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rays_reading_rainbow's review against another edition
5.0
This book was incredible. Old stories have power, dragons are being hunted, slaves eyes are cast down and a girl who changes it all. I feel honored to have read these pages.
annatherbook's review against another edition
4.0
Okay! This book was really good but I had some problems with some parts. I don't like time tropes, and by time tropes I mean you-only-have-x-amount-of-time-to-finnish-this-impossible-task trope. I do not enjoy it because it's extremely hard to make it good. But I really loved the storytelling part and the rich lore and political intrigue. So I'm definitely going to continue this series even if it wasn't perfect.
mikkeline's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
covetedbooks's review against another edition
4.0
It was pretty good. I loved the plot twists. Asha really irritated me frequently throughout the book.
This can be read as a stand-alone. You don’t necessarily need to the read The Caged Queen, as I believe that focuses more on one of the side characters, Roa.
This can be read as a stand-alone. You don’t necessarily need to the read The Caged Queen, as I believe that focuses more on one of the side characters, Roa.
sazana28's review against another edition
5.0
Alright babes, so the way my life is set up, I’m just gonna talk about how this book made me feel instead of giving out hella details. 😂 Like I think I do that already, but it’s gonna be a regular thing so you can see how it made me feel and then read it yourself. Plus!!! No spoilers. 😭👏🏼
Okay! So this book, I wasn’t too sure about it in the beginning. In my head I was hoping it wasn’t a super cliche, like the mc is a douche and then their love interest shows up and they start to change immediately, hella unrealistic and I’d want to throw the book out a window. But no! It was better, lol.
And I’m a sucker for love stories intertwined with action. Plus, I don’t believe I’ve read a dragon fantasy before so it was a great start. 😍
I loved the flashbacks. Or maybe they were glimpses into how their kingdom came to be? Anyway, at first it was annoying but then I realized they were super helpful to connect the story. It was lovely. I loved how Asha’s change in heart wasn’t too abrupt,(because you can’t change a super biased way of thinking overnight, unfortunately) although you can only do so much in under 500 pages. 😂🤷🏽♀️
I’d say around the halfway mark I started getting super involved in the well-being of the characters, lol. Like Jarek was already asking for my foot up his ass and for a minute so was Asha, but I definitely warmed up to her. Especially when she was helping her brother out, and through that Torwin. 😝💕
Are my emoji giving me away? Lmao probably. But I was basically yelling through the whole book and the scrublanders, I definitely want to see more of them in the second book. I so hope that things turn around. I love these characters! And like literally the bad guys getting f*cked up was one of the highlights of my night. 😂
Okay! So this book, I wasn’t too sure about it in the beginning. In my head I was hoping it wasn’t a super cliche, like the mc is a douche and then their love interest shows up and they start to change immediately, hella unrealistic and I’d want to throw the book out a window. But no! It was better, lol.
And I’m a sucker for love stories intertwined with action. Plus, I don’t believe I’ve read a dragon fantasy before so it was a great start. 😍
I loved the flashbacks. Or maybe they were glimpses into how their kingdom came to be? Anyway, at first it was annoying but then I realized they were super helpful to connect the story. It was lovely. I loved how Asha’s change in heart wasn’t too abrupt,(because you can’t change a super biased way of thinking overnight, unfortunately) although you can only do so much in under 500 pages. 😂🤷🏽♀️
I’d say around the halfway mark I started getting super involved in the well-being of the characters, lol. Like Jarek was already asking for my foot up his ass and for a minute so was Asha, but I definitely warmed up to her. Especially when she was helping her brother out, and through that Torwin. 😝💕
Are my emoji giving me away? Lmao probably. But I was basically yelling through the whole book and the scrublanders, I definitely want to see more of them in the second book. I so hope that things turn around. I love these characters! And like literally the bad guys getting f*cked up was one of the highlights of my night. 😂
joanna1905's review against another edition
2.0
So I have mixed feelings about this book. First of the bat a story about killing dragons isn’t really my thing but I know this book got a bit of hype around it’s release so when I found it at my local charity shop I thought I’d give it a go.
I actually really liked the barebones of the story, it was a cool concept to see Asha going from this violent dragon killer to understanding that dragons and the stories were never the enemy. I also think the plot line of her fathers involvement in her mother’s death, his attempt to kill his son and manipulate Asha was a really great twist.
However, while I liked the concept and the plot it was just poorly executed. The writing isn’t bad, but it isn’t really good either. I wasn’t actually invested in this world, the history or the characters. I didn’t really care what happened to any of them except the dragons.
I also didn’t love how Asha doesn’t really seem to address her views about the slaves, and while we see her views change slightly as she falls for Torwin she never actually addresses that slavery is wrong.
Overall this book was definitely a bit of a let down, I think it had SOOO much potential and such a good plot but it ultimately missed the mark. I think perhaps this book is definitely on like lower end of ya and would be great for someone easing into the fantasy genre.
I actually really liked the barebones of the story, it was a cool concept to see Asha going from this violent dragon killer to understanding that dragons and the stories were never the enemy. I also think the plot line of her fathers involvement in her mother’s death, his attempt to kill his son and manipulate Asha was a really great twist.
However, while I liked the concept and the plot it was just poorly executed. The writing isn’t bad, but it isn’t really good either. I wasn’t actually invested in this world, the history or the characters. I didn’t really care what happened to any of them except the dragons.
I also didn’t love how Asha doesn’t really seem to address her views about the slaves, and while we see her views change slightly as she falls for Torwin she never actually addresses that slavery is wrong.
Overall this book was definitely a bit of a let down, I think it had SOOO much potential and such a good plot but it ultimately missed the mark. I think perhaps this book is definitely on like lower end of ya and would be great for someone easing into the fantasy genre.
cpbcos's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0