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When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

59 reviews

dcampb201's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book!

The descriptions, the world building, the characters, the storyline - all amazing! I couldn’t put it down and cannot wait for what the rest of the series has in store. There as so many avenues that could be explored in the next book/wider series and I can’t get enough!

This may be one of my favourite fantasy books, if not most favourite. I can’t say all the things I love about it without major spoilers but please give this book a chance if you love fantasy worlds.

I’ve seen some reviews that complain about the author’s writing style, however, I felt this provided a deeper emotional connection to the characters and plot.

I wish I could read this book for the first time again.

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roddenea's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Well, I looked at the release date for the second book and nearly threw my phone, so I feel like that would tell you something.

*Slightly spoilery but nothing that ruins anything*
I liked Raeve, I'm pissed at Parker for Essi still, and while I saw most of where the story was going, I was so excited to keep reading and confirm it. I did not expect Nee though. Well done.

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bookcaptivated's review against another edition

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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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tiff_taff's review against another edition

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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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soph22's review against another edition

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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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eviethebookworm's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I really wanted to like this one...

There's lyrical prose, fantastic world building, and amazing dragon lore.
But there's also a severe lack of satisfying narrative arcs.
And for over 500 pages of story, there's so many things that were only addressed once or twice that really could have helped the pacing if they had been brought up again.

Please keep in mind that I'm also grey-ace, so while the sex scenes were well written it was mostly frustrating to have to sit through them when there could have been more time spent on, well, some semblance of a plot.

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