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A review by mackenzieeasson
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
1. The main character had no depth, she didn’t have any dialogue that wasn’t some sarcastic remark and it only made her irritating rather than tasteful.
2. The world building idea was good, the execution poor. So many different things were introduced with zero background & with too much detail (I don’t care how to play the card game) or a lack of detail (I still have no idea about 90% of the concepts in here).
3. It felt as though the book was a make up of different specific scenes/tropes that the author wanted to include that didn’t fit the actual story. It felt like the MC just got tossed around to random places that had nothing to do with the over-arching plot just so the love interest could take part in popular tropes.
4. The multiple POV’s were odd. Having a POV introduced after reading 3/4 of the book, just for her to have the same lack of depth & snarky remark problems as the MC was slightly jarring. Her part to play in the story could have been cut down to one chapter of finding the item she sought.
5. Other characters introduced just seemed regurgitated & slightly repackaged from a myriad of other similar book characters.
6. The word count should have been halved at the least.
2. The world building idea was good, the execution poor. So many different things were introduced with zero background & with too much detail (I don’t care how to play the card game) or a lack of detail (I still have no idea about 90% of the concepts in here).
3. It felt as though the book was a make up of different specific scenes/tropes that the author wanted to include that didn’t fit the actual story. It felt like the MC just got tossed around to random places that had nothing to do with the over-arching plot just so the love interest could take part in popular tropes.
4. The multiple POV’s were odd. Having a POV introduced after reading 3/4 of the book, just for her to have the same lack of depth & snarky remark problems as the MC was slightly jarring. Her part to play in the story could have been cut down to one chapter of finding the item she sought.
5. Other characters introduced just seemed regurgitated & slightly repackaged from a myriad of other similar book characters.
6. The word count should have been halved at the least.