Shadows on the Moon
by:
Zoë Marriott (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781406318159 (1406318159)
Publish date: July 7th 2011
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Paranormal,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Young Adult Fantasy,
Fairy Tales,
Japan,
Retellings
The lead is continuously learning about life and herself. She's been wronged by people close to her and lost people she loved in unnatural ways. She has to cope with her feelings of anger at herself and others throughout. She also has to learn to control newfound powers. I wasn't crazy about the...
This book definitely lives up to my expectations of it. I probably loved this book more than I had expected to and even more so than I logically would have. But the fact is, sometimes you just love a book for no other reason aside from the fact that you love it.Following Suzume through her intense j...
The authors says at the end of the book that she was inspired in Cinderella's story. To be honest, I don't see the resemblance (thankfully). To me, it is a mixture of Hamlet and Memories of a Geisha. There is a strong urge for revenge (for her father's and cousin's death), Suzume's mother has also b...
4.5/5
This year I discovered Zoe Marriott and I believe I have discovered an author I truly enjoy. I look forward to each one and sometimes use them as a bribe to get through others that are proving a bit of a slog. Though I must admit I have approached some of them with trepidation. What if this one w...