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To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
challenging
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
The way that the author was able to weave a poignant tale in 'To Shape a Dragon's Breath' is marvelous. This story follows an Indigenous girl, Anequs, on her journey to becoming Nampeshiwesit, a dragons companion. Not only does she need to navigate learning to be a "dragoneer", she is also navigating the Anglish world and the many people who look down on her.
The sadness of this story is the truth behind every arrogant and misguided idea that one culture should force another to be "civilized". Anequs is quite advanced in her ability as a scholar, however is impeded by judgment from those whom are meant to teach her.
Along the way, we meet many characters that do not fit into Anglish society. The group of friends Anequs draws together is quite diverse, and the amount of representation included was seemless with Anequs' jouney.
My only struggle with this story was pronunciation of many words as it is original to the story. However, the author does include a pronunciation guide in the beginning to reference back to. I look forward to continuing this series.
The sadness of this story is the truth behind every arrogant and misguided idea that one culture should force another to be "civilized". Anequs is quite advanced in her ability as a scholar, however is impeded by judgment from those whom are meant to teach her.
Along the way, we meet many characters that do not fit into Anglish society. The group of friends Anequs draws together is quite diverse, and the amount of representation included was seemless with Anequs' jouney.
My only struggle with this story was pronunciation of many words as it is original to the story. However, the author does include a pronunciation guide in the beginning to reference back to. I look forward to continuing this series.