#11: Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank The Moon

[kareila]

Of course I couldn't ignore a book about women and magic and the lies we tell ourselves to survive, all wrapped up in a beautiful cover with a Newbury Medal on the front. That said, it was a bit of an odd stew that I didn't enjoy quite as much as I had hoped. The titular girl, Luna, spends most of the story frustratingly unaware of what has been done to her, and everyone else just muddles along, either in ignorance, or refusing to remember the past events that explain their current situation. One of the supporting characters is a potentially omnipotent being and all he does is sit around reciting poetry. I'm left with the impression that at least 95% of the conflict in this book could have been solved by a qualified therapist in five minutes.