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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
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
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was given to me to read by my 12 year old daughter. One of her favorites!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
tense
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:
Complicated
a great way to wrap up the first arc.
Rating: 9 out of 10
Thanks to this amazing finale to its first arc, this series has officially become one of my all-time favorites! I love it to bits and I'll recommend it immediately to everyone who hasn't read it yet. If you are still unsure about it, please give it a try! It's definitely worth all the time and money it may cost!
Right now, this book is my favorite from Wings of Fire. Of course, I'm looking forward to liking the next ones more (there's so many left!), but this already exceeded all my expectations and closed the main storyline in an excellent way.
Going into The Brightest Night, I was slightly confused. The last book's plot twist was huge and I had no idea where the plot was going like I used to before, so it more or less felt like a leap of faith in the dark. With the other installments you already kind of could guess what would happen next and there was this feeling of safety. In my opinion, this conclusion was so great because of that exact same lack of prior knowledge.
The protagonist we follow this time is Sunny, also one of my favorites from the main cast along with Tsunami and Starflight. Her inner struggles were relatable and I'm glad she was shown with more depth than on the outside, which made me like her even more than before. Probably it would have been better if the story wasn't so centered around her (I like her a lot, but being the final book, I think the other characters should have shone a bit more), her problems with the rest of the group were acknowledged but not exactly solved, and I wish her relationships with other minor characters were more fleshed out, etc. However, Sunny was an amazing protagonist and her point of view was fascinating, especially regarding her way of looking at other people and how she could find redeeming qualities in everyone, as well as sympathize with them. She had such a unique voice and I adore her for that.
Since we already know the SandWings, this book didn't show us their entire way of life but only the one they had on the Scorpion's Den, under the ruling of the Outclaws. The worldbuilding wasn't as strong this time, but taking into consideration there were a lot more important things to happen than the build-up, it was still fantastic. The Scorpion's Den was a really cozy setting and I wish Sunny stayed more time there, even when it wasn't possible because of plot reasons. The whole concept of the city was fun and I really enjoyed the place, so I would like to visit it again in the next books.
Talking about things I hoped to appear again, Peril was here! After not seeing her for four books straight, I was really happy when she finally showed up. With the promise of her being a usual character in the next series, I'll admit I'm excited to watch her character develop from her first book self to a much better dragon in general. Riptide also had a little appearance here, and even if it was extremely short, I appreciated it. Because this is the final book, there weren't as many new characters as before, but I liked Thorn and it didn't take me much time to root for her.
The whole scavenger mystery was solved neatly, connecting various plot points and joining them together at the end to create a mouth-opening twist that surprised me more than any of the others before. At first, I was wary of mixing up humans and dragons in the same universe, but it turned out ok and my worries were clearly unfounded. Sunny, as empathetic as she was, resulted to be the right character for this challenge without any doubt.
Was this book the perfect ending? Well, no. The climax wasn't quite as epic as the one on the fourth book or the second, but you know what? I loved it. The plot was engaging and I found myself unable to stop reading, my eyes glued to the pages. All the elements worked for me and I'll remember this first arc of Wings of Fire forever.
Note (spoilers): I'm not sure about my feelings on the resolution of the romance subplot yet. I liked that Starflight and Sunny remained as friends, but I don't enjoy the trope of the remaining love interest being chosen as a "second option", as it feels sort of messed up for me. Also, I was slightly mad that Deathbringer and Fatespeaker were relegated to just side love interests because I like both of them and think they deserved better. These are only tiny complaints compared to what I loved about this book, but I felt like I had to mention them somewhere.
Thanks to this amazing finale to its first arc, this series has officially become one of my all-time favorites! I love it to bits and I'll recommend it immediately to everyone who hasn't read it yet. If you are still unsure about it, please give it a try! It's definitely worth all the time and money it may cost!
Right now, this book is my favorite from Wings of Fire. Of course, I'm looking forward to liking the next ones more (there's so many left!), but this already exceeded all my expectations and closed the main storyline in an excellent way.
Going into The Brightest Night, I was slightly confused. The last book's plot twist was huge and I had no idea where the plot was going like I used to before, so it more or less felt like a leap of faith in the dark. With the other installments you already kind of could guess what would happen next and there was this feeling of safety. In my opinion, this conclusion was so great because of that exact same lack of prior knowledge.
The protagonist we follow this time is Sunny, also one of my favorites from the main cast along with Tsunami and Starflight. Her inner struggles were relatable and I'm glad she was shown with more depth than on the outside, which made me like her even more than before. Probably it would have been better if the story wasn't so centered around her (I like her a lot, but being the final book, I think the other characters should have shone a bit more), her problems with the rest of the group were acknowledged but not exactly solved, and I wish her relationships with other minor characters were more fleshed out, etc. However, Sunny was an amazing protagonist and her point of view was fascinating, especially regarding her way of looking at other people and how she could find redeeming qualities in everyone, as well as sympathize with them. She had such a unique voice and I adore her for that.
Since we already know the SandWings, this book didn't show us their entire way of life but only the one they had on the Scorpion's Den, under the ruling of the Outclaws. The worldbuilding wasn't as strong this time, but taking into consideration there were a lot more important things to happen than the build-up, it was still fantastic. The Scorpion's Den was a really cozy setting and I wish Sunny stayed more time there, even when it wasn't possible because of plot reasons. The whole concept of the city was fun and I really enjoyed the place, so I would like to visit it again in the next books.
Talking about things I hoped to appear again, Peril was here! After not seeing her for four books straight, I was really happy when she finally showed up. With the promise of her being a usual character in the next series, I'll admit I'm excited to watch her character develop from her first book self to a much better dragon in general. Riptide also had a little appearance here, and even if it was extremely short, I appreciated it. Because this is the final book, there weren't as many new characters as before, but I liked Thorn and it didn't take me much time to root for her.
The whole scavenger mystery was solved neatly, connecting various plot points and joining them together at the end to create a mouth-opening twist that surprised me more than any of the others before. At first, I was wary of mixing up humans and dragons in the same universe, but it turned out ok and my worries were clearly unfounded. Sunny, as empathetic as she was, resulted to be the right character for this challenge without any doubt.
Was this book the perfect ending? Well, no. The climax wasn't quite as epic as the one on the fourth book or the second, but you know what? I loved it. The plot was engaging and I found myself unable to stop reading, my eyes glued to the pages. All the elements worked for me and I'll remember this first arc of Wings of Fire forever.
Note (spoilers): I'm not sure about my feelings on the resolution of the romance subplot yet. I liked that Starflight and Sunny remained as friends, but I don't enjoy the trope of the remaining love interest being chosen as a "second option", as it feels sort of messed up for me. Also, I was slightly mad that Deathbringer and Fatespeaker were relegated to just side love interests because I like both of them and think they deserved better. These are only tiny complaints compared to what I loved about this book, but I felt like I had to mention them somewhere.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
Sunny’s cute, don’t get me wrong, but the true gold of this series is the five dragonets together doing awesome stuff. This was a lot of Sunny being alone, which at times made the book feel slow to me. Obviously the series can’t follow the original five forever; the “prophecy” has been fulfilled and there’s a new queen and such, and based on the description of the next book it’s going to follow a new dragon we haven’t met. This book was a good conclusion for the “Dragonets of Destiny” and I’m excited to see where it goes from here!
Sunny’s cute, don’t get me wrong, but the true gold of this series is the five dragonets together doing awesome stuff. This was a lot of Sunny being alone, which at times made the book feel slow to me. Obviously the series can’t follow the original five forever; the “prophecy” has been fulfilled and there’s a new queen and such, and based on the description of the next book it’s going to follow a new dragon we haven’t met. This book was a good conclusion for the “Dragonets of Destiny” and I’m excited to see where it goes from here!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced