Part of me really wanted to give this 4 stars, but compared to other books that I've rated with a 4, it fell just a tiny bit short of them. So, it's a bigger 3, perhaps a 3.75 star rating.

Some authors are gifted with the ability of storytelling and others are gifted with the ability to write imagery so beautiful that you feel like you're there viewing it yourself. Crowley was definitely blessed with the later. Her skill in masterfully creating a surrounding that feels so real is utterly amazing, and she does it all without making it flowery or overly descriptive. She can say more in two sentences than it usually takes other authors pages to make you visualize. I found myself stopping several times just to reread over sections because I love the way she described it. Like I said in my first update, I love when an author can paint me a pretty picture with their pretty words.

"If you treat glass right, it doesn't crack. If you know the properties, you can make things; the color of dusk and night and love. But you can't control people like that and I really, really wish you could. I want the world to be glass."

"I liked that he had hair that was growing without a plan. A grin that came out of nowhere and left the same way. That he was tall enough so I had to look up at him in my dream sequences. I really liked his t-shirts. When he asked me out he was wearing this one with a dog walking a man on a leash. And there was always this space around him. The sort of space you’d queue to get into. I saw other girls trying but they didn't get past the bouncer at the door."

"There was no skin on my voice and she heard the bones in my words."

See what I mean! There are so many quotes I wanted to put there, but I narrowed it down to those few.

Moving on from my literary fangirling, Crowley wrote a book that I felt a younger young adult should read and enjoy. It had a truly realistic take on love and life. There are books where the main characters meet, sparks fly, and their instant connection and love could move mountains-- don't get me wrong, I like those just as much, but it's just not usually how love happens in the real world. This took a more subtle approach, proving that "true" love doesn't happen like it does in novels, that Prince Charming isn't always going to swoop in, kill the beast, and sweep you off your feet. In fact, it's more likely that you'll end up with an ordinary guy (who's pretty, slightly emo, but makes you tingle everywhere) and on your first date, you'll end up punching him in the nose after he grabs your "arse."

This book was sweet and I enjoyed the diversity in all the characters. There were certain parts where I had to sit the book down because I was wheezing and snorting with laughter (part of this is because I'm sick... *shifty eyes*).

There are only two negative points I can say about this book, and they're less about the actual book and more about me. The first point being that I'm not usually a fan of multiple POV's in a story and "Graffiti Moon" had three: Lucy, Ed, and poetry from Leo. Although I appreciated the glimpse into each of the characters and scenes were never really repeated, I just find it harder for the story to flow naturally with every other chapter coming from someone else's perspective. The second point has to do with the fact that Crowley is an Aussie and some of the lingo she uses in the book I wasn't really familiar with at all. Aside from these two points, I couldn't much fault elsewhere.