Title: An Arrow to the Moon
Author: Emily X.R. Pan
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: April 12, 2022
Pages: 400
Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of being haunted by his family’s past mistakes. The only things keeping him from running away are his little brother, a supernatural wind, and the bewitching girl at his new high school.
Luna Chang dreads the future. Graduation looms ahead, and her parents’ expectations are stifling. When she begins to break the rules, she finds her life upended by the strange new boy in her class, the arrival of unearthly fireflies, and an ominous crack spreading across the town of Fairbridge.
As Hunter and Luna navigate their families’ enmity and secrets, everything around them begins to fall apart. All they can depend on is their love…but time is running out, and fate will have its way.
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My Thoughts
**Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours and Hachette Book Group for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review as part of the blog tour!**
High school seniors Hunter Yee and Luna Chang haven't noticed each other until one Saturday night when they meet at a party. The attraction between them is instant and the days following their encounter are all they can think of.
It was full of promise.
However, due to some events that happened in the past, the families of Hunter and Luna are doing all they can to keep the two apart. With college applications around the corner and decisions that will change their futures forever, Hunter and Luna are drawn together and slowly come to an understanding with each other.
It was the question of whether she would ever become who she was meant to be.
Casual meetings turn into dates but to what extent can they go before the family secrets catch up to them?
From up here she would do the most extraordinary thing she was capable of: She would love.
Star Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
This book is exactly why I love Emily X.R. Pan's books. They're just so beautiful and amazing to read and I'll never get bored of them. The way she writes just brings out such amazing imagery and makes the characters seem so graceful even with their human flaws.
I loved Luna and Hunter's relationship. Going from family enemies to just getting along isn't always easy, but they've been through so much that being enemies is the least of their worries. It's crafted so carefully by the author but at the same time, I just wanted them to be together once and for all.
Overall, An Arrow to the Moon is a must-read for 2022. I have waited SO long (over a year) for this book to come out and I'm so honored to have received an ARC of the book. If you only read one book in April, please let this book be it!
**Check down below to see the full blog tour schedule consisting of amazing reviews, favorite quotes, and more!**
About the Author
Emily X.R. Pan currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, but was originally born in the Midwestern United States to immigrant parents from Taiwan. She received her MFA in fiction from the NYU Creative Writing Program, where she was a Goldwater Fellow. She is the founding editor-in-chief of Bodega Magazine, and a 2017 Artist-in-Residence at Djerassi. The Astonishing Color of After is her first novel. Visit Emily online at exrpan.com, and find her on Twitter and Instagram:@exrpan.
Tour Schedule:
April 11th
Nine Bookish Lives – Promotional Post
thisbellereadstoo – Review & Mood Board
Books Over Everything – Review
Gwendalyn’s Books – Review
April 12th
Fanna for Books – Review
Read in the Clouds – Review
Book Thoughts and Musings – Review & Mood Board
One More Chapter – Review
April 13th
B for Bookslut – Promotional Post
Andonshereads – Promotional Post
itsKoo reviews – Review & Favorite Quotes
Acourtofrunesandroses – Review & Favorite Quotes
April 14th
Confessions of a YA Reader – Promotional Post
dinipandareads – Review & Journal Spread
The Bookwyrm’s Den – Review
paperbacktomes – Top 5 Reasons to Read An Arrow to the Moon
The Clever Reader – Review & Favorite Quotes
April 15th
Dear Rivarie – Review & Journal Spread
The Book Dutchesses – Promotional Post
Book Lover’s Book Reviews – Promotional Post & Tik Tok
Books with Michelle – Review & Favorite Quotes
April 16th
Ruei’s Reading Corner – Review & Favorite Quotes
Kait Plus Books – Journal Spread
A Wanderer In Books – Review & Favorite Quotes
& she Reads – Promotional Post
April 17th
Stuck in Fiction – Promotional Post
Little Corner Reads – Top 5 Reasons to Read An Arrow to the Moon
Abby’s Coven – Review
Vivaciously Vintage – Review & Playlist
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