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szuum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, and Gore
stories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A magical prophecy, some dragon kids stumbling through an intertribal war, plenty of adventure, violence and questing with heavy worldbuilding and vibrant characters.
Moderate: Death, Blood, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Bullying, Torture, and Confinement
lil_mushroom'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? N/A
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gore
blackberryblues's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Gore
schausjk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Blood, War, Gore, Racism, Death, Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
Minor: Slavery
elaine_k'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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Gore and Violence
Minor: War
rlynnparsons'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Xenophobia
allium_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Death
Moderate: Gore, Child abuse, and Confinement
lolajh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
As a book itself, flaws such as these that are consistent with each character became quite irritating when they went unrecognised and undeveloped throughout the book, such as the constant poor treatment of basically all the dragonets besides Tsunami, which of course is a good thing for her and I feel is very deserved, I love her, however it is unequal, especially when she is the one to often probe the other dragonets about things she deems are not good enough. The dragonets are completely undermined by each other, making for a fragile relationship with not a consistent foundation of trust and respect for each other. But that is where the room for improvement exists in a series, for these dragonets to believe in each other as well as themselves, for Sunny, Starflight, Clay, and Glory to get the recognition and respect they deserve.
Another thing about that: the ableism of dragons! Kestrel especially is very unwelcoming and disrespectful to anyone with ādifferencesā like Sunny ālooking differentā (she is so disrespected for her appearance throughout the book); Clay for his intelligence and obliviousness, which is honestly totally normal and honestly a neurodivergent trait that he shouldnāt have been ridiculed for; Glory for literally just being a Rainwing; and
I do however believe the toxicity of Clay and Perilās relationship was handled well
And I just really really love Clay. The most deserving main character of the book, the kindest, the sweetest, and the one that doesnāt torment his friends for things they canāt control. His pacifism was a really interesting perspective to see from a dragon.
Overall, if this book were to be a stand-alone, I would have a very different and more negative review of it, and whilst it probably will not end up being my favourite of the series I do still wish to continue it. I think it sets up a strong foundation of the world that the audience is introduced to, that dragons can be
Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Ableism, Gore, Murder, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Torture, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse
maiv'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
4.0
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Murder and Gore