Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

91 reviews

louisebullock's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

beewitchtt's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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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This book was really neat. The pity was it was a pendulum swinging between stuff I hated and stuff I loved. The world was complex and interesting to read about, but many, many times it let the romance plot shoot the pacing of the entire story in the foot. There was a point where it all became exhausting and felt like a solid chunk of chapters in the middle could have been completely eliminated. I cannot think of any purpose for them other than just being a slice of life moment. 

However, the reason it was so frustrating when these chapters would happen was because the rest of the book was fantastic. If it weren't for the messily executed romance plot and repetitive bits, it would have sat up there with my favorite romantasies. Which are extremely hard to touch. 

The action was fantastic and the world was truly a highlight. I love the inclusion of the glossary and index. Which may not be everyones cup of tea but it was definitely mine. Some of the romance scenes were perfectly steamy

(when Kaan gives her his necklace.... Bro..... I was kicking my feet. )

and the plot itself was constantly surprising and fun.

Overall, I enjoyed it. The low rating sadly comes purely from the slog of the middle bit. It truly frustrated me. It made me sad because it was so obvious this writer was great, but I felt she was bogged down by the need for the egregious romance. 

I would recommend to someone who can get through that stuff though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Trafficking, Pregnancy

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy

The MC is heavily plagued by extreme cPTSD.

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

deviantfirefly's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

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It started strong, the very beginning where it sets up the world mythos was excellent but it just went down hill from there and after the line "I think that's a plop of spangle poop" I really struggled to keep going. 

The writing style of this book just isn't for me and I was not enjoying it and I'm not for forcing myself to plough through a book I'm not enjoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

The book does come with a list of warnings and some of them occur early on

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

angelxread's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

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Love but how the MC almsot got raped is just... no. Very confusing at times, but I figured it out very quickly

the ending!? One, whose the other? It mentioned irs using Raeves body as a host; so i suspect its either Elluin or Sereme

I cant wait for the next book. Poor Nee, and Kyazari ending up being Kaans daughter!? (I spoiled it for myself so I knew) Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Torture, Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit

sassycatreads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It’s hard to put into words what I thought of this book. I understand why it’s booktok popular and why people either love it or hate it. 

It requires a bit more commitment than your average romantasy — you have to be willing to read the glossary and stick through all the confusing back and forth between Raeve’s POV and the diary pages. But if you persist, you’re in for a helluva ride. 

The world building is some of my favorite I’ve read this year. It’s all so lush and gorgeous! The dragons are amazing, and the characters feel real and genuine. It all culminates in grand reveals that will leave you internally screaming and desperate for the next one. 

HOWEVER. There were a couple of things that keep this from being a perfect 5 to me. 

1: The dialogue. While the prose is lyrical and imaginative, the dialogue didn’t match.  Some of it felt juvenile and cringey to me. 

2: The Fate herder.

You’re telling me there’s literally a magical creature in this world whose sole job is make people stay wherever the plot requires them to be, then immediately skedaddle out of existence? …Ok? That’s too convenient of a solution to me.

All in all though, this is a solid romantasy that’s great for anyone into dragons, heavy world building, and dark fantasy — and I mean DARK. There were times when the descriptions of gore or suffering bordered on too much for me. But if you have a strong stomach, you should be good! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault

eventualghost's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was in this story from the start and enjoyed it until about 10% of the book was left. I have no idea what happened in the last chapters of the book. I think we were introduced to new characters and plot lines, but if there were any hints of them along the way, I did not see them. The end of the book is so confusing. It’s almost like the author suddenly remembered that there had to be a book 2. I really did like it up until the end. Although, I could have done without the random POVs. They felt unnecessary and spoon fed the story too much. I guess I’ll read book 2 when it comes out. If only just to see if the story connects in some way.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy

This book has a lot of triggers. Read with caution.

sierrat's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful 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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I’ve fallen in love with yet another fictional world. This book is so beautifully written and the descriptive details are magical! Kaan and Raeve are definitely two of my new favorite characters. The emotions that I felt while reading this were intense! The love that Kaan has for Raeve is completely unmatched and the heartbreak of watching her push her feelings down because she thought herself so unworthy of love just hit my soul so deeply. I wish I had read it sooner and I can’t wait for the next book release!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping