Kennedy Larson's Reviews > When the Moon Hatched

3.75⭐️
Really liked the plot/story.. it was interesting, but felt a little too long. I was so invested the first half, and then my interest slowly dwindled until the last 5%. There were times when I felt like pointless things (for example the card game) were explained in such detail I had to force myself not to skim. But then there were other world building parts I was still confused about after finishing the book?

This one was extremely heavy on the romance, which I don’t typically mind, but I think I needed more fantasy throughout the middle. The world/magic system is so intriguing, but I felt like the world building was done in a confusing way with random info dumps that still left me confused. However, I love that she included a glossary! The purpose of the dragons didn’t feel extremely flushed out, but I’m sure in figure books in this series they’ll have a greater purpose.

As far as the characters go, I loved Rayne but also didn’t like her at the same time?? Kaan is a cinnamon roll. I marked so many quotes from his pov cause they were too good lol - but I had a big problem with one of his scenes that felt so out of character for him.

I was left with SO MANY questions at the end, which is great for future books, but also I was left a little bit annoyed with how many questions I had for how long this book is.



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HOW IS RAYNE ALIVE????
WHO IS THE SCAVENGER KINGS MOM??
I’m assuming The Other is Elluin’s dragon??