“I guess love's kind of like a marshmallow in a microwave on high. After it explodes it's still a marshmallow. but, you know, now it's a complicated marshmallow.”

When I first started reading Graffiti Moon I only got 41 pages in before I couldn’t take anymore and set it aside, I couldn’t get into the story and had issues connecting with the characters, I now realise that I was in a deep reading slump and any book I picked up I would of said the same for.
So when I tried again to read it I found that I actually loved the story, characters and it wasn’t hard to get into.

Graffiti Moon follows Lucy as she and two of her friends go out to celebrate the last day of year 12 by spending it out all night. Lucy spends most of this night trying to find a young Graffiti artist called Shadow who leaves magnificent art all around the city. After her and her friends meet up with a group of guys, one of them being her ex whose nose she broke after he grabbed her arse, Ed, they all end up at this dodgy party where it’s decided that Ed and Lucy will go off to keep looking for this artist Shadow.

The story is told from both Lucy and Ed’s perspective as well as Ed’s best friend Leo. My first duel perspective book was Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley so it was so nice to see it again in this book as I have grown to love this style.

Cath has a talent for writing relatable and amusing characters and it is the same for Graffiti Moon. I loved all these characters even the ones that I now I shouldn’t, it’s redicoulas that Cath can make me like a character that ate cockroaches and is a total ass, like really Cath why is this character so amusing to me when he is only in the book for a short time?

I adored Ed, he was just a creative guy and throughout the book it showed his character developing. I also loved when we were in Ed’s perspective, the way he talked about girls and just how his though process worked was really refreshing.

Lucy I had some mixed emotions with, at the beginning I found her a little unrealistic as she went hunting for Shadow, she would talk about how she could be with him, but to me it was just weird, as the book went on though I found myself loving her and really appreciating her character development.

As always Cath’s writing was moving and I found myself wanting more when I closed the book. I always know I have read a good book when I close it and wish there was more about these characters and their relationships.

Rating 4 Stars- Really good, I would recommend reading it

I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a contemporary with a lot of heart and will make you think about your past relationships and what might happen in the future.

I’m looking forward to reading more of Cath Crowley’s works and her next book is a collaboration with Simmone Howell and Fiona Wood, which I am very looking forward to reading.

Happy reading everyone!
Jess