Review: Moonrise

Moonrise by Sarah Crossan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It has been ten years since Joe has seen his brother. Ed didn’t plan to be gone that long, but when he is convicted of killing a police officer, his life came to a sudden stop. Now Ed is on death row and his execution date is quickly approaching. Joe decides he will relocate to Texas to help support his brother during this trying time, even if it means he has to deal with people treating him badly because of his brother. Ed still says he is innocent, but will that be enough in the end?

Moonrise is a novel-in-verse that takes a very hard topic and brings it to readers in an easy to experience platform. There are many questions that readers will need to ponder, yet they will leave with no straight answer. Readers who have enjoyed Crossan’s other works will not be disappointed in this story, but be aware that this is not a feel-good story and readers won’t finish it feeling happy.


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