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When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

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anitaforthewin's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

This book was so solid! A lot of Romantasy tends to lose the plot or put it on the back burner in favor of the romance, but I really feel that this one didn’t. This was truly a high fantasy, though I feel like we could have reined it in a little — for example I always had to reframe sentences to understand the passage of time because the book uses dae/slumber for day and night (and uses terms like slumber-terror for nightmare) and cycle for a day(24hr period), rise for morning, phase for a year, etc. However, the world building and plot were great, though by the end it’s clear that this really was a book to set up the major players of the world. I’m guessing it’s going to be more far-reaching and way more political, especially given the last few chapters. I’m excited to see where the series goes. One thing that took me out a little though was just some weird phrasing the author does at times. I don’t have a specific example, but it gave me the feeling of authors who prescribe to the “said is dead” philosophy but instead of it being used for dialogue, it was for actions.

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sam_23's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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ashwoodbooks's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The world building is a major function of this book. Sarah A Parker worked hard to build a beautiful world that, while it takes a but to get into, is fun to dive into.

The story is pretty bloody and YA-brand dark, but also clunky due to it's dialogue and characters.

Raeve is a "special" assassin with a dark past that's barely expanded on. She loses those close to her - as we're reminded constantly - so she walls off her heart. She has no qualms with slaughtering people, yet when she sees other people kill she gets very squeamish. She also spends a tremendous amount of time being a damsel in distress because "she's too powerful and dangerous to have her powers."

Kaan

is a Daga-Mórrk - reviewed as a being of legend -

able to bond more intimately with his dragon than the average fae. Do we get to really understand what that means other than 2 lukewarm examples? Not really. He's also a character more akin to a beast than a fae (think humans with point ears, long lives, and access to magic) with all the grunting and growling he does.

I'd still read the second book if it was brought to me because of the world, but I wouldn't seek it out.

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emiliagonzalez1999's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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espurrr's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book has so much to offer. There is a well thought out, detailed setting with superb worlds building. There's a beautiful romance that is at once heartbreaking and hopeful. The characters act in ways that feel true the characters, even though their decisions can be at times frustrating.

This book made me feel.

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meg53's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

One of my top five reads, absolutely loved this! Can't wait for the next one!

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kelseymck's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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xennial_reader's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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coraotf's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Holy crap! WHEN IS THE SEQUEL COMING OUT?!?

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kriscomics's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I felt like this book took a bit of time
to get into. The world is very unique, but I did find myself flipping back to the glossary quite a bit to try and remember what terms were what. There is a lot of lore to remember. Once the book reached a certain point, the pace really picks up and at that point I couldn’t put it down. It didn’t take me too long to put together the various twists, but I still enjoyed them. The main character is stubborn to a fault, which can be frustrating as a reader, but I can respect that it’s a realistic trait. All in all I devoured the book and I’m very much looking forward to the next one when it comes out!

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