Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

41 reviews

jessicakauffman15's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Holy shit monkeys that was a wild ride. 

The world building in this book is so damned cool. Everything is very UNIQUE - from the moons in the sky being a beautiful depiction of death, to the interesting layout of the world, to the plants, animals and creatures, to the different cultures, to the elemental magic system, to even the currency. It’s so well thought out and beautifully done. Took a bit to immerse myself in the world because it’s so incredibly different, but once you’re in it, you are IN IT! 

As for the characters, they were so rich in their backstories, getting to know them was fascinating. Every little tidbit from reading at the beginning starts to make sense as you go through the story. So many times I was flipping back to earlier chapters and going OHHHHHHHH!!!! WOAH WTF

Raeve was such a cool FMC. She is a BADASS, and it was wonderful to read about her growth as a person and understand more and more about herself as the chapters went on. 

Kaan, I love him. This man knows how to yearn. He and Rygun are so cool. His kingdom is giving Velaris but hot, and his ragtag crew are very fun. I hope we get more of them in the next one. I’m especially eager to read more about Grihms egg hunting journey. 

The ending was reveal, after reveal, after reveal. It was so intense and exciting and FUN. I CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK 2. Fall 2025 cannot come soon enough. LOVED IT THROUGH AND THROUGH 

(May actually be in my top 3 books this year)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jvbook_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

avialaeleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was so interesting. At first I couldn't figure out why we were seeing diary entries for Elluin when our main gal was Raeve. Plus the way that Kaan reacted to her when she had no idea who he was. At first I thought maybe Kaan and Raeve were like destined mates or something, but that is definitely not the case. 

This book made me cry, laugh, horny, and get so mad. I wish that there was more to the book. Even with how hefty it already is I hate were it stopped. I feel like we were so close to Raeve recovering her memories and rembering not only that she's Elluin but who Kaan is to her as well as her daughter Kyzari, though I'm not sure if she knows the name of her child. 

I hope that Kyzari doesn't get the same treatment that Raeve receive by the scavenger king, and it makes me wonder I'd he knows that Kyzari is his "neice" did he know that Raeve was Elluin and that she was his "sister-in-law"? And if he did why did he do what I think he did, considering we don't have much information on the time that Raeve spent with the scavenger king. 

Also is the other that we see from time to time is Slátra, Elluin's moonplume inside her somehow? Is that how she was able to be healed and reborn sorta? And if so do we learn how this happened. And if it has happened before.

Also does Tyroth know that Kyzari isn't his child but Kaan's? And if so why hasn't he done anything with that knowledge. Or did he not see the point when Elluin and Slàtra died and went into the sky together?

Also fuck the author having the last thing being us finding out who sent Nee to Raeve. That is almost worse than being left on a cliff hanger with more questions than answers. Especially with where Kyzari is when she gets the return lark. Of all the people that I thought could have sent the lark throughout the book it was not her own daughter. 

I have so many questions and I am not a patient person. I need the second book now and not next October.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Cannibalism

bluerosewrite's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book destroyed me in all the best ways. If you are thinking about it, you will not be disappointed. It might be the best book I've read, the worldbuilding is actually insane, book 2 can't come soon enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Phenomenal first instalment to this new romantic fantasy series. Parker’s writing was so beautiful but not too longwinded and the world building was really well done. Enjoyed the magic system and the beads, and absolutely loved the ‘talking to the creators’ elements. Several mysterious and plot layers revealed and more to come. Kaan & Raeve are heartbreakingly beautiful together and I pray they get their happy ending! So excited for the next chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

lyall_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I don’t tend to like romance first romantasy, so I figured I might like this one more because folks were complaining about it being too plot/worldbuilding heavy. I was mostly right. The magic system and the dragons were my favorite parts. There’s a lot of TikTok era romantasy cliches but the book was paced in such a way that whenever I was getting slightly annoyed thinking “oh X is so obvious, the characters should get it by now” they would invariably get it within the next few chapters. Raeve’s defensiveness mostly made sense but there were a few scenes early on where her need to be quippy overrode her survival instinct in a way that was unrealistic. 

Anyways, for such a long book, it was a quick read and it’s probably my favorite so far of this sub genre- which is, notably, not my favorite- and there’s enough interesting hanging plot threads and stuff I enjoyed about the world (including the clear thought and work put in by the author!) that I’ll check out the sequel. For a $1 thrift store purchase, very worthwhile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking and War

allisonlessard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I need more !! So many plot lines that I’m like what about this what about that BUT overall really enjoyed it. Very immersive and every single detail is specific to this world creation even what they call “day” “bed” etc. everything is fantasy to the final detail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Blood

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Vomit, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

claireinabook's review against another edition

Found it was too violent and I am trying to avoid unnecessary gore. If you check the trigger warnings, you'll see what I mean.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Trafficking