A review by anitaxlit
When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

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

2.0

-that glossary could’ve been an email. you really don’t need to explain that “dae” means “day”.
-the liberal use of italics and the word “fucking” does nothing to emphasize the character’s emotions and traits and everything to highlight a severely lacking vocabulary and ability to convey emotion
-literally what happened in almost 800 pages??? 50% was the mc going over and over the fact that she’s emotionally stunted and wishes to remain so. 25% was taken up by kaan’s exorbitant testosterone levels (he really needs to hit something, you wouldn’t understand). the rest was hints so heavy i was almost crushed under their weight by the time each “reveal” came around.
-the main conflict between the mc and the romantic interest was that she did not want to have a conversation? go girl give us nothing.
-on this year of our lord 2024, it feels weird and transphobic to talk about males and females. big ew. 
-im actually sad bc i did like the worldbuilding and the story was promising, but sadly it didn’t get the heavy editing it needed.