Tarissa's Reviews > A Perfectly Imperfect Christmas

If you enjoy YA fiction, but you haven't read Purple Moon yet, you should.

If you have read Purple Moon, but you haven't read its accompanying prequel, you should. It's a free read online, and only takes about ten minutes or so to read. So why not?

Now, Purple Moon dealt with some gritty topics, like underage drinking, smoking, and other adult situations. Like I said in my review for the novel, I felt like these kind of situations were presented with great tact.

In this prequel, we meet 16-year-old Selena Taylor before her mom has gone to rehab for her alcoholic ways. And it's Christmastime. So it's not the happiest or most thrilling holiday that Selena has ever enjoyed – but she's trying to make the best of it.

Yes, it was great to see a peek into what Selena's life was like in Brooklyn, before we met her in North Carolina, staying at her cousin's house. Her overall story (as found in Purple Moon) is all about redemption. Through this short read, we see what she had to rise from, and her story becomes more powerful.

Now I'm all set for when the novel sequel to Purple Moon comes out next year!