When the Moon Turns Blue
I absolutely loved everything about Terry’s debut book, The Sweet Taste of Muscadines, so I was beyond thrilled to receive her latest work of southern fiction, When the Moon Turns Blue!
What appealed to you the most in this story?
I love how Terry is able to write a complex and compelling story based on friendship, family, and relationships centered around a small town in Georgia in the midst of a battle over a Confederate statue being removed.
Her writing is just exquisite. It’s fresh, witty and impeccably detailed. I cannot rave enough about her character development, their layers, and the way she brought each one to life along with her ability to weave a complex yet beautiful story full of drama, suspense, humor, and serious social issues. Terry also explores how blind hate can really limit a person’s ability to think rationally and logically.
How was the pace?
This is a slow burn that reads with a steady pace. It really sucks you in as the truth begins to unravel along with the web of lies, and I was right there with the characters feeling all the emotions (and it was the full spectrum).
Do you recommend this book?
If you love stories that deal with grief, community, friendship, and mystery, then dive into this ever so complex world of family relationships and dynamics with a splash of humor!
"Once in a while the odd things happen, once in a while the dream comes true, and the whole pattern of life is altered, once in a while the moon turns blue."
Synopsis: On the morning after Harry Cline’s funeral, a rare ice storm hits the town of Wesleyan, Georgia. The community wakes up to find its controversial statue of Confederate general Henry Benning destroyed—and not by the weather. Half the town had wanted to remove the statue; the other half had wanted to preserve it. Now that the matter has been taken out of their hands, the town’s long-simmering tensions are laid bare.
Without Harry beside her, Marietta is left to question many of her preconceived ideas about her friends and family. Her childhood friend, Butter, has come to her aid in ways Marietta never expected or asked for. Her sister-in-law, Glinda, is behaving completely out of character, and her brother, Macon, the top defense attorney in the Southeast, is determined to find those responsible for the damage to the statue and protect the legacy of Old Man Griffin, the owner of the park where it once stood. Marietta longs to salvage these connections, but the world is changing and the divides can no longer be ignored.
