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When the Moon Was Ours

byAnna-Marie McLemore

Genres: LGBTQ+Fantasy Young Adult Magical Realism

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy magical realism, LGBTQ themes, and coming-of-age stories.

Topics LoveIdentityFriendship

MoodHopeful, Whimsical

Female protagonist

RomanceMajor Subplot

Anna-Marie McLemore’s debut novel The Weight of Feathers was greeted with rave reviews, a YALSA Morris Award nomination, and spots on multiple “Best YA Novels” lists. Now, McLemore delivers a second stunning and utterly romantic novel, again tinged with magic. To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel’s wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. But as odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, even they stay away from the Bonner girls, four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. Now they want the roses that grow from Miel’s skin, convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. And they’re willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up. Atmospheric, dynamic, and packed with gorgeous prose, When the Moon was Ours is another winner from this talented author.

Language

Published on

04/10/2016

Pages

273

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9781250058669

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