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A recap of When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A Parker, a romantasy we both read and loved last summer. In this episode we deep dive into our theories for her upcoming sequel, A Battle of Fallen Dragons, discuss what made this romantasy truly stand out, and discuss some of the critique about this one (and why we absolutely disagree!)

For anyone who is also patiently waiting to find out what happens to Raeve and Kahn, we're here to chat!

00:33 How we found WTMH after ACOTAR and Fourth Wing

05:33 Why is this book so polarizing when its actually amazing

6:17 The back cover copy vs what we actually read

13:33 True love and coming back from the dead - is this a trope?

17:45 Dark Romantasy

19:49 Elements and the Gods

24:30 A critique we do not agree with, but open to discussion

26:15 Bombshell ending and theories

35:38 What could be coming up in The Ballad of Fallen Dragons

38:30 What we're reading now

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