Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

41 reviews

tiff_taff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I barreled through this read in two days. I couldn’t put it down. The writing is superb. I fell in love with Raeve and all her broken pieces. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

At first I was concerned I wouldn’t like this book. It was pretty slow to get going (lots of world-building!) but once it gets going, I was utterly captivated by it. That slow start becomes worth it and you are left with a thoroughly satisfying end. I will be preordering the next one and will be waiting impatiently until Autumn 2025

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, though it didn’t end up being 100% what I was expecting.

I love Kaan!

I am curious about a few things and characters, but I bet my questions will be answered in the next book.

I think the ending was the perfect mix of cliffhanger and satisfying, and I am very much looking forward to reading the second book when it’s released next year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and War

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

Took me awhile to get into this book but it was definitely worth it the world is incredible plus dragons!! The backstory to these characters are insane and I'm looking forward to more being revealed in the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and War

kaelizaco's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

angela_iseli's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

2.0

welp... this was my most disappointing, if not overall worst, read of 2024.

from the cover i was expecting a dreamy, whimsical ghibli-esque fantasy a la the girl who fell beneath the sea.
what i got was a butchered amalgamation of the ACOTAR/FBAA/fourth wing romantasy trend with bad writing, minimal worldbuilding, forgettable characters, and way too many italics.

there was no reason for this book to be more than 350 pages.

i don't think i would've come down this hard if this book hadn't been so hyped and i'd only been seeing positive reviews. i'm just shocked bc i can overlook using all the romantasy tropes, but i don't even feel like it fully commits to those on top of the writing and story not delivering.

i would have dnf'd, but i needed to see this one through to speak on it. i will not be continuing the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

h_gall's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

louisepea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Sexism