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Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier

10 reviews

aspencross's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Ah! A Pacific Islander fantasy novel. There’s so a lot of good world building that I fell in love with. Specifically, the markings and the magic on the island. There were so many interesting politics at play too, both on the island and between different nations. I love a good childhood friends to reunion to lovers. Although, the lovers part felt a little rushed and suddenly they’re dating. The ending in full felt a little rushed. I would honestly love another book to make the ending drag out to a satisfying conclusion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Child abuse, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

lindsayd's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A vivid island setting and lots of sea dragons set the stage for this coming-of-age adventure. Are dragons monsters meant for human benefit or apex predators worthy of respect? This is a question the adventurers explore while also coming into adulthood. 

At times I found the vibe uneven - sometimes brutal and other times like a narratively expected punch was pulled. But on the whole, the ending was satisfying enough and the world was worth visiting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

Minor: Rape

folkofthebook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Every wish demands a price.

this is a beautiful story about family, greed, and sacrifice. i NEED more tropical-set fantasy; the descriptions are so lush and vivid, with an exciting seafaring islander adventure undertone. hanalei is clever, brave, and compassionate as a protagonist, and her sympathy and understanding for the seadragons is admirable. her budding romance with sam was organic and sweet, it was a very well-done childhood friends to lovers.

i loved the idea of dragon eggs being dragonfruit, and the theme of greed and sacrifice was played out well w the wishes and their costs. how far are people willing to go for glory? for their dreams? one pays for their wish, whether it was made out of selfishness or selflessness alike.

also so cool to see a matriarchal society and how it works.

as someone who's been pushing for writers to stop needlessly extending their books, this is a rare exception that i'd say i wish this were longer! a follow-up novella to learn more about the seadragons would be fun, too.

tw for some violence/blood/injury/death, animal cruelty/death.

We are defined by our hardships, and how we face them. We are made stronger or weaker by those we hold closest to us.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Vomit, and Dementia

belarna's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Blood and Grief

a_libra_library's review

adventurous funny inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Magical sea dragons?! 💚🌊🐉
Magical tattoo??? 
Pirates and seas adventures??? 
I love this book and the audiobook? Amazing Highly reccomend . 

I'd love to see this author write an adult adventure with like the smallest romance plot line because they can write the most sublte flirty that has me kicking and screaming 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Trafficking, Child abuse, Death, Animal death, Classism, and Colonisation

mirificmoxie's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Confinement, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Child abuse

itsheyfay's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

blewballoon's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

I went into this one with low expectations because the last YA fantasy book I read from Book of the Month was "What the River Knows" and I thought that book was terrible. This book is so much better! I loved the setting/atmosphere with the tropical plants, mysterious ocean, and living tattoos. I loved the main characters, and the various supporting characters felt 3-dimensional as well. The plot was suspenseful and compelling. I do have some unanswered questions and concerns about how some plot points were left at the end, but those are small. Overall I really enjoyed this, a great summer fantasy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Child abuse, Gore, and Sexual harassment

dblue236's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Trigger warnings: Animal death, childhood loss of parents, a brief scene of implied intention of sexual assault. 

Fantasy is a genre that I generally enjoy, but that also often gives me pause unless it falls into more of a "young adult" category because sometimes I find it goes far too in depth and I lose interest after a few chapters. That was definitely not the case here. The story was relatively basic, but interesting and fun enough that I really got lost in it and became invested in the characters and the worldbuilding. The emotional aspect of it was highly multi-dimensional and I definitely got much more than I expected out of the story. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual assault

lisashelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief