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When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

100 reviews

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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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

From reading other's reviews on this book it seems it's one where you either love it or you hate it. I absolutely ADORED it. The way Sarah weaves such an artful, almost melodic tale is impressive. I found myself not only cheering on our fiesty and a little feral Raeve, but every unique and interesting side character wound their way into my heart. As with every first book in a fantasy series, there is a lot of world building, but it's not so convoluted that I felt I had to study the helpful glossary at the beginning of the book. No, every bit of lore was eased into and felt very organic. The magic system based on the elements is not new by any stretch of the imagination but the way Sarah put her own spin on it made it feel fresh and exciting. The slow-burn romance had me kicking my feet and giggling in every instance, even when Raeve and Kaan fought you could feel the flame between them burning brighter than the sun that shines above the Burn. I eagerly await the next installment of this series! 

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adventurous 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

I really loved the world, the dragons are super cool. The style of writing was a little confusing and I feel like the story jumped really quickly to wild situations that became more and more unbelievable. It was very violent, which isn't my favorite.

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

*Possible Spoiler*

I loved this book so much I picked it up one evening around 10pm and had to make myself put it down at 7:30am and get some sleep. I finished it later that day. 

However, I HATE cliffhanger endings and this one has one of the biggest I’ve ever read. I would have rated it much lower for that but I know there’s a second book come in a month or so. That said, I’m left feeling very frustrated with a non-ending end. 

I read the digital version which said there was about 30 minutes of read time remaining. Apparently that included all the notes at the end so it was really only a minute or so of the actual book remaining. 

The notes at the end would have been nice to have at the beginning, especially the pronunciation guide and the content/trigger warnings. 

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adventurous dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous dark emotional 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

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

When the thesaurus was snatched. 

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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