Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

95 reviews

happytayls's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

allisonk9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

hedgew1tch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely phenomenal world building, really sated my high fantasy craving. Can’t wait for the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Torture, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gore and Death of parent

i_ashby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A really well written fantasy with complex world building and even more complex characters.
The world building was so detailed and advanced: it's got its own deep-rooted history, culture, social hierarchy, languages, creatures, flora, food, ingredients, treatments, even its own waste disposal system! It was convincing and immersive. The style of writing is beautiful and entrancing and both that and the story itself were completely original.
I struggled with certain parts personally, but not everyone will find the same: firstly the world building was sometimes overwhelming and difficult to follow because of how quickly things are introduced (but there is a helpful glossary at the back I discovered after finishing the book!). Secondly, I understand the reasoning and that it's intentional but I found the FMC unlikeable and abrasive which made parts difficult for me to get through/enjoy.
Despite this, I thought it was really well written and I think the story does exactly what the author wants it to do which is incredible.
Would recommend for people who enjoy high fantasy with complex worlds.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

scoads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I don't normally go for fantasy romance, but this one was really good. Excellent world building, incredible magic system, and a really heart-jerking romance. Definitely worth the read, if you can get past all the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexism, and War

iamsammie27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

abrataydabra's review against another edition

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

5.0

It took me a bit to get into this book (partly because of work and partly because I put it down and picked it up so many times that I was just confused). It was wonderful though and I am very happy I picked it up. All of the characters, primary and secondary, were created with such care, the world-building was awesome, dragons are always a plus and Raeve is just exquisite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Phenomenal first instalment to this new romantic fantasy series. Parker’s writing was so beautiful but not too longwinded and the world building was really well done. Enjoyed the magic system and the beads, and absolutely loved the ‘talking to the creators’ elements. Several mysterious and plot layers revealed and more to come. Kaan & Raeve are heartbreakingly beautiful together and I pray they get their happy ending! So excited for the next chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

lyall_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I don’t tend to like romance first romantasy, so I figured I might like this one more because folks were complaining about it being too plot/worldbuilding heavy. I was mostly right. The magic system and the dragons were my favorite parts. There’s a lot of TikTok era romantasy cliches but the book was paced in such a way that whenever I was getting slightly annoyed thinking “oh X is so obvious, the characters should get it by now” they would invariably get it within the next few chapters. Raeve’s defensiveness mostly made sense but there were a few scenes early on where her need to be quippy overrode her survival instinct in a way that was unrealistic. 

Anyways, for such a long book, it was a quick read and it’s probably my favorite so far of this sub genre- which is, notably, not my favorite- and there’s enough interesting hanging plot threads and stuff I enjoyed about the world (including the clear thought and work put in by the author!) that I’ll check out the sequel. For a $1 thrift store purchase, very worthwhile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking and War

twistykris's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment