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A review by kitvaria_sarene
Dragon Princess by Jason P. Crawford
4.0
Read for SPFBO, this is only my personal opinion, group verdict might differ widely!
Dragon Princess by Jason P. Crawford quickly grabbed my attention by having a blind main character. I especially liked how she managed to be independent, and get around by counting steps, and having a service dog to help. So her blindness felt a lot more realistic, than in some other books, where it's more of a gimmick.
My one niggle is a few scenes, when she can see through someone else's eyes. I've never been a fan of circumnavigating disabilities by magic. However if someone who has been blind since birth suddenly sees, I don't think they could immediately understand what everything is...
Another MAJOR plus for the book is, having a girl main character and yet no romance! These are incredibly hard to find, and we need more books like this!
The story in itself felt a bit too easy and too predictable, I'd say it would fit with a middle grade age well. It's a bit dark for that age group at times, but that's where I'd put the writing complexity.
However for adults it's just too much on the light side to be fully satisfying.
All in all this was a quick and fun read!
Dragon Princess by Jason P. Crawford quickly grabbed my attention by having a blind main character. I especially liked how she managed to be independent, and get around by counting steps, and having a service dog to help. So her blindness felt a lot more realistic, than in some other books, where it's more of a gimmick.
My one niggle is a few scenes, when she can see through someone else's eyes. I've never been a fan of circumnavigating disabilities by magic. However if someone who has been blind since birth suddenly sees, I don't think they could immediately understand what everything is...
Another MAJOR plus for the book is, having a girl main character and yet no romance! These are incredibly hard to find, and we need more books like this!
The story in itself felt a bit too easy and too predictable, I'd say it would fit with a middle grade age well. It's a bit dark for that age group at times, but that's where I'd put the writing complexity.
However for adults it's just too much on the light side to be fully satisfying.
All in all this was a quick and fun read!