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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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
This book is like if Harry Potter was more quidditch centered without all of the controversy and also had dragons. It really was one of those books that was so diverse it slaps you in the face in the best possible way. Also dragons are excellent. It always takes skill to invent a new sport, especially one that has magic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Hate crime
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Minor: Homophobia
adventurous
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So this is kind of like Quidditch plus that Nickelodeon show where the kids had to try to run up the mountain and there were avalanches and stuff? I'm forgetting the name. This is a world like our own, only there are dragons, and they bond with humans. Many dragons are involved in a sport called Blazewrath (which I kept calling Blazewraith, ooops) where some people try to get a rock through a hoop while others block and if they do that, this runner without a dragon can try to run up a mountain while avoiding dragon fire and fighting blockers.
One thing that threw me (and honestly, this shows my white privilege/racism) is that Puerto Rico is a country in this book (yes, in the fantasy book about dragons my brain was arguing that Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. I have a lot to unlearn.) There are parts where the protagonist, Lana, doesn't feel as much of a Boricua as she could be. There's also a mystery with a terrorist, and it gets really creepy at parts, especially the end. The mom seems emotionally abusive at the beginning, but comes around by the end. I could see this appealing to fans of fast-paced reads.
I can't recall there being any romance, which is sometimes hard to find in a YA book.
One thing that threw me (and honestly, this shows my white privilege/racism) is that Puerto Rico is a country in this book (yes, in the fantasy book about dragons my brain was arguing that Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. I have a lot to unlearn.) There are parts where the protagonist, Lana, doesn't feel as much of a Boricua as she could be. There's also a mystery with a terrorist, and it gets really creepy at parts, especially the end. The mom seems emotionally abusive at the beginning, but comes around by the end. I could see this appealing to fans of fast-paced reads.
I can't recall there being any romance, which is sometimes hard to find in a YA book.
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Even though I liked this, it feels a bit unpolished. The story reads more like middle grade to me than YA. I also feel like the characters were portrayed a bit as caricatures.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No