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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Kelly Barnhill

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Nov 11, 2022 Janetc rated it it was amazing

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This book is love. Book hangover has begun.

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Feb 12, 2019 Annalise rated it it was amazing

What a beautiful book. I cried. A lot.

“My Love is boundless. My heart is infinite. And my joy expands and expands. You’ll see.”

“There is no love without loss, she thought. My mother knows this. Now I know it, too.”

“Ethyne prescribed soup and healing herbs. And rest. And endless love. She was fully prepared to provide all of it.”

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Jan 09, 2017 Mary Jo rated it it was amazing

There is a witch in the woods. Every year, the youngest baby in the Protectorate is left in the woods, because the Elders in the Council say that's the only way to appease the witch. In truth, the witch saves the babies, feeds them starlight, and takes them to the Free Cities, where they are adopted and loved. One year, she mistakenly feeds the baby moonlight, which enmagicks her. She adopts the baby, names her Luna, and puts a spell on her to protect her from her magic until she is 13. Delightf ...more

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Jan 30, 2017 Robin Benoit rated it liked it

I'm sorry. I just didn't love it. Luna's magic, hidden magic, magic reveal - it all just got almost repetitious with Xan trying to hide it from her, and Luna trying to figure out what it was. It got on my nerves.
The best part of the book for me was the message of love. ...more

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