Starside vs When the Moon Hatched: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Starside Starside Alex Aster · 2026 ★★★★☆ 4.3 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Moderate

Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is the realm of magic and immortals—the descendants of the gods, living in a power-rich paradise. Stormside is where mortals fight for scraps of that…

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Cover of When the Moon Hatched When the Moon Hatched Sarah A. Parker · 2024 ★★★★☆ 4.0 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Moderate

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…

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

StarsideWhen the Moon Hatched
Goodreads 4.3 (77730) 4.0 (363139)
Hardcover 4.1 (55) 3.8 (317)
Apple Books 4.5 (364) 4.5 (964)

Reception

StarsideWhen the Moon Hatched
Ratings 77730 363139
Editions 1 11
Want to read 200997 725033
Pages 512 576

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StarsideWhen the Moon HatchedEnjoymentDifficultyInfluencePopularityClassic
RomantasyFantasy RomanceAdultMagicRomanceFantasy