Review of Moonglass by Jessi Kirby

 

Title: Moonglass

Author: Jessi Kirby

Description: When Anna was little, she and her mother used to search for sea glass, but since they looked at night, they called it moonglass. Now, ten years after her mother's mysterious death, her father is working as head lifeguard on the same beach where her mother grew up and her parents first met and fell in love.
Reluctant to get close to anyone (including her father) and not pleased about having to start at a new school, Anna begins to spend more time alone, running the length of the beach and wondering about who her mother really was. After meeting a lifeguard named Tyler, she slowly lets her guard down and together they start exploring the abandoned houses that dot the beach.
But when learning more about her mother's past leads to a painful discovery, Anna must reconcile her desire for solitude with ultimately accepting the love of her family and friends.

Review: Moonglass tells the captivating story of Anna, a girl whose mother commited suicide when she was very young. Anna has developed this hatered for her mother over the years, because she believes her mother abandoned Anna and her dad. When her father suddenly decides to take a promotion and move to the place where he and Anna's mother met and fell in love, Anna is not happy. But when they arrive, she soon notices what a special place it is. Many people in the beach community were close to Anna's mom and the longer she stays, the more she learns about the woman her mother really was. In the end, Anna decides to remember her mother as she would want her to, and accept the fact that she cannot change the past. She finally accepts what life has delt her, and has a better life because of that. I was really moved my this book and I had a very hard time putting it down.

Bottom Line: This is a book about love, loss, and growing up. I absolutely loved this book and it entertained me the entire way through. Jessi Kirby has written a wonderful story line and I cannot believe this is her first novel!

Rating(1-5): 5