When the Moon Hatched
The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity's grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons.
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Originally reviewed on Cyn's Workshop
When the Moon Hatched takes readers into this new realm, this world where light and darkness separate the land, where elves rule, and where many have powers connected to the elements, the world-building is rich, and the characterization is fantastic, giving us Reave in all her violent glory.
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
If Reave had a song, this would be it: Reave is an assassin, and the story begins with her on a job, masquerading as a singer to get her prey alone.
We learn a bit about her here. She hates abusers’ fire and is connected to Clode, the air element. This opening sequence reminded me of Lisbeth Salander from the Millennium series. And I loved that series.
It’s funny; for me, it’s the opposite. The Tempest was the first work of Shakespeare I read back in 7th grade. My mom bought me one of those books, classics for kids, and this was the story I gravitated towards.
We see her ferocity, but we also see how broken she is, especially when she returns home to Essie, her roommate and the only friend she has in the world.
And when tragedy strikes, well, it’s heartbreaking. But Reave, she’s relentless.
I loved that she was such a badass b****. It made for such an entertaining read and allowed for layering with her characterization.
Reave is complex; she is relentless, and she feels so deeply. As the driving force behind the novel, you can’t help but feel with her, drawn in by her emotions and thoughts.
While this is a multiple-POV novel, the other characters, such as Kaan and Veya, don’t get as much “screen” time, but you can still connect with them.
Parker does a fantastic job with characterization. Instantly, she gives the character’s personality and attitude. These short chapters give the story more history without dragging down the novel’s pacing.
Final Thoughts
When the Moon Hatched moves effortlessly. Although somewhat epistolary, with diary entries breaking up the story, every moment with Reave is tension-driven, emotionally charged, and action-packed.
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Addictive and unputdownable, When the Moon Hatched is a high fantasy rich with fierce characters and a slow-burn romance that will grip you to near death.
When the Moon Hatched takes readers into this new realm, this world where light and darkness separate the land, where elves rule, and where many have powers connected to the elements, the world-building is rich, and the characterization is fantastic, giving us Reave in all her violent glory.
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
If Reave had a song, this would be it: Reave is an assassin, and the story begins with her on a job, masquerading as a singer to get her prey alone.
We learn a bit about her here. She hates abusers’ fire and is connected to Clode, the air element. This opening sequence reminded me of Lisbeth Salander from the Millennium series. And I loved that series.
It’s funny; for me, it’s the opposite. The Tempest was the first work of Shakespeare I read back in 7th grade. My mom bought me one of those books, classics for kids, and this was the story I gravitated towards.
We see her ferocity, but we also see how broken she is, especially when she returns home to Essie, her roommate and the only friend she has in the world.
And when tragedy strikes, well, it’s heartbreaking. But Reave, she’s relentless.
I loved that she was such a badass b****. It made for such an entertaining read and allowed for layering with her characterization.
Reave is complex; she is relentless, and she feels so deeply. As the driving force behind the novel, you can’t help but feel with her, drawn in by her emotions and thoughts.
While this is a multiple-POV novel, the other characters, such as Kaan and Veya, don’t get as much “screen” time, but you can still connect with them.
Parker does a fantastic job with characterization. Instantly, she gives the character’s personality and attitude. These short chapters give the story more history without dragging down the novel’s pacing.
Final Thoughts
When the Moon Hatched moves effortlessly. Although somewhat epistolary, with diary entries breaking up the story, every moment with Reave is tension-driven, emotionally charged, and action-packed.
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I was a bit scared to start this book because it felt like I had to do homework to follow along. However, that wasn’t the case at all. Honestly, I didn’t look at the map or the glossary, and I was still able to follow the story. I’m sure the world I built in my head was different from what the author intended, but that’s okay. The way she wrote the characters made me fall in love with all of them. I’m really glad I read this book and can’t wait to dive into the next one. I know it’s early in the year, but it’s definitely in the running for my favorite book of 2025.
Readability - 5/5 - This book contains its own glossary, though hard to first get into due to it being its own world and language (in some cases) entirely, this book does take 100+ pages to really start painting a picture in your mind and a bit of back and forth with the glossary. Even with this, the world building and the story is so captivating from page 1, it’s fun to sit down and write out what you remember as you go along and begin to build an entirely new world.
The author, Sarah A. Parker.. Her writing was sublime. It felt linear and I caught on quickly to her writing style and I enjoy how she strung the story together
Characters - 5/5 - Loveable. Hateable. Believable. Interesting. I felt invested in each of their story’s and points of view. I may have cried twice.
Spice - This is debatable.
The author, Sarah A. Parker.. Her writing was sublime. It felt linear and I caught on quickly to her writing style and I enjoy how she strung the story together
Characters - 5/5 - Loveable. Hateable. Believable. Interesting. I felt invested in each of their story’s and points of view. I may have cried twice.
Spice - This is debatable.
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