Title: Night of the Purple Moon
Author: Scott Cramer
Source: ebook from author for review
goodreads...
The epidemic strikes only those who have
passed through puberty.
Abby Leigh is looking forward to watching
the moon turn purple. For months, astronomers have been predicting that Earth
will pass through the tail of a comet. They say that people will see colorful
sunsets and, best of all, a purple moon.
But nobody has predicted the lightning-fast
epidemic that sweeps across the planet on the night of the purple moon. The
comet brings space dust with it that contains germs that attack human hormones.
Older teens and adults die within hours of exposure.
On a small island off the coast of Maine,
Abby must help her brother and baby sister survive in this new world, but all
the while she has a ticking time bomb inside of her -- adolescence.
My mini take...
"Puberty was a ticking time bomb
planted in each and every teen. The older you were the louder and faster it
ticked."
The night the comet streaked across the sky
was the beginning of the end. Everyone
was looking forward to it and the 2 weeks of having a purple moon. What no one
imagined was the destruction it left behind: death to all those that are over the
age of puberty.
I was pleasantly surprised how much I
enjoyed this book. Me not being absolutely crazy about books that come from
younger kids perspectives; I found it really wasn't so bad. Only a handful of
the kids were annoying and luckily we don’t have to deal much with them. I will
also mention that there is also a lot of sad moments in the book that will tug
at your heart strings.
Night of the Purple Moon provided everything
a good book should: it kept my interest throughout the book, it gave the readers
good characters to follow, and it concluded with an ending that left me wanting
to read the 2nd book. Now I wasn’t blown away with the story, but I definitely
enjoyed it. Cramer did a great job and I think those who enjoy reading MG &
younger YA books will really enjoy this one. Also if you like apocalyptic
stories (like me) this one is perfect for you. So pick up Night of the Purple
Moon and let me know what you thought of it when you are done.
Side note: I am a little creeped out by the
girl on the cover. I think that threw me off a little somehow. The girl looks
like an alien to me. I don’t know, that’s just me.
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