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nyanyark's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
araym007's review against another edition
4.0
It has been a while since I read the first book, Eon, but Eona was still just as engaging and compelling as I remembered the first book being. Also, the cover is AMAZING! The great mix of culture, history, spirit world and, of course, dragons makes this one of the most interesting and entertaining YA fantasy books I have ever read. I flew through this book and couldn't put it down. My favorite parts of both books are the characters and their development. Alison Goodman does an excellent job of creating strong, yet flawed and always completely believable characters. Knowing where a character is coming from and why they do what they do makes the story that much more addicting.
savantthinker's review against another edition
I don't remember liking this book very much
harleyrae's review against another edition
4.0
This book has been a long time coming, but I’m glad I finally sat down and got to it. Really enjoyed this!
leafblade's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 again
Ok now THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR
First of all the improvements: we get to see more of the characters (especially Kygo, my one and only), there's romance!!! (and yes that could've gone worse), Eona explores more the power her dragon gives her and we can see a lot of old faces.
But again, my problem is that I get lost in the descriptions!!!!! There are a lot of words I don't know and by the time I look them up I end up getting even more lost because I forgot what I was reading. And the end felt a bit rushed, too, with Sethon's army coming out of practically nowhere.
What I loved the most, and this made me remember Heir of fire, is how we can see the relationships between characters. I love reading about characters interacting because I feel that's how stories develop better, and this book just teared me apart. Eona and her dragon, Eona and her mother, Eona and Rilla and Chart, Eona and Ryko and Dela, Eona and Yuso, Eona and Ido and Kygo, Kygo and Ido, Kygo and Dela, Dela and Ryko, Dela and her father, Vida and Eona... it just felt amazingly real. I'm not that much into chinese culture (in fact I went into this book blind, if I had knew it had known about this I wouldn't even had started it), but the characters and the dragons made me love it.
THIS PARAGRAPH IS JUST ONE BIG ASS SPOILER OF THE END
Ok first of all I liked that Ryko died. Yes. He was acting like a drama queen but down deep inside he really loved Eona and his Emperor and his land and Dela and wanted to do something for them, even if he was hands-tied in the ground. And I really liked how Dela approached to his dead body but didn't stay there, she went and fought for him and for Eona.
YUSO?????? WHAT THE FUCK MAN????????? HELLO?????????? IS THERE ANY BRAIN OVER THERE?????????? NO??? That's what I thought.
Kygo oh my god I really thought he was going to die, and I was kind of okay with that (just like I was okay with Kai letting Cinder go in Cinder) but he's my son and come on. I was very happy how he healed, and that it wasn't because of Eona. It would've been stupid that she could heal him even without her dragon.
What the fuck were you trying to do, Ido. Like, really, what did you expect??????????
IT ENDED SO WEIRDLY????? LIKE I WAS EXPECTING FOR IT TO BE LIKE 10 MORE PAGES LONG BUT IT JUST???????? ENDED?????????? WHERE'S RYKO'S FUNERAL????????? EONA TRYING TO FIND YUSO'S SON???????????? EONA MOURNING FOR HER DRAGON'S LOSS?????????????? DELA MOVING ON????????????????
It just needed and epilogue so bad.
But amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks
Libby for getting me into this!!!!!!!! My heart won't ever forgive you but my soul (eventually) will!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok now THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR
First of all the improvements: we get to see more of the characters (especially Kygo, my one and only), there's romance!!! (and yes that could've gone worse), Eona explores more the power her dragon gives her and we can see a lot of old faces.
But again, my problem is that I get lost in the descriptions!!!!! There are a lot of words I don't know and by the time I look them up I end up getting even more lost because I forgot what I was reading. And the end felt a bit rushed, too, with Sethon's army coming out of practically nowhere.
What I loved the most, and this made me remember Heir of fire, is how we can see the relationships between characters. I love reading about characters interacting because I feel that's how stories develop better, and this book just teared me apart. Eona and her dragon, Eona and her mother, Eona and Rilla and Chart, Eona and Ryko and Dela, Eona and Yuso, Eona and Ido and Kygo, Kygo and Ido, Kygo and Dela, Dela and Ryko, Dela and her father, Vida and Eona... it just felt amazingly real. I'm not that much into chinese culture (in fact I went into this book blind, if I had knew it had known about this I wouldn't even had started it), but the characters and the dragons made me love it.
THIS PARAGRAPH IS JUST ONE BIG ASS SPOILER OF THE END
Ok first of all I liked that Ryko died. Yes. He was acting like a drama queen but down deep inside he really loved Eona and his Emperor and his land and Dela and wanted to do something for them, even if he was hands-tied in the ground. And I really liked how Dela approached to his dead body but didn't stay there, she went and fought for him and for Eona.
YUSO?????? WHAT THE FUCK MAN????????? HELLO?????????? IS THERE ANY BRAIN OVER THERE?????????? NO??? That's what I thought.
Kygo oh my god I really thought he was going to die, and I was kind of okay with that (just like I was okay with Kai letting Cinder go in Cinder) but he's my son and come on. I was very happy how he healed, and that it wasn't because of Eona. It would've been stupid that she could heal him even without her dragon.
What the fuck were you trying to do, Ido. Like, really, what did you expect??????????
IT ENDED SO WEIRDLY????? LIKE I WAS EXPECTING FOR IT TO BE LIKE 10 MORE PAGES LONG BUT IT JUST???????? ENDED?????????? WHERE'S RYKO'S FUNERAL????????? EONA TRYING TO FIND YUSO'S SON???????????? EONA MOURNING FOR HER DRAGON'S LOSS?????????????? DELA MOVING ON????????????????
It just needed and epilogue so bad.
But amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks
Libby for getting me into this!!!!!!!! My heart won't ever forgive you but my soul (eventually) will!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rachowl_gk's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
applegnreads's review against another edition
3.0
Much like the first book, Eona could stand a good shake or growing up or something. Maybe by the end she's better. Anyway, there were definitely pageturning sections among the irritating ones.
bekah_beks's review against another edition
The passing is so slow. I don't like the characters enough and was not invested enough from the first book.
suzukabunny's review against another edition
2.0
Eona, identitas asli Eon, menyadari kekuatan terpendamnya dan berhasil bekerja sama dengan Naga Kembar untuk mengatasi pemberontak dan membantu Kyogo merebut tahtanya. Layaknya cerita fiksi remaja, Eona terlibat romansa dengan Kyogo dan seorang Punggawa Naga lain. Ia dipaksa menyeimbangkan diri antara punggawa naga, remaja manusia normal dan kekasi putra mahkota sekaligus. Tugas yang sulit mengingat ia baru 16 tahun dan buta permainan politis.
Plot utama dibangun atas dasar premis standar: kebaikan selalu menang melawan kejahatan. Ditambah dengan subplot cinta segitiga, perebutan kekuasaan, cinta terlarang, how to play politics for dummies, dan sedikit pesan: hindari mengambil hal yang bukan hak kita.
Daya tarik Eon dan Eona ini adalah setting latar belakang dan waktu yang diambil. Memakai latar belakang China masa Dinasti Tang (atau Ming, saya sendiri belum bisa membedakan) Goodman berhasil membangun kesan kerajaan luas yang terlalu ringkih mempertahankan kekuasaannya dan terlalu abai akan kesejahteraan rakyatnya. Akibatnya, mereka bergantung pada kekuatan naga dan memanipulasi iklim untuk menjaga rakyatnya tetap patuh.
Plot utama dibangun atas dasar premis standar: kebaikan selalu menang melawan kejahatan. Ditambah dengan subplot cinta segitiga, perebutan kekuasaan, cinta terlarang, how to play politics for dummies, dan sedikit pesan: hindari mengambil hal yang bukan hak kita.
Daya tarik Eon dan Eona ini adalah setting latar belakang dan waktu yang diambil. Memakai latar belakang China masa Dinasti Tang (atau Ming, saya sendiri belum bisa membedakan) Goodman berhasil membangun kesan kerajaan luas yang terlalu ringkih mempertahankan kekuasaannya dan terlalu abai akan kesejahteraan rakyatnya. Akibatnya, mereka bergantung pada kekuatan naga dan memanipulasi iklim untuk menjaga rakyatnya tetap patuh.
kidawalker's review against another edition
1.0
This is the risk you run with certain YA: the covers pulled me in. Well, also the thickness of the book, but I know by now you're rolling your eyes and I've lost all credibility.
But seriously, you read a description about the last dragoneye and you see a chick with dual swords and the cover and register that this book actually has some heft and you're thinking maybe you've found something to break the chain of twilight-esque YA you've been slogging through for a few weeks now but NOPE it's all the same.
Angsty love triangle. Special man she thinks she doesn't deserve. Supernatural sex. But the worst part–aside from the predictability–is how totally helpless she is. I kept waiting for the Hero's Journey moment where Eona would come into her own abilities–the dragoneye of the most powerful of the dragons–and it never happened! It's the absolute worst thing that can happen in this genre, because that sweet moment is like a promise, and this book DOES NOT DELIVER.
Helpless heroines are just the worst.
Anyway. Goodman created an interesting plot, creative even, but spoiled it with cliches.
But seriously, you read a description about the last dragoneye and you see a chick with dual swords and the cover and register that this book actually has some heft and you're thinking maybe you've found something to break the chain of twilight-esque YA you've been slogging through for a few weeks now but NOPE it's all the same.
Angsty love triangle. Special man she thinks she doesn't deserve. Supernatural sex. But the worst part–aside from the predictability–is how totally helpless she is. I kept waiting for the Hero's Journey moment where Eona would come into her own abilities–the dragoneye of the most powerful of the dragons–and it never happened! It's the absolute worst thing that can happen in this genre, because that sweet moment is like a promise, and this book DOES NOT DELIVER.
Helpless heroines are just the worst.
Anyway. Goodman created an interesting plot, creative even, but spoiled it with cliches.