Review: Moonglass
Jul •
15 •
2011
Title: Moonglass
Series: No
Genre: Young Adult- Contemporary
Author: Jessi Kirby
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Book: Bought
“I read once that water is a symbol for emotions. And for a while now, I’ve thought maybe my mother drowned in both.
Anna’s life is upended when her father accepts a job transfer the summer before her junior year. It’s bad enough that she has to leave her friends and her life behind, but her dad is moving them to the beach where her parents first met and fell in love- a place awash in memories that Anna would just as soon leave under the surface.
While life on the beach is pretty great, with ocean views and one adorable lifeguard in particular, there are also family secrets that were buried along the shore years ago. And the ebb and flow of the ocean’s tide means that nothing- not the sea glass that she collects on the sand and not the truths behind Anna’s mother’s death- stays buried forever.”
I love books that have to deal with forgiveness. Sometimes in life, bad things come at you, you don’t understand till years later and then BAM! You realize your angry. You understand the situation more, but you still don’t understand why it happen that way. You want explanations. You want answers now, but more importantly, you need to let it go.
Anna is that girl. Caught in the sea of dying secrets, she needed to understand, that she wanted answers to. Anna, I felt everything for this girl. She was so young when it happen, so she didn’t grasp the whole thing. When she starts to learn about the past and what it held, she let it out. I felt tears prickling down my face as I fell into Anna’s shoes. So much of her was lost that night and so much of her is hurt. I loved her determination to find out what really happened. But what I loved more is that once she saw the whole picture, she understood, and let go.
I am so very grateful for the love interest in this book. If it weren’t for him opening the doors for her to see, she might not have seen it all. Also, she needed him. He help her a lot with understanding and seeing it differently from another point of view. One thing that amazed in this book that really took me by surprised in this story was the beach bum. Yeah that’s right, he played a bigger part than I ever imagined.
This is a beautifully written story about a girl who finds answers to a question that has boiled in her soul forever. One that will change everything that she knew. It is a tear jerker, so if you decided to read this, grab your tissue box!
I give it 5 BITES!
Happy Reading!
I love a good tear jerker! And the cover is beautiful. I need to get to reading this. Great review Savy 🙂
I like the cover too. Sounds like a good read. New Follower!
Wanted to drop by and say ‘gorgeous header’. 🙂 Made me smile.
@Nic, I really loved this story.
@Confuzzled Shannon, Cover is right on with the story. Beautiful!
@Nina, thanks! I love it!
I love a good tear-jerker! And I love that the love interest in this one really helps her through what she’s dealing with and it’s not an instant attraction with tons of angst. Can’t wait to pick this one up, thanks Savy!
Thanks for this, when l know someone has found a book to be upsetting l know it’s worth a read as it has to be good to bring out emotions in people 😉
Ugh.. tear jerker. *sigh* However, I like a book about forgiveness too. Oh man! I may have to suck it up, buy tissues and read this one.
Thank you for sharing about what sounds like a lovely book today.