When the Moon Hatched 

By Sarah A. Parker 

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

There is so so much to unpack here. 

What I liked: the story. The premise felt original. 

What I didn’t like: there was a LOT of slow-pace happenings in the first 20%. It felt like it could have been a little more efficient. At points I felt like “GET ON WITH IT.” 

The FMC was annoying. First, she determines to hate attachments, then she loses a loved one, gets angsty for revenge, diverts to play house, but refuses to admit she’s not as hard as she wishes she were. 

Bottom line: the plot was original in this time of SO many fantasy-dragon-magic stories, but the characters could use some editing. 

Also, the mix of language kind of gave me whiplash. Think 1600s England-meets-2020s-America. I rolled my eyes so hard.