Luna by Julie Anne Peters Review

Luna

by Julie Anne Peters

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Luna is the story of a transgender teen Liam and the beautiful girl he becomes once the moon is risen. In private, Luna can transform into the girl she always knew she was with the help of her sister Regan's clothes and make-up. When Luna decides to emerge publicly as herself instead of Liam things get worse for the already bullied teen. Now she must make a choice, to allow herself to be confined to only being Luna in the basement alone at night, or face whatever she has to in order to be who she really is. Told through the eyes of Regan, Luna is a powerful and emotional novel about one teens struggle for acceptance as they struggle to become their true self.

The characters in this book were so wonderfully written. They are flawed and real. From the bully, to the angry father, to the confused sister to the hurting teen, this story is beautiful and amazing. I think this book brings a certain light on transgender teens and their families, more specifically their siblings. Throughout the story we see Regan have to decide if she should get involved with her siblings “coming out” and figure out when to speak up and when to be quiet. We also see her deal with her own feelings towards Liam/Luna's transformation.

I read this book about 6 years ago and I'm still feeling it. This is probably the worst book hangover I have ever received as a few of the more emotional scenes really got me. I do recommend reading this book. I feel this would probably be most relatable to siblings of transgender individuals but could also allow valuable insight to others as well.