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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
Don't get me wrong, I loved this book... I just didn't love it as much as I loved The Lightning Struck Heart. There were no hysterical laughter moments that made everyone within a city block wonder if I was sobbing, choking, or suffering from a mental breakdown. I did laugh several times but this book is much more serious than Lightning and I actually found myself a little bored more than once! I am so ashamed!
Thankfully, I didn't stay bored for long and the rest of the book was amazing. I went from laughing at the antics, to wanting Tiggy to smash a couple of characters (including an old woman and a teenage girl who pretends to be a lady), to crying (because of course he's going to age first!), to saying "OOHHH SH***T" at the whole interrogation scene, and to laughing again. I swear I am not crazy! TJ is just the king of emotion...
Oh and there's this...
- Ryan and Ruv...Lol
- Tina is Eviiiil
- Rystin still sounds like a poison which may or may not come from castor beans...
- Myrin is what and WHAT?!?!?!
- Morgan and Randal are lying liars who lie... and I kind of want to hug them both
- Sam is a bit of a hypocrite...
- Justin and his words!
- Tiggy? Smash Vadoma and Ruv... I reaaaaally don't trust them...
- Okay... Are you listening?...Are you sure?... This is important... DON'T Piss Off Sam Of Wilds... Why? because of sand mermaids...
- Only TJ would create a teenage emo dragon and it's amazing!
- I LOVE Zero.
Thankfully, I didn't stay bored for long and the rest of the book was amazing. I went from laughing at the antics, to wanting Tiggy to smash a couple of characters (including an old woman and a teenage girl who pretends to be a lady), to crying (because of course he's going to age first!), to saying "OOHHH SH***T" at the whole interrogation scene, and to laughing again. I swear I am not crazy! TJ is just the king of emotion...
Oh and there's this...
- Ryan and Ruv...Lol
- Tina is Eviiiil
- Rystin still sounds like a poison which may or may not come from castor beans...
- Myrin is what and WHAT?!?!?!
- Morgan and Randal are lying liars who lie... and I kind of want to hug them both
- Sam is a bit of a hypocrite...
- Justin and his words!
- Tiggy? Smash Vadoma and Ruv... I reaaaaally don't trust them...
- Okay... Are you listening?...Are you sure?... This is important... DON'T Piss Off Sam Of Wilds... Why? because of sand mermaids...
- Only TJ would create a teenage emo dragon and it's amazing!
- I LOVE Zero.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
It would seem that I'm having a bit of a TJ Klune marathon at the moment since I just can't stop reading his books...even after finishing this I immediately started one of his contemporary romances. He's JUST SO GOOD, I CAN'T STOP!
Anyway, back to the book at hand.
A Destiny of Dragons starts with a rather foreboding prologue that, since finishing this book, I have a really, really, really bad feeling about but I'm trying not to think of it so that I don't cry, but Chapter One picks up not too long after where we left things in book one and it immediately falls back into TJ's hilarious rhythm, with Sam trying to show Justin how much he cares before being hit on by a stranger and discovered by a posing Ryan. I really loved being back with the insane Verania crew who I can't seem to get enough of.
The best thing about this book is 'Sam's New Destiny (capitalised so it must be true)' as much as he hates and complains about it, for the following reasons:
The introduction of a very evil villain
The dragons!!!
Sam's badass powers and Ryan's reactions to said powers
Sam's beautiful heart
The mermaids
Ruv (and Ryan's blazing jealousy)
Vadoma (even if she is a bad-touching creepy old lady)
Gary's never-ending sass
and
ALL THE FEELS!
As always TJ Klune manages to blend this incredible mixture of awesome magic and magical creatures with outrageous, very crude humour and so much emotion you feel like your heart might just burst.
Sam is on another adventure that he didn't ask for and with the help (and hindrance) of some new characters he still handles it with his classic 'Sam' attitude:
"Finally, I did the only thing a person could do if they were in my position and faced with a gigantic hill monster after having been bad-touched by an old lady into the middle of the woods. I waved and said, “Heeeyyy there.”
As with The Lightning Struck Heart, A Destiny of Dragons takes us on a journey across Verania, with some amazing new places to discover this time around.
However, where the first book in the series delivered very over-the-top comedy, this book didn't have quite the same carefree feel. Things are different for Sam, things are darker, harder and more difficult with much more at stake for Sam and the people of Verania. In this book, we see strains on friendship and fear that strikes at Sam's heart, and the hearts of those around him.
I'm really excited and nervous to see how things play out in the rest of the series as there's promise of a lot of dark, depressing shit (there was a point in this book that I was so very close to crying) and I'm completely on edge having no idea what's going to happen next. I really don't think it'll be long before I read book three!
So, to finish, I'm going to leave you with one of my favourite quotes from this book, a little pearl of Sam wisdom:
"You can’t hide your head in the sand without expecting your ass to get burned.”
Anyway, back to the book at hand.
A Destiny of Dragons starts with a rather foreboding prologue that, since finishing this book, I have a really, really, really bad feeling about but I'm trying not to think of it so that I don't cry, but Chapter One picks up not too long after where we left things in book one and it immediately falls back into TJ's hilarious rhythm, with Sam trying to show Justin how much he cares before being hit on by a stranger and discovered by a posing Ryan. I really loved being back with the insane Verania crew who I can't seem to get enough of.
The best thing about this book is 'Sam's New Destiny (capitalised so it must be true)' as much as he hates and complains about it, for the following reasons:
The introduction of a very evil villain
The dragons!!!
Sam's badass powers and Ryan's reactions to said powers
Sam's beautiful heart
The mermaids
Ruv (and Ryan's blazing jealousy)
Vadoma (even if she is a bad-touching creepy old lady)
Gary's never-ending sass
and
ALL THE FEELS!
As always TJ Klune manages to blend this incredible mixture of awesome magic and magical creatures with outrageous, very crude humour and so much emotion you feel like your heart might just burst.
Sam is on another adventure that he didn't ask for and with the help (and hindrance) of some new characters he still handles it with his classic 'Sam' attitude:
"Finally, I did the only thing a person could do if they were in my position and faced with a gigantic hill monster after having been bad-touched by an old lady into the middle of the woods. I waved and said, “Heeeyyy there.”
As with The Lightning Struck Heart, A Destiny of Dragons takes us on a journey across Verania, with some amazing new places to discover this time around.
However, where the first book in the series delivered very over-the-top comedy, this book didn't have quite the same carefree feel. Things are different for Sam, things are darker, harder and more difficult with much more at stake for Sam and the people of Verania. In this book, we see strains on friendship and fear that strikes at Sam's heart, and the hearts of those around him.
I'm really excited and nervous to see how things play out in the rest of the series as there's promise of a lot of dark, depressing shit (there was a point in this book that I was so very close to crying) and I'm completely on edge having no idea what's going to happen next. I really don't think it'll be long before I read book three!
So, to finish, I'm going to leave you with one of my favourite quotes from this book, a little pearl of Sam wisdom:
"You can’t hide your head in the sand without expecting your ass to get burned.”
I've said before that I have to be in the right mood for Klune, but I definitely was. A Destiny of Dragons takes a turn for the serious, but there's still plenty of outrageousness and raunchiness to delight in. I have an ominous feeling about where this is going, however....
Not as funny as the first book, but its in exchange for plot so can't complain too much. Still inappropriately funny. I was hoping more funny nonsense would rise up with Ruv in the equation.
I will be reading the next boo in the series. `
I will be reading the next boo in the series. `
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
10th Relisten
Bow down to me humans and give me your shinies. ~ Kevin, The Beast From The East
9th Relisten
Kevin is the greatest character ever written. No I will not take any comments on this fact.
8th Relisten
Sweet Molasses. Jealous Ryan is a thing of beauty
7th Relisten
Love it so much
6th Relisten
I still cry every single time.
5th Relisten
no words
4th Relisten
Never gets old
3rd Relisten
I still love Kevin. He's my fave.
2nd relisten.
I LOVE KEVIN!
That is all
Bow down to me humans and give me your shinies. ~ Kevin, The Beast From The East
9th Relisten
Kevin is the greatest character ever written. No I will not take any comments on this fact.
8th Relisten
Sweet Molasses. Jealous Ryan is a thing of beauty
7th Relisten
Love it so much
6th Relisten
I still cry every single time.
5th Relisten
no words
4th Relisten
Never gets old
3rd Relisten
I still love Kevin. He's my fave.
2nd relisten.
I LOVE KEVIN!
That is all
Miran bad guy. light vs dark. Zero snake dragon. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 🎧🎧🎧🎧