Ep 108 *watch this* When The Moon Hatched Recap BEFORE Reading Ballad of Falling Dragons!! DEEP DIVE

Remember two years ago (almost to the day!) when this new dragon book came onto the Romantasy scene called When The Moon Hatched, we voted for it as a Besties & the Book Club read (going in completely blind), and it took us all by storm?! Well, we do! We’re here today to officially deep dive When the Moon Hatched by the amazing Sarah A. Parker to finally do one of our favorite dragon books of all time justice. Hey… it might even be our most favorite dragon book to date. Just sayin’… The world building is insane, the magic system complex, the writing immaculate, and the CHARACTERS?! Don’t even get us started on Raeve and Kaan… they are unmatched. However, we understand that this isn’t necessarily a book that everyone can digest easily. This was a reread for both of us and as we took notes, looked over the index, and mapped this episode out for you it became increasingly clear exactly how much vital info. we missed the first time. So today is all about recapping, talking our faves and fails dragon edition, sharing lore, speculations, and Easter eggs with you in preparation of the release of book two in the Moonfall Series: The Ballad of Falling Dragons out on May 19th! If you’ve already read it and you need a refresher, we hope this helps! If you’re new to Moonfall and you want our spoiler free reviews at the top of the episode, we’ve got you! And don’t forget to jump into our free Fable book club chat for When the Moon Hatched (book two coming soon!) if you need to debrief and check out our initial reactions to book one at the beginning of episode 11! YES, ELEVEN. Watch it here!    • Ep 11 "you NEED TO read When the Moon Hatc...   We’re bring you all this and of course a dragon version of our unhinged smash or pass. Don't be shy, subscribe! New Podcasts every Tuesday!! (And sometimes Friday!…) Shop our Merch line | * https://besties-and-the-books-shop.fo... Check out these narrator interviews? ⬇️ Anthony Palmini gives us the lowdown on what it’s like to voice act Rhysand, Kingfisher, AND Slade Ravinger!    • Ep 95 Rhysand, Kingfisher, Slade: The Man ...   Check out these author interviews? ⬇️ Penn Cole talks with us about Strong Female Characters, Feminist Themes, and her debut bestselling Spark of the Everflame Series!    • Ep 65 Talking STRONG Female Characters and...   We interviewed Callie Hart all about her NYT Bestseller Quicksilver! Watch it here!    • Ep 45 Callie Hart Quicksilver Tell All! | ...   Check the official Follow Up Author Interview with Lindsay Straube of the Split or Swallow Universe all about Between Two Kings!    • Ep 85 Between TWO Kings?! What’s that all ...   Nikki St. Crowe, the queen of spicy fairy tale retellings chats with us about diving into the land of Oz with West of Wicked!    • Ep 106 Nikki St Crowe whisks us back to Oz...   ____ YouTube | TikTok | Instagram | Podcast Platforms @BestiesandtheBooksPodcast Besties and the Book Club on Fable! https://fable.co/bestiesandthebookclu... Liz Instagram | TikTok @TheRealLifeVeganWife Ashley Instagram | TikTok @AshleyEllix Shop Bookish Merch we are wearing: Ashley is wearing a Fly or Die Dragon T-shirt from @CaffeineandCurses | https://caffeineandcurses.com Liz is wearing “I’m a Book Dragon” Clash of Tides tee from the Author Alivia Maar @livesbookshelf (gifted in PR) Any link with an * is an affiliate link through the service Magic Links and is eligible for a commission to us with no extra cost to you. Thank you for helping support our podcast! Chapters: 00:00:00 Spoiler Free Intro 00:05:30 Fav and Fails Dragon Edition 00:13:00 When the Moon Hatched Book Review & Rating 00:23:05 When the Moon Hatched Book Summary and Recap 00:36:10 Characters, Dragons, and Gods breakdown 00:39:29 Favorite and Least Favorite Characters, Parts, Tropes, and more! 00:58:28 When the Moon Hatched Quotes 01:06:00 Overall Book Reviews 01:14:26 Unhinged Smash or Pass #whenthemoonhatched #romantasybooks #bookdeepdive