A review by fallingletters
Turtles of the Midnight Moon by María José Fitzgerald

3.0

I started reading this book at the height of some discourse about the length of middle grade books, so I may have been influenced by that, but… I thought the first 75 pages could have been cut down to 25 pages. Is that too ‘old fashioned’ of me? Would too much setting establishment be lost? Certainly the protagonists weren’t so complex that we needed nearly 100 pages before we got to the bulk of the story… each girl could have been established in one chapter. So, the initial part drags a bit, but then we finally get Barana and Abby together and they start to warm to each other and try to crack the mystery. I love an island setting, and the plot is unique for middle grade. Recommended for sea turtle lovers!