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When the Moon Hatched
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 3.8 · 347 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
- Spice
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Raeve is a rebel assassin whose world is upended by a rival bounty hunter, leading to her capture by the powerful fae Guild of Nobles and her transformation into a political pawn. Meanwhile, Kaan Vaegor, a grief-stricken king-slayer wearing a melted crown, stumbles upon her in high-security prison while still mourning the loss of his great love. Echoes of a shared past flicker between them, and the sense that their history hides poisonous secrets pulls them toward a dark, angsty second-chance romance tangled in rebellion, court intrigue, and fae politics.
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- Anti-Hero: “Raeve's job is to complete orders and never get caught” source
- Tortured Hero: “Crushed by the loss of his great love, Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown” source
- Strong Heroine: “As an assassin for the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve's job is to complete orders and never get caught” source
- Hidden Identity: “There's more to their story than meets the eye, but some truths are too poisonous to swallow.” source
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