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Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ABOUT 

Hana is the daughter of a pawnshop owning family and will be taking over the family trade. But in their pawnshop, clients don’t trade in items, they trade in life regrets. 

I really loved going in knowing only that, but for those that would like to know a little more…

On Hana’s first day of running the pawnshop, she wakes to a crime scene in the shop. She sets out on a journey to solve the mystery of what happened with an unexpected companion to assist her along the way.

REVIEW

I found myself unable to stop myself from hyping this book up before I was even finished and boy did Samantha land the plane with the ending. 

I absolutely adored this book cover to cover. Even though this is magical realism and some would say cozy fantasy, there was intrigue and high stakes. I never wanted to put it down because of her stunning writing and imagination.

I also really love when an author can surprise me and there were many theories I had that were not right and I loved where it did go.

THE HIGHEST YES FROM ME!