This is a sweet and quick read. Story centers on the town of Moonlight Bay, specifically Yas and Raf. It is told in their dual points of view. The town is reeling from a tragedy that took them from a vibrant, thriving community to the brink of being a ghost town. Here prejudice blooms as the local townsfolk begin to turn against the Golub - a community of people who are escaping the end of their homeland into Moonlight Bay through the Golub tree. Both Raf and Yas must struggle through what they believe and what they want their lives to be as the community must decide how they want the soul of the town to be. It’s cute. But this is clearly somewhat of a fantasy story with the Golub people arriving from their dying icy tundra home to this town via a tree. The town itself was once known for its pink and purple waters. The Golub each have a leaf “tattoo” that glows and vibrates. However, there is so little world building and each of these is used more as a plot device than really building this town. The waters losing their color is why the town begins to die. The leaf tatoo is a plot device to create conflict for Raf to sort through. But why? Characters would say that’s not how water works and I found myself thinking why doesn’t it work that way? We were clearly not in a realistic time and place. It just seemed to not be a fully flushed out story.