A review by disastrouspenguin
Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan

3.0

I end with mixed feelings about this series. Kylie Chan as an author presents like an undeveloped writer in a high school frame of mind. The characters were shallow and undeveloped throughout which resulted in pretty spazzy dialogue. People make jokes that aren't funny that everyone breaks down in laughter about. Everyone calls Emma "remarkable" throughout the book without any sort of remarkableness. She goes through periods of being overly impressed with herself and overly "humble," and both get old by the end of the series. I didn't really care for any of the characters by the end, except Simone, who also had all the best lines. The conclusion was very deus-ex-machina, with no good explanation for how or why the saving of the day actually happened. And on top of all that, we still don't know what the heck is going on with Emma.

The good: I sort of liked the finale of the book, and couldn't stop reading it toward the end. I think she did a fairly good job wrapping up the plot and I'd probably pick up her next series in the hopes of seeing a more mature author with a more developed writing style and handle on her characters.