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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
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
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
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, Grief
adventurous
reflective
relaxing
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I hadn't realized this is a prequel to The Tea Dragon Society, until quite late in the book. It explains a lot, though. Reading this made me nostalgic for a life that's never been mine. I yearn for a life with a loving, supportive community, in a queer-normative society, where the entire village is willing to learn sign language for the sake of a single child. K. O'Neill has created such a beautiful world.
These books are beautiful. I love the grumpy little tea dragons, and the gestural drawings of chickens in the backgrounds. I want the art from this book to decorate my walls. The story is incredibly immersive, in its comforting nature, and the illustrations intensify that quality exponentially.
These books are beautiful. I love the grumpy little tea dragons, and the gestural drawings of chickens in the backgrounds. I want the art from this book to decorate my walls. The story is incredibly immersive, in its comforting nature, and the illustrations intensify that quality exponentially.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Grief
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
this is one was super wholesome and again a very cozy read,, i love getting a bit of backstory
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Grief
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
Reviewed the series as a whole. My review can be found under book 3.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma
adventurous
hopeful
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Grief