Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Review: Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

Graffiti Moon 
by Cath Crowley 

Release Date: February 14, 2012
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Genre: YA Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Romance
Source: Netgalley
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Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes.

What I loved most about this book was the different point of views. Now I know some people really hate that but I will explain why it made this book so awesome. It switches from Lucy, to Ed/Shadow, and also to Leo/Poet, but only to share his poetry. Lucy has been hunting for Shadow all during high school. Shadow is a graffiti artist and his work is all around town. Lucy, Jazz, and Daisy just finished year twelve and want to celebrate. Their out to eat at Feast when they see Leo/Poet, Ed/Shadow, and Dylan, Daisy's boyfriend. When Daisy tells the girls Dylan knows Shadow, they want to tag along with the guys all night to try to track down Shadow.

The guys want to hang with the girls so they go ahead and go on a search for Shadow and Poet. "We're not spending the night looking for ourselves," I tell Leo. "It's a complete waste of time." So here is where the different POVs become so much fun! While Ed is taking Lucy around to all his paintings he gets to hear her true feelings about Shadow, while we also hear her true feelings about Ed. We get to hear how Ed really feels about Lucy, his art, and his past. Also another thing I absolutely love about the different POVs is we see both sides to their awful first date from years ago. Lucy broke Ed's nose and wants nothing to do with him but tells him she would do it with Shadow. It is good fun to hear what Ed thinks about that. I was able to really love and understand both characters, since I saw both of their thoughts on what was happening. A hilarious and adventurous night between these two then unfolds.

This book definitely had way more intense emotion than I was expecting. Even though it takes place during one night, I learned so much about these characters past, how they met, and how they feel. I was very connected to them and I was able to relate very well to them, even though I know nothing about art. They were very passionate and realistic. Their night also totally reminded me of some of my crazy nights in high school. Meeting up with some guys and going to a party, then just hoping around different places and having a fun adventure. Made me really miss the good old high school days. This author was really on my wavelength and also made a lot of references to things I love like Dexter, and Veronica Mars. I just really enjoyed everything about this book.

"Are you stupid?" I ask.
"That's what it says on my report cards."

I told her he wasn't who I thought he'd be. Mum stroked my hair and said, "Sometimes they aren't. Sometimes they make you vomit."

"Tell him that some of my most beautiful glass pieces have cracks running through them and I like them anyway because of the colors."

Rating: 5/5 Stars!

12 comments:

  1. Yay! you liked it :D! lol, I was laughing so much when she tells Ed she'd do it with Shadow xD

    Loved the review :)

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    1. Me too! And he was thinking like damn I should tell her I'm Shadow but then she probably won't want to do it with me anymore.

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  2. I have been wanting to read this book too! I love your review, it makes me want to read it real bad!

    Natasha

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    1. The description sounded so good but the book was even better! I read it all in one night. It was awesome!

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  3. This books sounds amazing and your review has me wanting to read this even more! I have heard many great things about Cath Crowley's writing, so I hope I can get round to this soon. :)

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    1. This was the first book I read by her but I definitely plan to check out some more of her work. I loved the writing and I really connected to everyone in the book. So I hope I enjoy more of her books. I also hope you get it soon and enjoy it too!

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  4. I have been debating requesting this on on Netgalley, I have so many books to read, your review really makes me want to suck it up and request this one. So much reading to do, so little time.

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    1. I debated it too but I am so glad I did! I usually go for paranormal, well obviously lol but I loved this one! Amazing! I hope to read more of her work soon!

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  5. I read this last month and I can't believe I waited this long to read it. I loved every page and didn't want it to end. It was amazing. I loved the dialogue between the characters and the journey that Lucy went through. Even from the first page I kinda knew who Shadow was, it was sort of obvious. But it was really good, either way.

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    1. Yeah I was unsure if I should reveal it in my review but I figured it out just from the description so I figured it wasn't a secret. It definitely makes the book really funny. I loved Lucy just telling Ed all about her feelings for Shadow. Great characters! They were so deep and sweet. The one night adventure was great too. I love books that take place during on night. I was very impressed as I am obviously more into paranormal but this book gave me some hope in trying more realistic fiction and contemporary romance. Thanks for visiting!

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  6. I really loved the book! Grat premise and the seeing Lucy's persepective and Ed's thoughts about the graffitti was great.

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    1. I love different POVs! I like to know what all the characters are really thinking and feeling. I think it worked especially well for this book because we were able to really get to know both Lucy and Ed and how they view each other. The extra hilariousness comes from Lucy talking about Shadow with Ed. LOL Thanks for visiting!

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