A review by amy_inthecatacombs
Once in a Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber
4.0
At Celeste Parker’s school, people have clear divisions of prejudice based where they live. It’s the wealthy Eastsiders versus the poor to average Westsiders. Celeste is on the Eastside, but she tries to be nice to everyone. All of her friends are popular and from the Eastside. She’s dating Nash, the jock superstar of their school.
One day, there school gets a new student, Brandon Maddox. She thinks he could have been popular, if he hadn’t been born to the wrong side of town. Celeste is drawn to him, but knows that her friends would disapprove. Her best girlfriends make a dare with their boyfriends that they will go to the Westside and get their fortunes told.
Celeste’s friends get simple readings, while Celeste gets a warning to stay away from the woods. She ends up walking home and runs into several wolves. To her relief, Brandon comes to her rescue but gets injured. Celeste starts to develop even more feelings for him, but doesn’t let her friends know.
Brandon is changing, and people claim to see a werewolf. Is Brandon dangerous?
I really liked that Celeste worked in the nursing home and that she was nice to everyone. I didn’t like that she stayed with Nash as long as she did. Nash definitely wasn’t attentive and expected Celeste to do the things he wanted. I did like Brandon, though. I didn’t like how people treated Westsiders and didn’t like any of Celeste friends.
This book is definitely more geared towards preteens to younger teens.
I know Ellen probably tamed how werewolves changed because of this, but I didn’t like that part. Overall, this was a good read.
One day, there school gets a new student, Brandon Maddox. She thinks he could have been popular, if he hadn’t been born to the wrong side of town. Celeste is drawn to him, but knows that her friends would disapprove. Her best girlfriends make a dare with their boyfriends that they will go to the Westside and get their fortunes told.
Celeste’s friends get simple readings, while Celeste gets a warning to stay away from the woods. She ends up walking home and runs into several wolves. To her relief, Brandon comes to her rescue but gets injured. Celeste starts to develop even more feelings for him, but doesn’t let her friends know.
Brandon is changing, and people claim to see a werewolf. Is Brandon dangerous?
I really liked that Celeste worked in the nursing home and that she was nice to everyone. I didn’t like that she stayed with Nash as long as she did. Nash definitely wasn’t attentive and expected Celeste to do the things he wanted. I did like Brandon, though. I didn’t like how people treated Westsiders and didn’t like any of Celeste friends.
This book is definitely more geared towards preteens to younger teens.
I know Ellen probably tamed how werewolves changed because of this, but I didn’t like that part. Overall, this was a good read.