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A review by thebookhaze
Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman
3.0
I didn't like this book as much as I like the first one. There were a lot of inconsistencies and I didn't like all the hypocrisy and double standards.
In the beginning of the first book, before she became Dragoneye and linked with her dragon, Eon could see "auras" of the people she encountered. She could see their energies and what they were feeling, yet in this book, she couldn't have called into that power and probe for traitors in their midst?
Sure, when she did it in the first book, she felt that she was violating their privacy and she swore she wouldn't do it again, but then she also swore she wouldn't control Ryko's will, and she did that again anyway. In fact, she swore a whole lot many things, and she broke a whole lot of them too, so why stop there, especially since probing at emotions is probably the least of her transgressions.
Obviously, I also didn't like the fact that she swore a lot of stuff and didn't keep her promises. Why make it an issue in the first place, then? And honestly, I felt she was weak, in power I mean. I had high hopes for her as a Dragoneye, and I felt that we actually saw a lot more power in her before she became Dragoneye than after, and I'm not speaking of when her powers were suppressed with the sun energy. I mean after that when she had finally linked with her dragon.
Inconsistencies, and reaching. The swords infused with Kinra's energy made her a better fighter, the red folio's energy and the plaques also transferred a lot of Kinra's energy to Eona. Yet, none of these items (especially the red folio) could've transferred Kinra's Dragoneye knowledge to Eona?
I mean, come on, before Kinra's items, Eona was a so-so fighter but she had a strong spirit power, after she got all Kinra's energy items and linked with her dragon, she could fight like an expert but she couldn't do anything with her Dragoneye skills? Really?
I felt like it happened that way because the writer wanted to put Eona and Ido together, and that if Eona didn't need Ido then neither did we in the story. But I think this was reaching, and I think there could have been any other number of ways we could've incorporated the need for Ido in the story without compromising Eona's character. And compelling him with sexual energy... really? Reaching, reaching, reaching.
Honestly, I am quite disappointed. I loved the first book, and I had high hopes for this one, but it was just disappointing.
In the beginning of the first book, before she became Dragoneye and linked with her dragon, Eon could see "auras" of the people she encountered. She could see their energies and what they were feeling, yet in this book, she couldn't have called into that power and probe for traitors in their midst?
Sure, when she did it in the first book, she felt that she was violating their privacy and she swore she wouldn't do it again, but then she also swore she wouldn't control Ryko's will, and she did that again anyway. In fact, she swore a whole lot many things, and she broke a whole lot of them too, so why stop there, especially since probing at emotions is probably the least of her transgressions.
Obviously, I also didn't like the fact that she swore a lot of stuff and didn't keep her promises. Why make it an issue in the first place, then? And honestly, I felt she was weak, in power I mean. I had high hopes for her as a Dragoneye, and I felt that we actually saw a lot more power in her before she became Dragoneye than after, and I'm not speaking of when her powers were suppressed with the sun energy. I mean after that when she had finally linked with her dragon.
Inconsistencies, and reaching. The swords infused with Kinra's energy made her a better fighter, the red folio's energy and the plaques also transferred a lot of Kinra's energy to Eona. Yet, none of these items (especially the red folio) could've transferred Kinra's Dragoneye knowledge to Eona?
I mean, come on, before Kinra's items, Eona was a so-so fighter but she had a strong spirit power, after she got all Kinra's energy items and linked with her dragon, she could fight like an expert but she couldn't do anything with her Dragoneye skills? Really?
I felt like it happened that way because the writer wanted to put Eona and Ido together, and that if Eona didn't need Ido then neither did we in the story. But I think this was reaching, and I think there could have been any other number of ways we could've incorporated the need for Ido in the story without compromising Eona's character. And compelling him with sexual energy... really? Reaching, reaching, reaching.
Honestly, I am quite disappointed. I loved the first book, and I had high hopes for this one, but it was just disappointing.