I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin

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A lyrical, atmospheric paranormal YA thriller, I Am Margaret Moore follows a girl and everything she went through during this summer and last, seeking answers about the love she lost and learning how the secrets she kept affected those around her.

I Am Margaret Moore

When I first started reading this book, I honestly had no idea what to expect. I love a good spooky book, and I thought this one would deliver just that. What I was not expecting, however, was to tear up and cry MULTIPLE times while reading it. The writing was so, so beautiful, and I think that played a big part in my emotions bubbling up so strongly. I physically felt Margaret's emotions at the time; I could relate to much of what she went through on a deep level. This book isn't going to be for everyone - I totally understand that - but it hit me so hard, and I will be recommending it to everyone I can.

 

My favorite quotes from this book (listened to with the published audio):

"I say to him, to the boy I loved and hate and love still, to the boy who has destroyed me and is saving me now: 

Yes." (p.  188)

"Everything I ever told you was true. But it isn't allowed to be true . . . We were never made to last." (p. 202)

"It is not that I do not believe in love. I do, I do, with all that is left of my heart." (p. 262)

TW for death, poisoning.

 

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the ARC of I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin.

 

My Rating: Five Stars

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Full Synopsis:

"I am a girl. I am a monster, too.

Each summer the girls of Deck Five come back to Marshall Naval School. They sail on jewel-blue waters; they march on green drill-fields; they earn sunburns and honors. They push until they break apart and heal again, stronger.

Each summer Margaret and Rose and Flor and Nisreen come back to the place where they are girls, safe away from the world: sisters bound by something more than blood.

But this summer everything has changed. Girls are missing and a boy is dead. It’s because of Margaret Moore, the boys say. It’s because of what happened that night in the storm.

Margaret’s friends vanish one by one, swallowed up into the lies she has told about what happened between her and a boy with the world at his feet. Can she unravel the secrets of this summer and last, or will she be pulled under by the place she once called home?"