A review by lsam305
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I can’t recommend this book enough, please pick it up it is the best book I have read in a while. It compares the feminist movement in the US of the 1960s to women turning into dragons in a way that uplifts and inspires while remaining realistic (in its own way) and relevant. The formatting is really interesting because the narration from the main character Alex is broken up with reports on the history and science of dragons in a way that works really well. I loved this book!!!!!!!