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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
Kid loves these. This one has a good discussion about anger and sadness and how dragons can react with different emotions to the same situation. Also a nice kid friendly example of consent and free will. Wonderful enemies and allies. Queer dragons! A fun read.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I don't love the character Sundew, so reading a book entirely from her perspective was OK, but not great. However, I love the general prescriptive formula of these books - dragon is blinkered in their view, dragon learns a valuable lesson, dragon chooses the right thing at the end. I did enjoy the Pyrrhian dragons making a bit of an appearance, though!
Pre-teen book with lesbian dragons and plant magic? Heck yeah.
4.5 stars. LOVED Sundew as a protagonist. She wrestles well with her hatred of the HiveWings. She knows they have acted under Queen Wasp's magical influence rather than by their own choices, but they have also lived under the privilege and perks of being the oppressing tribe on the continent. What responsibility to they bear? It's really well done. There's another parallel to modern culture
I loved learning more about the LeafWings. Great reveals in that part of the story. And there's TONS of suspense in this one. I didn't click so much with the last book, but this one was right on target for me. Fantastic!
Fans of the series should NOT miss this one. (Newcomers should start with book 11, The Lost Continent.) There will be a bit of a wait after this to see what happens next as the next book (February 2020) goes back in history to a moment in the past of Pyrrhia. (LGBTQ+ -
Spoiler
with tons of dragons trying to flee Pantala to Pyrrhia and the Ice Queen trying to expand her ice wall to keep them out.I loved learning more about the LeafWings. Great reveals in that part of the story. And there's TONS of suspense in this one. I didn't click so much with the last book, but this one was right on target for me. Fantastic!
Fans of the series should NOT miss this one. (Newcomers should start with book 11, The Lost Continent.) There will be a bit of a wait after this to see what happens next as the next book (February 2020) goes back in history to a moment in the past of Pyrrhia. (LGBTQ+ -
Spoiler
Story includes romantic relationship between two female dragons)This book was fine. I mostly read it as a refresher before I re the next oe. I enjoyed it, and liked how the main villain is a plant , Overall, the plot felt a little obvious though. It was all too plainly stated for me. Although it's not my favorite Wings of Fire book, it's still worth reading. And we got the first LGBTQ+ narrator in the series! That made me happy.
This is the first of the series that I wasn't absolutely blown away with. I still enjoyed the book, and plan to read the next in the series as well as the Dragonslayer from the Scavenger perspective. I'm glad to see a more prevalent LGBT character introduced into the Wings of Fire world (versus the side characters), but perhaps because I was waiting for it to happen with so many authors doing it, the introduction felt a bit like she was hopping onto the bandwagon. I did enjoy the way Willow's and Sundew's emotions grew off of one another as the story became more complex, and added a great layer to the story. I also like the humor and playfulness the two have - it adds a nice touch to Sundew since she can come off as very bitter. Sundew's growing relationship with Bumblebee is very sweet as well. I am wondering if she will end up being raised by Sundew and Willow in the end with Cricket as her aunt and Blue as her uncle.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I can’t with this series!! I started reading it back in...5th grade? Sixth? Now I’m almost in high school but I still love this series! The author splits the whole series into sections of 5 so it’s pretty easy to get in to. I know this is kind of a random read, but it’s very nostalgic and I just can’t wait to finish it! Five Stars! (Sorry for the rant on basically why I just read a middle grade book that’s for people a few years younger than I am.