A review by doughanke
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don’t often get an urge to reread a book I just finished. But after blazing through this book I wanted to erase my memory and reread it for the first time again. Absolutely marvelous tale of a young woman whose beloved aunt (along with thousands of others) turns into a dragon one day in the 1950s. 

Why did her aunt change? Why did her mother stay? Where did all the women go once they became dragons? And how does society cope with their absence? (Hint: it’s not well)
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