A review by wynterstrike
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

The prologue of this book hooked me in so quickly. It was beautifully written and showed thought and care had been taken in building the world. While the prose of the rest of the book didn't stand up to the prologue, the story was so much fun I hardly noticed. I had seen criticism before starting that there was too much going on and if a book needed such a large glossary, it was probably too much. I wholeheartedly disagree. Not only was the world building reasonably intuitive after a quick skim through the glossary, but I found the unique world sucked me away from reality with ease. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who loves a deep and really fleshed out world though!

The first two thirds of the book were a ride and had great potential, but I felt the final part of the book fizzled a little bit, leaving me kind of just wanting to finish it up and move on. I thought the ending was slightly anticlimactic, but it does also read as the start of a series, with unanswered questions so I'm very excited to see where the next book takes the story as it's not immediately obvious. The book is also quite long and intimidating, and I do feel like certain bits could've been removed with no real impact to the story, but I can't say any significant portions of it dragged.

Overall I thought this was a good romantasy with an interesting world and I don't know how I'm going to wait so long for book 2.