A review by xangemtheelibrarian
The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Rafa shrugged and smiled. "I'm working on my happy endings."

Beautiful! I finished this in about 5 hours. It's a fast, super easy-to-digest read that is perfect for the spooky season! I would recommend this story to anyone who read and loved Nightbooks by J.A. White.

Rafa is a wonderful character that garners a lot of empathy. He works very hard to be that protector that he feels his little sister needs. He's angry. He feels like his mother has failed him and he's not looking forward to her being released from prison. He turns his trauma into scary stories to help him cope. And every scary story he writes ends with a happy ending. And while Rafa's mind is focused on his stress over his mother coming back home, this story itself is mainly about the ghost story. It is about a boy trying to break a curse and save not only his sister, but every child hurt by the Caretaker.