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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
This is a new set of dragons for follow and love. While it took me a bit to love them, but by the end I was sold.
This is a strong start to the next set of five! I remember reading the description and thinking, "Oh, they're giving NightWings prophetic powers again? That's a little disappointing," because I thought that it went too dramatically against everything established in the first series. But almost immediately after starting this book, the change made sense, and when the reason why was conclusively established later on, I was satisfied because it had been hinted at so strongly.
The new characters are wonderful, and they blend well into a mix of old favorites: Tamarin, Kinkajou, Qibli, Sunny, Peril... I absolutely flew through this book (dragon pun intended), and I can't wait to start the next! The pacing is great, and I love the formatting choice to bold the dialogue Moon has with the mysterious voice inside her head. It's always clear who's the speaker and whether they're talking out loud or in their head.
"Moon Rising" ends on a slight cliffhanger, so I am eager to get my hands on the next installment; but it also solves enough of the problems introduced that I don't feel like the story ended prematurely or "just as things were getting good." This entire story was captivating from start to finish, and I hope the later books continue this trend!
The new characters are wonderful, and they blend well into a mix of old favorites: Tamarin, Kinkajou, Qibli, Sunny, Peril... I absolutely flew through this book (dragon pun intended), and I can't wait to start the next! The pacing is great, and I love the formatting choice to bold the dialogue Moon has with the mysterious voice inside her head. It's always clear who's the speaker and whether they're talking out loud or in their head.
"Moon Rising" ends on a slight cliffhanger, so I am eager to get my hands on the next installment; but it also solves enough of the problems introduced that I don't feel like the story ended prematurely or "just as things were getting good." This entire story was captivating from start to finish, and I hope the later books continue this trend!
it is, truly, about the way these books are able to balance harrowing danger and heartwarming found family humor FLAWLESSLY every SINGLE time. every other middle grade fantasy WANTS what wings of fire has. nothing like these books to consistently put a smile on my face even while they whack me upside the head with plot twists.
this one feels particularly impressive to me because it's a continuation of the main series, but with a new main plot and a new set of main characters - something plenty of other books have done (coughs. warrior cats) but not half this well. maybe sutherland wrote the second series for money. i have no idea; i don't work at scholastic. but you very much get the vibe that she ALSO wrote the second series because there was more she wanted to explore in this world. and that stuff is SO COOL. the way this book fills out and expands on the worldbuilding from the first series, retaining everything that makes WoF compelling but deepening the world around the characters and the lore that's only been hinted at so far... PARTICULARLY the treatment of prophecy. seeing as one of the most major themes of the first series was "nothing is set in stone, you can build your own destiny, no one's future is fated" / prophecy deconstruction, having a main character who is actually a prophet could have gotten bad fast. but moon's powers present prophecy as less a concrete inscription than a set of probable, possible futures constantly flickering in and out of sight as the people (dragons) involved make choices. which not only carries the first series's themes through, but also just absolutely slaps.
wow, apparently i have a lot to say about series continuations. anyway can't believe moon has autism and anxiety and qibli has ocd and they're best friends and my beloveds <3
this one feels particularly impressive to me because it's a continuation of the main series, but with a new main plot and a new set of main characters - something plenty of other books have done (coughs. warrior cats) but not half this well. maybe sutherland wrote the second series for money. i have no idea; i don't work at scholastic. but you very much get the vibe that she ALSO wrote the second series because there was more she wanted to explore in this world. and that stuff is SO COOL. the way this book fills out and expands on the worldbuilding from the first series, retaining everything that makes WoF compelling but deepening the world around the characters and the lore that's only been hinted at so far... PARTICULARLY the treatment of prophecy. seeing as one of the most major themes of the first series was "nothing is set in stone, you can build your own destiny, no one's future is fated" / prophecy deconstruction, having a main character who is actually a prophet could have gotten bad fast. but moon's powers present prophecy as less a concrete inscription than a set of probable, possible futures constantly flickering in and out of sight as the people (dragons) involved make choices. which not only carries the first series's themes through, but also just absolutely slaps.
wow, apparently i have a lot to say about series continuations. anyway can't believe moon has autism and anxiety and qibli has ocd and they're best friends and my beloveds <3
Definitely the best book in this series so far.
I was not sure I would like this one but it turned out to be one of my favorites so far. Definitely leaves you wanted more.
Ce premier tome du nouveau cycle était prometteur pour la suite. On comprend la ou on va se diriger, avec une dragonette magique, un nouveau monstre peut être pas monstre, des nouveaux personnages mystérieux et intéressants. Une nouvelle équipe, tout en gardant un œil sur nos anciens amis. Qui sont prof alors qu'ils ont à peine 8ans (mais ça a l'air vieux pour un dragon lol) Bref j'ai bien aimé voir ça, L'une Claire était trop mimi et ses nouveaux amis ont réussi à m'intrigues, même si on ne joue avec leurs personnalités sur rien de nouveau. J'attends de voir comment elle va jouer la carte dragon méchant. Et qui est le mystérieux dragon avec Scarlett
Note : 16,5/20
Is it crazy that I’m looking for Winter and Moon to become a thing? Like I like Qibli too but I feel Winter can grow so much with Moon by his side. His sister could fall into a volcano for all I care tho. I haven’t decided how I feel about Darkstalker yet. I wanna trust that he’s legit but idk, he may just have some nefarious plans that he’s hiding from moon… yes, I think he’s that powerful. All in all, a good read. I was a little worried that the Dragonets (of prophecy) were just gonna be dropped all together but I like how they incorporated into what I can only assume is going to be another set of dragon’s storyline.
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
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
adventurous
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:
No