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A review by tigerlilliereads
A Darkness of Dragons by S.A. Patrick
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I received this book from Netgalley for an honest review.
This is an enchanting look at fairy tale retellings. I have never heard of a pied piper retelling and loved how they have made this something completely unique.
The pied piper of Hamelin is a disgraced villain of the pied pipers, who are in fact a huge organisation. Our story follows that of Patch, a runaway piper who has started playing illegal songs, is found and placed into prison for hundreds of years… however, is he? This story is a great adventure with a trio of u likely characters becoming friends and trying to solve multiple mysteries. A cursed rat, wren and dracogriffin join our piper Patch as he runs from his past and uncovers terrible secrets.
This was a fun and enjoyable book and the ending has definitely left me needing to know more. The waits and turns have been unexpected too. Maybe I’m not in the right mood for the book today, so didn’t give it a higher rating. But it definitely was an adventure story that leaves you wanting to find out more. I liked that it’s based around the pipers and there is not just one linear arc. I do wish there was a bit more setting desorption. Despite the book feeling quite slow, there was often times that it felt like the characters were just jumping from one thing to another too.
This is an enchanting look at fairy tale retellings. I have never heard of a pied piper retelling and loved how they have made this something completely unique.
The pied piper of Hamelin is a disgraced villain of the pied pipers, who are in fact a huge organisation. Our story follows that of Patch, a runaway piper who has started playing illegal songs, is found and placed into prison for hundreds of years… however, is he? This story is a great adventure with a trio of u likely characters becoming friends and trying to solve multiple mysteries. A cursed rat, wren and dracogriffin join our piper Patch as he runs from his past and uncovers terrible secrets.
This was a fun and enjoyable book and the ending has definitely left me needing to know more. The waits and turns have been unexpected too. Maybe I’m not in the right mood for the book today, so didn’t give it a higher rating. But it definitely was an adventure story that leaves you wanting to find out more. I liked that it’s based around the pipers and there is not just one linear arc. I do wish there was a bit more setting desorption. Despite the book feeling quite slow, there was often times that it felt like the characters were just jumping from one thing to another too.