysbookcase
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

3.5

This was one of my most-anticipated reads of 2025 and unfortunately it didn’t live up to the hype for me 😭

While I loved the premise, the world building and the beautiful writing, a lot of the plot (especially the

romance

) fell flat, and don’t get me started on that

slightly spicy scene

🫣 It came out of nowhere and felt as though the author couldn’t get out of there quick enough!

I definitely didn’t have a bad time, I just wish I hadn’t gone in with such high hopes.

I don’t usually do half stars but I keep yo-yoing between 3 and 4 stars!