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A review by hooksbookswanderlust
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I have mixed feelings about this one. I’d heard so many good things about it being the next big fantasy series, and I was super excited to find the audio available on Hoopla, but I’m on the fence. That said, I was also on the fence after reading ACOTAR for the first time (the first book, not the whole series) in a “I could take it or leave it” kind of way.
On the one hand, you have a sassy, badass, female assassin for the FMC, a missing block of memories, dragons and the promise of romance. On the other hand, it was all pretty derivative (several Throne of Glass parallels), the dragons were more peripheral than central story elements though they are supposed to be very important in this world, a world that I can’t tell you much about except that one place is cold and one is hot. Also, I kept imagining Kaan as Khal Drogo.
I wish there had been more examples of Raeve’s badassery shown or more scenes with the Other, but what really cinched my frustration with this book is that it yields one of my least favorite tropes: miscommunication - specifically, willful ignorance. It went on for far too long and while WE know what she doesn’t by the end of the book, she does not, nor does she show signs that she wants to find out. Honestly, I’m not sure I cared enough about ANY of the characters in this one. Not yet anyway. Maybe Kaan because that torch he held for his love is pretty romantic. Tragic, but romantic.
Still, I find myself intrigued by a few things in the story and am curious to see how the story unfolds. My first read of ACOTAR got a 3.5 star rating which I knocked down to 3 upon my re-read because I was so annoyed by the FMC. Since I’m in the same boat with Raeve, I’m giving this an even 3 stars. Doesn’t mean I won’t read the next one in hopes that, like Feyre, Raeve pulls her head out of her butt.
On the one hand, you have a sassy, badass, female assassin for the FMC, a missing block of memories, dragons and the promise of romance. On the other hand, it was all pretty derivative (several Throne of Glass parallels), the dragons were more peripheral than central story elements though they are supposed to be very important in this world, a world that I can’t tell you much about except that one place is cold and one is hot. Also, I kept imagining Kaan as Khal Drogo.
I wish there had been more examples of Raeve’s badassery shown or more scenes with the Other, but what really cinched my frustration with this book is that it yields one of my least favorite tropes: miscommunication - specifically, willful ignorance. It went on for far too long and while WE know what she doesn’t by the end of the book, she does not, nor does she show signs that she wants to find out. Honestly, I’m not sure I cared enough about ANY of the characters in this one. Not yet anyway. Maybe Kaan because that torch he held for his love is pretty romantic. Tragic, but romantic.
Still, I find myself intrigued by a few things in the story and am curious to see how the story unfolds. My first read of ACOTAR got a 3.5 star rating which I knocked down to 3 upon my re-read because I was so annoyed by the FMC. Since I’m in the same boat with Raeve, I’m giving this an even 3 stars. Doesn’t mean I won’t read the next one in hopes that, like Feyre, Raeve pulls her head out of her butt.