Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

13 reviews

mdv123's review against another edition

Didn’t like the writing or main character. unnecessary gore.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a very long and somewhat complex book. It required a lot of concentration for me to follow who was what and what was the relationship between everyone, past and present. But I think that it must’ve been necessary, given it was the first book in a new series, and characters and backstories have to be established. In that, the author was successful, and I’m looking forward to the second book, wherever it comes out.

I’ve found fantasy books involving fairies are usually pretty raunchy (why are fae so horny? 😂). There were only a couple of sex scenes, and they were as explicit as expected.

Our protagonist is strong and fearsome, though I think her undoing will be her hardened heart. I hope she and Kaan make it in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

barbarianmissy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Holy shit monkeys that was a wild ride. 

The world building in this book is so damned cool. Everything is very UNIQUE - from the moons in the sky being a beautiful depiction of death, to the interesting layout of the world, to the plants, animals and creatures, to the different cultures, to the elemental magic system, to even the currency. It’s so well thought out and beautifully done. Took a bit to immerse myself in the world because it’s so incredibly different, but once you’re in it, you are IN IT! 

As for the characters, they were so rich in their backstories, getting to know them was fascinating. Every little tidbit from reading at the beginning starts to make sense as you go through the story. So many times I was flipping back to earlier chapters and going OHHHHHHHH!!!! WOAH WTF

Raeve was such a cool FMC. She is a BADASS, and it was wonderful to read about her growth as a person and understand more and more about herself as the chapters went on. 

Kaan, I love him. This man knows how to yearn. He and Rygun are so cool. His kingdom is giving Velaris but hot, and his ragtag crew are very fun. I hope we get more of them in the next one. I’m especially eager to read more about Grihms egg hunting journey. 

The ending was reveal, after reveal, after reveal. It was so intense and exciting and FUN. I CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK 2. Fall 2025 cannot come soon enough. LOVED IT THROUGH AND THROUGH 

(May actually be in my top 3 books this year)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jlabadi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

bluerosewrite's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book destroyed me in all the best ways. If you are thinking about it, you will not be disappointed. It might be the best book I've read, the worldbuilding is actually insane, book 2 can't come soon enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

At first I was concerned I wouldn’t like this book. It was pretty slow to get going (lots of world-building!) but once it gets going, I was utterly captivated by it. That slow start becomes worth it and you are left with a thoroughly satisfying end. I will be preordering the next one and will be waiting impatiently until Autumn 2025

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

Sooo.
I'm kinda sad I only listened to this as entertaining while sick in bed.

After I had it on my wishlist for a long time and almost accidentaly ordered it twice based of an arc Review AND a coworker saying this is close to dethroning ToG for her, I was so excited for this.

And in the beginning I thought this was gonna be a year-highlight.

Don't get me wrong, I loved it!!
But in the end, there was some emotional connection missing for me. This could be entirely based on my state of mind atm, so I am really excited to read the next book(s) and will recommend this to anyone who'll listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Classism

kitbruin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The author did not make cohesive connections. 

The beginning was written in a poetic prose/ waxed lyrical…. Some plot holes were not yet addressed in book 1.

The audio book gave more clarity through the male/female character voices. But had One not listened to the audio, there might have been some confusion. 

The end of the book randomly began to swap from 4 different perspectives. 

This is not a light read. Takes some concentration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content

thecanadianbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

I cried so many times, two of those times I had to put the book down. Crying so hard I couldn't continue.

Wow. Such a beautiful writing style, and a sad tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Slavery, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

cosmic_kurt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I will be picking up the sequel for sure. There were bits that I didn’t love and sometimes the MC really got on my nerves, but I do think she stayed true to her character arc even though I got frustrated with her at times. This book definitely is a gateway to an even bigger story, and has a lot of world building but I do think it was done pretty well. In the middle the pacing gets kind of weird but it does get better and it’s worth getting through that. I do wish the POVS were more evenly balanced but I think in the next book it’ll be easier to see from the other characters more. All in all, I would recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Abandonment