Third Moon Passing

In Third Moon Passing , Rina Olsen presents a world where ancient folk tales become a reality, where gods and humans alike walk the earth, and where history can change its course with the flick of a dragon’s tail.

Excellent and refreshing. I can't wait for more books in the series.

Third Moon Passing is the debut work by a teenage author and it certainly shows a lot of promise. I generally enjoyed the story, which was based heavily on Korean folklore and mythology, and it held my interest from start to finish. Two minor complaints would be that the characters' voices were not very distinctive, and with a large cast of characters this sometimes made one character blend in too much with another, but that is something I am sure the author will improve on with time and experience. Also, while the inclusion of full retellings of some folktales was perhaps necessary for readers not already familiar with them, for those of us who know the stories, it made the pacing drag as we paused to go through them, and the pacing overall could have done with some tweaking here and there. But that did not hinder my overall enjoyment of the piece, and I would certainly like to see how the author continues to develop. Recommended for fans of folklore-inspired fantasy stories. I am giving this book four stars.

Interesting premise and executed well. I think the author has great potential to do great things and just needs to keep going in the same direction :)

This was a great concept overall as a folk tale, I was engaged with the story and really enjoyed getting to learn about this mythology had how it flowed with the world. The characters were great and I enjoyed everything that was going on. Rina Olsen has a great style and it left me wanting more.

I wanted to read this book, because I hoped it would be close to 'the girl who fell beneath the sea' , tho it has its charm, I'm not quite convinced about whether I like this book or not.
Objectively the book is well written and if you are looking for something without a lot of complications and headaches this is definitely what you should read.
It was worth the read anyway and I don't regret reading it.

This book is very nice to read! Olsen is a great and promising teenage writer. From the beginning, I enjoyed the story and learned about Korean folklore.

The minor complaint is the list of characters in the beginning kind of makes me feel intimidated because there are a lot. I think the list put at the end of the book will be better. Learning about characters through reading the story is better than that in my opinion.

But that does not hinder my overall enjoyment of this book. I believe this author will continue to develop as a great writer! I recommend this book for fans of folklore-inspired fantasy.

Thank you, NetGalley and Atmosphere Press for providing me with this eARC.

I'm amazed that this was written by a teenager. It did not feel like it at all and I had a good time reading it. I appreciate the characters' list at the beginning, that's very useful. The folklore in this book was very interesting and we got to see different tales mixed in the main story. I love korean tales, history and folklore so this book called my name. I was a bit confused at times as some gods have small parts to play so I had to refer to the list at the beginning a few times. The parallel with the Americans invading felt slightly out of place, like a different story mixing in the main plot, so that's why I took off a star. I'd recommend this if you want to read more about korean folklore and history, and characters working together for a common goal.

Thank you Netgalley and Publishers for the eARC of Third Moon Passing

I really thought this was written well and was surprised to learn it was written by a teenager, it certainly didn't read that way.
I loved the folklore throughout this novel and the characters are felt were created with a realism, the story building coupled with the world created all leaned to an excellent imagery.
I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more by Olsen.

I found this book to be very well-written and a lovely story! I loved the combination of real and fantasy, and rooted for the characters throughout. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a beautifully written and diverse fantasy world with riveting characters!

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.