Lil Sister’s review of Moonstone by Marilee Brothers
Young Adult Paranormal from Bell Bridge Books released 1 Aug 08

Note from Sybil:  When BelleBooks contacted me about their new young adult line, I was pretty sure they would be right up my lil’ sis’s alley. I was right. Read on for her 14 year old opinion ;). Yes I need to make her write longer reviews, feel free to ask questions and I will get you answers.

I thought Moonstone was a pretty good book. Allie acted like a normal 15 year old girl, just with psychic powers. Other than that she could be someone I go to school with and it added a layer to story I could relate too.

Marilee Brothers did a great job with the plot of Moonstone and bringing it all together. I’ll definitely be looking for her next book.

Grade: A

Summary:

A sickly mom. A tiny house trailer. High school bullies and snarky drama queens. Bad-guy dudes with charming smiles. Allie has problems. And then there’s that whole thing about fulfilling a magical prophecy and saving the world from evil. Geez. Welcome to the sad, funny, sometimes-scary world of fifteen-year-old Allie Emerson, who’s struggling to keep her and her mom’s act together in the small-town world of Peacock Flats, Washington. An electrical zap from a TV antenna sets off Allie’s weird psychic powers. The next thing she knows she’s being visited by a hippy-dippy guardian angel, and then her mysterious neighbor, the town “witch,” gives her an incredible moonstone pendant that has powers only a good-hearted “Star Seeker” is meant to command. “Who, me?” is Allie’s first reaction. But as sinister events begin to unfold, Allie realizes she’s got a destiny to live up to. If she can just survive everyday life, in the meantime.

Read an excerpt.