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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely adored this book! Sunny’s character and her trials throughout it were just amazing to read about.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Violence
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
That was a spectacular book to end arc 1 on! It left me feeling so warm and fuzzy and now I want to reread books 1-5 again 😅 Most of my questions were answered and I feel no urgency to continue with arc 2 😌
Thorn is now my favourite character 😆 Her vocabulary is so funny 😂 and her relationship with Sunny is really wholesome 🥹🫶
Not sure how I feel about the semi-significance of scavengers *cough* humans in this book 🤔 They’ve always been there in the background but suddenly they’re speaking (even if it sounds like “yibble yibble” to the dragons 😂) Also the fact that interbreeding between tribes gives the dragons mutations is really interesting, considering rainwings perform a venom test to prevent inbreeding within the tribe 🤔
One of the dragons mentioned they were “with egg” 😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣 and that’s when I realised reptiles hold their eggs inside themselves before laying them 😭 (clearly didn’t take biology in high school okay 😅)
Ranking arc 1 of the series (excluding winglets)
- The Dragonet Prophecy
- The Brightest Night
- The Hidden Kingdom
- The Dark Secret
- The Lost Heir
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Absolutely satisfied with how things turned out, truly curious about the following books.
Re-read July 13, 2024
These books are better if you turn your brain off or you don't pay too much attention to the world-building. Because reading through this again, I see so many holes in the world-building and so much stuff that doesn't make any sense. Most of it revolves around the dragons and the humans. I always thought that keeping the humans as nothing more than prey and occasional pets was one of the more unique takes I've seen. I just wish there weren't so many comparisons made between the species. Like describing humans as dragon-like with their smiles. How are human lips moving anywhere like a lizard's? How does Sunny know that humans reach maturity when they're twenty? How can the dragons tell which are boys and which are girls? The NightWings seem like the only ones with enough scientific curiosity to care enough to study humans, but that's not really touched upon at all. And why do dragons need/have things like spears and swords?
I was also thinking about the "lesson" of this series. How there is always another way and that fighting or killing shouldn't be the answer. This is a good lesson, but characters like Blister and Scarlet prove that you can't always find a peaceful solution. Animus magic is already showing a little bit of its OP tendencies by acting as the deus ex machina to take care of Blister. We've had Glory killing Fjord and Tsunami kills Gill, is all I'm saying. They've had moments where there was no other choice and they didn't have a deus ex machina to save them.
This world might be too big for a middle-grade fantasy. It's a good story with good characters, but there are so many deep and complex things that aren't given nearly enough focus that it feels unsatisfying. But it's still worth reading, and there are both male and female heroes, so it never feels like it's targeting one type of reader over another.
Original review February 5, 2021
Yep, I am absolutely buying this series-- at leas the first five books. Every single one of them has been a wonderful journey for me to take. Despite being way older than the target demographic, I became engrossed in the stories and invested in the characters. I wanted to learn more about every single one of them and felt truly disappointed when they weren't given much focus or character development was glossed over.
I loved Sunny's journey as she struggled with Morrowseer's reveal from the last book. Destiny and fate has played such a huge role in the five dragonets' lives for so long and I liked the point of view of the one who actually wanted to fulfill the prophecy. I just wish I understood why she was ignored and dismissed by the others constantly. There was one passing comment about her accidentally blurting something out in the first book, but other than that I have no idea why all her ideas and comments were dismissed. She seemed just as competent as the others, just more optimistic in her views of other dragons and the world.
It is a little disappointing that almost all five of the dragonets have a family member who turns out to be important to the world or the war. Seriously, what are the odds? I also wish more time was spent in the Scorpion Den and getting to know that way of life for the SandWings. The one downside in all these books is that there isn't enough time spent fleshing out how all these dragons live and function in their homes. We get some details but not a while lot. Maybe that's just me wanting to know everything I can about this world.
I also can't help wondering what the original plan was when gathering the three SandWing princesses together was. What did they think would happen? Another slight disappointment is how the problem with Blister was solved, but I guess there really was no other way to solve that other than a deus ex machina. I'm glad some of my questions were finally answered, most importantly why all the other dragons were roped into this fight for the SandWing throne.
I was so focused when it got to the climax, worrying about our five dragonets and crying when it seemed like Clay wasn't going to make it. I grew to love these five and how they were a wonderful found family. It felt like they all found a place to belong and claimed the "destiny" they wanted rather than the one they were told. The conclusion of their story was wonderful, though I wouldn't complain if they came back again.
Anyway, I loved these five books and I can't wait to see more of this incredible world!
These books are better if you turn your brain off or you don't pay too much attention to the world-building. Because reading through this again, I see so many holes in the world-building and so much stuff that doesn't make any sense. Most of it revolves around the dragons and the humans. I always thought that keeping the humans as nothing more than prey and occasional pets was one of the more unique takes I've seen. I just wish there weren't so many comparisons made between the species. Like describing humans as dragon-like with their smiles. How are human lips moving anywhere like a lizard's? How does Sunny know that humans reach maturity when they're twenty? How can the dragons tell which are boys and which are girls? The NightWings seem like the only ones with enough scientific curiosity to care enough to study humans, but that's not really touched upon at all. And why do dragons need/have things like spears and swords?
I was also thinking about the "lesson" of this series. How there is always another way and that fighting or killing shouldn't be the answer. This is a good lesson, but characters like Blister and Scarlet prove that you can't always find a peaceful solution. Animus magic is already showing a little bit of its OP tendencies by acting as the deus ex machina to take care of Blister. We've had Glory killing Fjord and Tsunami kills Gill, is all I'm saying. They've had moments where there was no other choice and they didn't have a deus ex machina to save them.
This world might be too big for a middle-grade fantasy. It's a good story with good characters, but there are so many deep and complex things that aren't given nearly enough focus that it feels unsatisfying. But it's still worth reading, and there are both male and female heroes, so it never feels like it's targeting one type of reader over another.
Original review February 5, 2021
Yep, I am absolutely buying this series-- at leas the first five books. Every single one of them has been a wonderful journey for me to take. Despite being way older than the target demographic, I became engrossed in the stories and invested in the characters. I wanted to learn more about every single one of them and felt truly disappointed when they weren't given much focus or character development was glossed over.
I loved Sunny's journey as she struggled with Morrowseer's reveal from the last book. Destiny and fate has played such a huge role in the five dragonets' lives for so long and I liked the point of view of the one who actually wanted to fulfill the prophecy. I just wish I understood why she was ignored and dismissed by the others constantly. There was one passing comment about her accidentally blurting something out in the first book, but other than that I have no idea why all her ideas and comments were dismissed. She seemed just as competent as the others, just more optimistic in her views of other dragons and the world.
It is a little disappointing that almost all five of the dragonets have a family member who turns out to be important to the world or the war. Seriously, what are the odds? I also wish more time was spent in the Scorpion Den and getting to know that way of life for the SandWings. The one downside in all these books is that there isn't enough time spent fleshing out how all these dragons live and function in their homes. We get some details but not a while lot. Maybe that's just me wanting to know everything I can about this world.
I also can't help wondering what the original plan was when gathering the three SandWing princesses together was. What did they think would happen? Another slight disappointment is how the problem with Blister was solved, but I guess there really was no other way to solve that other than a deus ex machina. I'm glad some of my questions were finally answered, most importantly why all the other dragons were roped into this fight for the SandWing throne.
I was so focused when it got to the climax, worrying about our five dragonets and crying when it seemed like Clay wasn't going to make it. I grew to love these five and how they were a wonderful found family. It felt like they all found a place to belong and claimed the "destiny" they wanted rather than the one they were told. The conclusion of their story was wonderful, though I wouldn't complain if they came back again.
Anyway, I loved these five books and I can't wait to see more of this incredible world!