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

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

I was so excited when I first heard of this book and I saw so much potential. Unfortunately, it fell flat for me. Raeve came off as an attempt at Aelin in Heir of Fire and her actions throughout the book were so inconsistent. While I understood the fixation on killing Rekk, it made her so one dimensional. 

The romance between
Raeve and Kaan
was extremely rushed and didn’t make any sense to me. One minute she’s trying to kill him and one minute she’s aching to get with him. 

I frequently pictured Kaan as the Boulder from Avatar the Last Airbender. The descriptions of the male characters read as cartoonish and way overdone. 

For a book involving dragons, we learned relatively little about them. They were not as central to the plot as I thought they would be.

The use of the glossary and
family tree at the end
seemed like a cop out, especially considering how wordy this author likes to be. The writing was difficult for me to follow at times, so I found myself skimming pages instead of actually reading them. 
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