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3.5/5
“Survival’s funny. Some wear it like a scream. Mine’s a scorched skeleton of flame-forged rage that keeps me upright. Keeps me moving forward.”
When the Moon Hatched follows assassin Raeve on a revenge quest which leads her into the territory of King Kaan. With no choice but to follow his rules and hear his story, Raeve finds herself caught up in a world of forgotten love, fear and failure.
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Immersive and imaginative, the intoxicating realm of When the Moon Hatched is exactly what you expect from a romantasy series. The world building is intense and the magic system takes a second to comprehend but it’s intriguing enough.
It takes a moment to grasp the writing style and somebody needs to tell fantasy authors not everything needs to be a metaphor, but there is no denying the content is rich and inviting.
The romance is soft and slight, and the slowest of burns, not quite enemy to lovers, but something a little different.
As a lead Raeve is witty and wild and the brooding Kaan is a fair match. The side characters are lacking in When the Moon Hatched, or at least it felt that way and it is in part because we spent so much time in Raeve’s mind and she refuses to let anyone in.
The dragons that swoop throughout the novel are the real heroes but, as you can expect, they suffer at the hands of humans in a heartbreaking manner.
I’m intrigued to read the sequel, if only to hear what witty comeback Raeve has up her sleeve and how many dragons she will hopefully save.
There wasn’t anything about the novel that felt shocking, if there was a plot twist it wasn’t enough to leave you reeling.
🐉For fans of Quicksilver and Throne of Glass🐉
Emily xo
