The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Title: The Girl who Drank the Moon
Author: Kelly Barnhill
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
Published: August 9, 2016 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781616205676 (ISBN10: 1616205679)
ASIN: 1616205679
Language: English

My Review:

“Amazing book for Kids as this book will depict your kid day to day naughtiness. Good for summer holiday.”

About the Author

Kelly Barnhill is an author and teacher. She won the World Fantasy Award for her novella The Unlicensed Magician, a Parents Choice Gold Award for Iron Hearted Violet, the Charlotte Huck Honor for The Girl Who Drank the Moon, and has been a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award, the Andre Norton award, and the PEN/USA literary prize.

She was also a McKnight Artist’s Fellowship recipient in Children’s Literature. Kelly lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three children and husband. You can chat with her on her blog at www.kellybarnhill.com

My Thoughts

This book is amazing, good for my daughter to read when she grows up.

This story is about old traditions, magic, heartbreak and loss, friendship and love.

The Tradition

The story goes that in this village named the Bog has to follow a tradition, that every year a baby needs to be sacrificed to the Witch in the woods.

As the story goes on you can see the Author, has focused on the tradition that is being blindly followed by the villagers, and many years later there are people ready to break that tradition to protect that family. Traditions are good and important too, but when you truly know the meaning and purpose of it. Simply following the tradition blindly will just cause chaos, which happens in the Village of Blog. The readers will like this part.

Magic

Magic is what kids would like the most in the story, and when your character is magical, this makes it more amazing. Luna, who is the center of the story, depicts my baby a lot.  Her day-to-day naughtiness, learning new things, breaking her old toys, and the ups and downs faced by her grandmother Xan and Uncle Glerk show my struggle with my daughter.

What I like about this book

There are some chapters that seem too long and lost. But there are many chapters that will surely remind you of your kids. The most what attracted me was about revolve against the tradition that was followed by the Villagers, and for year no one tried to speck up for this. Many families broke due to this, but still people quietly followed, which was heartbreaking.

Another aspect of the book that makes it stand out is its prose. Barnhill’s writing is lyrical and poetic, and she has a talent for using language to create vivid and evocative imagery. This makes the book a joy to read, even for those who are not typically fans of the fantasy genre.

Overall, The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a beautifully crafted novel that is sure to delight readers of all ages. Its engaging characters, intricate plot, and immersive world-building make it a must-read for fantasy and fairy tales.

About the Book:

Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorising their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. 

One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this enmagicked girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge on schedule–but Xan is far away. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Soon, it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her–even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she’s always known.

Happy Reading!!!

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