Reviews tagging 'Child death'

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

12 reviews

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, 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

akschulz's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Miscarriage, Rape, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

iamsammie27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, though it didn’t end up being 100% what I was expecting.

I love Kaan!

I am curious about a few things and characters, but I bet my questions will be answered in the next book.

I think the ending was the perfect mix of cliffhanger and satisfying, and I am very much looking forward to reading the second book when it’s released next year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and War

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

912jae's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

yilliun's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.25

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Vomit

chanlo1994's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Excellent voice acting. Especially for the character "The Other". *chef's kiss. It's such a cool and unique fantasy world. Love the world building.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

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