The book starts with Tam’s arrival in Nova’s town. They have a crummy home environment … meaning they fight a lot with their parents? I dunno.

Tam (not to be confused with Tamlin) is a gender-fluid Asian-American werewolf who’s moved around a lot. She runs a bookstore with her two sapphic witchy grandmas and chats about science and magic with her fat-positive best friend Nova is an orphaned hearing-impaired queer Asian-American witch living in a small New England town. It’s a book I’m glad I read, - if simply to scratch the itch - but not one that I’d revisit. For all of Mooncakes‘ cuteness, it really lacked in depth, story, and pacing. ☑️ A modern, witchy family that runs a bookstore

Then I tripped, and decided that I could wait a bit longer …

I was so excited to finally get it that that I started reading it on my walk home. Their latent feelings are rekindled against the backdrop of witchcraft, untested magic, occult rituals, and family ties both new and old in this enchanting tale of self-discovery.I’ve been waiting for this book from the library for a year. Pursued by dark forces eager to claim the magic of wolves and out of options, Tam turns to Nova for help. As a werewolf, Tam has been wandering from place to place for years, unable to call any town home. One fateful night, she follows reports of a white wolf into the woods, and she comes across the unexpected: her childhood crush, Tam Lang, battling a horse demon in the woods. She works at her grandmothers' bookshop, where she helps them loan out spell books and investigate any supernatural occurrences in their New England town. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. 'Mooncakes is heartwarming, playful and absolutely magical! A story about love and family, with a kind and powerful core that radiates through the vibrant cast of characters.' -Katie O'Neill, author of The Tea Dragon Society and Princess Princess Ever AfterĪ story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. This graphic novel is the joyful fantasy romance we all need right now, and it might just restore your faith in magic.' -Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky 'Mooncakes transported me to a gorgeous magical realm that I never want to leave, and introduced me to lovable characters who stuck with me long after I finished reading.

Luckily, I can always reread.' -Tillie Walden, creator of Spinning and On a Sunbeam It was one of those books that I was sad to see end. It had everything I love in a story-magic that felt inventive, characters that became my friends, and a romance that felt truly authentic.

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