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When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

4 reviews

callistag1's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

The one star is because the narrators did their job well
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sophierosemaria's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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ashlyncherie's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow. I don’t even know what to say. Only a couple of things kept me from giving this 5 stars. There were a few grammar errors throughout. And then the pacing from about 50-75% was a little slow. The ending, while it confirmed a lot of my theories and suspicions, also had a little shock value but at the same time wasn’t what I was expecting. I didn’t get all of the character development/relationship resolution that I was hoping for.
I really thought that at least by the end of this big book she would’ve divulged her memories! I mean we know who The Other is, who she is, who Kyzira is, and her past with the Scavenger King now, but it bugs me so bad that Kaan doesn’t!
the slow-burn was great. I could’ve gone for an even slower burn and more banter, but Kaan is a dream. I will definitely be reading book 2, and I can’t wait!
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alexijai98's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I had high expectations so I’m honestly a bit disappointed. i really enjoyed the first third or so, but after that I felt like I was just desperately trying to be done with this book. 

I found Raeve grating and incredibly predictable after a while, and almost more like a YA character than an adult. She’s incredibly one dimensional - all she does is wallow in misery. There’s only so much suffering a woe I can take! 

Also, this book could’ve done without maybe 200ish pages, and the decision to have multiple POVs in the last fourth or so was simply distracting. I skimmed chapters with POVs I didn’t care about lol.
The whole middle section where Raeve finds herself among the warriors and Kaan has to fight to save her? Waste of time and the brain power it took to read about it.
 

And the use of “male/female” got really old really fast, and just felt weird throughout. Is the author doing weird gender politics or is it meant to remind readers about the “old-fashioned-ness” of the world?

Despite my overall disappointment I will attempt to read the rest of this series when more books come out. I’ll just keep my expectations lower.

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