Thursday, August 24, 2017

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Reviewed by Annabelle N.
Grade 5

One night Luna drank a lot of the moon, which was full of magic that night. She then becomes dangerous. She can use her magic in so many harmful ways that no one knows.

Luna was a girl dropped off by the Protectorate village given to the witch. Xan steals Luna and takes care of her, but then Xan accidentally gives her moonlight, which is full of magic. Xan makes the crazy choice of keeping this very dangerous kid. This magic is locked inside of her until she is older. When Luna turns thirteen everything changes. Xan just happened to be away for a couple of weeks when this came into effect. Soon, it is time for Luna to make a big decision: to sacrifice herself or the Protectorate.

The main character in this book is very creative in several different ways. First of all, Luna is very curious, magical, and she has great talent. Furthermore, in the beginning of the book she was very outgoing and curious. Then, later on in the book she became magical and also became a hero.

I would recommend The Girl Who Drank the Moon to anyone who likes an ever changing plot. This is because Luna has mixed emotions. She can be happy, angry, hungry, sad, mad, tired, and much more. How the author wrote the plot makes the book extremely interesting. She uses fantasy and real-life combined in such a way I just could not stop reading, making a magical story.