Review by harlequinstardust - When the Moon Hatched

Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.

Not my cup of tea. This is the first book I’ve DNF’d on Storygraph since I began tracking 3 years ago.

Here’s why:

A predictable plot with an over-reliance on tropes written very straight made this boring to read.
Didn’t vibe with the author’s writing style. Too many italics and short choppy paragraphs for emphasis. So much imagery getting in the way of the story.
The main character was entirely unlikable and, because of how predictable the plot was, seemed very, very dumb with what she was wilfully misunderstanding.
ex: Thinking Kaan was only healing her for the fun of it. Of course he was going to save her. Come on.
Too much exposition just plopped down into the story without finesse.
Too many unnecessary worldbuilding elements clogging up the story with an overreliance on the reader needing to consult the extensive glossary to understand. Pulled me out of the story every time.
Essi’s entire tiny arc. How is a reader supposed to care about the death of a character we were introduced to only twenty pages before she dies? Let it cook a little.
Using the words “male” and “female” as nouns got very old very fast.
Dae.