On the other hand, I found the story a bit overly pretty and sentimental, and thought some parts redundant. On the one hand, I adored many of the characters, especially the friendly swamp monster Glerk and the tiny dragon Fyrian. I have mixed feelings about The Girl Who Drank the Moon. 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. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge on schedule–but Xan is far away. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. Xan decides she must raise this enmagicked girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan rescues the abandoned children and deliver them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest.
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