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When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

216 reviews

banbookbans's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Complicated

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Loved as much as, if not more than ACOTAR. Can't wait for book 2 - what a cliffhanger. If you consider yourself a Nesta fan, get ready for Raeve! She is Nesta x10. Great world building, dark humor, yearning. This book left me devastated at times. Gut-wrenching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Kidnapping

cricci's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional sad slow-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

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Loved this book! Interesting world and magic system that is different from any other book I’ve read. The characters and creatures were all interesting. It seems as if Parker really thought about each one and their backstory to give the characters depth.

The story itself takes the reader on a journey, and while a little slower than most other novels, like a proper journey every step along the way is interesting and each is worth it in the end.

Would highly recommend to veteran fantasy readers as well as those new to the genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Torture, Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault

sallyern's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Read this and initially didn’t like it but bestie had me reread it. I do think I was super distracted the first time I read it and I couldn’t keep up with the storylines. Second time around I thoroughly enjoyed. I did have to go back and relisten to several parts when I got distracted. Super fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder

keelahope's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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DNF’d halfway. I love the worldbuilding and writing style, and I loved the first quarter of the book. But it was just a little too dark, and the plot was boring. The dragons hardly show up. It just was not the story I was expecting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood

cha_len_novels's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Violence, Sexual harassment

anita_the_cheetah's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood

Minor: Sexual assault

scarlett_librarian's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Dark. Possible split personality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy

Possible split personality disorder. Graphic description of sexual content.

ashleybakerwrites's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Maybe this wasn't for me, but i feel like I spent 20 hours of this book desperate for it to go somewhere. It felt like 3/100 secrets were solved here. I LOVE the world building. The dragons, the paper larks. Its so cool. But the fmc drives me batty with her recklessness especially when she's supposed to be a top assassin and the mmc is hot. I like how he talks to her but bro, barely any actual movement in their misunderstandings. This book should have been half as long. Probably won't keep going which is a bummer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

myfff's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

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Easily my favourite fantasy book I’ve read. Their love story is so achingly beautiful and so poetically written. Clashed against the violence of the world and their past. The world building and lore is so incredible!! I can’t believe I’ve finished it I need book 2 now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Trafficking

lolakat's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

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When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker was my first dive into her work, and I can confidently say it will not be my last. From the very first page, I was completely captivated. The story and characters were not just remarkable—they were unforgettable. Parker’s ability to paint vivid imagery of the world and its moons was nothing short of magical; I felt transported, as though I were living within the pages.

What truly blew me away was the ending—I never saw it coming. It was bold, emotional, and brilliantly executed. I felt bound to this book, unable to put it down and completely immersed in the experience.

This is officially my first 5-star read of the year—and I don’t hand those out lightly. I’m already eagerly anticipating the next book in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death