3.74 AVERAGE

medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated

This book had so many elements that I absolutely love and yet, I just I did not connect in the way I expected to, hoping book two draws me in more
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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
adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced
adventurous medium-paced
adventurous

This is a reread for me, having first read the independently published version. There was an added prologue here and some additional scenes but I felt that a lot of the context and back story were dropped and I missed that. There were a few things that seemed choppy in reading and when I referenced the original it was because things had been cut leaving behind spaces that didn’t make as much sense on their own. 

But for all that I still love this story and these two main characters, who truly fit the definition of morally gray. And of course, dragons. I can’t wait to get more of them all along with their band of found family in the next book!
funny mysterious medium-paced
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

Give me all the dragons!
adventurous funny inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I first read this July 2024 and loved it! Gave it 4 stars. Re reading before the second and it falls a little more flat. There needs better transitions between scenes. 
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
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

I love a badass FMC and Elowen is just that. I cannot wait to continue this journey with her, Cayden, Finnian, Ryder, and Saskia.