A review by august_ambrosia
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

2.0

hm. well. pros: i liked the writing style and i read this in a day. cons: kiiinda TERFish. there was something about how boys can dragon but it felt a little ohhh white women (housewives) stuck in a tower (50s america) that didnt touch on race. at ALL. uh. yay lesbians. liked the bits that described experiences (the dragoning at prom was. fun!) but wasnt tooooo keen on how very very Bland it all felt otherwise. what Happened. its good. not that good. probably shouldve been a short story. and alex coulda been a woc. or sonja couldve been a woc. or camilla. 50s america felt like an odd choice for timing, but i guess it helped barnhill because she didnt need to do any extra work. theyre christian, dont ever say the words lesbian or gay or queer, and all white. all of them. obviously.