Title: When the Moon Hatched

Series: Moonwalk #1

Author: Sarah A Parker

The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons.

They certainly did not expect them to fall.

As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught. When a renowned bounty hunter is employed by The Crown to capture a member of the Ath, Raeve’s world is turned upside down. Blood spills, hearts break, and Raeve finds herself at the mercy of the Guild of Nobles—a group of dual-beaded elementals who intend to turn her into a political statement. Only death will set her free.

Crushed beneath a mourning weight, Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown. Now on a tireless quest to assuage the never-ebbing ache in his chest, his hunt for a moonshard lures him into the belly of Gore’s notorious prison where he stumbles upon something that rips apart his perception of reality. A shackled miracle with eyes full of rage and blood on her hands.

The echo of the past sings louder than the Creators themselves, and even Raeve can’t ignore the truths blaring at her from a warmer, happier time.
However.
There’s more to this song than meets the eye, and some truths …
They’re too poisonous to swallow.

I was excited to get to this book because it was so hyped. I obviously bought the exclusive edition with the beautiful dragon stenciled edges and immediately preordered the matching book 2!

And now I don’t know what to do. This book was ok, but just ok.

I did love the premise behind this story….magical girl goes from old life to new life with a man who loves her unconditionally. And dragons!

I also loved the diary entries from Elluin.

This was an actual heartbreaking tale and I fear it will only get worse in book 2 because of ‘the secret’.

What I didn’t love was Raeve. She made some absolute rubbish decisions and she seemed full of self importance. Maybe I’m wrong, but she wasn’t for me.

I also didn’t love all the fluff in the writing. It was….a lot. Especially the part explaining the crying in the rain….I was like what’s going on here?!!

So my dilemma is, do I read book 2?!