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adventurous
lighthearted
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
Rinn has grown up with tea dragons inhabiting their village, but stumbling across the real dragon turns out to be a completely different experience! Aedhan is a young dragon who was appointed to protect the village, but fell asleep in the forest eighty years ago. Rinn’s adventuring uncle Erik and his partner Hesekiel come to the village at the same time as Aedhan is woken up. There is a mysterious creature in the surrounding forest of Rinn’s village that is putting creatures and folk to sleep, and it is Erik and Hesekiel’s job to find it.
This tea dragon story is a sort of backstory for characters introduced in the previous book. It was just as elegantly done, even with the increase in more mature content. There is violence, depictions of blood, and death. But it is done with soft, gorgeous art and flowing story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Blood, Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Where solid plot is lacking the beautiful imagery and animated pages make up for it, the book gives peaceful vibes for you as a reader to watch. There’s beautiful deaf representation with characters signing to one another. Kay O’Neill knocks it out of the park once again
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Very cute and heart warming
The little action scene made me gasp
Though I'm not really on board with the whole animalesq + human relationship, if it was human+human I'd relax more, maybe it's just me but despite this, I liked this one better than the first, there was more story and it flowed better and the art is just gorgeous. the characters themselves are very loving and lovable and I enjoyed it
Also ASL in this one! The deaf representation was beautifully done
The little action scene made me gasp
Though I'm not really on board with the whole animalesq + human relationship, if it was human+human I'd relax more, maybe it's just me but despite this, I liked this one better than the first, there was more story and it flowed better and the art is just gorgeous. the characters themselves are very loving and lovable and I enjoyed it
Also ASL in this one! The deaf representation was beautifully done
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i like this book slightly less than the first one but it is still a great story. the world the author has created is truly magical
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood
Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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:
No
5/5 Stars for this second entry in the Tea Dragon series.
This book takes all of the best components of the first book in the series and adds in more components of the Tea Dragon lore, extends the universe, and shows us more of Hesekiel and Erik's backstory without taking away from the story of childhood friendship that is at the heart of the stories in the series.
Despite following some similar plot and theme beats from the previous book (young person entering the age for apprenticeship, someone who is missing memories after failing a task of great importance, the restoration of memory, etc.) the story still feels fresh, exciting, and different while maintaining the cozy feel the books excel at providing.
The illustrations are gorgeous, the characters are lovable, and the stakes are low which makes for a comforting and relaxed read.
I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a cozy read, to children who love dragons and to those like me who wish that the world was just a little bit more magical.
This book takes all of the best components of the first book in the series and adds in more components of the Tea Dragon lore, extends the universe, and shows us more of Hesekiel and Erik's backstory without taking away from the story of childhood friendship that is at the heart of the stories in the series.
Despite following some similar plot and theme beats from the previous book (young person entering the age for apprenticeship, someone who is missing memories after failing a task of great importance, the restoration of memory, etc.) the story still feels fresh, exciting, and different while maintaining the cozy feel the books excel at providing.
The illustrations are gorgeous, the characters are lovable, and the stakes are low which makes for a comforting and relaxed read.
I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a cozy read, to children who love dragons and to those like me who wish that the world was just a little bit more magical.
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-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
After picking up and enjoying the first book, I was excited to continue in this series.
“The Tea Dragon Festival” is the second book in the “Tea Dragon” series. Rinn is accustomed to the tea dragons she has encountered in her village, but she is not accustomed to meeting full blown dragons. Aedhan was a young dragon that was supposed to protect the village, but unintentionally fell asleep for 80 years. Now, they want to figure out why Aedhan fell asleep for so long, and help him cope with the time he lost.
This story was okay, but it did not have the same magic for me that the first one had. I love the art style and seeing all of the dragons, but ultimately, this story just did not captivate me. I found myself putting it down often and feeling disengaged from the plot. I think the synopsis was a great idea, it just dragged a little for me, and because of that, I felt like nothing happened in the story.
I will probably still pick up the next volume someday, but I am honestly not all that excited to do so.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief