A review by sunandaj
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

About a chapter in, I knew this book would destroy me, and as I gobbled it up, it fully did. It brought to life the horrors of colonisation and just the grossness of white settlers in those times. I found myself wondering how hard it must have been to write, to live through, to carry the intergenerational trauma AND resilience, and fantasied about what the world could have been without colonisation, or what it could be in the future. Anequs is the kind of person we need now and always. This book was everything. I cannot wait for the next one!