What Moons Do

by Danielle Bannister

It started as a stupid assignment: Photograph the moon in all its phases. Child’s play for high school junior Heather Daughtry. Science, she understood. How to be a wallflower, easy. Being besties with an extrovert who radiated awesomeness, she had down pat. Boys, however, were a subject she just couldn’t get a handle on.

Especially after Josh Gavin, the guy Heather had been infatuated with for three years, asks her best friend, Trista, to Homecoming instead of her. The reality Heather is used to shifts, then turns upside-down after a plan is concocted with Trista to put Josh back into Heather’s reach. It would be insane, that much she knew, but she followed Trista… because that’s what moons do.

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 5, 2020

About the author

Danielle Bannister, a.k.a. Dani Bannister is a best-selling author who lives with her two children in Midcoast Maine along with her precious peppermint mocha creamer. She holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Southern Maine and her Masters in Literary Education from the University of Orono. When she's not on the stage, or on the page, you'll find her binge-watching Marvel Movies. As one does.

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Reviews

[R.J. Keller · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun, sweet read!

You're going to fall in love with Heather, Bannister's smart and quirky protagonist, as she navigates her first crush and explores the depths of real friendship. Such a fun book. I couldn't put it down!

[Victoria Stolte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read! I loved so many things about this book. Took me back to high school days and it was refreshing to see how the story played out. Also shows you that sometimes there is a bigger plan for us and what we think we may want may have just been our minds playing tricks on us in the end. It was good to see Heather grow during her journey but I also could relate to her and that’s always a good thing to me when I can relate to the characters. Overall I think this one would be great for just about any age - kept a good pace and may have had some fun little twists through out. I could probably keep going BUT I’d rather you see how it goes for yourself :)

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve loved everything Danielle Bannister has written and “What Moons Do” is no exception. Bannister perfectly captures the insecurities and angst of being a teenager. Even the seemingly strongest and most confident character in the story has insecurities of her own that makes her even more relatable, while the main character, Heather, is navigating through her “first love” while also discovering who she is as a person. This book was so genuine and real that I almost felt like I was back in high school again. I highly recommend this as a must read YA novel.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to give this book two stars based on the annoying number of spelling and grammatical errors, not to mention that the writing itself is average. Alas, despite my better judgment, I wanted to know what became of these angsty, lovesick teenagers. The ending didn't disappoint. So, a squeaked-out three star rating it is.

[Ellen Masse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never disappointed

As per usual, I was not disappointed in a book authored by Danielle Bannister. Her first foray into the Young Adult genre was as good as anything else she's written to date!

[Kristen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Predictable, but I don't really mind that. Heather is really annoying though, and I didn't care for the writing.

[Amanda Cantrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a woman who loves to read YA fantasy, changing it up a little is hard for me at times. This book was super easy to get into and I finished it in 1 day. It was so good. YA but more of a coming of age book instead of a fantasy. This story was heartwarming and took me back to my high school days. Like the main character, Heather, I was a wallflower who preferred to stay hidden. It was like I was facing all of the characters crushing, friendship, humiliating events, heartbreak, all of it, right as she did. I will definitely be looking for this authors other books and reading them.