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3.27 AVERAGE
3.27 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
lighthearted
slow-paced
It's a cute and cozy fantasy. There's not really any conflict other than the main characters being insecure. The. whole. book.
I finished it, but about halfway through it felt like I was trudging through.
I finished it, but about halfway through it felt like I was trudging through.
I had high hopes for this one but I couldn't get into the author's writing style.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
Yes
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
TBH you get what's on the tin: it's a cute, cozy read mainly about the proprietor of a café catering to the owners of baby dragons, like if a cat café was somewhere you brought your own cat, only the cats can also fly and breathe fire. It tries for some character development and emotional depth, takes a pass at social commentary, but it's clumsy at best, contrived and under-developed. Not on my re-read list, but a decent option for an afternoon in where you just want brain candy escapism.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this in the beginning. It was full of cute and cozy slice of life vibes with a decently cute plot. About a third of the way through, I started getting annoyed and bored with the characters. About halfway through, I flat out disliked them and felt like I was reading about young teenagers instead of fully grown adults, and the plot was more than tedious. Around the 70% mark, I was flat out mad and this turned into a spite read.
The conflict was entirely made up and completely inconsequential to the actual plot. The constant mental flip flopping was just annoying pretty early on and it was resolved without any actual communication or resolution other than insta-love kiss. There could have been actual meat in the plot but it was like the author was afraid of getting too heavy.which doesnt make sense when the "baby dragon ritual" was just putting a baby in a helpless and pitentially dangerous situation and making the parents watch them figure it out. Without any sort of ceremonial set up or explanation of why they were doing it, so it just felt like a hard 180° pivot away from the cozy vibes super late into the book.
This felt like a first draft where characters and plots were still being fleshed out, or like the author was afraid to commit to delving in too deep and dealing with consequences. It was just... off. I really, really liked the premise and setting. But this really didnt land for me and Im pretty sad about it.
The conflict was entirely made up and completely inconsequential to the actual plot. The constant mental flip flopping was just annoying pretty early on and it was resolved without any actual communication or resolution other than insta-love kiss. There could have been actual meat in the plot but it was like the author was afraid of getting too heavy.
This felt like a first draft where characters and plots were still being fleshed out, or like the author was afraid to commit to delving in too deep and dealing with consequences. It was just... off. I really, really liked the premise and setting. But this really didnt land for me and Im pretty sad about it.