It was a very fast pace and exciting adventure. All the characters were relatable. I had a fun time reading it.

The Moonlight Lies is such a adventure. It's fun to read, I read in less than a day cause so much was happening and I had to know what was going to happen next and how it was going to end. I really hope this story gets a second book!

Cassie is a redheaded Goblin in a society that looks down on both of those things. When the boy that's supposed to be the chosen one and stop a moon from falling refuses, Cassie has no choice but to take his place and pretend she's the prophesized savior. Along the way she trains, opens her heart, and collects artefacts to help her harness powers to hopefully fulfill the task.


This was a awesome read, I highly recommend to anyone that loves a good fantasy adventure.

(Received this as a arc)

The Moonlight Lies is such a great and well written story. I received it as an ARC, and I must say I was a bit confused and it took me a while to understand all the moons and powers that appear but it was very interesting and it kept me hooked!

I loved the characters, the world building and the found family trope a lot. I also liked how it represents the racism, xenophobia and the prejudices people from this book have against the main character. I really hope this story gets a second part because I NEED it after that ending. I highly recommend this if you like fantasy and adventure!

As a Goblin born under no moons with bright red hair, Cassiopeia Brown possesses no magic and very few friends. That is until she becomes the child of prophecy, largely by default. This book follows Cass and her mentor Gaffer as they search for magical artifacts and pick up extra help a long the way.

The stand out element of this book is the unique magic system. while the different moons and powers they are associated with took me a while to understand at first, the author does a great job of building the magic system along with the storyline. I also loved how the characters in this book interacted, providing a real found family element. The chapter titles and Cassiopeia's monologue were funny adding a humour to the book which made it really easy to keep reading.

Overall this book is really well written and perfect for YA audiences looking for a unique fantasy book with an underlying sapphic romance. I cant wait to see where the author takes this story next!

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review,

A whistle-stop, fantastic book that could have been a series in of itself.

This book grabs you and never lets go. You race through the story, through the world and the people. There are five moons in the sky, and six races - each moon gifts a race a power, such as foresight, control of stones, of water and so on. If you're born in certain conditions, then you might have other powers beyond your races. But then you have the sixth race. Called 'Goblins' this race doesn't have any innate power and its from this race that our heroine comes from.

Cass very much has a chip on her shoulder - not only is she a Goblin, but she has red hair, which among her people is considered an ill omen, to the extent that people ignore her, insult her, refuse to touch things she has touched. She is struggling against the world, so when the chance comes for her to prove herself, she grabs it.

What follows is a race across the world to gain artefacts from each race in order to stop the 'moonfall' and possible end of the world.

Along the way she makes friends, finds a family of her own and is forced to confront her own internal hate that has been created because of how people treat her. The reason behind her red hair being considered a curse, long forgotten, is brought to light and its a sucker punch.

The other characters are good, but because of its short length, not enough time is spent developing them. I meant it when I said this could have been a series, a trilogy, just covering this plot, because the world, the magic, the idea of the moons is such a cool, well developed one that we don't see nearly enough of.

That ending though! I want to have a nice chat with the author because I feel personally victimised by that ending. I really hope there is a second book, because I don't know how my heart would cope to think that was the final ending for these characters.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'm giving this a 3.5 star rating rounded up to 4 stars.

Cassiopeia, or Cassie for most of the book, is a goblin with no power of her own and red hair, a bad omen amongst her people. She is traveling with a companion to find the prophesied hero that will save their civilization from a moonfall event, but after he says no, she decides to take on this monumental task herself somehow. The story features her wistfully taking on this false role while gathering the pieces of magic needed to complete the task at risk of her own peril.

This was quite an interesting story! At first, I didn't really like the book and I suspect it was mainly due to Cassie having a rather brutal personality. However, as she warmed up and as I learned more about the story, I began to really enjoy this book and became far more invested in the story. There were some minor typos and wording choices that were a tad off but the story itself made up for it with some wonderful cozy moments and a lovely found family theme. Overall, I really enjoyed this read!

This review will be posted on Goodreads and my book Instagram before the publication date of Aug 1. Links will be added to this page as those are posted.