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ecaroline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Blood and Violence
atlas_shruggs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
spinesinaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
It’s a short and sweet story, set in a fantastical town with goblins, humans, and dragons living alongside each other and learning different crafts. There are some flashbacks with mild violence but ultimately it’s a very low stakes story filled with lovely characters, so something calm to sink into.
I really love the art style too. It’s so detailed and colourful and whimsical, perfect for this kind of story. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series so I can be immersed in this world again.
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood and Violence
literarypenguin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book follows Greta, an apprentice blacksmith learning the art from her mother a very skilled blacksmith. Greta is having trouble learning this skill and worries that she won't be good at it or she will let her mother down. Her mother tells her that blacksmithing might not be used so often anymore but it is a lost art and should be kept from getting forgotten. One day Greta finds a lost dragon in the city streets and returns it to its rightful owner, a man named Hesekiel. She learns that Hesekiel and his husband Erik are a part of a society that specializes in tea making. They brew tea from the leaves and flowers that grow on dragons and if brewed correctly they have wonderful magical effects when a person drinks it. Greta wants to learn the art of tea making and even meets another young girl named Minnette, a prophetess with memories she is trying to recover.
Even though this book was short it still was wonderful and charming. The illustrations were gorgeous and colorful. The story about finding your place in the world and surrounding yourself with people who love and support you is a great message to tell to young readers and all readers. The diversity was magnificent and perfectly subtle. They felt organic and natural not forced. The Tea Dragons themselves were so adorable and makes me want one of my very own to love and take care of!
Such a wonderful and beautiful story and am eagerly anticipating to read the rest of the series!
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Grief
undertherowantree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
sapphic_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
M/M relationship
F/F relationship
POC characters
Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
make_believer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, and Blood
deedles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Blood and Violence
meegreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Blood and Violence
benediction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Violence and Blood